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Closed For Democracy

Colin Matthes

Yesterday at the protest in Madison, Wisconsin union supporters were banned from entering the State Capital. Only a few supporters were allowed to stay inside. The vast majority of opposition to Scott Walker and his bill to end collective bargaining rights for public workers was locked outside this public building. The energy at the protest was great; more defiant and angry than the past few weeks.

This is also drawing all the time : week 46.

<Graphic by former Justseeds coop member Colin Matthes. Colin quit Justseeds in 2018, his work can now be found at https://colinmatthes.com/>

 

A red and white line drawing in a splattery pen features a state capitol building with a banner that says “Closed for Democracy” across the gates.



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