"Wisconsin Rising" screening and Q&A
Friday, May 16, 6:30pm
The Film House at Main Street Landing
60 Lake St, Burlington
$5-10 suggested donation. No one turned away.
www.wisconsinrising.com

About The Film: "Wisconsin Rising" tells the story of the largest sustained workers resistance in American history. In 2011, Wisconsin was the canary in the coal mine for America as newly-elected Republican Governor Scott Walker suddenly stripped collective bargaining rights from the state's public employees, undoing eight decades of basic workers' rights.

Wisconsin Rising catapults the viewer in to the days, weeks, and months when Wisconsinites fought back against power, authority, and injustice. Following conservative Governor Scott Walker's announcement of his controversial 'Budget Repair Bill,' the people of Wisconsin rose up, occupied their state capitol and took to the streets as rarely before seen in American History. Their collective actions are the largest sustained gathering of any workers resistance in US history.

About Sam Mayfield Sam Mayfield is a video journalist and documentarian from Burlington, VT. Since 2004, Mayfield has documented stories that remain untold in the dominant corporate media paradigm. Her video reports have been filed with outlets such as Democracy Now! and Free Speech TV. Her work has taken her to Mexico, India, West Africa, and Palestine.

In 2011, Mayfield traveled to Wisconsin to cover the popular uprising against legislation gutting basic workers rights. She stayed for seven months, covering the story as it unfolded, ultimately producing from her footage the 55-minute feature documentary film Wisconsin Rising.

Praise for "Wisconsin Rising":

"Wisconsin Rising" is up-close and personal...and political. This slice of life, a moment in movement history, captures the struggles of the American Middle Class confronting the corrupting power of money over democracy. Don't miss it.

- Amy Goodman, Executive Producer, Democracy Now!