Fighting BobFest  

Fighting Bob Fests I-XI have been graced with many heroes. The late Senator Paul Simon, RFK Jr., Russ Feingold, Amy Goodman, Phil Donahue, Cindy Sheehan, Doris "Granny D" Haddock; Congress members Gwen Moore, Tom Harkin, Bernie Sanders, Tammy Baldwin, John Conyers, Dennis Kucinich and David Obey; Green Party presidential candidates Cynthia McKinney and David Cobb, Ralph Nader; and, what would a Wisconsin Chautauqua be without Stan Gruszynski, John Nichols, Bob McChesney, Mike McCabe and the nation’s favorite populist, Jim Hightower?

Fighting Bob Fest, founded by Ed Garvey, is co-sponsored by

The Progressive magazine http://www.progressive.org/

and the Madison Capital Times http://host.madison.com/ct/

Saturday, September 7
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way
Madison, WI

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Join 5,000-10,000 activists in the biggest annual gathering of progressives in the country!
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Speakers include:
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Ruth Conniff
John Bonifaz
Will Durst
Bill Fletcher Jr.
Ed Garvey
Jim Hightower
Mike McCabe
Barbara Miner
Christine Neumann-Ortiz
John Nichols
Chris Taylor
Scot Ross
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Paul Soglin
Gordon Thayer
Mike Wiggins

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Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers, networking opportunities, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fest carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by providing a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the nation.

Freedom and justice are defended through education, and the exchange of ideas promotes solidarity among progressives. To this end, Fighting Bob Fest strives to provide citizens with a forum for democratic participation where frustrations with current policies can be constructively molded into calls to action.