http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ says:
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.
Every year we strive to bring you a wonderful variety of progressive activists,
authors, and politicians who are working on the front lines for peace and
justice. Speakers This Year Include:
* Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont
* Mary Burke, candidate for governor of Wis.
* Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winner
* Lisa Graves, president, The Progressive, Inc.
* Representative Mark Pocan
* Michael Copps, formerly of the FCC
* Robert McChesney, media scholar
* Mark Ruffalo, actor, director, producer and screenwriter (invited)
* Tammy Baldwin, United States Senator from Wisconsin (invited)
And Your Favorites Are Coming Back:
* Dave Zweifel, editor emeritus of The Capital Times
* Ed Garvey, co-founder of Fighting Bob Fest
* John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine
* Ruth Conniff, editor, The Progressive Magazine
* Will Durst, American political satirist
*
Plus, The Raging Grannies * and the Solidarity Singers
New Musical Acts:
* The Kissers
* Anne Feeney
* Sean Michael Dargan
* The Getaway Drivers
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Ron
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