Take Back the Land on the Travis Smiley Show

Take Back the Land was featured on the Travis Smiley show on PBS. Take a look at the video!

Media from the anti-poverty tour’s Madison Stop

Travis Smiley and Cornel West visited Madison as part of their coast to coast anti-poverty tour. Take a look at their comments and what the media had to say.

The Press Release

The Capitol Times Article

From the Madison Times 

From Dr. West’s facebook page. “I’ve been so deeply moved by the rich humanity & dignity of my red indigenous brothers/sisters, my Hmong people, my “Take by the Land” people, & the Odyssey Project students all in Wisconsin. We had a magnificent & heart-wrenching 18hr day on the 1st day of The Poverty Tour. Let’s take heart that in the midst of suffering there is hope if we care & work together.”

Dr. Cornel West
 On the streets of Madison, Wisconsin, with the courageous people of the “Take Back the Land” movement. These brothers and sisters have something to say… Check it out

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Video of event on Hammersley Road

 

Housing is a Human Right Meeting

 

Smiley and West Anti-Poverty Tour

http://www.smileyandwest.com/

On August 6th Tavis Smiley and Cornell West will be coming to Madison to feature Take Back the Land Madison on their Anti-Poverty Tour.

Smiley & West

www.smileyandwest.com

Thought-Provoking, Intelligent and Stimulating Conversations! Two of America’s most influential and provocative public figures, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West, co-host the national public radio program

Take Back the Land Madison Featured on NBC15

Click to watch the Video

Solidarity with Chicago

Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign which is part of the Take Back the Land Movement liberated a home on June 17th, 2011.  Take Back the Land-Madison members went down to join them for the action.  Click Here for more photos.  

Click here for the full press release from the action

Media from June 9th Protest

Housing, Community, Farm, and Labor groups protest Gov. Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan speaking at “New Partnerships: Government and Realty” conference at UW Madison. The conference was sponsored by the WI Realtors Association and WI Bankers association among others. Many of those attending were big supporters of Walker and are part of the land grab, foreclosure crisis, and attack on affordable housing.

Media coverage from the event.

Rebecca Kemble, Progressive, June 10th http://www.progressive.org/kemble061011.html

Jessica Opoien, Center for Media and Democracy, June 9thhttp://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/06/10803/affordable-housing-under-attack-wisconsinites-fight-back

Elizabeth DiNovella, Progressive, June 9th: http://www.progressive.org/ld060911.html

In Our Backyard, WORT, June 9th (About 1/4 way through):http://archive.wort-fm.org/mp3/wort_110609_183001iobythu.mp3

The Real News: http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=6936

Karen Rivedal, Wisconsin State Journal, http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/article_5e498d6a-92cd-11e0-8bcf-001cc4c03286.html