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“Photo Bombers” bring labor mural back to Maine’s Capitol Building for 2 hours…
A group called BrokeFix in protest of the removal of the Labor Mural from the Maine Capitol in Augusta by the Right Wing Governor did what was called a “Photo Bomb” demonstration to bring the mural back.
Powered by a car battery, they projected the mural on the outside of the Capitol Building for two hours.
Take a look:
The USDoL had put up more than $36,000 to help commission the mural. If it is not put back in actuality, the citizens of Maine will likely have to return the grant money.
Related Articles
- Protesters raise a ruckus at state Capitol building (kitsapsun.com)
- Maine artist hoped labor mural would educate (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Removal of Mural May Cost Maine Taxpayers (politicalwire.com)
- Feds to Maine: Reinstall labor mural or repay funding (via CNN Political Ticker) (richardemanuel.wordpress.com)
- US Labor Dept. steps into Maine mural dispute (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
- Maine Takes Down Labor Mural (npr.org)
Making Labor Disappear… From Crooks and Liars:
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What is it about these TeaBag Governors? Have they forgotten all the advances that Labor brought to this country? Eight hour days? Weekends off? Summer vacations? Regular advancements and fair negotiations? This Le Page is as bad as Scott Walker and just as deserving of removal.
Related Articles
- What Maine’s assault on labor history really means (salon.com)
- Maine governor tries to disappear labor history (salon.com)
- Why Gov. LePage Can’t Erase History, And Why We Need a Fighter In The White House (tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com)
- Gov. LePage Orders Removal of Labor Mural from Maine Department of Labor (workinprogress.firedoglake.com)
- Robert Reich: Why Maine’s Governor LePage Can’t Erase History, and Why We Need a Fighter in the White House (huffingtonpost.com)
- No pictures of labor in the Department of labor. (preaprez.wordpress.com)
- Maine Governor To Remove Pro-Labor Mural From Labor Department HQ (thedaleygator.wordpress.com)