Yesterday was a great day for Zombie Rights, what with the quite large and entirely peaceful and law-abiding Zombie Walk Against Governor Walker here in Madison.

Even the Mainstream Media’s reporting on the event was largely positive:

On Saturday afternoon, the protest movement against Gov. Scott Walker finally died, so to speak. A shuffling, groaning army of zombies lurched up State Street, carrying anti-Walker signs and lamenting the lack of brains — their favorite food — at the Republican-dominated Wisconsin Capitol.

Organized on Facebook, the Zombie Walk Against Gov. Walker brought out hundreds of undead with bloody faces, stringy hair, and a commitment to collective bargaining rights. They didn’t scare many people as they staggered up State Street, obeying traffic lights and occasionally breaking character to smile at the cheering onlookers.

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One of the people smiling was Capt. Carl Gloede of the Capitol Police, who seemed to greatly enjoy the gory spectacle. “It’s another unique Saturday afternoon,” he said.

Capt. Gloede affirmed that the zombies had a permit to march and were being very cooperative. But don’t be fooled — this undead legion truly is out for blood, at least in the upcoming election. As one sign put it:

“Come Alive April 5!”

I’m not sure where the ‘out for blood’ stuff comes from. It’s a phrase suggesting determination and violence, but if they were trying to conjure up Undead imagery they missed ‘Zombie’ and hit ‘Vampire’.

Still, reporting was largely positive, the event went off without a hitch, and the Zombie Community of Madison even got some serious political attention from former Mayor Paul Soglin, who showed up to the event and spent some time fielding questions from the Zombie attendees.

In fact, Paul Soglin called for adding the Undead in general, and Zombies in specific, to the city’s anti-discrimination laws:

This is an outstanding development and we will be contacting his rival, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, for an official response on his level of support for Zombie Rights.

Update: The Mayor Dave campaign has responded, with photographic proof that he attended the Walk, in fact.

The ZRC respects both candidates for their commitment to outreach.

Tags: Madison Protests, Social Justice

This entry was posted by John Sears on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 at 3:37 pm and is filed under Zombie Media, ZRC News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.