If you wondering how the SOS March went in Washington, D.C., this weekend, here is a link to Valerie Strauss' blog posting on the march from the Washington Post.
If you want a local angle, here is a dispatch from MPS mentor Amy Daroszeski, who was one of a number of local educators who made the trip out to a steamy D.C. to speak out in support of public education:
"Our workshop went VERY well! Highly engaged participants from all over the nation and even one attendee from British Columbia!
"The most flattering thing for me was when a Chicago principal approached me after the workshop and said, 'You're a loon and I want to hire you!' and then handed me his card. He then went on to convince me to visit his school ... pretty rad! Though I don't really have any interest in moving to Chicago.
" The march had about 4,000-5,000 (?) people there and the speakers were great, including Amy Mizialko.
"The heat, however, was unbearable. I'm surprised I survived!"
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
