Reminder of Weekend Concert, May Day/Labor Day, Chris Taylor and Hungary's Very Fine Elections, and more

April 16, 2026

Greetings!.

We share two event reminders and a recap of the recent election to revel in. We also announce a Day of Action on May Day. We also celebrate another blowout victory, in Hungary. The autocrat Viktor Orbán has been defeated!

REMINDER!

CELEBRATE THE SEASON

SWWAP WELCOMES KEN LONNQUIST TO

MOUNT HOREB'S HISTORIC OLD SCHOOL HOUSE

LOCATED AT 110 N. SECOND STREET

THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 7PM

Expect to be inspired, enlightened and entertained at this special SWWAP sponsored concert. Ken will be joined for this concert by his talented friend Henry Boehm. This special concert is hosted by SWWAP, Mt. Horeb Area Progressive Trolls and PFLAG of Mount Horeb.

MAY DAY/LABOR DAY

MAY DAY STRONG

Because when the billionaires break every rule, it's going to take more than a rally to stop them. Following are examples of the historic 2006 Day Without Immigrants that reshaped May Day, the Black-led corporate campaigns that have unseated CEOs, and Minnesota's resistance to occupation.

SWWAP IS PROUD TO HOST AN EVENT FOR THIS

NATIONAL MAY DAY OF ACTION

(CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW AND REGISTER FOR THE EVENT)

YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS THEATER PRESENTATION!

AN EVENING OF SONGS, STORIES AND SOLIDARITY

PERFORMED BY TOM KASTLE, SINGER, ACTOR, STORYTELLER

MAY DAY 2026

7 PM

AT THE HISTORIC BLUE MOUNDS OPERA HOUSE

(OBERT ALVIN COFFEE HOUSE)

BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN

Folksinger Tom Kastle’s performance of the musical play, "Joe Hill, Alive as You and Me", celebrates the legacy of the martyred poet and labor leader. This event is free and open to the public. (Donations are appreciated to cover cost of venue).

NO KINGS
ALL-STAR LINE UP VIDEO

SO, HOW BIG A DEAL WAS CHRIS TAYLOR'S WIN?

What Chris Taylor's big Supreme Court win
means for Wisconsin

Chris Taylor's massive win shows a Republican Party in retreat, and a landscape that looks better for Democrats in 2026

DANE COUNTY'S VERY FINE RESULTS

Chris Taylor received a whopping 84 percent of the vote in Dane County, meaning Lazar received just 16 percent which is the worst ever for a conservative candidate. For an excellent review of the election go to this edition of PBS Here and Now.

Another Landslide Victory to Celebrate!

Viktor Orbán's Era Is Over: Hungarians Celebrate as Longtime Far-Right Leader Suffers Landslide Loss

Official election results in Hungary show Péter Magyar and his opposition Tisza party won Sunday's parliamentary election in a landslide, with more than the two-thirds majority needed to amend Hungary's constitution. Hungary's far-right Viktor Orbán has been prime minister of the country since 2010, making him the European Union's longest-serving leader.

CPAC and Orbán

On April 12, the day of Hungary's parliamentary elections, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) posted on social media that it was closely watching the election and stood firmly behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

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