Leaders Igniting Transformation‎MPSBack2School

Wee Chalk Your Walk & Build Art Fernwood Neighborhood MKE!

As a continued sign of solidarity with National Black Lives Matter Week of Action, Wee Chalk Your Walk. Let’s chalk messages in our own neighborhoods, then let’s go to the District attorney’s neck of the woods. Bring yourself, chalk, and signs if you have them. We will meet at the corner of KK and Morgan. We will walk and chalk the streets and sidewalks with Black Lives Matter solidarity messages. We will end in front of DA John Chisholm’s house with an organized gathering. This is a Family Friendly space!

Art Build Space to make banners, posters, and signs for the protest following the Wee Chalk event.

Four Demands of the National Black Lives Matter at School Movement
*Recruit and retain Black educators
*Fully Resourced Restorative Practices
*Black History and Ethnic Studies in all schools
*Fund Counselors, Not cops

Rally to end contracts between MPS and MPD!

For the past 2.5 year we, Leaders Igniting Transformation, have been calling on Milwaukee Public Schools to divest from over policing of Black and Brown students and to end their contracts with the Milwaukee Police Department. On Thursday June 18th, we will have our first public hearing regarding the termination of contracts with MPD. When terminated, there is still more work to be done, as WI State Statute 119.55 requires Milwaukee Public Schools to have 4 truancy abatement and suppressions (TABS) officers because the state of WI views Black and Brown children as criminals.

Join us on Wednesday June 17th (5:00-7:00pm) for a rally to support the end of contracts between MPS and MPD!

More details coming soon!

Drive to Decarcerate WI

Milwaukee Black Lives Matter Protest

3:00 PM: Wee Chalk Your Walk
4:00 PM: Art Built + Supply Collection
5:00 PM: Protest Begins

An afternoon filled with art, activism and community.

Art Build Space to make banners, posters, and signs for the protest following the Wee Chalk event.

We will meet at Morgan Park (on Kk and Morgan), support and join the “wee chalk your walk” group, build art with messages in support of and in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Protest begins at 5 PM. We will stop in front of DA John Chisholm’s house for an organized gathering, then proceed to march throughout Bay View and Milwaukee. This is an inclusive and family friendly space!

Four Demands of the National Black Lives Matter at School Movement
*Recruit and retain Black educators
*Fully Resourced Restorative Practices
*Black History and Ethnic Studies in all schools
*Fund Counselors, Not cops

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Common Park, Lake Mills, WI – 12 NOON

Mequon Black Lives Matter

Please meet at the intersection of Mequon and Port Washington Road. We will meet and begin in the parking lot of Bed, Bath, and Beyond. We will be walking 3.7 miles. Please do not hesitate to reach out for any questions.

Black Lives Matter! Mt. Horeb Voices Unite at Rally & March

Allies Rally for Black Lives

Calling all Madison Allies for Black Lives!

Black leaders from all over the city, the country and even the world have been spending countless hours to let the world know that they refuse to go unheard any longer, to make sure we know not only that Black Lives Matter but that NOW is the time for resources and power to be shifted swiftly away from oppressive institutions and into the communities most impacted by racism, capitalism, and police violence. We cannot let all of the burden of organizing and acting fall on those communities. As allies in the Movement for Black Lives, it is beyond time for us to do our part. It is our turn to stand up, speak up, and put our bodies and resources into the movement.

Please join Families for Justice, White Educators Actively Working for Antiracism, and Allies for Black Lives this coming Monday, June 15 at 4pm and demand that Madison act now to defund the police and invest in Black people! We are following the lead and request for action that has been put forth by Freedom, Inc and Urban Triage.

Be prepared to hear speakers including Dr. Damita Brown of Dane County Time Bank, Justice Castaneda of Commonwealth Development, County Sup Heidi Wegleitner talk about why the police are a bad investment. This will be followed by a march (and a car caravan option too). We will be encouraging safety precautions, so please bring a mask if you have one. We will announce the location of the event on the day of.

When we follow the lead of Black leaders, the whole world benefits. As Otis Madison once said, “Racism is to control the behavior of white people.” Let that sink in. If it weren’t for racism, people of all colors would have long ago banded together and risen up against the elites who are making all of our lives more difficult. Many accomplished Black scholars including Robin DG Kelley and Cedric Robinson have written about the crucial psychological role of race in covering for the abuses of capitalism. Imagine all that we could accomplish if the 99% could finally unite!

Let’s make a step towards uniting on Monday by standing with those most impacted by the worst the system has to offer. Let’s stand with Black leadership young and old to show that we will no longer be divided. Thank you to all who are doing the work and we look forward to seeing you soon!