Visitation will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, with a service at 4 p.m., East High School, 2222 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Robinson’s mother, Andrea Irwin, speaking at a rally on the East Side Wednesday afternoon March 11, said the funeral would be open to the public. “I want everyone to be there,” she said.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/fergusontomadison
MADISON, MARCH 11 — Hundreds of youth, students, workers and their allies marched today to demand justice for Tony Robinson and Dontre Hamilton, $15 and a union and adequate funding for public education. The days events were sponsored by the Coalition for Justice, Young Gifted and Black and Wisconsin Jobs Now.
The protests began with students walking out of multiple schools and converging on the Department of Corrections building to demand an end to the New Jim Crow and the prison-industrial complex.
From there the multi-generational, multi-national crowd marched with a massive “Black Lives Matter” banner to Worthington Park for a rally where members of all three sponsoring organizations and many others spoke out against low-wages, police terror and austerity. Protesters came from Chicago, Milwaukee, Wausau, Racine and many other cities in Wisconsin.
“We will not be who the media already says we are. We are sending a new message. We must move together in solidarity. Today we stand strong, and we stand together,” said Brandi Grayson, a leader of the Young, Gifted and Black Coalition.
Andrea Irwin, mother of Tony Robinson a 19-year-old African American man who was killed by police March 6 in Madison, also spoke at the park rally and invited the public to funeral services March 14. Visitation will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. with a service at 4 p.m. at East High School, 2222 E Washington Ave, Madison. “I want everyone to be there,” said Irwin.
Jennifer Epps-Addison, Executive Director of Wisconsin Jobs Now said this was just the beginning of a coordinated effort of protests around the state. She denounced the signing of right-to-work-for-less legislation by Scott Walker March 9. “We need to be bold in our action all over Wisconsin,” she said. “It’s all about helping the people who need help the most.”
After the mass rally at Worthington park, the crowd of hundreds marched to various fast food restaurants and then to the Governor’s Mansion where racist union-buster Scott Walker currently resides. Another speak-out took place with Nate Hamilton, the brother of Dontre Hamilton and Maria Hamilton, the mother of Dontre Hamilton, speaking. Dontre Hamilton was murdered by police officer Christopher Manney April 30, 2014 at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm declined to indict Manney and made that announcement in December. Manney was fired last fall but he has an appeal hearing that begins March 19 that the Coalition For Justice is currently organizing to protest at.
For updates, events and information: #justice4tony; facebook.com/justicefordontre; facebook.com/fergusontomadison; wibailoutpeople.org; facebook.com/wisconsinjobsnow.
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Rise Up! Justice4tony merges with Coalition For Justice and WisconsinJobsNow on a National Day of Action to fight social injustice. Young, Gifted and Black Coalition brought everyone together at Department of Corrections to shut down major throughway E. Washington Ave before marching to the Governors Mansion [Photo: Leslie Amsterdam]
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Hundreds march in Milwaukee November 2014 protesting Ferguson Grand Jury decision and demanding justice for Dontre Hamilton [Photo: Joe Brusky Photography]
The Hamilton Family and the Coalition for Justice stand in solidarity with the Robinson Family and all of the groups organizing in Madison dedicated to fighting for true justice, true freedom, and the right to live in Black skin without fear of retribution or attack. No matter the differences, we stand with you. We will fight with you. We will get justice with you. We will win. #BlackLivesMatter #NoJusticeNoPeace
The Dane County Board is currently considering a resolution about what to do with the $8 million. Will some or all of that money be used in the way the Sheriff wants to enhance the jail, and possibly build a new one piece by piece? Or will that money be used in ways suggested by groups like Young Gifted and Black to support black-led initiatives and alternatives to incarceration?
We have the making for a community debate on the following proposition:
Renovations to the Dane County Jail will ensure the safety of vulnerable people in our community.
On the affirmative side will be Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney and Dr. Doug Kramer, Professor-Emeritus, School of Psychiatry, UW School of Medicine.
On the negative side will be Morathi Adams of Young Gifted and Black and Freedom Inc and Nino Rodriguez who volunteers with the MOSES: Madison Organizing in Strength, Equality, and Solidarity Jail Taskforce and the No Dane County Jail Working Group.
The debate will be held on UW’s Campus in L160 Elvehjem (800 University Ave, beside the Chazen Art Museum) at 7 pm on Thursday March 12th. Childcare will be provided.
The debate is hosted by Dr. Karma Chávez and Dr. Sara McKinnon. Contact Karma at krchavez@wisc.edu for more info.
Co Sponsors: Young Gifted and Black, Wisconsin Jobs Now, YES (Youth Empowered in the Struggle)
Meet at Worthington Park before going to the Department of Corrections
3099 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704
For those who want to drive to Madison and can bring at least 3/4 people with you, WJN will reimburse your travel. If you have a group of people who can go, please email info@wisconsinjobsnow.org and let them know as well.
The event in Madison will begin at 3pm in Worthington Park (3102 Worthington Ave).
Check out the WJN event page for this: https://www.facebook.com/events/1141211019238972/1145077998852274/
If you have any other quesitons please feel free to email us at TheCoalitionForJustice@gmail.com or give us a call at 414.375.9330
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Hundreds Rrally for #justice4tony from Madison Police Department central district to Williamson at where Tony Robinson was killed by Madison police March 6, 2015 [Photo: Ferguson to Madison]
https://www.facebook.com/fergusontomadison
https://www.facebook.com/justicefordontre
http://fergusonresponse.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesPowerAssemblies
http://peoplespowerassemblies.org/
WE CHARGE GENOCIDE AGAIN study by Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (Someone killed by police every 28 hours in the United States): http://tinyurl.com/nvcjay6
Hundreds Rrally for #justice4tony from Madison Police Department central district to Williamson at where Tony Robinson was killed by Madison police March 6, 2015 [Photo: Ferguson to Madison]
MARCH 11 DAY OF ACTION IN MADISON
On March 11 in Madison, the people will be rallying against the New Jim Crow and demanding justice for Tony Robinson, meeting up at 3 pm at Worthington Park in the Darbo neighborhood, starting at corner of Darbo Dr. and Rosemary St.
Christ Church
960 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit (at I-75, just east of downtown)
We will be planning direct action to save our communities!
Members of the National Nurses United march in Detroit July 18, 2014.
A Special Edition of A Public Affair, WORT 89.9 FM Madison with organizers of the YOUNG, GIFTED and BLACK COALITION. We’ll be discussing a broad range of concerns surrounding the killing of Tony Robinson; and wider issues of racism, disparities in law enforcement and incarceration, policing and violence in Madison and Dane County. Noon to 1:00pm. Listen live or archived at http://www.wortfm.org
