Unbreakable: Seeing The Sister Beside You

You are invited to the Restorative Justice Event titled Seeing the Sister Beside You. This event, led by Kayasia Blake and Alexis Gardner, will include speakers, a restorative justice circle SPECIFICALLY for Black women with a candle light vigil and refreshments.

The circle is a chance to acknowledge and make visible the work, struggle and lives of Black women who are working to bring social justice. It is a healing space that will observe social distance guidelines to protect participants for COVID.

* Allies and co-conspirators are welcome to support setting up, forming a perimeter and clean up *

#DefundPolice and #AbolishICE in Southeast Asian Communities: Reimagining Safety For Us By Us

Dear community,

Thank you all for the significant turnout on all of our conversations in the past month in the Hmong Community, Viet Community, and the Khmer Community. We are deeply grateful to be able to engage with you all on what it looks like to love each other the same way we must also love Black people. Now that we have this understanding, we must go even deeper.

Join us on Thursday, 7/30 at 3 pm PST, 5 pm CST, 6 pm EST to discuss dismantling state violence, the police, and ICE through the lens of Southeast Asian communities who have endured systems of oppressions due to American imperialism. You will hear from SEAFN organizers and community leaders across the country about their work on the intersection of fighting for community control and defunding the police, and what safety looks like and how to redefine the meaning and apparatus of safety for our communities. We invite you to act now by taking part in this conversation.

Accessibility needs for language and ASL interpretation are in progress. This event will be live-streamed through SEAFN’s Facebook page.

MPD MURDERER CALL OUT

Milwaukee’s next peaceful protest and symbolic action is being held on July 24th, 2020 starting at Red Arrow Park.

Gathering and Supply Donation: 5pm
Protest March: 6:30pm
Asking for big donations of chalk and paint.

Action: Poster build will begin at 5:30pm! The symbolic action portion will begin at 6:30pm. WE NEED LOTS OF CHALK. We will be creating moments and writing the names of those we have lost due to police brutality and murderous actions due to their blatant racism.

We ask that you invite and bring as many friends and family as possible.

This being a more night time event please make sure you are bringing the most weather appropriate clothing for sundown!

If you’d like to make monetary donations for us to purchase supplies (Masks, Water, Snacks, Etc) our currently used Venmo is
@Peoples-movement

The route will be determined by what is safest for the group as a whole taking into consideration all parties involved.

*REMINDER* We advise for your safety and everyones safety you wear a mask during this protest. We also reccomend goggles just in case, as well as any other neccesities you feel you may need as the walk will be lengthy.

We thank everyone over the last 54 days who have continued to join in our peaceful gatherings and other events and want to remind everyone that with the continuation of this we have become a movement and there will always be power behind your voice and IT DESERVES TO BE HEARD!

March for Thee Three! : Truth, Justice, Change!

Join the Family of Alvin Cole, Community Task Force, and the Milwaukee Alliance in the fight for justice for Thee Three!

March will begin at 4pm. We will be headed towards the Mayfair mall cheesecake factory parking lot. Food, Open mic, and community announcements to follow!

Stop Evictions and Foreclosures, Cancel the Rents & End Racist Police Terror!

Wisconsin State Capitol – 12 NOON – 4 P.M.

Since the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police department millions of people have participated in thousands of demonstrations in every state to demand an end to racist police terror and the immediate defunding their police departments. This national revolt against racism is taking place within the context of the unfolding economic depression.

Over 44 million people in the United States have now filed for unemployment benefits, 30% of home buyers missed their June housing payments and at least 20 million tenants could not pay their rent. People are being evicted from their homes in the middle of a surging pandemic with little to no action being taken by our government.

These issues share a root in capitalism, a system reliant on white supremacy that values profit over human life.

We will be taking to the streets nationwide July 25th to demand NO evictions and forclosures, NO rent payments, and NO racist police terror.

Walk and Chalk

Wee Chalk Your Walk: West Allis City Hall

7525 W Greenfield Avenue, West Allis, WI – 3-5 P.M.

Join the Black Educators Caucus for #weechalkyourwalk West Allis. This time we are taking our chalk and demands to West Allis. Join us as we chalk solidarity messages with the Black Lives Matter, Justice for Corey Stingley, and demands for our community. Bring some chalk and come helps us chalk their sidewalks followed by a short march. This is a family friendly space! Please wear your mask and this activity provides for plenty of social distancing. We will meet on the corner of 76th and Greenfield!

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

Washington Heights Artists Front Yard Pop-Up August 5

Come out and support Washington Heights artists, makers and musicians for an evening pop-up in the front yards of homes in the 1700-1800 block of North 52nd Street in Washington Heights Neighborhood of Milwaukee on Wednesday, August 5 from 4-8PM. The front yard pop-ups will be located on 52nd Street between Washington Blvd and Vine St.

Fingers crossed, we’ll have perfect summer weather on August 5, but if it is rainy, the event will take place on Thursday, August 6 from 4-8PM. Watch this event page for updates if the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Each artist/maker/musician derives part or all of their income from sales of their art at events, art fairs and street fairs, which have all been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Your invited to stop by and show your support for your neighbors. You’ll find new decor and accessories for your home and yourself, jewelry, clothing and personal accessories

Eviction Moratorium Now! March to Tom Barrett’s House

Milwaukee currently has a major housing crisis on its hands. Over 150 people are being evicted every week creating uncertainty and increasing homelessness during this global pandemic and economic crisis. Meanwhile, our city “leaders” have done nothing to help people stay in their homes. Tom Barrett has made no meaningful statement on the eviction crisis and has refused calls to put a city-wide eviction moratorium in place. Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union represents tenants all over the city and is making the following demands of Tom Barrett on behalf of all renters:

-Put in place a city-wide eviction moratorium that will extend indefinitely until the end of the COVID-19 crisis. Mandate that no late payment fees or back-rent can accumulate during this moratorium that the tenant will be forced to pay later.

-Enforce state law against landlords who harass and retaliate against tenants who are unable to pay due to this crisis. Expose and Cite landlords that harass and retaliate against tenants.

-Make double security deposits for people that were evicted illegal. Landlords demanding double security are gatekeepers to housing that are using the COVID-19 crisis to squeeze more money out of people.

-Remove COVID 19 evictions from tenant’s records and all prior evictions that have been satisfied by tenants but which landlords refuse to remove by filing the correct paperwork.

-Create a tenants court outside and separate from civil court, that will guarantee tenants rights and provide free legal representation for all tenants.

Meet up at Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W. Vliet St., MKE. Short march and rally to bring attention to evictions that are plaguing Milwaukee during a global pandemic. Opportunities to share stories and gather together for future fights against landlords who are kicking people out during COVID.

This will be a socially distant march and rally, please wear a mask. Hand sanitizer and water will be provided. Call or email for further information.

We are also asking for volunteers to marshal the event. If you are interested in doing this please reach out!