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Allies Teach-In: Understanding Black Lives Matter

Join us this Thursday, July 2 at 4:30 at East High School for a teach in about Black Lives Matter. Learn more about the history behind the movement and explore movement strategy as well as our role and responsibilities as allies in the movement for Black Lives.

Black people in Madison have long been under attack, and recent events – from a white man driving his truck over Alize Carter, to the violent arrest of protesters, to a white man who literally set Althea Bernstein on fire as she sat in her car – reveals a white supremacist backlash against the movement for Black lives and an intensifying of the danger Black people face in our city.

It is far beyond time for white people in Madison to step up and do our part in defending Black life. Join us Thursday to learn about Freedom Inc’s demands and why it is imperative that we follow their lead and center the voices of groups like Urban Triage and others from communities most impacted by state violence.

“No one is free until all of us are free,” and the time is now to act!

This event is also sponsored by:
Families for Justice Dane Co

BLM March Against Hate

A march in response to the recent hate language directed toward a Black Fed Ex delivery man in Pell Lake. Meet at 6 P.M. at Veterans Park which is located adjacent to the Pell Lake Post Office, N1265 Park Rd. Family friendly. Bring signs – no profanity please. Very short route followed by an 8 minute 46 second kneel-in/laydown. Masks and social distancing.

String Vigil for Elijah McClain (#MaskUp)

7 P.M. – Humboldt Park, Milwaukee 

String players of ALL AGES AND LEVELS!! Come join us for a peaceful vigil and play-in for Elijah McClain.

MASKS REQUIRED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOULD BE OBSERVED!!!

Players should plan to gather at the Humboldt Park Bandshell at 7:00 pm to organize and set up.
Concert will begin at 7:30 pm

Song list for Elijah McClain Vigil

ALL PLAYERS:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Pachelbel Canon in D
We Shall Overcome
Amazing Grace
His Eye Is On the Sparrow
Simple Gifts

Link to music pdfs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h1s2J3YbzG2sstkk21ESQ-ylmINf-x2d?usp=sharing

KIDS PLAY LIST
Twinkle, Twinkle (Suzuki Book 1)(violins, play down a string)
Long, Long Ago (Suzuki Book 1)(violins, play down a string)
Minuet 3 (Suzuki Book 1)(violins, play down a string)
Brahms Waltz (Suzuki Book 2)(violins, play down a string)
Gavotte in G minor (Suzuki Book 3)

Violas/Cellos – Bach Prelude from the G major Suite

Order of performance will be announced at the Vigil.
If you need a stand, you must bring your own. Bring clothespins or other clips to prevent music from blowing away.

RAIN DATE: July 13, 7:00 – 8:30pm

Location was chosen to be central for Racine/Kenosha participants.
Song list taken from Aurora vigil playlist and other suggestions from the BIPOC community.

Protest Police Violence: Sit-in on Pewaukee Beach

We will be meeting at the Pewaukee Public Library (210 Main St, Pewaukee, WI 53072) at 12:00pm on July 4th. From there we will walk to Pewaukee Beach (about 5 mins) and there will be a few speakers before we disperse on the beach. The intention is to spread out as much as possible. We want to be visible, and heard by everyone on the beach! If you have signs please bring them and any extras you have.

NOTES
* Bring your signs and noisemakers. Cowbell, pots-and-pans, or kazoos; let’s shake it up!
**Wear yellow if you have it! That way we can stand out from the red/white&blue crowd and keep tabs on each other
***As COVID-19 continues please try to wear your masks and maintain social distancing.
****It will be HOT. We will have water and ice but bring anything you need to stay cool and a TOWEL OR BLANKET to sit on if you need to.

Black Dreams Matter! Protest for freedom and equality!

4 P.M. – Oshkosh Sun Dial

On July 4th at 4pm, come and chant with Black Lives Matter activists and supporters for a while in between your plans (If you celebrate the 4th that is!) to let Oshkosh know that “Freedom” should be for ALL not just the wealthy and white! Black people built this country and deserve to enjoy the fruit of their labor that the generations before them worked and died for. Millions continue to work today. And yet, they still continue to die at the hands of racism. We can’t truly be free until we uproot the racism that was planted here.

Do you think this is the land of the free?

https://bit.ly/31HU6Lg

“,,,, This is the story of Mike Jackson. Mike was born on April 14th, 1975 all those that knew and loved him affectionately knew him as Big Mike. For the past year and a half Mr. Jackson was a member of the united steel workers local union 2-232 and employed as an assembler for Briggs & Stratton at their Burleigh headquarters located in Wauwatosa, WI. Micheal Jackson was a hard working husband and father of eight who was determined to lead and provide for his family by any means necessary. Micheal, along with his co workers worked within close confines on the assembly line in the Briggs & Stratton generator department. Throughout the pending pandemic Micheal and his co workers were asked to work more hours at an exhausting rate to help keep product pumping out the door for Briggs & Stratton, a company that produces small engine lawn mowers and pressure washers. Mike, along with his co workers were extremely upset that they were deemed as essential workers during the pandemic when the product that they produce is not at all essential to public health and safety….”