Today, we kick off 2021 with a looking-back/looking-forward conversation with alder Rebecca Kemble, a longtime Madison organizer, water protector, labor activist, and housing advocate.
She talks about her hopes for the new year—the rising generation, community rights, the power to act collectively—and discusses important moments from 2020 in Madison city government, including higher resident participation with digital council meetings, more candidates filing for election, the push for greater police accountability and civilian oversight, the Police and Fire Commission’s controversial new police chief hire, and Madison’s sustainability goals.
