Since May, Madison’s streets have rumbled with calls for reforms — reforms of the carceral system, of long-standing racist social mores and, most prominently, of the nation’s police forces. Now, a main protest demand — for community control over police — has been enacted in Madison. The city’s new 13-member Police Civilian Oversight Board, formally […]
Protesters rally to support passage of Hands Up Act
It was a dreary, overcast autumn day as Travis Washington stood on a makeshift wooden platform to address a crowd of protesters. Behind him, the capitol building loomed and, below, a group of around one hundred people assembled to hear his story. “It doesn’t matter who has the power; if it’s evil, if it’s wrong, […]
Community leaders, youth protesters, and “accountability” ...
Protests continued in Madison Tuesday night and into Wednesday over the Kenosha Police shooting of Jacob Blake. A candlelight vigil organized by Freedom, Inc. at the Capitol mourned Black lives that have been lost or forever changed by violence. WORT 89.9FM Madison · Protests over shooting of Jacob Blake continue Meanwhile, community leaders and local […]
Demanding Change
Impact Demand (Facebook, Instagram) is a youth-led group that has been the organizing force behind several of Madison’s ongoing protests for racial justice. The group formed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and subsequent demonstrations against police brutality, and has quickly established itself as one of the driving forces behind Madison’s Black […]
Paint Your Pride
We are Back and in ACTION The Paint Your Pride following the Blank Canvas March and Vigil will be this Saturday!!! Meet at James Madison Park, wear white, and bring paint!!! – SHARE SHARE SHARE – Paint Your Pride is a celebration of us as unique individuals! It is a youth-led event by Impact Demand […]
Impact Demand organizer Ayomi Obuseh on the future of Madison’s ...
Impact Demand is a youth-led group that has been the organizing force behind several of Madison’s ongoing protests for racial justice. The group formed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and subsequent demonstrations against police brutality, and has quickly established itself as one of the driving forces behind Madison’s Black Lives Matter […]
