“People are asking for real, substantive changes and the city is responding,” said Madison mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway. “Today, Madison city and school district leaders agreed to end the contract for school resource officers, known as SROs-the police officers that are stationed in high schools-calling for a new approach to managing conflicts in our schools and […]
Protesters organize outside Madison school administration building
Today, a group of Madison’s high school students, local organizers, and concerned citizens gathered outside the Madison School District – Doyle Administration Building, near the Kohl Center, with signs and masks. Their message? No cops, also known as resource officers, in schools. “We’re here to demand that the school district divest from police and […]
New Campus Neighborhood Association seeks to start downtown
A new Neighborhood Association hopes to establish greater control over the areas surrounding the University campus. The Campus Neighborhood Association is composed of students and residents. The group is seeking formal recognition from the city to incorporate as a regulatory body over the greater campus area. Earlier today, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Association […]
Policing in Madison Roundtable with Everett Mitchell and David Couper
“Until we change, we’re going to keep revisiting these events year after year after year,” says David Couper, former police chief of Madison. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the increasing demands to reform or even abolish the police, Ali Muldrow hosts a timely roundtable conversation about policing in Madison with […]
Community Healing as Protests Ongoing
During last night’s protest, attendees stood in silence for eight minutes to mourn the death of George Floyd. They congregated on the steps of the capitol building, and set up a memorial to multiple victims of police violence at the center of the protest. The protest flipped between solemn memorials, an open mic night for […]
Artists Paint Murals on Boarded-Up Windows of Downtown Madison
“The inspiration for this one is the fact that we need to make changes right now in order to grow,” said Mike Lroy. “So I think communities should give a platform for their local artists of color to express their views on the state of the world right now on the ugly boards that […]
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