This morning, Public Health Madison and Dane County announced several new restrictions on bars and restaurants. The new measures limit indoor dining at restaurants to a quarter of maximum capacity and limit bars to exclusively outdoor dining and take out. The new measures also limit indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor gatherings to 25. […]
Madison Mayor Announces Vote to Remove Police from Local Schools
“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 […]
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos: “I don’t care about the proteste...
At a press conference outside the capitol building yesterday, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos criticized both Governor Evers and Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway for their response to Tuesday night’s demonstrations. “Peaceful protest is one of the ways that change occurs,” Vos said. “But violent protests where a mob forms and the government refuses to act, is […]
Crowd demonstrates Tuesday to free arrested organizer
Protesters marched Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to protest the arrest of Yeshua Musa and demand his release from the Dane County Jail. Musa, whose legal name is Devonere Johnson, has been a frequent organizer and participant in Madison’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations against systemic injustice. Protesters gathered a few blocks from the Dane County […]
After years of review, Madison police poised for structural changes
Protests in Madison have been ongoing for twelve days, and show no signs of stopping. Madison police estimate that 10,000 people turned out to protest last Sunday, and yesterday, protesters from police abolition movement Freedom Inc painted “Defund the Police” in front of Madison’s municipal building. On the first three days of protests, a small […]
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 […]
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