![]() ![]() We want to build up alternative organizations, there's tons of organizations that are already doing alternative type work in our city.” Markasa Tucker WUWM 89.7 NPRįebruBy MAAYAN SILVER & JACK HURBANIS Our Demand Has Not Changed! “We have to continue to remind people in these contexts that we're not just tearing down. Voices from across Wisconsin bring urgent concerns to Biden’s town hall meeting…“I’ve seen firsthand the impacts of investing in criminalizing our communities instead of caring for our communities,” Markasa Tucker Wisconsin ExaminerįebruBy Isiah Holmes Milwaukee Activist Markasa Tucker Says Defunding Police Means Building Up, Not Just Tearing Down May 5, 2021, by Devin Anderson - African-American Roundtable Milwaukee has the president’s ear “Let's be clear: Not one dollar should be used for police, particularly since the Milwaukee Police Department already received $9.8 million of CARES Act funding.” Devin Anderson Use new federal dollars to help those devastated by the coronavirus pandemic May 25, 2021, by 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Opinion: No more money for the Milwaukee police. We’re not funding any other social safety net that our folks need. We’re not funding anything that builds community. People will say, ‘well, crime is going up.’ Yeah, crime is going up because we’re not funding anything that prevents crime. ‘It creates this chicken and egg scenario. ‘Because we’ve seen this grossly disproportionate spending on police, we’re not able to build the communities and neighborhoods like our people deserve,’ he says. “Milwaukee’s police spending comes at the direct expense of its communities, argues Anderson, who says his hope is police could one day be defunded entirely. July 19, 2021, by Teran Powell Liberate MKE argues for a smaller Milwaukee Police Department It starts with self-work, of course, but also the importance of relationship building." Markasa Tucker They're giving away free food, and this is the form of violence prevention because you're bringing people together, you're helping people to develop relationships, you're creating spaces for people to come together and know one another, and that's where violence prevention starts. They're making sure that the adults have a space to have intergenerational space with the young people. "We're making sure that the children are engaged. October 01, 2021, by Jeramey Jannene Liberate MKE collaborates with Heal The Hood Over the same period, we have seen divestments in public services that produce safety like housing and income support,” - Markasa Tucker-Harris and Devin Anderson. Politicians continued to vote to hire more police, adding to the problem. “For too long police have had a blank check and unlimited resources to arrest, harm, and kill people in our communities. October 09, 2021, by Ana Martinez-Ortiz The African-American Roundtable and Liberate MKE have a plan to solve "Milwaukee’s pension crisis: defund the police." “We know that the work we started in 2019 is far from over,” Markasa Tucker-Harris, the executive director of the African American Roundtable, said. October 18, 2021, by Danielle Kaeding LiberateMKE Wants the People to Decide the City's Money Should be Spent ![]() "We can't continue to allow lives to continue to be destroyed and lost." "What we do know is what we've been doing isn't working, and we can't continue to waste money," said Markasa Tucker-Harris. Calls for accountability have made it even harder. “These funds could help create educational enrichment opportunities that prioritize and benefit young people…We no longer should allow decisions to be made top-down, they need to be made bottom-up.” - Markasa Tucker-Harrisīy PrincessSafiya Byers Wisconsin police departments were already struggling to draw and keep officers. Lynch African American Roundtable calls for more resident participation in the spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds “We believe that these funds should be used to expand and improve the quality of life of people, particularly Black people of Milwaukee,” - Devin Andersonīy La Risa R. African American Roundtable in Milwaukee wants more community say on how federal pandemic relief funds are divvied ![]()
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