What you can do/Actions you can take
What you can do/Actions you can take
- Hold an action or event related to MLK day. Look here for suggestions from Ferguson Action: http://fergusonaction.com/reclaim-mlk/
- Sign this petition to demand federal investigation into Dontre Hamilton's Case to support Coaltion for Justice in Milwaukee. http://iam.colorofchange.org/petitions/justice-for-dontre-demand-federal-charges
- E-mail Dane County Board committee members to support Young Gifted and Black demands in Madison. (see below)
- Plan an action: vigil, protest, letter writing meeting, or a broader community conversation.
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Have living room conversations with friends and family or co-workers (People of color interested in this
please contact Freedom Inc at: adams4730@gmail.com)
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Get involved with WISDOM to end mass incarceration in the state: http://prayforjusticeinwi.org/about-us/
- Do 21 days of action: http://debbyirving.com/21-day-racial-equity-habit-building-challenge/
- Connect with local racial justice efforts, local people of color and organizations centering people of color to see how you can collaborate and support their work.
- Educate yourself with some of the resources included in this toolkit.
- Donate to an organization locally or nationally doing blacklivesmatter work.
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Contact Coalition for Justice: https://www.facebook.com/justicefordontre
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Contact Young Gifted and Black: https://www.facebook.com/fergusontomadison
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Contact WI Jobs Now: http://wisconsinjobsnow.org
1. Email or call the members of the Public Protection and Judiciary Committee (PP&J) of the Dane County Board of Supervisors to tell them that you don’t want any money to go to a new or remodeled Dane County Jail! We need them to focus on alternatives to jails and on programs that keep people from being locked up in the first place. PP&J contact info:
Andrew Schauer |
schauer.andrew@countyofdane.com |
608-630-5427 |
Carousel Bayrd (v chair) |
bayrd@countyofdane.com |
608-442-6294 |
Dorothy Krause |
krause.dorothy@countyofdane.com |
608-271-7532 |
Leland Pan |
pan.leland@countyofdane.com |
608-322-7495 |
Maureen McCarville |
mccarville.maureen@countyofdane.com |
608-576-4056 |
Michael Willett |
Willett.michael@countyofdane.com |
608-845-8503 |
Paul Rusk (chair) |
rusk@countyofdane.com |
608-249-9667 |