Sami Schalk23 июл., 16:26Freedom Inc and Urban Triage are the local orgs to follow for organized responses/protest plans. I won’t name individuals here who are organizing things but will share info on plans as I can.
Sami Schalk23 июл., 16:26Things to keep in mind about local context that makes this situation more of a powder keg: -It’s summer in a college town. Lots of young people with lots of free time to be in the streets -It’s an election year with a very chaotic Dem governor primary Aug 11. Ripe for extra politicization of events
Sami Schalk23 июл., 16:26Context continued: -Ruiz’s murder occurred very close to one of the most well known police murders in Madison of Tony Robinson in 2015 -Recently video was released of another death of a man in MPD custody in 2024 of which already had our community upset with the police
Sami Schalk23 июл., 16:26Context continued again: -The independent civilian review board of the police here established after events in 2020 is under threat to be defunded/dismantled -Black people represent less than 8% of Madison’s population yet somehow we keep being the only ones killed by police here
Sami Schalk23 июл., 16:26I am headed back to Madison today and hope to tap in more directly with community soon. Anyone local who wants to connect to share organizing info with me can reach out. I will use my visibility for good. I love you Madison. I love you Black folks. More soon.
