Making Wauwatosa Safe for Democracy

Making Wauwatosa Safe for Democracy

Resources re: protests and resources

Information on how to protest, anti-racism resources, and where to donate,

If you have been/plan to protest, here is where you can get tested for COVID-19: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/testing.htm

Here is a great place to find anti-racism resources, including articles, books, films, podcasts, etc.: https://medium.com/wake-up-call/a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resources-a34b259a3eea

If you are able, consider donating to one (or more) of the below organizations focussed on organizing, engaging, and empowering Black Wisconsinites:

  • Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC): community-based organizing
  • Free the 350 Bail Fund: fund to bail out incarcerated Black folks in Dane County
  • Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT):a youth of color-led organization in Milwaukee dedicated to “values-based issue and electoral organizing, direct action, advocacy for public policy, and leadership development”
  • Sherman Phoenix: a community-oriented space for small businesses created in the wake of protests in Sherman Park in 2016 following the killing of Sylville Smith by a Milwaukee Police officer
  • Urban Triage: a Madison-based organization focussed on “empower[ing] Black families to excel and believe in their ability to make a difference by way of crisis response, advocacy, psycho-education, community support services, intervention, leadership development and systems training.”
  • Justified Anger: an organization out of Madison that works to transform the face of leadership in the city, with an emphasis on empowering the African American family, through youth and adult leadership programs.

Upcoming Dates/Sign-ups

WEEKENDS OF ACTION:

  • June 27-28
  • July 25-26
  • August 8-9

Sign-up for any upcoming Weekends of Action here

*once you have signed up for a training and/or weekend of action, we will follow up with more details/logistics*

TRAININGS:

  • June 11: Phone bank training @ 11 a.m. or 7 p.m.
  • June 18: Text bank training @ 11 a.m. or 7 p.m.
  • June 24: Empower training @ 11 a.m. or 7 p.m.
  • June 25: Phone bank training @ 11 a.m. or 7 p.m.
  • June 26: Text bank training @ 6 p.m.

Sign-up for an upcoming training here