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Stunning images from the early days of Milwaukee’s BLM protests show brutality and humanity

Stunning images from the early days of Milwaukee’s BLM protests show brutality and humanity

Posted by | Jul 15, 2020 |

Within days of George Floyd’s murder by law enforcement officers in Minneapolis, Milwaukee residents joined the nationwide movement to protest police brutality. Many pictures taken at that time were never published or shown to the public, and reviewing them now offers new insight into those turbulent moments. Several demonstrations had already taken place by June 2, when thousands gathered in Humboldt Park to participate in the “Justice for George Floyd” protest. Over the next few hours they marched from the City’s south side to the District 1 Administration building of the Milwaukee Police Department. By the early evening, many...

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Wisconsin Justices issue open letter confronting need to recognize racial injustices in our legal system

Wisconsin Justices issue open letter confronting need to recognize racial injustices in our legal system

Posted by | Jun 20, 2020 |

We the undersigned, current and former Wisconsin Justices of the Supreme Court and Appeals Court Judges, join with justices of state supreme courts and judges of appellate courts across the country, including those in Washington, North Carolina, Louisiana, California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, to address the recent events that remind us all of the systemic and institutional racism embedded in our country and our legal system. This has been a time of reflection for many Americans. Yet, reflection alone is not enough. The anger and grief resonating across our country compel us to recognize that we must be part...

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Ellen M. Gilligan: Now is the time for racial justice in Milwaukee

Ellen M. Gilligan: Now is the time for racial justice in Milwaukee

Posted by | May 31, 2020 |

“In the midst of a pandemic that has already taken such a toll on people of color, the death of George Floyd is another untenable example of how racism is the real public health crisis our community is facing. We must reach out to each other, and we cannot respond to violence with violence.” – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley There are two public health crises in America right now. One is quite recent. One has been afflicting us for generations. Racism is our nation’s oldest sin and most vile disease, and I am grief-stricken that we are again...

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Wisconsin’s 115th Fighter Wing team assists state medical examiners with mortuary operations

Wisconsin’s 115th Fighter Wing team assists state medical examiners with mortuary operations

Posted by | May 11, 2020 |

Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team (FSRT) mobilized in April to assist the state’s medical examiners with mortuary operations amidst the COVID-19 response. The team’s primary task is to assist the medical examiner and coroner with the dignified removal and handling of decedents from their residence or on-scene, transportation, cleaning and decontamination. As part of the planning process, Master Sgt. Steven Ulrich, an FSRT member, took time off from his civilian position as a human resources specialist at the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with state departments and...

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Japanese American National Museum says Justice Bradley’s reference to Korematsu case is offensive

Japanese American National Museum says Justice Bradley’s reference to Korematsu case is offensive

Posted by | May 9, 2020

Norman Y. Mineta, Board of Trustees Chair for the Japanese American National Museum, released a statement on May 8 in response to a comment made by Justice Rebecca Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, comparing the “Safer at Home” order by Governor Tony Evers to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. One of the goals of the Japanese American National Museum is to preserve and share the history of people of Japanese ancestry in the United States. As the Chair of its Board of Trustees, I am usually pleased to hear public figures cite sections of...

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Justice Bradley’s ignorance of history: “Safer at Home” order is not like the internment of Japanese Americans

Justice Bradley’s ignorance of history: “Safer at Home” order is not like the internment of Japanese Americans

Posted by | May 7, 2020

An Open Letter to Justice Rebecca Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court No, the “Safer at Home” order currently in effect across the state of Wisconsin is not like Japanese internment camps of WW2, and there is no chance that it will be. Being asked to stay at home to protect yourself and other people is not the same as being ripped from your home and taken to a prison camp where you are not allowed to leave for any reason. Being furloughed due to the tough economy brought about by COVID-19 is not the same as losing your...

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