A group of twenty members with March for Our Lives Wisconsin hung seven banners across the city of Milwaukee in an effort to bring awareness to gun violence in our state.
TARGET THE CONVENTIONS AS AHIGH PROFILE EVENT WHERE THEYCAN HAVE THEIR MESSAGE HEARDOR SEEN BY GLOBAL MEDIA...POLITICAL OPERATIVES... ANDINFLUENTIAL LAWMAKERS.VIRTUALLY NONE OF THOSE PEOPLEARE HERE.NONETHELESS... OURADRIANA MENDEZ HAS MORE ON THEUNIQUE WAY A GROUP OF YOUNGPEOPLE HOPES TO GET SOMEATTENTION IN MILWAUKEE.(( ADRIANA))This is just oneof the signs, young peoplefrom March for our livesWisconsin made to grab theattention of policymakers.They chose to hang these signsthis week because of thenational attention Milwaukeeis getting due to the DNC.
THEDNC IS MAINLY VIRTUAL BUT AGROUP OF 20 TEENAGERS FROMACROSS WITH WISCONSIN GATHEREDIN MILWAUKEE WITH THE HOPESCOMMUNITY LEADERS WILL HEARTHEIR VOICES.
((linnea stanton- midwest regional organizingdirector))061748 What I wantto say to communityspecifically in the DNC is youneed to listen to youth voiceswhen you are doing policyTHEMEMBERS OF MARCH FOR OUR LIVESWISCONSIN HUNG UP SEVENBANNERS ACROSS MILWAUKEE ONEIN RED ARROW PARK AND OTHERS,ACROSS BRIDGES IN THE DOWNTOWNAREA.
SOME READ PROTECTMARGINALIZED OTHERS, REDUCEGUN VIOLENCE AND COMMUNITYSOLUTIONS.
((carly Scholz -Wisconsin State OrganizingDirector ))061624 the futureis our future and we thinkit's really important toorganize fellow young peopleinvolved so everyone has astake in what the future lookslikeTHIS IS ALL AN EFFORT TOBRING AWARENESS TO GUNVIOLENCE IN THE STATE ANDCOUNTRY--BUT HERE IN MILWAUKEEOUR CITY IS NO STRANGER TO THETRAGEDIES, IN JULY COMMUNITYLEADERS, SPOKE ON THE NEED FORCHANGE -FROM THE START OF THEYEAR TO JULY-THERE WERE 89HOMICIDES, A MAJORITY OF THOSEDEATHS CAUSED BY GUNFIRE ABOUT300 NON-FATAL SHOOTINGS THATNUMBER SINCE THE SAME TIME ANDJUST THREE DAYS AGO-MILWAUKEEINVESTIGATED A TRIPLE THE 2300BLOCK OF NORTH 16TH STREET.THAT TWO IN THE HOSPITAL ANDONE PERSON DEAD.
(( TAG)) ANDTHE YOUNG PEOPLE SAY -THEYWANT LEADERS TO CREATEPOLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE ROOTISSUES OF GUN VIOLENCE---IFNOT, THEY WILL TAKE ACTION TOTHE POLLS IN NOVEMBER.
March for Our Lives hopes to send message to end violence in Milwaukee.
Group pushes to end gun violence in Milwaukee.