Milwaukee must speak up for the people of the Twin Cities. For our safety, and for our civil rights, we cannot remain silent in the face of federal threats of violence. Mayor Cavalier Johnson must speak up and show that he stands with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Gov. Evers must stand up and speak out in support of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Our police department must swear to serve and protect us, all the people of Milwaukee, not the tantrums and whims of a want-to-be king. For Minnesota and Wisconsin, the way forward is not silence. If our leaders won’t, we will speak. There is a reason the First Amendment comes first.
At church, during Martin Luther King weekend, there was a scramble at the copy machine. The training for interfaith, non-violent resistance was going to need more agendas, a lot more. Song filled the sanctuary as the faithful continued to file in. The Quakers from Milwaukee Friends Meeting House arrived early. They helped the Unitarian Universalists (UU) arrange the ever growing potluck…