Madison caravan to travel to Minnesota, providing protestors with food, water and medical supplies
April 13, 2021 2:25 PM Jamie Perez
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MADISON, Wis. Fighting for the protection of Black lives has been at the core of Jazzman Brown’s cause over the last year. Brown is a member of a local group called Feeding the Youth, which is involved in helping provide food and supplies at social justice events.
“People will spend the whole day out there and not realize the only thing they’ve had is a bottle of water and a granola bar,” Brown said.
Brown put out a Facebook post asking for donations and support for her caravan, which is heading to Minnesota Wednesday afternoon to provide food, water and medical supplies to protestors following the death of Duante Wright. Brown has been doing this at social justice events over the last year. The first event started in Madison.
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A new era of policing: What local police departments are doing to improve response to mental health crisis calls
April 1, 2021 9:50 PM Jamie Perez
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MADISON, Wis. Newly appointed Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said he has a top goal in mind as the new leader of 479 commissioned officers: building trust with the community and remaining transparent.
In 2020, after social and racial justice movements sparked across the country, it posed a major question regarding police’s role in the community: Should police respond to mental health related calls?
Barnes said, “Is someone better equipped to handle mental health calls than the police? The answer is yes. The answer is everyone. Everyone together is the best person to handle mental health calls. Not just the police by themselves. Not just mental health workers by themselves. Not just clinicians or psychologists by themselves. But everyone together.”
By Jamie Perez
Apr 1, 2021 11:42 AM
MADISON, Wis. The hardships of the pandemic have forced people out of their homes, put businesses out of work and increased unemployment rates. The Beacon staff have been working under more stressful conditions to try to help as many people as possible get back on their feet.
“I don’t think people realize just how easy it is to become homeless,” said Beacon’s Community Partner Relations Specialist Nici Hawkins.
Hawkins said she’s seen people from all walks of life asking for help over the past year.
“A lot of businesses closed down, hours were cut,” she said. “So we do have quite a few people that were here for those reasons. Even people that were in transition to Madison for work and then they got here and the job was not available.”