Roughly 150 march for solidarity and unity on way to Wisconsin capitol
April 18, 2021 9:10 PM Adam Duxter
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MADISON, Wis. – A group of roughly 150, comprised of UW-Madison students and other community activists, marched on the Wisconsin State Capitol Sunday afternoon.
The march, organized and led by the UW-Madison Student BIPOC Coalition, centered around messages of solidarity with other protesting communities as well as unity amongst the group itself.
“There needs to be a united front,” said organizer Tarah Stangler. “Because we’re all battling the same thing, which is the the institutions and existence of White supremacy.”
Stangler says in recent days, multiple members of UW-Madison’s BIPOC Coalition traveled to Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where they were detained and eventually arrested.
Churches urge prayer after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright
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Churches urge prayer after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright
Churches urge prayer after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright
The late Daunte Wright, 20, with his toddler son who will celebrate his second birthday in July 2021. | Katie Wright
As tensions and protests continue to flare in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, over the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, local churches are calling for prayers and calm while seeking to help the community process its grief.
“I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Daunte Wright for the loss of their son, father, brother and friend. I have also been praying for his eternal repose, for his family and for all those who loved him. Daunte was created by God in his image and likeness and for a ‘definite purpose,’ as St. John Henry Newman wrote, and we grieve the loss of his young life,” Archbishop Ber