On April 9th, FFUP organized a second car bloc noise demo outside the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, to take place from 1:30PM to 3:00PM. This noise demo took place during shift change for the guards who work at MSDF, which is at 2PM. Wisconsin has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the country, […]
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MSDF Car Parade: Downtown, Milwaukee
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Tagged burn the prisons, car bloc, closemsdf, compassionate release, covid 19, downtown, ffup, fire to the prisons, forum for understanding prisons, free them all, milwaukee, milwaukee secure detention facility, noise demo, wisconsin
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Car Bloc Noise Demo Outside MSDF: Milwaukee
After a week of ongoing actions, FFUP took to the street! For a little more than an hour, cars circled the block that the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility takes up (10th street, State street, Highland ave, 11th street). At one point during the power hour, 16 cars were counted as taking part in this noise […]
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Tagged car bloc, closemsdf, compassionate release, coronavirus, covid 19, decarcerate, decarcerate now, direct action, ffup, forum for understanding prisons, free them all, milwaukee, milwaukee secure detention facility, msdf, noise demo, prison forum, wisconsin, wisconsin DOC
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FFUP Occupation Outside Kevin Carr’s House (Day 3)
March 25th marked day three of the Occupation outside of DOC Secretary Carr’s house. Early in the morning, demonstrators held signs and shared the hashtag they intend to use throughout the campaign, #WiPrisonersHomeNow. They then announced that they would be “pulling rank” on Kevin Carr and would spend the rest of day in Madison outside […]
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Tagged banners, compassionate release, covid 19, demonstration, ffup, forum for understanding prisons, free them all, glendale, governor evers, healthcare, healthcare is a human right, kevin carr, madison, occupation, posters, prison forum, prisoners are safer at home, prisoners rights, prisoners rights are human rights, release them all, secretary carr, tony evers, wisconsin, wisconsin DOC
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FFUP Occupation Outside Kevin Carr’s House (Day 2)
Tuesday March 24th was day 2 of the occupation outside DOC Secretary Kevin Carr’s home in Glendale, Wisconsin. At 6am, the demonstrators began by holding a banner that reads Fire Warden Novak. They sang “Make me a channel of your peace,” a traditional Christian hymn, which picked up on Ben’s speech from the night before […]
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Tagged compassionate release, coronavirus, covid 19, demonstration, doc, doc secretary, ffup, forum for understanding prisons, free them all, glendale, healthcare, kevin carr, occupation, prison abolition, prison forum, prisoners rights, prisoners rights are human rights, secretary carr, wisconsin, wisconsin DOC
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FFUP Occupation Outside Kevin Carr’s House (Day 1)
On Monday March 23rd, Forum For Understanding Prisons began an occupation (from dawn till dusk) outside Wisconsin DOC Secretary Kevin Carr’s house in Glendale, Wisconsin. Their intention is to let the secretary know that he is not doing enough to keep the prisoners of Wisconsin safe during this pandemic. And they will remain until the […]
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Tagged carr, compassionate release, covid 19, demanding action, demonstration, department of corrections, ffup, forum for understanding prisons, free them all, glendale, governor evers, healthcare, kevin carr, occupation, occupy, prisoners rights, prisoners rights are human rights, release them all, secretary carr, tony evers, wisconsin, wisconsin DOC
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Decarcerate Now! FFUP Outside MSDF: Milwaukee, WI
The following report was sent to us from Forum for Understanding Prisons, check out their site here and keep up with the effects COVID 19 is having on our most vulnerable population—prisoners. On Friday March 20th, a small gathering outside of the dungeon in downtown Milwaukee took place. There are more than 23,000 […]
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Tagged banner, closemsdf, covid 19, decarcerate now, downtown, ffup, forum for understanding prisons, light projection, milwaukee, msdf, prisons, wisconsin, wisconsin DOC
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Fuck the Banks! Wauwatosa, Wi
The following report was sent to us this morning: Don’t ever let them tell you there’s no money for that. They gave the banks 3.2 trillion dollars, in an attempt to bail out the stock market over the last week. 3.2 TRILLION! Fuck the Banks! Free Healthcare NOW!
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Tagged banner drop, fuck the banks, healthcare, healthcare is a human right, money is fake, wauwatosa, wisconsin
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Rent Strike Banner Drop
The following report was sent to us anonymously this morning: CO-VID 19 has caused a nearly unprecedented level of unemployment throughout the country, and Milwaukee is not immune. With all the bars and restaurants closing and/or switching to take out, many people are out of work and will be unable to make their rent payments […]
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Tagged banner drop, fifth ward, milwaukee, petition, rent strike, wisconsin
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Anti-Authoritarians, Welcome to Milwaukee
The following video and call to action was sent to us anonymously: Calling all anarchists and anti-authoritarians who want to witness the dumpster fire that will be the Democratic National Convention—July 13-16, 2020. The city of Milwaukee and the state of Wisconsin have been working tirelessly to criminalize protest and dissent, and we wanna […]
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Tagged "democracy", acab, america, anarchy, anti-authoritarian, dissent, dnc, downtown, milwaukee, police state, politics, protest
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Bootlicker Night at the Fiserv Forum
Some anarchists crashed Bootlicker Night at the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee with a megaphone, a speaker and a huge banner that reads “Stop the Bleeding Defund MPD.” The unconditional support that the white supremacist organization that is MPD receives is unacceptable. MPD receives 47% of the city’s tax budget, a budget that they overspend […]
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Tagged 1312, acab, anarchists, anti-authoritarian, anti-cop, bootlickers, demo, downtown, fiserv forum, ftp, fuck the cops, milwaukee
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