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Protests respond to arrest of Milwaukee judge, Mad Lit returns, and more in our Week in Review
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“What she did was right.” Hundreds protest arrest of Milwaukee judge
Hundreds flocked to the Milwaukee Federal Building in Downtown Milwaukee Friday afternoon in the wake of County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest by the FBI earlier in the day.
Judge Dugan was arrested by the FBI for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest the week prior. Judge Dugan was one of two judges arrested in the country today with New Mexico Judge Joel Cano — and his wife Nancy — for allegedly housing a Venezuelan national with reported gang ties.
Local organizations and elected officials hastily organized a protest of the sudden detainment of Judge Dugan.
“What she did was right,” said Christine Nueman Ortiz, executive director of Voces de al Frontera. “She was defending the rights of immigrants in her courtroom, and thus the rights of all of us in the courtroom. Now we are here to stand with her.”
Advocates push for repeal of law limiting boycotts of Israel
About 100 advocates filled the State Capitol’s halls with green folders in hand as Wisconsinites from across the state tried to lobby for repeal of a 2018 law prohibiting companies with state contracts from boycotting Israel. More details here.
AMASIAN to host first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander celebration
AMASIAN, a cultural association that aims to empower Madison’s Asian communities, will host its first-ever Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) celebration on Saturday, May 17 at the Madison College Truax Campus. Get the details here.
Three Wisconsin companies offer THC drink samples
First chances to taste Wisconsin’s various THC infused drinks came to The Rigby as bar patrons sampled products from local cannabis companies April 22. The tasting, hosted at The Rigby, 119 E. Main St, brought out three vendors from Wisconsin to give people samples of low-dose THC-infused drinks. Featured in the lineup was Canndigenous’ Tempo THC seltzers, Untitled Art’s Mystic Orbit sodas, Honeybee’s seltzers and The Rigby’s own new housemade “Unicorn” THC drinkdrink. Learn more here.
Urban League Young Professionals to host second annual Health and Wellness Fair May 4
The Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals (ULGMYP) will host their second annual Health and Wellness Fair on Sunday, May 4, at Madison College’s Truax Campus.
The event, which will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is designed to give community members tools and resources to better their health across multiple dimensions — physical, mental, and financial.
“What this event hopes to accomplish is not only allowing our members as a part of the young professionals organization to learn more about their health and their wellness and how to find tools to really lean into practicing better healthy practices, but it also wants to encourage our community to do it as well,” said Bobbie Briggs, ULGMYP personal and professional development chair. Read the full story here.
LOUD to host 11th Annual Latino Art Fair on May 2
Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD) will celebrate the vibrant diversity of Latino arts and culture in Wisconsin at the 11th Annual Latino Art Fair at the Common Wealth Gallery on Madison’s East Side on Friday, May 2, 6-9 p.m. Get more details here.
Mad Lit Event Series turns 5: Popular summer concert series creates space where underrepresented artists can thrive
The COVID-19 pandemic was a tough time for many Americans, and in Madison, it was no different, as it was easy to see how it negatively impacted State Street businesses and culture in the downtown area. Local hip-hop artist Rob “Rob Dz” Franklin was living on State Street during the summer and fall of 2020 and he watched the social justice protests and the young people of color gathering around him every day, working on beautiful murals and trying to change the world … which led to the inspiration to create an event of his own.
“I was stuck inside the house, but I’m seeing kids, like the youth on State Street, and I’m watching TV, and I’m like, ‘This is not the war zone that they’re trying to make it out to be,'” Franklin tells Madison365. “Shortly after that, all the art went up along State Street. For me, it was kind of crazy, because I was noticing how people were actually talking to people of different races …everybody just kind of out here getting along for the sake of art. I began thinking to myself: How do we keep this going? Obviously, being a musician, I was like, ‘Well, it’s gotta have music, it’s gotta have visual art.’ Why don’t we make it a whole thing where it’s small businesses, vendors, art and music for people of color?”
The idea for Urban Community Arts Network‘s Mad Lit Event Series was born — a free Friday night outdoor concert series that features live music and highlights local artists and businesses of color while revitalizing the 100 block of State Street.
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