Saving Our Democracy: April 4-10, 2019

Apr. 02, 2019

3:19 p.m.

The Shepherd Express serves as a clearinghouse for all activities in the Greater Milwaukee area that peacefully push back against discriminatory, reactionary or authoritarian actions and policies of the Donald Trump regime, as well as other activities that seek to thwart social justice. To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com.

Thursday, April 4

Dreamers Gala 2019: Dare to Dream @ Alumni Memorial Union (1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.) 5 p.m.

The Dreamers Gala is the primary source of funding for the Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Dreamers Scholarship for undocumented students at Marquette University.

Friday, April 5

Jeans for Java-Marquette Denim Day @ Brew AMU (1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.) 7 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Receive free coffee from the AMU Brew when you donate a gently used pair of jeans or other denim items. They will be re-purposed for a Denim Display that calls for an end to victim blaming and supports survivors. Denim Day is a global movement to show support for survivors of sexual assault.

Saturday, April 6

Peace Action of Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ the corner of St. Paul Avenue and Water Street, noon-1 p.m.

Every Saturday from noon-1 p.m., concerned citizens join with Peace Action of Wisconsin to protest war and literally “Stand for Peace.” Signs will be provided for those who need them. Protesters are encouraged to stick around for conversation and coffee after the protest.

Tuesday, April 9

How Did Milwaukee Come to Be the Most Segregated County? @ Christ Church Episcopal, Whitefish Bay (5655 N. Lake Drive) 6:30 p.m.

Reggie Jackson, head griot at Milwaukee’s Black Holocaust Museum, explains the history of segregation in Milwaukee County and suggests how we might transform our present and future from this tragic past.

Wednesday April 10

Human Trafficking: A Panel Discussion @ Whitefish Bay Public Library (5420 N. Marlborough Drive) 6:30 p.m.

The North Shore Junior Women’s Club will host a panel discussion on human trafficking. Community members are all welcome to attend to learn from local experts working to address the issue.

To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com.

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Trump's anti-immigrant message IS working

We are ripe for divide and conquer, it is in our nature.

Democrats, in your campaigns, you need to end your message of "equality for all, regardless of color or citizenship". It does not work.

We may have a roughly 50-50 split on red vs blue voting outcomes, that is on a state-wide or nationwide level that is. We all know that on a neighborhood level that the split is more like 90-10 in some and 10-90 in others. That is the reality YOU must accept.

In Wisconsin, the only demographic that is close to 50-50 is male-female. All the rest are close to that 90-10 or 10-90. Such as white vs non-white, or Christian vs "other", or Citizen vs non-citizen. You may even find it among "financially secure" vs "struggling resident". And I am sure you find this all over the US, whole neighborhoods filled with just one type of people.

It is obvious, these 90-10 and 10-90 splits happen because birds of a feather flock together. We humans segregate ourselves on purpose. Why? Most likely because we can't be "on our A-game" 24-7, so we need a place of comfort to retreat to when we are tired of being "jacked" to full performance.

How can democracy survive when we look around us and see that everyone around us is just like us, therefore an easy majority? But we get slapped in the face to find that it just isn't so when we look at it from further away?

If we can solve that problem, then the rest of the world can see a way to be like America, when they face the truth of "two state solutions" vs genocide like in the Middle-East, many of your African and Asian countries. That is anywhere they cop an attitude of "there is not enough room for the two of us."

We need to find a way for people to get the segregation they desire in their lives, yet keep a system that keeps an equal opportunity for success... segregated success. No, this is not "Separate but Equal", it is actually crafting a policy that will prevent one group from prospering only at the expense of others.

I see this as the only way, because our jobs, our studies, our entertainment, our competitive pursuits, our worship, our commute time, our home lives cannot afford us to dedicate anything but full attention to the task at hand. Trying to squeeze in an attitude of fully equal integration is just too much to bear!

We need to realize that we actually want a system that works for everyone, but everyone in their own place. Let's see a Wisconsin that has more than just white suburbs, but also has black suburbs, brown suburbs, gay suburbs, Muslim suburbs, Gun suburbs, gun-free suburbs, 420-suburbs, biker suburbs, you get the idea.

SE Wisc. Citizen more than 5 years ago