500 FATHERS NEEDED TO STAND UP AGAINST VIOLENCE, SET POSITIVE TONE FOR MILWAUKEE

ALDERMAN KHALIF J. RAINEY is calling on Milwaukee fathers by the
hundreds to attend a special news event TODAY (FRIDAY, JUNE 17) at Moody
Park to make a commitment to helping end violence in Milwaukee.

THE EVENT – SET FOR 5:30 P.M. TODAY at Moody Park (at N. 23rd and W.
Burleigh Streets in the 53206 ZIP code) – is part of 500 FATHERS, a
partnership initiative between COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALDERMAN ASHANTI
HAMILTON and MAYOR TOM BARRETT calling on Milwaukee fathers to stand
united and commit to setting a positive tone and to helping put a stop
to violence in the community.

Alderman Rainey, whose 7th Aldermanic District includes Moody Park and
the Amani Neighborhood where it is located, said he would love to see
500 or more fathers at the park for today’s event. “I am a product of
the 53206 ZIP code and I am calling on fathers to stand united as one to
take an oath and pledge to be a positive force and to help put an end to
violence and crime in the City of Milwaukee,” he said.

“If we are united we can stand together and bring positive change to
Milwaukee,” Alderman Rainey said. “But we need all hands involved, all
neighborhoods involved, to make the changes we want to see happen.”

For more information please contact President Hamilton (286-2228) or
Dennis Walton (286-5618).