MILWAUKEE – On March 13, 2021, Milwaukee Artists for Racial Justice (MKE-ARJ), The Peoples Revolution (TPR) and other organizations will host a community celebration to celebrate first responders and health care workers as part of National Breonna Taylor Day MKE. The event will take place at 5:30pm until 9:00pm at The Space MKE (2018 South 1st St Suite 510) and will be free to the public.
Social distancing and masks will be required. The event will include:
Food catered from local restaurants Breonna Taylor art for sale
Gift bags:
o “For your Health” gift bags for the general audience
o “For Justice” gift bags for the first responders of Milwaukee Breonna Taylor Law Demonstration and 1-year plan reveal
Guest speakers:
o Representative LaKeisha Myers, Milwaukee State Assembly
o Tiffany Henry of Milwaukee’s Urban League Young Professionals
A fundraiser that will benefit the Breonna Taylor Foundation and JustFund in support of Kimberley Motley, who represents families of police brutality including Alvin Cole, Joel Acevedo, and Jay Anderson
At 8:30pm there will be a candlelight tribute to close the event
MKE-ARJ and TPR leadership released the following joint statement:
“The nation stood in shock as police brutality struck again, this time as she laid in the comfort of her own home, her own bed. Breonna Taylor lost her life March 13th, 2020 as a result, the call for racial justice reached a global, urgent, and permanent mission for individuals, businesses, and communities from across the world. We like to thank owners Alyssa Neff of The Space MKE, David Bowles of Creative Marketing Resources LLC, Benetria McGowan of Aspiredink LLC, Lauren and Steve Schultz of Purple Door Ice Cream for their investments to this partnership with the community on this day. Wisconsin will stand in solidarity with Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oregon, California, New York and Kentucky, where the family of Breonna Taylor will also hold a rally. We are all answering the call for racial justice and equity by pushing for the Breonna Taylor Law that will ban No-Knock warrants, help us show our special invited guests the support needed to make this possible. Passing this law will help the culture and systems that make-up everyday life here in Wisconsin. Our tribute through art expression, food, love and the fight for racial justice is the service we offer the community of Milwaukee and the Family of Breonna Taylor.”
Sponsors of this event include Aspiredink LLC, Creative Marketing Resources, Chase My Creations, Immy’s African Cuisine, Jewels Caribbean Restaurant, Karla’s Cake Pops, Lakefront Brewery, Plume MKE, Purple Door IceCream, The Cultured Vegan, Twisted Bakes, and Versiti Blood Centers.
The Breonna Taylor Day MKE event page can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breonna- Taylor-Day-101944721953989/
About Milwaukee Artists for Racial Justice (MKE-ARJ)
Milwaukee Artists for Racial Justice is where art and story meet to support the fight against police brutality, gun violence, and district attorney’s selective prosecution in these cases. 100% of donations collected from art sold by MKE-ARJ are distributed to fight for Racial Justice throughout Milwaukee.
About The Peoples Revolution (TPR)
The Peoples Revolution (TPR) believes that all lives cannot matter until Black lives matter. We fight for a world that provides safety and accountability for Black and Brown People – a world where we can all trust and confide in those tasked with representing and protecting us. We fight for the families of those slain by law enforcement and oppressed by the systems that allow these deaths to go unpunished.