COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DEMAND CLOSURE OF INHUMANE CHILD DETENTION CENTERS
Milwaukee – Community leaders including civil rights advocates, faith leaders and
concerned citizens will come together in Milwaukee as part of a the “Close The Camps”
National Day of Action to demand an end to the inhumane conditions in which child and
adult refugees are being detained. In Wisconsin “Close The Camp” protests will be held
in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Oshkosh and Waukesha. In total, over 185 “Close the Camp”
protests will occur today all over the United States. Collectively the nation will come
together to say, “No More!”
Milwaukee Protest Information:
When: 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Where: Federal Building
517 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Who: Elana Kahn, Executive Director, JCRC of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Pardeep Kaleka, Executive Director, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
Darryl Morin, Past National Vice President, LULAC Wisconsin
Tim Muth, Staff Attorney, ACLU Wisconsin
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, 12th District Supervisor, Milwaukee County
Drea Rodriguez, Organizer, Acción Ciudadana
Luz Sosa, Organizer, Citizens Action Wisconsin
Emily Schoenfelder, Progressive Moms
& more to be confirmed!