<div dir="ltr">If you're interested in joining the Oconomowoc protest today, here are the details.  <br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Colleen Schulz</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:schulzcolleen11@gmail.com">schulzcolleen11@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 9:26 PM<br>Subject: End White Silence. Unite For Racial Justice<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">Hello Oconomowoc Area
Action Team,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">These last months,
especially this week, has been fraught with emotion and pain. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">One of our sister
organizations, WALC, has taken leadership in our community.  We thank you WALC (Women Activists of Lake
Country) for ending white silence and organizing this Saturdays vigil and walk
to support and advocate for change.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">Everyone is welcome to
join with friends and neighbors, while respectfully wearing a mask, physically
distancing and socially supporting critical attention to racial justice.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">When: Saturday, 10 am</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">Where: Fowler Park</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">Event: 9 min. of
silence acknowledging George Floyd’s suffering that was ignored - followed by a
peaceful walk around Fowler Lake </span></p>

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have time) with the name of an individual taken through racial injustice.</span></p>

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details ————-</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">“Our purpose is to
stand up for racial justice, dismantle white supremacy and to end white
silence. We will gather peacefully to observe 9 minutes of silence, in
acknowledgment of the nine minutes of George Floyd’s life when his suffering
was ignored. The event will be followed by a peaceful walk around Fowler
Lake. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">This event is in
concert with the Week of Action to end white silence campaign by Showing Up for
Racial Justice (SURJ).  <u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/" target="_blank">https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/</a></span></u>. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">We encourage everyone
to make and carry a sign with the name of an individual who has died; we have
compiled a non-exhaustive list in a post in the Discussion tab (on Facebook
post) of this event. Please comment on the list to share what name will be on
your sign, so we can represent as many victims as possible.  We also encourage
you to make additional signs with the following hashtags: #EndWhiteSilence
#BlackLivesMatter #EndWhiteSupremacy.  </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">Action Items: </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">In addition to
supporting this event, we encourage everyone to commit to at least one of the
following:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial"> 1.) Join a
racial justice organization, such as Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) <u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/" target="_blank">https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/</a></span></u> @showingupforracialjustice</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial">2.) Donate to the
George Floyd Memorial Fund (<u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd</a></span></u>)
or a bail fund for anti-police brutality protestors (<u><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory" target="_blank">https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory</a></span></u>).</span></p>

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be following CDC guidelines for social distancing and we ask that event
attendees do the same. We strongly encourage you to please wear a mask if you
are able, and maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet.”</span></p>

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the WALC organizers for making a stand, respecting and listening to
knowledgeable voices, and understanding the importance of working together for
change.</span></p>

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neighbors, encourage others to not be silent, and maybe we will see you this
Saturday - 6 feet apart.</span></p>

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