National Day of Resistance Car Caravan

media release: Join us on Monday at the Madison Labor Temple parking lot as we make our way to the Wisconsin state Capitol building.  

The car caravan will start in Kenosha at 9:30 a.m. and move to Racine by 10:30 a.m., Milwaukee at 11:30 a.m., and Madison by 1:00 p.m.  

Turn your car into a moving billboard with messages that support the the National Day of Resistance demands (see flyer below). Remember, this is a socially distanced event. Participants should ride alone and not ride with others.

Wisconsinites want safe, healthy, and equitable schools and communities!

While in the Madison Labor Temple building and using the restrooms, don’t forget:

• Adhere to Social Distancing guidelines at all times
• Wear a mask at all times
• If doors are not propped open, use sanitizers before entering and leaving the building
• No more than 10 visitors in the building or in one room at any time  

Along with additional educator unions, community organizations and advocates, the Green Bay Education Association, Kenosha Education Association, Leaders Igniting Transformation, Madison Teachers Incorporated, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, REA-REAA Unity, Voces de la Frontera and Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES) will host a car caravan to Madison today to demand Wisconsin government officials navigate the Covid-19 crisis with decisions that prioritize the health of Wisconsin residents. The caravan is scheduled to begin at 9:30am in Kenosha and will make stops in Racine, Milwaukee and Madison before reaching the state capitol.

*UPDATE*: Seven more education unions from the following districts have joined the call to virtually reopen schools statewide and signed onto the July 20 letter to Governor Evers: South Milwaukee, Middleton, Beaver Dam, Greendale, Cudahy, Oak Creek and St. Francis. Today’s car caravan expands on the demands made in the letter sent July 20 to (pdf) Governor Evers, Secretary Palm and Superintendent Stanford Taylor calling for a statewide virtual reopening of schools and momentum continues to build in support. 

Today's events will conclude with an 8pm demonstration at Milwaukee City Hall hosted by Overpass Light Brigade, MTEA and Leaders Igniting Transformation. Milwaukee City Hall is located at 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee.