Post #4197609
2026-07-27 16:54 UTC
“We have also watched an encampment become one of the clearest examples of community care this city has seen in years”
“The community has leaders. They are serving food at the encampment. They are protecting protesters. They are redirecting traffic. They are speaking to the media. They are comforting Corey’s family. They are researching the law. They are trying to move grief toward action”
“No person owns this moment”
“No organization owns this grief”
We need a table:
https://madison365.com/alan-robinson-the-city-we-owe-him/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@gl33p@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 17:16
“Police spending is treated like a load-bearing wall” “Everything else is treated like furniture” “The Wisconsin Legislature must amend the law. Qualified investments in CARES, violence prevention, housing stabilization, treatment, youth employment and community-based crisis response should count toward a municipality’s public-safety obligation” This writeup by Alan Robinson of details of what getting it done may actually look like shows a rare and precious pragmatism https://madison365.com/alan-robinson-the-city-we-owe-him/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub