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Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth Day: Stop the violence is theme of event
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One of the marching units in the Juneteenth Parade on June 19, 2014 displayed huge pink signs saying “Stop the Violence,” after a series of gun violence resulting sometimes in deaths and an innocent child being critically wounded on the playground at Clarke Street School and another inside a grocery on W. Hopkins Street. In recent weeks there has been a Clergy Gun Buyback, a Cease Fire Sabbath Week, and nu-
merous community forums addressing the issue of crime. On the other hand, many people quickly say, when talking about crime: “Somebody should do something,” while others are aloof and say nothing at all until a loved one of theirs becomes a victim to crime or gun violence, which prematurely ends the life or critically injures too many of our loved ones too soon.
Greater Milwaukee Foundation honors community organizer for leadership
Photo by Jim Moy
For his efforts to improve the quality of life in Milwaukee neighborhoods, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation recognized community organizer Christopher Boston as the 2014 recipient of its Doug Jansson Leadership Award. He received the honor at the Foundation’s 99th annual meeting and civic awards presentation Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. As director of sustainable communities for Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Milwaukee, Boston leads the organization’s strategy for comprehensive community development, helping transform distressed urban communities into healthy places to live, work and raise families. He serves as LISC’s liaison in Milwaukee’s Washington Park and Harambee neighborhoods. Boston’s years of experience in grassroots community leadership complement his calling as pastor at Lamb of God Missionary Baptist Church. He previously served as lead organizer/director of Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) and was the youngest to serve in that role in the agency’s history. He also was president of the Milwaukee Chapter of the Black Alliance for Educational Options. Pictured (from left) are: Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation; Christopher Boston, recipient of the 2014 Doug Jansson Leadership Award; his wife, Tonnie; and Portia Young, public relations manager for Sargento and host of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s 2014 Annual Meeting and Civic Awards Presentation.
Unlucky Thirteen: A new campaign looks to raise awareness of human trafficking Human trafficking is considered one of the fastest growing forms of organized crime all over the world, affecting more than 800,000 people a year. A huge number like that is considered by many to be a conservative estimate of the total number of people sold into modern day slavery annually. Human trafficking knows no bounds and affects all regions across the globe. Law enforcement officials, along with community activists, seek to end this horror and be a voice for the voiceless and raise community awareness. On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 along W. Wisconsin Avenue volunteers and victims of sex trafficking stood displaying “Unlucky 13” signs that will also appear on Milwaukee County bus shelters, to call attention to sex trafficking in the region. “Unlucky 13” represents the average age when a person begin being trafficked for sex. A consortium of agencies, including Serve Marketing, the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Clear Channel, the Human Trafficking Task Force of Greater Milwaukee, United Way, Milwaukee Health Department and County Executive Chris Abele have joined forces to show people in the community a sex trafficking problem exists in this area. Human trafficking has been a problem throughout Wisconsin. Last week, the FBI rescued 168 victims of child prostitution during their annual national crackdown that included individuals from the greater Milwaukee area.
Photo by Yvonne Kemp