Milwaukee, WI – On November 4, more than 150 protestors joined the march and car caravan put on by Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR). The protestors joined up at Sherman Park, an important landmark in Milwaukee that experienced an uprising against police violence in 2016. Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES) set up a table for letter writing, to demand justice for “ThEE ThrEE”, two men and one child shot and killed by the same Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah.

Speakers from El Pueblo and the Party for Socialism and Liberation echoed demands for COVID resources and an end to evictions. Teamsters Locals 344 and Local 200 came out with a “Black lives matter” banner to stand in solidarity with the fight against police crimes. Members from the Young Workers Committee of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council were also there to show support for MAARPR’s demands.

The group of various organizations marched to the Milwaukee District 1 Police Department to demand police accountability and a civilian police accountability council, or CPAC. On the way to District 1, the route snaked through working-class neighborhoods on Milwaukee’s predominantly Black Northside, prompting community members to join the march in unity with the demands.

At District 1 PD, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Lauryn Cross, gave a speech highlighting the need for people’s power and revolution.

“Here at Freedom Road Socialist Organization we understand the need for monumental change. And that is done by building people’s movements in the streets to force change. Power isn’t given, it is something that must be taken,” Cross said. “Building organized power in your own communities, in the streets, in your workplace is the only way to advance a struggle so powerful that it makes the need for revolution irresistible.”

The march ended at Dontre Hamilton Park, the community’s name for Red Arrow Park, where Hamilton, a Black man, was shot and killed by Christopher Manney in 2014. A moment of silence was had in remembrance of Hamilton before the event ended.

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Tampa, FL – On November 4, the day after the election, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and students from University of South Florida gathered to protest against Donald Trump stealing the election and an end to police crimes. The event was a part of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression’s (NAARPR) Post-Election Protest for a People's Mandate.

As Trump makes comments about recounting ballots and winning states he clearly did not win, SDS called for an end to the Trump presidency and his attacks on the working people of this country. Speeches also demanded an end to racist police crimes and for community control of the police.

David Jones, member of Tampa Bay SDS, stated, “We must defeat Trump and demand accountability and justice for victims of police brutality. We have to go out and fight for community control of the police.”

The protest also included speeches and chants against Trump's racist attacks on immigrants. Laura Rodriguez, another member of Tampa Bay SDS, discussed the presence of ICE, “Immigrants in the United States are subjected to the brute force of fascism when they are detained in ICE facilities. ICE facilities are concentration camps littered with human rights violations from torture to forced sterilizations. ICE must be abolished and reparations must be given to the people it terrorized.”

The event called for a continuation of the fight against racist inequality and police brutality no matter who wins the election, and to hold Biden accountable if he were to become president. Jones states, “This election is a push to defeat Trump. At the end of the day that’s why we voted. Now we’ve gotta stay in the streets to make sure the people’s voices are heard and the real change can happen in our communities.”

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