MADISON (WKOW) -- A group of community leaders gathered on State Street Tuesday night to work to prevent another night of rioting, looting and vandalism.
Rioters took over downtown Madison Monday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha Police.
The officials were brought together by Michael Johnson, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County and included United Way Dane County President Renee Moe, former Mayor Paul Soglin, new MMSD Superintendent Dr. Carlton D. Jenkins, school board President Gloria Reyes, Council President Sheri Carter, Rep. Shelia Stubbs, officials from the mayor's office and other leaders.
Soglin noted that the current unrest comes 50 years after the bombing of Sterling Hall on the UW campus. And like then, protests didn't take place in one night but grew over time.
"This is pretty serious," Jenkins said. "This is not a Madison issue, it's a world issue."
Jenkins said he was glad they were coming out in a peaceful manner tonight, and said it will take the same kind of energy to fight for human decency.
Stubbs agreed, saying, "This is no longer the time to sit around and do nothing."
Stubbs also said inflicting harm on small businesses owners will only further the cycle of traumatization as those individuals may then want revenge.
"Hurt people hurt people," Stubbs said.
Johnson and Jenkins spoke to a crowd of protesters outside Memorial Library on the UW-Madison campus. While the peace the encouraged held until midnight, the group eventually headed to the courthouse where some began throwing rocks at courthouse windows and lit a small fire in the street.
The group marched to the intersection of University and Bassett, where rioters set a dumpster on fire and left it in the street. Other rioters used bricks and rocks to shatter storefront windows in the area. Police arrived and used tear gas to break up the gathering. Overall, the damage did not appear to approach the scale of destruction in Madison the previous night.
Earlier in the night, Freedom Inc. hosted a vigil to honor recent victims of violence, including Anisa Scott, the 11-year-old girl shot and killed by gunmen allegedly shooting at her mother's boyfriend, and Jacob Blake, who was shot several times in the back from close range by Kenosha Police in the incident that has sparked this latest round of unrest in Madison and elsewhere in the U.S.
Mahnker Dahnweih, Director of Community Building for Freedom Inc., said the organization would not condemn or discourage any of the demonstrators from damaging property.
"When people set buildings on fire, I support any form, Freedom, Inc. supports any form of expression," Dahnweih said. "Our Black people are expressing anger and hurt and grief. If that was my brother, my child, my son anybody, my sister that got murdered that way I would be going crazy."
Reyes, who previously worked as a Madison police officer, said she wanted to listen to the young protesters and understand their demands but added she was disappointed to hear Freedom Inc.'s stance on what people do following their events.
"I've known Freedom Inc. to really be organized and protest really peaceful over the years," Reyes said. "And to not condemn it is hard for me to hear."
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