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@secemadison
Hello everyone! Tony, as his friends and family referred to him was "a loving and caring young man". He loved sports, video games and his family! Tony Terrell Robinson was a 19 year old Sun Prairie High School graduate and was on his way to becoming a student at Madison College, where he plan...
EVERY 28 HRS. RIP.
from friday
Yesterday
I put off work. I sat in a coffee shop and read Claudia Rankine’s citizen. I went to an art show to be around brown and black folks. I left to pick up more film so I can photograph black men at the next event. 5 of us went home to smoke, we watched music videos of black women. We talked about how good #blackout is, how beautiful we are, how nothing compares to being black. We watched Thee Satisfaction in awe. Before we went to the open mic we stopped for ice cream. 3 black girls and 2 black men all excited to get ice cream in wisconsins winter. We walked out happy. We talked about the 40-50 degree weather this weekend, excited to see sun. Excited for white to melt. For melanin to come back. To glow. Get to the open mic which is packed, I think us POC were outnumbered. This has been happening lately at open mic. I start to receive texts from my friend that an unarmed black boy was killed on the east side of Madison. All of the poems and raps and pieces were by black people about how we are afraid, trying to survive in life and in this white winter racist tundra. all of these pieces were planned before even knowing his name. But we know so many names so it doesn’t matter. Someone announces finally about the death of Tony Robinson. 19. Black. Unarmed. 5 bullets in the chest. Dead. We all do a moment of silence. Then they asked us to cheer to celebrate his life and ours. I felt sick. I left in a panic. Went home to my anxiety meds. Took off my “tryin to be cute, it’s Friday” outfit and put on warm clothes and waited to be driven to willy st. Willy st a white hippie st. To match Madison’s very “liberal” facade Willy street where I splurge at the co-op. 5 of us packed in a car 4 WOC 1 MOC We all make sure our seatbelts are on. The police cars more than ever make my heart sink. Make us sink I can’t feel anything because of the pills. I’m Outside my body just watching shit. We’re in front of the crime scene Young Gifted Black is cursing out the mayor. A few black folks I know come hug me. A white woman announces her privilege and cries out for the Tony Robinson. We head to the city council building where they are holding two of Tony’s brothers We get in but only this crowd. They won’t let the mother in But they let the pizza man in. We cry no justice no peace We are told to go limp So we limp We’re told to make sure someone knows we’re here in case of arrest. They tell us sit So we sit. They tell us to say fuck the cops. So we “fuck the cops” We find out they released the two brothers being held We find out Tony after being shot was dragged down the stairs We find out they are holding someone’s cell phone, still. Every 28 hrs. A black person dies We come out Blacks is out #blackout. And to think we were just 5 black college students earlier walking down state street enjoying icecream on a winters night. Basking in #blackout. Basking in our blackness. And to think Tony Robinson was just alive in his home on the east side of Madison. His mother still had all her sons.
Justice 4 Tony - March to Scene of Tony Robinson Shooting on Flickr.
The full set can be seen here: http://www.newnormalphotography.com/Justice-4-Tony-March-to-Scene-of-Tony-Robinson-Shooting
Today's Events
1. Young, Gifted, and Black Teach-in @ 5:30pm:
"What is a teach-in you ask? It's a form of non-violent protest which uses one of the most powerful protest tools of all: Educational Empowerment. The concept arose in the 1960s, when students and staff at many universities wanted to participate in worthwhile movements but found it difficult to do so on university grounds. Come hear from the Young, Gifted, & Black Coalition, a group of young Black leaders, in and of the people, who have been committed to liberating the Black community, through collective empowerment, action, and organizing against state violence and for community control. Tonight at 5:30pm. Union South."
2. Undergraduate Student Budget Forum @ 6:30pm:
"A one-hour forum focused on undergraduate-specific issues will take place on Monday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St.
The chancellor will open with remarks. A Q&A period will follow. Administrators will be present to answer questions and represent divisions such as human resources, the vice chancellor for finance and administration, the Graduate School and others."
Your voice and your presence matters, do not allow yourself to go unheard or unseen.
Stay up to date! Twitter = @SECEUWMadison Instagram = SECE Madison tumblr = secemadison.tumblr.com NEW Facebook = SECE Madison
People need to understand that this isn’t just about police brutality. It’s also about the countless institutional disparities that minorities have to face every day in this country.
This is about how minorities are jailed for felonies 3 times more than whites taking into account that whites outnumber blacks 5 to 1.
This is about how I am not afraid to walk by a cop at night but my black friends are just because of the color of their skin.
I am proud to be a UW student tonight but I am also very worried. The amount of backlash, bigotry, and ignorance I have encountered by these protests scares the hell out of me and that’s why this is important Revolutions don’t happen overnight but we’re one step closer
Black Lives Matter - UW Madison turned up
Let’s talk about it UW-Madison #aboutraceUW #onwisconsin
As the month of February comes to a close, a proposed budget looms over us all, but let us not forget that the needs of marginalized students cannot take a back seat as this becomes the primary focus of campus, and indeed the state. The budget, in fact, will disproportionately target and impact students of color, which makes this an even more urgent matter. Administration needs to hear the student voice, and they will respond if it is loud and unified. Join us in solidifying the demands of the black student body. You all have a place here, for all of our struggles are linked, all of our salvation is tied up in that of the other oppressed groups. You all have a place in this conversation, for an unjust space for one is a space that fails to be at its best for all. We can move together or remain pressed down. We hope to see you Saturday.
We're Back!
Hello all, it's been quite a while since we have last utilized social media. We had to step away for a bit in order to work on building our organization. Here are the updates:
Name Change: Students for Education and Climate Equality (SECE)
Vision Statement: Students for Education and Climate Equality (SECE) is an organization whose purpose is to advocate for an improved social and academic environment for students of color on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In light of the exclusion and marginalization currently and historically faced by students of color on this campus, SECE is dedicated to challenging the University, the state, and their respective constituents to better serve all students.
Follow us on other social media as well to stay up to date on what's happening on campus and in the Madison community (never mind that they don't have a bunch of posts yet because they will!): Twitter = @SECEUWMadison Instagram = secemadison tumblr = secemadison.tumblr.com
Facebook = SECE Madison
We will be doing a slow transition to this NEW Facebook page over the course of the next two weeks. Go like the new page and spread the word about it.
