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Students for a Democratic Society rally for CPAC, defund campus police - Milwaukee Community Journal

[Milwaukee, WI] - Students for a Democratic Society at UW-Milwaukee is hosting a rally on Friday, April 9, at 5:00 PM on campus at Spaights Plaza. The rally is to call for a Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) in Milwaukee, and renew our call to defund the campus police and redistribute those funds to programs […]

Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

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