I'm appalled that 44% of the budget is going to policing which is not keeping us safe!

Reallocate the police funding and invest in our communities NOW! Let the community's needs be heard through participatory budgeting. As our Executive Director Markasa Tucker-Harris stated, "What would it take for the city to say yes to participatory budgeting?" #LiberateMKE

"We urge you to invest in the community's vision." Fund what the community is asking for, which is housing, public health, clean water, participatory budgeting, and not police!

"Black people deserve to have their prosperity funded not police." Metcalfe Park resident

"Police do not stop crime, jobs do." Milwaukee needs more jobs not more police!

Year after year we come to the budget hearing to proclaim that we do NOT want more police, yet the city budget doesn't reflect that. "Do we sound like a broken record at this point?" said our Community Program Manager Ryeshia Farmer. Common Council, when will you listen?

Fund participatory budgeting now!

"Love doesn't need a reason, it just does." - Nicole Crown, AART Leadership Development Cohort Member. Common Council, if you truly love and care about Milwaukee's communities, invest in it and its people.

Invest in life, not surveillance and punishment.

"You play dumb games, you get dumb prizes." - Devin Anderson, AART Campaign and Membership Director The mayor is allocating police $3 million more than they requested. Why keep playing dumb games? Be smart by investing in our communities and funding participatory budgeting NOW!

When we look at the youth in our neighborhood they don't see investment, they see over policing. What this is telling them is we are investing in their failure.

"Participatory budgeting reflects a politic of care ❤️" - Yolanda Odufuwa, AART Leadership Development Cohort Member

📢Urgent #MKE call to action! We have a little over 2 weeks before the city budget is adopted. Contact your alderperson to demand participatory budgeting & let them know that residents deserve to have a real say in how public funds are spent. bit.ly/contactMKECC #LiberateMKE

📢Join AART and #LiberateMKE in demanding participatory budgeting in MKE! Contact your alderperson before the 2025 city budget is adopted, and let them know that residents deserve to have a real say in how public funds are spent. bit.ly/contactMKECC #LiberateMKE #PBNow

"...[Participatory budgeting] can be used to address systemic inequalities, foster economic empowerment and create thriving communities. The Milwaukee Common Council needs to take note, and take action now with the mayor's 2025 budget under consideration." jsonline.com/story/opinion/…

📢Join AART and #LiberateMKE in demanding participatory budgeting in MKE! Contact your alderperson before the 2025 city budget is adopted, and let them know that residents deserve to have a real say in how public funds are spent. bit.ly/contactMKECC #PBNow

Can you imagine how participatory budgeting could benefit #Milwaukee residents? Our demand has always been #PBforthePeople! Learn more about PB and AART's vision for MKE. ow.ly/lnpx50TYXLu #LiberateMKE

If participatory budgeting was implemented in Milwaukee, what type of projects would you like to see funded? Here's AART's vision. Learn more: ow.ly/4b8m50TYZoT. #LiberateMKE #PBNow #PBforthePeople

Join AART and #LiberateMKE in demanding participatory budgeting in #Milwaukee! Contact the MKE Common Council, and let them know that the people deserve PB! ow.ly/YYsl50TYZnX #PBNow #PBforthePeople

#ICYMI: We have the chance to win Participatory Budgeting (PB) in Milwaukee, which would give communities a say in how public funds are spent. Let your Common Council member know to vote YES on PB! bit.ly/fundPBnow