At least 5 UW-Milwaukee students were cited by the UWM Police Department for staging a peaceful sit-in protest on February 9th at the chancellor's office in Chapman Hall seeking a meeting to address student demands over the Israel Zionist government genocide of Palestinian unarmed civilians and children in the GAZA.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
March 18, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - A Milwaukee County Court intake hearing is set for April 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., room 221 at the Safety Building for 5 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) students who were cited for staging a peaceful sit-in protest at the chancellor's office at Chapman Hall on February 9th on campus. The students, Kayla N. Patterson, 21, Patricia L. Fish, 25, Audari Tamayo, 21, and Robert W. Knapp, 23, were cited for Assembly Blocking, Obstructing, Unauthorized Occupation, Prohibited Signs, Prohibited Noise (UWS 18.11(4)(a)), a non-traffic ordinance violation, which is a forfeiture (non-criminal fine) penalty, if found guilty.
Nathanial P. Ramirez, 19, was also cited for resisting/obstructing an officer (UWS 18.10(7), a non-traffic ordinance violation, which is a forfeiture (non- criminal fine) penalty, if found guilty.
The students were among a diverse group of allies that included a total of at least 45 students led by the National Students for a Democratic Society, US Palestinian Community Network and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. The peaceful sit-in protest was part of an organized action taken at the UWM campus led by Students for a Democratic Society at UWM (SDSUWM), student organization.
The students wanted to meet with UWM Chancellor Mark A. Mone, but he was not in. So, Adam Jussel, the Dean of Students at UWM met with the protesters after they gained access to Chapman Hall, which was closed in anticipation of the protest.
At least 10 different police departments in the area including the UWM police and Milwaukee Police responded to the scene and prohibited the protesters from using the bathroom at Chapman Hall and were confined to a upper hall.
Tamayo, the Co-chair of the SDSUWM posted the following narrative on the SDSUWM Facebook page describing what transpired on February 9th claiming that law enforcement committed multiple abusive actions against students detained during the sit-in and that Jussel including the UWM administration had lied about what actually occurred. (Tamayo's narrative (video) of events at link: https://tinyurl.com/2aymusvh)
The students on February 26th met with Chancellor Mone at the Student Union and their demands were released to Mone, they are demanding for UWM to divest from weapons manufacturers, halting study-abroad trips to occupied Palestine, and changing the name of the Golda Meir Library including the removal of all monuments of her on campus.
The SDSUWM is inviting the community to the court intake hearing on April 4th and has launched a campaign for people to contact the chancellor's office at UWM and Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office to drop the citations against the 5 students from UWM.
Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA)
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