Car club organizers announced in social media (Facebook) that a large Mexican Independence Day impromptu flag waving and parading takeover event is being planned for September.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
August 8, 2021
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The largest Mexican Independence Day impromptu flag waving and parading takeover of S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive On Sunday, September 12, 2021 has been announced by the Mopar Outkast Car Club (MOCC) on social media (Facebook-FB).
MOCC posted the event on July 30th in their FB page, which says, "What's up everyone we will be hosting an Independence Day street takeover!! Mark your calendar, we will meet at Mitchell park and head out and cruise a few streets and then take over 16th street Cesar Chavez Drive! Let's make this bigger than our Cinco De Mayo takeover!!!"
The annual UMOS Mexican Independence Parade and Festival has been canceled for September 2021. In 2020, the September UMOS parade and festival event was also canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An estimated, 60,000 people line up along the UMOS Mexican Independence parade route and at least 10,000, people attend the festival at the UMOS Corporate headquarter's grounds after the parade.
The UMOS annual fiesta-friendly event celebrates Mexico's declaration of independence from Spain in 1810, and it's filled with national pride, a colorful parade, a mariachi concert, local bands, vendors and traditional food and drinks.
For decades, the Mexican community has held a spontaneous or an impromptu Mexican Independence Day (Pride Day) flag waving and cruising event in the Southside of Milwaukee in September and a Cinco de Mayo flag waving and cruising event as well in early May.
The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) released the following stats under the Wisconsin Public Records Law that Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) had requested for September 13 and 16, 2020 during the Mexican Independence Day impromptu parading and cruising in the Southside of Milwaukee (12th Aldermanic District) where Police 2nd District Station patrols. MPD reported that police enforcement units cited 16 drivers on September 13 and 26 on September 16. Also, 1 was cited for non-traffic violation on September 13 and on September 16, 2 were cited for non-traffic violations. There were 5 arrests made on September 13 and 8 arrests on September 16, according to MPD. MPD also reported that they have no record, if anyone's vehicle was towed during the impromptu parading or that any of the citations and arrests made in both days were connected to the Mexican Independence Day impromptu parading and cruising in the Southside of Milwaukee, according to an open records request by HNNUSA.
Hundreds of Mexican and non-Mexican nationals came out to engage in an annual impromptu Mexican Independence Day celebration with Mexican flag waving and vehicle cruising throughout the Southside of Milwaukee in 2020.
The S. 6th Street viaduct was blocked by participants during the impromptu flag waving and vehicle parading, which included loud music and burning tires rubber (known as burnouts). Along S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive, the participants cruised and also burned tires rubber on the drive.
No major incidents were reported by police other than traffic violations in 2020 during the September impromptu Mexican Independence Day flag waving and cruising.
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