Contact the Council - no surveillance

From Driftless Mutual Aid:

"On October 12 at 4 p.m., the La Crosse City Board of Estimates is meeting to discuss the budget for 2027. 

"For this SMASH SURVEILLANCE week of action, we are focusing on energizing the local community to reduce the surveillance and policing on our community, which is being prioritized over the necessary services that maintain our city. 

"The two areas we are focusing on:

"1. increase in budget and consistent, historical overspending by the La Crosse police department and

"2. cancellation and removal of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras in La Crosse."

Please contact your City Council member by email or phone and/or attend the October 12 public hearing to make your thoughts known.

Learn more about the issue, how to advocate for change, and how to provide testimony at https://tinyurl.com/dma-stoplaxsurvbudget

People's Tribunal

 

PEOPLE'S TRIBUNAL ON US GOVERNMENT COMPLICITY IN GAZA

SATURDAY, OCT. 10

NOON TO 7 P.M.

The People’s Tribunal will hold the US government accountable for its complicity in the genocide in Gaza. Modeled after a grand jury hearing, the tribunal asks a jury of community members to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of complicity to warrant the indictment of government officials and state actors.

Scheduled for October 10, 2026, the tribunal aims to aims to deepen public understanding through facts, testimony, and dialogue; hold elected officials accountable for complicity in the genocide; and mobilize people across the US to use their voices, consumer choices, and civic participation to advance accountability and human rights.

Watch via livestream from Seattle, Washington. Attend or host a watch event. Invite organizations to endorse the tribunal. Promote the tribunal. Toolkits and discussion guides will be available soon at https://www.peoplestribunalusgaza.org/

Volunteers Needed! Indigenous Peoples' Day

Indigenous Peoples' Day is coming up on October 12^th and volunteers are needed!

 

There is a youth track that will include youth from 10-12 and from 1-3, a proclamation at noon, trolley rides at 12, 1:30, 3, and 4:30, educational booths, and vendors. At 4, there is a community event that will include vendors, educational booths, Ho-Chunk Dancers, food booths, and a keynote at 5:30. All of this will be at Myrick Park and the Nature Place.

The link for volunteering is: https://www.ugetconnected.org/need/index?s=1&need_init_id=16721 You can choose a time as well as a job on that link.

Please share with folks who would want to help or be there!

 

Oct. 7 - The Work in Progress

 

We’re thrilled to announce that our new film, The Work in Progress, will be screening at the Marcus La Crosse Cinema on October 7th. We want you to be among the first to see it! It begins when Prof. Reich asks, “What do we owe each other?” What ensues is a journey to find out.

Reserve your tickets now!

SCREENING DETAILS
Location: Marcus La Crosse Cinema, 2032 Ward Ave, La Crosse, WI 54601
Date: Wednesday, October 7
Time: 7:00pm

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Over the past six months, the team that made The Last Class film traveled across the country, bringing together 100 strangers and neighbors for a simple experiment: sit down, pick a card, ask a question, start a conversation, and listen. What we found gives me real hope. Directed by Ian Cheney, The Work in Progress is our attempt to show that we can still talk to each other — about who we are, where this country has been, and where it's headed.

Watch the trailer here.

Public input opportunities

 The La Crosse Area Planning Committee seeks community input to improve roadway safety. Take the survey by October 9 and learn more about the Regional Transportation Safety Plan at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/eaa42a08ed3b43a58f5f45163928955b

Compass Now is a review of community needs in the Great Rivers Region. The survey that will inform that 2027 Compass Now Report is now live. It will take about 15-20 minutes to complete and closes on October 31. Access the survey here: https://levans.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=iFT9gLTFj4EECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D