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

 

Cycling Cities

CYCLING CITIES   OCT. 4 at 2 p.m.

LA CROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY 

Week Without Driving invites us to consider what life is like for those who don't drive cars. What challenges do non-drivers have getting to work or shopping or appointments? 

It also encourages us to imagine what a truly equitable, sustainable, affordable, healthy transportation system could be.

Cycling Cities: A journey to Europe's most beautiful bicycle cities is a documentary by German journalist Ingwar Perowanowitsch. Through amazing pictures and conversations with elected leaders, planners, and advocates in seven cities, the filmmaker shows how change can happen and how those changes can benefit everyone. A brief discussion will follow the film. FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. In German with English subtitles.

Smash Surveillance Week of Action

On October 12, the city of La Crosse meets to discuss the 2027 budget. This week of action is focused on ending the city's unrestricted spending on surveillance that comes at the cost of necessary city services. Join us throughout the week to learn more about how you can advocate with our community.

10/5: SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER - Send messages from home or meet at Pearl Street Books 5-7 p.m.

10/6: SPREAD THE WORD - Print zines at home or grab some from Pearl Street Books.

10/7: BUILD COMMUNITY - Surveillance games at Turtle Stack Brewery or Kindred Community on Instagram.

10/8:  TAKE TO THE STREET - Flock Free Ride at Myrick Park, 4:30 p.m.

10/9: PEOPLE'S COUNCIL at City Hall, 5-7 p.m.

For more information follow Driftless Mutual Aid on Instagram.

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[Unfortunately, the only way to connect is to sell your soul to META, the parent company of Instagram in order to create an account. Ironically, IG experienced a  huge data breach earlier this year with millions of accounts and associated personal data now on the dark web. While most social media is compromised, those sites that require users to create accounts in order to view ore interact with material should be avoided in our opinion.]

Bike Ride with Elected Leaders Friday

 

As part of Week Without Driving, La Crosse Area Planning Committee and the City of La Crosse are hosting a ride with local leaders and we want you to come!

The ride will begin October 2nd from 9:00-11:30am at the Black River Beach Neighborhood Center (1433 Rose Street, La Crosse) and will feature several stops for discussion about the comfort levels of non-drivers as we make our way on a ~6 mile loop around the La Crosse Northside.

Please RSVP to Travis Key (tkey@lacrossecounty.org) if you are interested in participating. We encourage you to bring a bicycle, helmet, and water bottle. If you would like to participate but need a bike, please reach out and we will work to supply a bicycle for you.