There is a great event being held tomorrow where we will be able to ask our elected leaders some much-needed questions about Milwaukee’s lack of transit connections to suburban job centers.
A Public Hearing on Jobs and Civil Rights (Held by the Milwaukee NAACP)
Sunday June 19, 2011 (Juneteenth Day) at 1:30pm
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
2207 N. 2nd St. (2nd/Garfield, northwest corner)
The following elected officials have been invited: Governor Scott Walker, State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, State Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, Assembly Majority Leader Jeff Fitzgerald, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, County Board Chairman Lee Holloway, Mayor Tom Barrett and Common Council President Willie Hines.
You can reach this event from either Route 19 N. King-S. 13th & S. 20th OR Route 21 North Avenue.
19 N. King-S. 13th & S. 20th
Get off of the bus at King/Garfield and walk one block east to 2nd. The church will be on your left. (Not to be confused with the red brick church on the northeast corner.)
21 North Avenue
Get off of the bus at King/North and walk one block east to 2nd St. and one block south to Garfield. The church will be on your right. (Not to be confused with the red brick church on the northeast corner.)
Check out www.milwaukeenaacp.org for more info.