Two peaceful protests planned for Green Bay this weekend

Two peaceful protests planned for Green Bay this weekend

FOR THIS WEEKEND INGREEN BAY FORSATURDAY ANDSUNDAY AFTERNOON.TODAY NBC26'S ERICCREST SPOKE WITHTHE ORGANIZERS OFONE OF THEEVENTS.... AND LOCALPOLICE.

TO FIND OUTWHAT THEY EXPECT....THE LAST ROUND OFPROTESTS INDOWNTOWN GREENBAY... ARE STILLVISIBLE... THE SCARSSHOWN IN THE FORMOF BOARDED UPWINDOWS ANDDOORS ONBUSINESSES... BUTTHE PROTESTSSCHEDULED FORSATURDAY ANDSUNDAY ACCORDINGTO LOCALPOLICE...AREN'TEXPECTED TO HAVETHE SAME RESULTS."ALL INTEL SUGGESTSTHAT THIS WEEKENDWILL BE PEACEFUL.BUT WE WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT THECOMMUNITY KNOWSTHERE IS A LOT OFPEOPLE WORKING TOMAKE SURE THEY'REGOING TO BE SAFE."COMMANDERWARCYH... SAYS HISDEPARTMENT HASCOMMUNICATED WITHTHE ORGANIZERS OFBOTH OF PROTESTSSCEDULED THISWEEKEND... AND THEGREEN BAY POLICEARE READY TO GREETTHEM... OPENLY...WHEN THEY ARRIVE INFRONT OF THEDEPARTMENT."THE POLICEDEPARTMENT HASREALLY BEENSUPPORTIVE OFPEOPLE'S RIGHT TOPROTEST ANDPEOPLE'S RIGHT TOASSEMBLE.

WE WILLALWAYS SUPPORTTHAT AND ENSURETHE SAFETY OF ALLPEOPLE."SATURDAYS PROTESTWILL START HERE ATCITY HALL... AND THENWORK IT'S WAY TOTHE POLICEHEADQUARTERS...AND ORGANIZERSSAY... THEY TOO...WANT IT TO REMAINPEACEFUL..."WE WANT TO CREATEAWARENESS CREATEA POSITIVEATMOSPHERE ANDLET EVERYONE KNOWWHAT'S GOING ONAND KEEP THISMOVEMENT ALIVE.""WE'RE TRYING TO DOEVERYTHING THERIGHT WAY WE'RENOT TRYING TODISRUPT."BUT ONE CONCERNON THE MINDS OFMANY... IS WILL THEPROTEST END...BEFORE CURFEWSETS IN A 9PM... WELLORGANIZERS SAYTHEY HAVE EVERYINTENTION... OFMAKING THATHAPPEN..."THAT DOES LEAVETHE OPPORTUNITYFOR ARRESTS AND ITHINK JUST A LITTLEBIT MORE DRAMATHAN NEEDS TO BE.""I THINK PEOPLE WILLBE A LOT MOREWILLING TO LISTEN IFTHEY THINK THIS IS APEACEFUL PROTEST.

IDON'T THINK OURCOMMUNITY WOULDLIKE TO SEEVIOLENCE."AND AS MANYPREPARE THISWEEKEND FOR ACHANCE TO BEHEARD... THESEORGANIZERS HOPETHEIR COMMUNITY...WILL FOLLOW THEIRLEAD.."WE DON'T CONDONEOR ENCOURAGEVIOLENCE IN ANYCAPACITY."IN GREEN BAY ERICCREST NBC26...THE VILLAGES OFHOWARD ANDSUAMICO HAVEENACTED CURFEW.THEY BOTH BEGINTONIGHT AND WILLLAST, FOR NOW,THROUGH MONDAY.THE CURFEW GOE