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Group marks 200 straight days of marching for social justice

Mike De Sisti
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Peoples Revolution organizer Mariah Smith, left, serves a burger to Payton, who only wanted to use his first name, as part of the Peoples Revolution marking its 200-plus day of action at Cathedral Square Park along East Wells Street in Milwaukee on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Rather than marching, the group gathered with music, a barbecue and conversation to recognize over 200 straight days of marching in protest of police brutality and social injustice following the death of George Floyd May 25 when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest.
Peoples Revolution organizer Mariah Smith, left, serves a burger to Payton, who only wanted to use his first name, as part of the Peoples Revolution marking its 200-plus day of action at Cathedral Square Park along East Wells Street in Milwaukee on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Rather than marching, the group gathered with music, a barbecue and conversation to recognize over 200 straight days of marching in protest of police brutality and social injustice following the death of George Floyd May 25 when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest.
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Faith Hunt, 4, who was with her mother, Erica Hunt, not pictured, of Milwaukee holds a sign she made during the Peoples Revolution event marking 200-plus days of action at Cathedral Square Park along East Wells Street in Milwaukee on Saturday.
Faith Hunt, 4, who was with her mother, Erica Hunt, not pictured, of Milwaukee holds a sign she made during the Peoples Revolution event marking 200-plus days of action at Cathedral Square Park along East Wells Street in Milwaukee on Saturday.
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Melissa Schreck, of Waukesha, checks out an ornament on a tree draped with a Black Lives Matter flag as part of the Peoples Revolution marking 200-plus days of action at Cathedral Square Park along East Wells Street in Milwaukee on Saturday.
Melissa Schreck, of Waukesha, checks out an ornament on a tree draped with a Black Lives Matter flag as part of the Peoples Revolution marking 200-plus days of action at Cathedral Square Park along East Wells Street in Milwaukee on Saturday.
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Mekenna, who only wanted to use her first name, with the Peoples Revolution, hands a cup of hot chocolate to Mimi Trujano, 10, of Milwaukee as part of the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday. Mimi was with her uncle, Juan Miguel Martinez.
Mekenna, who only wanted to use her first name, with the Peoples Revolution, hands a cup of hot chocolate to Mimi Trujano, 10, of Milwaukee as part of the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday. Mimi was with her uncle, Juan Miguel Martinez.
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A volunteer with the Peoples Revolution cooks burgers as part of the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday.
A volunteer with the Peoples Revolution cooks burgers as part of the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday.
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Matt, who only wanted to use his first name, hangs a piece of paper on a tree encouraging the boycott of Mayfair mall as part of the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday.
Matt, who only wanted to use his first name, hangs a piece of paper on a tree encouraging the boycott of Mayfair mall as part of the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday.
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People gather for the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday.
People gather for the Peoples Revolution event at Cathedral Square Park in Milwaukee on Saturday.
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