Radical Washtenaw (RAW) is a collective of artists and activists in Washtenaw County, Michigan, that coalesced after the police murder of Aura Rosser in Ann Arbor in November of 2014. Among our aims is to aid in the struggle against the increasing economic segregation in this county; to offer love and protection to the downtrodden; to be in the streets; to post art, sounds, and writing by ourselves as well as by anyone who moves this movement; to expose abuse when we learn of it; and to erode white ignorance about Black Life and its many plights. The more our work develops, the more we need you.
Trayvon Martin murdered in Sanford, Florida, by a white man; Black Lives Matter Movement sparks
Michael Brown, Jr., murdered by white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri; BLM Movement catches fire
Aura Rosser murdered in Ann Arbor by white police officer
Radical Washtenaw (RAW) holds Vigil Against Police Violence
Grand jury fails to indict officer who killed Mike Brown; Black Lives Matter Movement becomes an conflagration
RAW holds Funeral for Justice in Ypsilanti; Over 1,000 protesters march through downtown Ann Arbor, birth of Ann Arbor to Ferguson
Ann Arbor to Ferguson (AA2F) holds meeting, over 500 attend
Black Lives Matter protesters, including EMU students, disrupt shopping at Briarwood Mall
AA2F/RAW march and “Pack the City Council”
RAW advocates that the WCSO evaluate the county's Law Enforcement Citizen Oversight Commission and its mission.
RAW challenges the Sheriff to earmark future budgets for remediation and multicultural training for the department.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor fails to indict AAPD officer who killed Aura Rosser
AA2F/RAW march and civil disobedience protesting non-indictment
RAW challenges WCSO's Community Engagement Officer to limit the number of shooting deaths by any means necessary.
AA2F/RAW Black members hold guerrilla theater at Ann Arbor City Council meeting demanding justice for Aura Rosser and end to racist policing; birth of Guerrilla Theater Group
AA2F/RAW pack the Ann Arbor City Council in silent protest
AA2F/RAW and others publish People’s Retort to the Prosecutor’s Report, a retort with teeth rejecting state police and county prosecutor investigations of Aura Rosser’s death
RAW demands that John Seto (AAPD) step down and apologize to the family of Aura Rosser.
RAW attends ENPACT workshop, in an effort to ensure the WCSO kept its promise (re: improving human relations).
Terrance Kellom shot and killed by ICE agent in Detroit
AA2F/RAW May Day March for Justice! followed by fundraising concert to benefit children of Aura Rosser
AA2F/RAW show of force and Open Letter to Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission
AA2F #SayHerName Silent Black Tape Protest in solidarity with National Day of Action to End State Violence Against Black Women and Girls
#StandWithCharleston vigils in A2 (AA2F) and Ypsi (RAW). Protesters in Ypsi wait all night outside jail for detained protester to be release
For National Day of Action to #StandWithCharleston, RAW/AA2F create memorials in Ypsi
AA2F Community BBQ, a smash hit in spite of the rain
RAW sponsors Confederate Flag Burning Weekend
Black Lives Matter activist Sandra Bland found dead in jail in Waller County, Texas, murder suspected; BLM Movement conflagration inspires strike back with organized fight back
Michaelangelo and Makiah Jackson killed in Detroit during a high-speed police
RAW launches Stop Bully Cops petition campaign in Ypsilanti
RAW/AA2F activists participate in Movement for Black Lives Convening
RAW/AA2F observe one year since the murder of Mike Brown: The Space Between: On the Ground for Michael Brown
Fuck the Police Rally and Pique-Nique
#BlackTransLivesMatter Vigil in Ann Arbor
We organize to fully engage all citizens in public life and to build voting power for communities of color, and the under-represented. All interested parties are encouraged to attend #FreedomTuesdayz (and are welcome to stand in solidarity 6:45-7:45pm) with local concerned citizens near City Hall (1 South Huron Street, downtown Ypsilanti).
RaW Prints #LovesBlack T-Shirts
One Year After: Aura Rosser's Black Life Matters
#DaysofAura
Radical Washtenaw launches keepypsiblack.org
Stand with Mizzou on the UM Diag
The Black Student 10-Point Plan is published, and presented to Eastern Michigan University's Interim President on Friday, November 20, 2015.
#YearWithoutTamir : Vigil on the Anniversary of Tamir Rice's murder
Remarks to Council, Dec. 15, 2015
Kevin Matthews Murdered by Dearborn PD
Remarks to Council, Jan. 5, 2016
AA2F changes its name to Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives (A34BL).
Why Are Black People in Ypsilanti Disproportionately Arrested on Bench Warrants?
Local A34BL and RAW activists commemorate the day Aura Rain Rosser would have turned 42 years old with a light-brigade action in Ann Arbor.
Aura Rain Rosser would have turned 42 years old on Jan. 20, 2016. #DaysofAura
RAW begins organizing door-to-door around arrest rates in Ypsilanti.
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