{"id":2640083,"date":"2026-08-04T05:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-behind-wisconsins-anti-police-autonomous-zone\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T05:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:44:07","slug":"whos-behind-wisconsins-anti-police-autonomous-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-behind-wisconsins-anti-police-autonomous-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s behind Wisconsin&#8217;s anti-police &#8216;autonomous zone&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhos-behind-wisconsins-anti-police-autonomous-zone%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Activists from multiple leftist groups are organizing or supporting a protest in Madison, Wisconsin, known as the \u201cautonomous zone,\u201d which officials say is damaging the neighborhood. The encampment was set up on July 22 following a police-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Corey Ruiz, a convicted felon who reportedly resisted arrest and threatened officers with a knife.The protest blockade includes the use of construction equipment and features amenities like a mental health support tent and demands for criminal justice reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Various organizations, including the 50501 Movement, Supply the Siege, Madison Worker Cooperatives, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, have posted instructions, footage, and funding appeals on-site. Supporters are solicited for donations to cover supplies, food, and lodging, with some funding intended to compensate workers affected by the protests.<\/p>\n<p>The groups involved are linked to broader leftist causes, including police abolition and anti-ICE activism, and many participants have previous histories of protest involvement.Notable participants have publicly expressed support for the movement,sharing videos of past protests and rallying for the cause. The protest has drawn criticism from Madison\u2019s mayor, who condemned the disruption of roads and local businesses, warning of emergency response delays and economic harm, while noting the resemblance of the zone to the Seattle CHAZ, which experienced violence and deaths. The mayor\u2019s office has not announced plans to dismantle the encampment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activists from at least a dozen leftist groups are organizing or promoting the \u201cautonomous zone\u201d protest in Madison, Wisconsin, that officials say is harming the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protesters began setting up an encampment <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/council\/district6\/blog\/2026-07-26\/update-on-the-police-killing-of-corey-ruiz-and-the-protest-area\">on July 22<\/a> that has since blocked traffic and business after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/news\/2026-07-22\/mayor-rhodes-conways-response-to-officer-involved-shooting\">police-involved shooting<\/a> that day that killed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/national\/2026\/07\/23\/fatal-police-shooting-of-man-with-knife-roils-madison-wisconsin\/\">convicted<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/23\/us-news\/corey-ruiz-ided-as-wisconsin-knifeman-killed-by-cops-in-caught-on-camera-shooting\/\">felon<\/a> Corey Ruiz, according to the city. Social media posts from those involved show activists coordinating funding and erecting construction site equipment as a blockade, a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> analysis found. The protest has also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/FvdvZ\">featured<\/a> a \u201cmental health support tent,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-says-covid-leaked-from-wuhan-lab\/\" title=\"Whistleblower Says COVID Leaked From Wuhan Lab\">taxpayer-funded nonprofit group<\/a> that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/C7aqf\">advocates abolishing police<\/a>, and a list of criminal justice reform \u201cdemands\u201d to the city.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4672587\/whos-behind-wisconsin-anti-police-zone\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Who\u2019s behind Wisconsin\u2019s anti-police \u2018autonomous zone\u2019 taking over city streets?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4669809\/fauci-diary-details-outrage-far-right-softness-toward-biden-china\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fauci\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >diary details blooming outrage<\/a> toward \u2018far right\u2019 and softness toward Biden and China<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4661436\/elite-us-schools-cozy-cuban-university-intelligence-network\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Elite US schools cozy with Cuban university linked to \u2018intelligence network\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groups posting on-site footage or instructions for protesters include the 50501 Movement, Supply the Siege, Madison Worker Cooperatives, Madison Trans Resistance Action Committee, Freedom Inc., <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbbQfIhgv_J\/\">the Party for Socialism and Liberation<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ev9tJ\">Freedom Road Socialist Organization<\/a>, Feeding the Youth, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/RY2Dm\">Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/rpLxQ\">Wisconsin Sapphics<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/I80JD\">Deflock Dane<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wdDcq\">Trans Advocacy Mission<\/a>. The organizations brand themselves around numerous leftist causes but are now joining to condemn Madison police for killing Ruiz, whom officials claim <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/council\/district3\/blog\/2026-07-26\/city-meetings-and-updates-week-of-july-27\">resisted arrest<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/captimes.com\/news\/government\/corey-ruiz-family-speaks-on-madison-police-shooting-they-took-my-baby\/article_d94b889a-7c51-4525-8181-bb1e3ad58989.html\">pulled a knife<\/a> on officers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/news\/2026-08-02\/community-update-from-mayor-rhodes-conway-august-2\">called out<\/a> protesters for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/news\/2026-07-30\/community-update-from-mayor-rhodes-conway\">continuing<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/news\/2026-07-31\/community-update-from-mayor-rhodes-conway-july-31\">block<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/news\/2026-08-01\/community-update-from-mayor-rhodes-conway-august-1\">roads<\/a> on Sunday and demanded that they stop their \u201coccupation,\u201d but did not announce any action to force their dispersal. The city\u2019s fire department must now take emergency vehicles \u201caround the encampment, potentially adding minutes to a call,\u201d Madison Councilman Alder Evers <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/council\/district13\/blog\/2026-08-02\/corey-ruiz-and-the-willy-street-blockade\">said<\/a> Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is real harm being done to local businesses and residents in the Marquette Neighborhood,\u201d the mayor said Sunday. \u201cWe are hearing from neighbors who are losing income and even jobs, and who will not be able to make rent. We are hearing from employees who are being laid off and businesses that are on the verge of closing permanently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rhodes-Conway noted that the so-called Corey Ruiz autonomous zone resembles Seattle Black Lives Matter rioters\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/863018\/we-could-have-the-summer-of-love-seattle-mayor-says-she-doesnt-know-when-chaz-occupation-will-conclude\/\">Capitol Hill autonomous zone<\/a>, or CHAZ, which resulted in shooting and deaths after its occupants <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2132568\/seattle-not-liable-in-teenagers-murder-during-capitol-hill-organized-protest-ruling\/\">kicked out police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayor\u2019s office did not provide comment in response to a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> inquiry.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"h-the-funding\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The funding<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several posts <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/FkYfg\">ask supporters<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/0NEBQ\">donate<\/a> for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/HqigE\">supplies<\/a> at the protest zone, such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/YIkAs\">food<\/a> and clothing, using a Venmo account <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2940613332653346\/about\">belonging to<\/a> Feeding the Youth leader Jazzman Brown. Her group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/madison365.com\/madisons-feeding-the-youth-heading-to-minnesota-to-feed-support-protesters\/\">got its start<\/a> providing food for anti-police protesters after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-floyd\/\">George Floyd<\/a>\u2018s 2020 death in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> and helping them travel to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, demonstrations, according to media outlet Madison365.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown claims to have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channel3000.com\/news\/he-was-a-human-friend-of-man-killed-by-madison-police-officer-speaks-out\/article_a82e498b-713f-4a89-b576-28c56fa9f4d0.html\">known Ruiz personally<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2940613332653346\/\">organized<\/a> a candlelight vigil in Madison on the encampment\u2019s second day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease let me know if out of state protesters need support with travel or hotel expenses!\u201d Brown wrote in a Facebook post that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activists claim they will compensate workers whose lives they are disrupting. Madison Worker Cooperatives, whose <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/madworc.coop\/about-us\/\">stated mission<\/a> is to \u201cbuild the solidarity economy,\u201d also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/O8mKo\">opened<\/a> an online <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/willy-street-business-relief-fund\">fundraiser<\/a> through which employees \u201cnegatively impacted by the ongoing demonstrations\u201d can apply for funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funding is for \u201cemployees only,\u201d not business owners, as long as they show proof of lost wages, Madison Worker Cooperatives said in a Saturday Instagram post. The group is coordinating the fundraiser with the Williamson-Marquette Business Alliance, which promised to match up to $5,000 in donations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"h-familiar-faces\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Familiar faces<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to Brown, other veteran protesters described participating in the Madison encampment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">50501 Movement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sahanjournal.com\/public-safety\/minnesota-ice-observers-face-federal-charges\/\">member<\/a> Emily Phillips posted footage of her comrades <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbYq_UUjNdZ\/\">blocking<\/a> Madison\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbT-Tb3gR5j\/?img_index=1\">roads<\/a> with tents, wood, construction cones, and other items. She previously joined protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DZBeVusAtS_\/\">New Jersey\u2019s Delaney Hall<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2026\/04\/06\/charges-against-st-paul-church-protester-dismissed\">Minnesota<\/a> earlier this year, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/serial-anti-ice-agitator-arrested-after-disrupting-easter-service-at-cities-church\/\">media reports<\/a> and her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blckpress.com\/post\/civil-rights-leaders-demand-charges-dropped-for-anti-ice-protesters\">public comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phillips was arrested outside St. Paul\u2019s Cities Church during a January anti-ICE protest that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4474612\/doj-indicts-30-minnesota-church-storming-case\/\">disrupted a church service<\/a> and led to federal charges for dozens involved, MPR News reported. Phillips\u2019s local misdemeanor charges were dropped.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The activist also claimed to have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sahanjournal.com\/public-safety\/minnesota-ice-observers-face-federal-charges\/\">personally worked alongside<\/a> Minnesota protesters who now face <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4620337\/anarchist-website-far-left-tool-evidence-doj-probe\/\">federal charges<\/a> alleging an antifa-linked conspiracy to harm and impede ICE agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStay safe, f*** ICE, and have a great day,\u201d she told her audience last week in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbTtIDrJVKh\/\">Instagram video<\/a> announcing she was traveling to Madison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 50501 Movement also posted a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbYxwvpEzGo\/\">video<\/a> purportedly from the autonomous zone featuring a woman who described participating in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4670657\/fbi-2020-rioter-helped-demolish-ice-facility\/\">2020 Black Lives Matter riots<\/a>. \u201cSix years ago, I was a big, big, big part of the organizing of the protests after George Floyd passed away, and I am a comrade of yours, Minnesota,\u201d said the woman, identified as Ebony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was there when your police station [was] burning and we were rioting,\u201d she said, apparently referring to when the mobs <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1855039\/fourth-man-charged-after-burning-down-minneapolis-police-precinct-sentenced-to-prison-ordered-to-pay-12-million\/\">burned down a Minneapolis police precinct<\/a> in 2020. She also gave a shoutout to allies in Washington, D.C., mentioning how \u201cwe all got trapped on Black Lives Matter Drive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another group spreading Brown\u2019s donation instructions is Supply the Siege, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260803183411\/https:\/\/www.supplythesiege.org\/about\">created in May<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/1bkxD\">support<\/a> Minnesota\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4412995\/liberal-activists-aggressive-ice-watch-tactics-target-federal-officers-minneapolis\/\">anti-ICE demonstrators<\/a>, its website and Instagram account show. \u201cWhether during civil unrest or simply neighbors helping neighbors, we will be there,\u201d the website says.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"h-tax-funded-charity-makes-demands\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax-funded charity makes \u2018demands\u2019<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protesters are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260803021125\/https:\/\/fightbacknews.org\/articles\/madison-wi-people-still-in-the-streets-to-get-justice-for-corey-ruiz\">petitioning the city<\/a> for policy changes written on postcards in tandem with Ruiz\u2019s family and the nonprofit Freedom Inc., according to on-site coverage from Freedom Road Socialist Organization\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fightbacknews\">media arm<\/a>, \u201cFight Back! News.\u201d The demands include arresting the police officer who killed Ruiz, defunding the police, and more \u201ccommunity control\u201d over law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Images from other protest participants show a Freedom Inc. tent and its \u201cabolish police\u201d signage in the protest zone. \u201cFreedom Inc. has set up a tent to carry out a four-day educational series where they will discuss in detail their demands to get justice for Corey and create change in Madison,\u201d the Freedom Road Socialist Organization said Thursday. Madison Trans Resistance Action Committee also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Pv2Gb\">told<\/a> activists to follow Freedom Inc.\u2019s lead on demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur only enemy is the state,\u201d Freedom Inc. said in a Saturday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fU4uY\">post<\/a>. \u201cThe state murders us in the street. The state occupies our neighborhoods through policing. The state separates families through deportation. The state abandons our communities while funding punishment over care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4670657\/fbi-2020-rioter-helped-demolish-ice-facility\/\"><strong>FBI STILL SEARCHING FOR 2020 RIOTER WHO HELPED DEMOLISH ICE FACILITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur responsibility is to build political clarity, deepen our relationships, organize our communities, and build institutions that answer to the people instead of the state,\u201d the nonprofit group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/h0owm\">continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom Inc. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FreedomInc990_2021.pdf\">reported<\/a> more than $4.8 million in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FreedomInc990_2022.pdf\">government<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FreedomInc990_2023.pdf\">funds<\/a> between 2021 and 2024 on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FreedomInc990_2024_4db4d5.pdf\">tax filings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leftist groups organize Madison\u2019s disruptive autonomous zone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2640084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26206564133309.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14436,10949,83642,36854,4124],"class_list":["post-2640083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-activism","tag-anti-police","tag-autonomous-zone","tag-local-news","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26206564133309.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640083"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640087,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640083\/revisions\/2640087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}