George Floyd Protest To March To Whitefish Bay, Organizers Say

WHITEFISH BAY, WI — Demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody last week are planning another march in the Milwaukee area — one that is expected to head into Whitefish Bay, according to organizers.

"Lets keep up the fight, the hard work, the blood, sweat, tears, and the vigor that everyone has given in these last weeks- Lets Keep fighting, Lets Keep marching until we are finally heard. March for George Floyd and all the injustices Black People face in America," organizers wrote in a social media post Wednesday.

Organizers say the march will start at 1 p.m. at the Water Tower at E. North Ave. and will head north to Whitefish Bay.

The march is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, according to a Facebook post on the event.

Authorities in Whitefish Bay have gone on record saying that demonstrators have been generally peaceful, and spent about 90 minutes traveling through the village before heading back to Milwaukee Monday night into Tuesday morning.

In a bulletin posted Tuesday afternoon, Whitefish Bay police chief Michael Young said a group of demonstrators marched into the village just after midnight. After marching through several streets in Whitefish Bay, the group reached the Bayshore Town Center, and then headed south through Glendale before returning to Milwaukee.

Young said law enforcement will facilitate lawful protests, yet "the potential for outliers to use current events as a cover for illegal activity will require constant diligence."