"Stand in solidarity:" Group of Milwaukee men journey to Ferguson, MO

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Riots in Ferguson, Missouri have been leading headlines for more than a week -- after a white police officer shot and killed a black, unarmed teen, Michael Brown. Now, a group of men from Milwaukee area is heading south to lend their voices to the protests.

"What we want to do is stand in solidarity for the people of Ferguson and all across the country that are standing for injustice," said Tory Lowe, community activist.

Lowe says some of the problems seen in Ferguson are mirrored on Milwaukee's streets.

"It's not just about Ferguson, it's multiple communities that are suffering from injustice and we have our own Mike Brown here in Milwaukee," said Lowe.

The group hopes their efforts will draw attention to Milwaukee's own issues.

Andrae Riley says his goal is to make it popular to be positive.

"We going to march and put our hands up do what we got to do to show that we can fight back and we are going to be supportive of the nonviolence movements that's all around the world," said Riley.

But one thing they'd specifically like to see here at home -- body cameras on police officers.

"We need them to have body cameras because we have to start a healing process and without something to hold them accountable it will never happen and I think body cameras is a start," said Lowe.

Lowe says he plans to be at the next meeting of the Fire and Police Commission in Milwaukee -- to urge the group to speed up the process for body cameras.