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Madison businesses feel impact of protest encampment; Mayor calls for removal, protesters vow to stay
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Watch: Madison businesses feel impact of protest encampment; Mayor calls for removal, protesters vow to stayMadison mayor calls for end to Ruiz encampment zoneMarkos Regassa owns Buraka, an Ethiopian restaurant on Williamson Street, and said the community is mourning.
And of course, it's affected my business," Regassa said.
Like the protesters, Regassa said he wants justice for Ruiz — but he also wants his business to recover.
"This is a really tough time to do business right now for most of us, and we just want to survive," Regassa said.
He describes the encampment as a community of protesters and unhoused people demanding justice for Ruiz's death.