Comparisons to 1968 fill some with dread and some with hope, but one thing is clear. "This sets us backwards ... We're going to be on lockdown. After they watched the viral video of George Floyd being killed by Minneapolis police officers, she said, it was time they saw their uncle's.
Black Lives Matter Morristown and Wind of the Spirit kick off their Summer Series with a walk from Madison to Florham Park on Saturday June 13, 2020. A group of nuns walks alongside protestors in Parsippany as they call for justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality. Demonstrators hold their fists up in the air and kneel while chanting "George Floyd.".
Poetry lovers and activists gathered — virtually, of course — for an hour last week to reflect on personal and political issues in a program titled, I am Deliberate and Afraid/ of Nothing: Poetry & Protest. Some lawmakers and state-funded organizations worry what will happen when that money is gone.
Lake Orion, Michigan ... Morristown, TN: Several members of the Tennessee chapter of the Nationalist Social Club, a white supremacist group, protested a Juneteenth Celebration at Cherokee Park. There were folks of all ages, shapes, sizes, colors, genders, cultures. Police escorted the marchers through the city and provided traffic control. T'Anna Kimbrough, the founder of Black Lives Matter Morristown leads the march with your fist in the air. "This is not just about Floyd.
"Some of them have been violent, but most have been peaceful. We do it because we, like you, believe an informed citizenry is vital to a healthy community. Millions have been shaken awake. Demonstrators hold up signs calling for an end to racial hate and justice for George Floyd. We are looking to revolutionize our police departments but also segregated and racist systems in all school districts," said Wind of the Spirit Co-president Karol Ruiz. Works begins 10/5/2020; Colonial Coach Update: The Colonial Coach is expected to be back in service effective Oct. 5th.
Under the orders of Attorney General Bill Barr, federal forces hurled unrestrained brutality on peaceful protesters at Lafayette Park on June 1, driving them out so that Trump could rant like a police-state dictator and pose with a Bible for his Christian fascist followers. The local police department helped coordinate the protest, and Chief Jason Cutler spoke at the beginning of the march.
Morris County residents of all ages gathered in Parsippany on Tuesday to demand justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality. The teenage children are Black, and so was their uncle, Stanton Crew. joined in on a protest and march on Saturday. Since her brother's shooting, she said, nothing has changed. Floyd, an African-American man, died in the Powderhorn community of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25. But I'm afraid Black lives don't matter in law enforcement," Crew said. The Dodge Poetry Festival also will be virtual this year. From the Lake Orion Review, June 6, 2020. Share Queens Represent Series: Hollis with your friends. Screenshot by Jamie Lynn Connors. Share Show Up for Womxn with your friends. West Orange teacher Ashley Barnes brought her kids to the protest: "My children need to witness that their mother raised her voice in protest. Share Plumsted United Rally with your friends. “This one is inspired by the entire history of protest movements on planet Earth,” he said, introducing his final poem, Areytos for Shipwrecked.
If we succeed – and we can succeed – we can begin to force the boots of violent oppressors off the necks of our brothers and sisters. We can't let the momentum stop," said T'Anna Kimbrough, a Black Lives Matter Morristown co-founder. "The events that led to George Floyd’s death are glaringly clear," said attorney Kisha Pinnock, who participated in the procession. Directly for the for the zoom meeting link contact person. “By dinner, I’m clogged dry with coffee and emails, lists of flowers I’ll plant and herbs I’ll forget to take,” said the queer daughter of Portuguese immigrants. Trump has thrown down a heavy gauntlet to the people who have been heroically protesting in the face of heightened repression. High school students ride their bikes alongside protestors in Parsipanny. Share Thousand Women's March for Black Maternal Health with your friends. to your collection.