{"id":176667,"date":"2020-06-02T08:16:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T07:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=176667"},"modified":"2020-06-02T08:16:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T07:16:04","slug":"thousands-protest-racism-and-police-violence-around-the-globe-in-solidarity-with-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=176667","title":{"rendered":"Thousands protest racism and police violence around the globe in solidarity with U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>Seeking justice for George Floyd has expanded beyond the U.S. with thousands hitting the streets around the globe this weekend in protest against racism and police brutality, and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n<p>Turning up to protests in the UK, New Zealand, Canada, and Germany over the weekend, thousands of people gathered in capital cities to demonstrate. Many held signs reading &#8220;Justice for George Floyd,&#8221; and the words &#8220;I can&#8217;t breathe,&#8221; which were said repeatedly by Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, who died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee against Floyd&#8217;s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Chauvin has been arrested and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/29\/us\/minneapolis-protests-george-floyd-death.html?action=click&amp;module=Spotlight&amp;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charged with murder.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/justice-for-george-floyd-minneapolis-support-protesters\/?utm_cid=a-seealso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to demand justice for George Floyd and support Minneapolis protesters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Protests have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/31\/us\/george-floyd-protests-live-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taken place in at least 140 cities<\/a> across the U.S. in the week since Floyd&#8217;s death. Here&#8217;s some glimpses of protests taking place around the globe, in solidarity with those protesting in America.<\/p>\n<h2>UK<\/h2>\n<p>Protests in London <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-52868465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">were held<\/a> in Trafalgar Square and outside the U.S. embassy in Battersea. Black Lives Matter UK <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ukblm\/status\/1266817015773265920?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a> the protest both as a response to Floyd&#8217;s death and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-52853859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decision of British Transport Police<\/a> not to take further action on the death of Victoria station worker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-london-52616071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belly Mujinga<\/a>, who died with COVID-19 after she was spat on by a man claiming to have coronavirus. Elsewhere in the UK, protests were held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-manchester-52867164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-52869234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiff<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"People take part in a protest in Trafalgar Square, London.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!1383\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329084%252Fc0e85000-32f8-447b-b0e7-9d793ddb5500.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=-83zeWBPHnvTLsG5Goq0Lfcsszc=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>People take part in a protest in Trafalgar Square, London.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Dominic Lipinski \/ PA Images via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Activists gathered with placards at Trafalgar Square during the demonstration.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!328b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329091%252Fd04993b8-c567-4141-b11c-5ce499c07c90.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=slZ0hXZxLJlscdAhJD1_4tWgLb0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Activists gathered with placards at Trafalgar Square during the demonstration.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  David Cliff \/ SOPA Images \/ LightRocket via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Despite the ban of mass gatherings in Britain, thousands of people gathered Sunday in London and Manchester to protest.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!ba6d\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329093%252F84d0663a-f45d-4f50-985f-4843b1923ed4.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=otKP-januV0YJ3RusFOMAZGZ6gk=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Despite the ban of mass gatherings in Britain, thousands of people gathered Sunday in London and Manchester to protest.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Xinhua \/\u00a0 via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>New Zealand<\/h2>\n<p>Anti-racism protests took place in the New Zealand cities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/politics\/300025331\/in-pictures-antiracism-demonstrations-in-auckland-christchurch-and-wellington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington<\/a>. In the largest protest in Auckland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jun\/01\/thousands-in-new-zealand-protest-against-george-floyd-killing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thousands marched from central Auckland&#8217;s Aotea Square<\/a> to the U.S. embassy. &#8220;The disease of state-based discrimination is not constrained to American borders,&#8221; Green MP Golriz Ghahraman told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jun\/01\/thousands-in-new-zealand-protest-against-george-floyd-killing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Guardian<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThe death of George Floyd is being felt around the world, encapsulating raw injustice that comes from centuries of oppression. We must learn from his death and prioritise the work to eliminate systemic racism from our police and justice systems.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"New Zealand protesters demonstrate in Auckland.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!3d8b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329075%252F23008f85-f368-4ea8-8d76-d1e2bc19b2ba.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=gH4iavyUgQHrEaDeAK2jnCKRNvI=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>New Zealand protesters demonstrate in Auckland.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY \/ AFP via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Auckland protesters take a knee in solidarity.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!aa33\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329082%252Fd2fd0586-a82f-4ac0-9757-2bd31bcabfde.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=8dpyyCHRcTnwwWfjzhxqQ88KuwU=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Auckland protesters take a knee in solidarity.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  MICHAEL BRADLEY \/ AFP via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"The protests took place on Monday through Auckland, as well as Wellington and Christchurch.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!a8e2\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329078%252Fc26659b2-8a4c-4fb6-a9d2-4fb4817e1a45.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=AvvDfSzGlWCE2fsfZzeuT5HA6AA=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>The protests took place on Monday through Auckland, as well as Wellington and Christchurch.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  MICHAEL BRADLEY \/ AFP via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Protesters marched to the U.S. embassy from Auckland's\u00a0Aotea Square.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!3393\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329080%252F2772566d-a395-4801-95dc-d69a9e8dcfad.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=E9gZv6UIP8d16O52k0b7B1_HWY4=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Protesters marched to the U.S. embassy from Auckland&#8217;s\u00a0Aotea Square.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  MICHAEL BRADLEY \/ AFP via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Germany<\/h2>\n<p>In Berlin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/anti-racism-protests-spread-to-berlin-and-london\/a-53643710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several hundred protesters<\/a> staged a protest outside the U.S. embassy. A mural memorial for Floyd has been been painted by artist eme_freethinker at Mauerpark, a former part of the Berlin Wall. Soccer stars in Germany&#8217;s Bundesliga pro football league also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/6570b65ed8e384009a9f1b4ac5bda6e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demonstrated during a matches<\/a> on Saturday and Sunday \u2014 Weston McKennie <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMckennie\/status\/1266776949352849409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wore &#8220;Justice 4 George&#8221; handwritten on his armband<\/a>, Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sanchooo10\/status\/1267187276326547457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote &#8220;Justice for George Floyd&#8221; their jerseys<\/a>, and Marcus Thuram <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/borussia_en\/status\/1267102521534885890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taking a knee between goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"People protest in Kreuzberg in Berlin on Sunday.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!bc42\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329087%252Fa253ce95-2a7d-4e5a-8e82-68db04210bb5.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=bMWYLEf0AwCCR2amFwL1lCL-BYU=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>People protest in Kreuzberg in Berlin on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Bernd von Jutrczenka \/ picture alliance via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"A mural of George Floyd painted by the artist eme_freethinker on a wall at Mauerpark in Berlin.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!50ab\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329106%252F6dfefb7f-f2a5-40c4-9cfb-36e54a689bf5.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=YZT5PameQ76EFKaBZylWJrShMfw=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>A mural of George Floyd painted by the artist eme_freethinker on a wall at Mauerpark in Berlin.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Omer Messinger \/ NurPhoto via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Demonstrators in Berlin hold up signs.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!5fb2\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329108%252F380be9d3-0368-40ea-8a45-d4307b15abc7.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=6zd5pk6mSSqlYAazCYFZApKWsm4=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Demonstrators in Berlin hold up signs.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Bernd von Jutrczenka \/ picture alliance via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Canada<\/h2>\n<p>Protests were staged in downtown Montreal on Sunday. &#8220;It keeps happening and it&#8217;s happening here in Montreal so to be here together is to show solidarity and denounce the injustice,&#8221; event organiser Marie-Livia Beauge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/george-floyd-montreal-police-racism-protest-1.5592643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told CBC<\/a>. Protests also happened in Toronto, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/protest-toronto-regis-korchinski-paquet-1.5591745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">demonstrators also demanded justice<\/a> for the death of Toronto resident\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/regis-korchinski-paquet-toronto-police-1.5590296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regis Korchinski-Paquet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old died after falling from an apartment balcony, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/regis-korchinski-paquet-toronto-police-1.5590296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a moment which her family has accused police of having been involved<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Protesters march during a rally in Toronto.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!7450\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329116%252Fdb1ede7a-fae0-4e7a-bb62-db316366752c.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=vGYiWVza7uEMi3duXqPBavrO5oQ=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Protesters march during a rally in Toronto.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Arindam Shivaani \/ NurPhoto via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Protesters face police in front of Toronto Police Headquarters on Sunday.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!d1cf\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329110%252Fb853dfc1-6768-4178-b4d3-e7d092d9681a.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=VNHN4WwimpI8Z7P1QJFZTI_HH2o=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Protesters face police in front of Toronto Police Headquarters on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Steve Russell \/ Toronto Star via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Protesters march through Toronto.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!2824\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329114%252F16e19831-2ef5-4629-bb66-8b22940795ae.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=SXLPj0fIc7hGB1CXyDtudIQNCj8=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Protesters march through Toronto.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  Arindam Shivaani\/NurPhoto via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"The crowd kneel as it observes a minute of silence in memory of George Floyd during a rally on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!3c5b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329095%252F5a454469-b9ad-4f80-9947-a5f861ba6d2d.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=6GFgjtS0rJWtG71cbXE87yc4iIg=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>The crowd kneel as it observes a minute of silence in memory of George Floyd during a rally on Montreal&#8217;s Place du Canada on May 31, 2020.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  ERIC THOMAS \/ AFP via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p><picture itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><source   type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><source   type=\"image\/jpeg\"><\/source><img alt=\"Demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the U.S.\" class=\"\" data-fragment=\"m!591e\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1329104%252F21ef282e-e54a-4d99-9629-e5610907bd9d.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=kDr5mDuig5Mc4nbLgHgqSDQulCE=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\"   src_type=\"jpeg\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n<p>Demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the U.S.\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image:  ERIC THOMAS \/ AFP via Getty Images\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re not in the U.S., you can read up on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/social-good\/6599\/6-ways-to-be-antiracist-because-being-not-racist-isnt-enough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actively be anti-racist<\/a>, and demand justice for George Floyd and support protesters from wherever you are in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/justice-for-george-floyd-minneapolis-support-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s how.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n<br \/><a 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