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After the violent death of George Floyd, Frankfurt shows solidarity with the victims of racism and police violence. Again a thousand people gather.
- George Floyd is victim of racist police violence
- There has been social unrest in the United States since then
- At a Solidarity demo in Frankfurt several thousand people took part
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+++ 2 p.m .: Currently thousands are gathering again at the Römer in Frankfurt to demonstrate against racism and police violence. There are so four people in the “Silent Protest” that they do not all fit the Romans.
Also demonstrated on Saturday #Frankfurt against racism. In the #silentdemo Solidarity again shows thousands of demonstrators to address racist structures and acts of violence. It is already at 2:00 p.m. # Romans completely filled. #BlackLivesMatterGermany pic.twitter.com/VbkyArDSMt
– Dominik Herold (@HeroldDominik) June 6, 2020
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Update from 06.06.2020, 10.00 a.m .:A demonstration against racist police violence will also take place on Saturday. The organizers call to you “Silent Protest” at 2 p.m. at the Römer in Frankfurt. Participants should wear a black top, according to the Instagram website.
Update from June 5th, 2020, 4.29pm: Around 3,000 people have been in on Friday (June 5th, 2020) Frankfurt Downtown against Police violence and racism demonstrated. The protest was triggered by the violent death of the black American George Floyd in a police operation. The incident caused demonstrations and rallies worldwide. Already on Wednesday about 550 to 600 people had taken to the streets in Frankfurt to get involved with the movement“Black Lives Matter” to show in solidarity. The demo in Frankfurt is peaceful, said a police spokeswoman. The participants would adhere to the corona-related distance and mouth protection rules on the Römerberg.
The Roman is full #blacklivesmatter #GeorgeFloyd youthagainstracism #Frankfurt pic.twitter.com/dIFZbY9mql
– [iL*]-Frankfurt (@iLfrankfurt) June 5, 2020
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Update from 4.6.2020, 8.26 a.m .: In which protest against racism and Police violence on Wednesday afternoon at the main guard in Frankfurt several hundred people in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter Movement demonstrated. During the rally came mostly from racism affected black people have their say. It wasn’t just the one killed George Floyd thought, but also victims racist police violence in Germany.
George Floyd: Solidarity demonstration against racism and police violence in Frankfurt
One of the speakers read a list of the victims since the 1990s and showed impressively how very racist structures are also part of German society. The speakers also expressed their condolences to the black refugees who drowned in the Mediterranean. The rally in Frankfurt It took around three hours, including minutes of silence, experience reports, poems and music.
Several hundred people present at the solidarity protest in Frankfurt at the Hauptwache to the sounds of Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” pic.twitter.com/DcFimlECuP
– Valerie Eiseler (@vallebot) June 3, 2020
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The crowd of demonstrators tried to keep the minimum distance of 1.5 meters during the rally, which has become difficult in the meantime due to the space available at the Frankfurt main guard. With a few exceptions, everyone present also wore a protective mask. The police were on site with numerous officers, but were at Roßplatz about 200 meters away. The had the call for the demonstration Black People Initiative in Germany started.
In #Frankfurt are hundreds of people calling @ISDBund followed and demonstrate against racist police violence! #BlackLivesMatter #OuryJallohDasWarMord #ChristySchwundeckDasWarMord pic.twitter.com/2AwQbRBq1a
– No final line Hessen (@KeinSchlussstr_) June 3, 2020
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Demo against racist police violence in Frankfurt
First registration from 3.6.2020, 2:11 p.m.: The death of the African American George Floyd has triggered a global wave of anger, sadness and indignation. The 46-year-old died after a policeman pressed his knee against his neck.
“I can’t breathe,” he called, handcuffed, but the policeman ignored him and didn’t let him go. The crime was recorded on video by eyewitnesses and has been going around the world ever since. The discussion about racism, more precisely racist Police violence, is not only in the United States burned again.
For black Americans, it’s part of everyday life, from that police to be threatened; Out of concern, parents are already teaching their children how to deal with this danger. And as the statistics show, this fear is real: Since 2015, how statista.com released, 5,338 people killed by police. “There are a total of 1,220 blacks among those affected – this corresponds to 29 deaths per million people in this population group. For comparison: In the white population there are only twelve deaths per million people, “says the website.
George Gloyd’s death: social unrest and protest against police violence
Many people no longer want to accept this and have been taking to the streets in the United States since May 25, when George Floyd was the victim of racist police violence in Minneapolis. But not only there. On Tuesday (June 2nd) 60,000 people demonstrated in Paris, Protests are nationwide and also in Frankfurt am Main announced. So on Wednesday, June 3rd, at 5 p.m. at the Hauptwache, organized by the initiative Black people in Germany and Migrantifa Hessen. Youth Against Racism calls for a demo on Friday, June 5th, at 2 p.m. at the Alte Oper. Saturday, June 6th, is one Silent demo announced at the main station.
Because racist Police violence have the United States not exclusive. Also in Germany people are often treated differently and discriminatively by the police because of their skin color, as shown by racial profiling or suspicious identity checks.
Racist police violence in Germany too – demo in Frankfurt
The death of the asylum seeker is still the same Oury Jalloh, who was in custody and found dead in his cell with his hands and feet fixed in January 2005, has not been clarified. The case was closed.
Under the hashtag # also make victim counseling and networks of black people aware of the problems here in Germany.
In the wake of the anger after George Floyd’s death, the turmoil was great when all German talk shows invited only white guests to talk about the topic.
Protests against police violence in the United States seriously injure a young black man in the Texas city of Austin. Helpers are also shot at.
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