LONDON PROTEST
Justice for Black Lives protest: What time is the Parliament Square demo on June 6?
PROTESTS are kicking off again across the nation's capital today as Brits demand racial equality in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the US.
Londoners will meet today, June 6, to call for an end to police brutality in the Justice for Black Lives protest. So where is it and how can you get involved?
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Brits will be hitting the streets in a peaceful protest today by gathering at Parliament Square from 1pm.
Demonstrators aim to highlight the plight of black American George Floyd after disturbing video footage emerged of white officer, Derek Chauvin, pressing his knee on the neck of the dying man - while he pleaded for air.
Those keen to join protests in the capital can get more details by checking the #LDNBLM hashtag on Twitter
For those who can't make today's event, it will be followed by another tomorrow on Sunday (June 7) at the US Embassy from 2pm.
The events are being organised by Black Lives Matter London and participants are being encouraged to wear masks and observe social distancing.
While tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the US, anti-racism demonstrations continue to be held in Britain, with people chanting "Black Lives Matter" and waving placards calling for justice.
The first demonstrations took place in London last weekend on Sunday May 31, as people gathered in Trafalgar Square and outside the US Embassy in Battersea.
Another occurred in Hyde Park on Wednesday, June 3.
More protests are planned in cities including Manchester, Leicester, Sheffield and Bristol.
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UK protests are taking place alongside demos around the globe, from Berlin and the Netherlands to Australia and New Zealand, after video showed Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes before he died.
The arrest of Floyd, 46, was captured by an onlooker’s cell phone video that went viral and showed a cop restraining him while pressing his knee on the unarmed man's neck as he pleaded: “Please, I can’t breathe.”
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