People are sharing videos from peaceful protests in honour of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter

2 June 2020, 18:10

Tessa Thompson shares peaceful Black Lives Matter protest video

By Katie Louise Smith

"Put this on the news."

For the past few days, people have been taking to the streets to march and protest in the name of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter.

Last week (May 25), George Floyd, a black man, was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer. His death followed the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman, who was shot by a Louisville police officer in her own home (March 13).

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While you may be seeing a lot of videos on your timeline that show looting, vandalism or even excessive force used by police on unarmed protesters across the US, there have been hundreds of peaceful protests that have not been reported as widely.

From people taking a 9 minute moment of silence in honour of George Floyd, to moving and uplifting speeches, dances and peaceful marching, here are just some videos that have been shared on social media from the heart of the protests.

Peaceful protests are taking place all over the US and the UK
Peaceful protests are taking place all over the US and the UK. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images, Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images

In Newark, New Jersey, protestors came together and danced in the street. (via @FrostyTheSkid)

Author Frederick Joseph shared a video of a moving speech in Harlem, New York.

Protesters in Washington DC take a 9 minute moment of silence, the same length of time that the police officer had his knee on George Floyd's neck. (via Lukas Pietrzak)

Protesters in Iowa where also kneeling in silence for 9 minutes, in a video shared by reporter Melody Mercado.

Tessa Thompson shared scenes from a protest in Los Angeles with people taking a knee in tribute to George Floyd.

Laura Dern also shared footage from a peaceful march in Los Angeles.

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In a video shared by Colorado Times Recorder, protesters in Colorado chanted "I can't breathe" for 9 minutes.

In Chicago, people marched peacefully in honour of black lives. (via Said Sarkic)

Hundreds of people came out in Cardiff, UK. In the video posted by @Jon_Konn, protesters chanted "no justice, no peace".

In London, UK, protesters took to Trafalgar Square to show solidarity and support too. (via @jamsqu)

JoJo shared a speech from the mother of an unarmed black man who was killed by Gardena police in California.

Jamie Foxx shared a video from Minneapolis, where George Floyd's family and friends were amongst speakers and peaceful protesters.

To find out more about the protests and ways in which you can help, visit: HERE.