ORLANDO, Fla. — A rally in downtown Orlando on Sunday focused on remembering lives lost to police violence.
Organizers looked back at what’s changed since the death of Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Kentucky woman who was killed by police last March.
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Organizers said one of the main goals of the event was to promote healing in the community.
This comes after what was a disappointing week for many protesting for reform throughout the criminal justice system.
They laid roses in honor for some of the local and national victims of police violence, and discussed the need to reengage people who were out in the streets five months ago to make sure they’re in the fight for the long haul.
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“We just decided we need to have more demonstrations of love and unity in the community,” said event organizer Shan Michael. “It’s not about protesting and controlling others, or telling people what to do. It’s about leading by example and showing that no matter what happens, we will still love each other and we will still continue to move forward.”
Michael said they will continue to organize and demonstrate in a variety of ways, and try to raise awareness up to, and after, November’s election.
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In Boston, Spokane and Colorado Springs and other cities across the country, protests continued Sunday.
Organizers said the demonstrations were not only for Taylor, but to continue applying pressure to local governments to institute reforms.
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