| George Floyd protests in Italy | |
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| Part ofGeorge Floyd protests | |
.jpg) George Floyd protests inSanremo | |
| Date | May 28, 2020 - June 8, 2020 (1 week and 3 days) |
| Location | Italy |
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Shortly afterprotests seeking justice forGeorge Floyd, anAfrican American whowas murdered during apolice arrest,began in the United States, the people of Italy also began to protest to show solidarity with theAmericans.[1]
To protest, people knelt inpiazzas all over Italy for8 minutes and 46 seconds, spaced to respect therules fromCOVID-19.
Around 200 people peacefully protested in Piazza Roma,Ancona, on 6 June. Organized by “Altra Idea di Città” and the “Spazio Comune Heval”social center, it saw many young people arrive, including many ofAfrican origin.[2]
Over 300 students peacefully protested in Piazza Umberto I,Bari on 6 June, with the slogans "Racism is also a pandemic".[3]
Thousands of people peacefully protested in Piazza Matteotti,Bergamo on 7 June.[4]
Around 1000 people peacefully sit-in inPiazza Maggiore,Bologna on 6 June to say no to racism in a flashmob "Say their name" organized by the Arci Ritmo Lento association.[5]
Around 200 people protested in front of the formerCasa del Fascio in Piazza Verdi,Como, on 6 June, organized byUnione degli studenti andComo senza frontiere.[6][7]
Around a thousand people peacefully protested outside theUS Consulate inFlorence on 6 June.[8]
At 10:00 AM on June 6, 2020, invia XX Settembre,Genoa people organized a flash mob under the monumental bridge with 5 minutes of silence.[9]
Around 350 people peacefully protested with a flash mob in the urban park of Via Giotto, in the district ofGorarella,Grosseto, on 13 June.[10]
At 4:00 PM on June 6, 2020, hundreds of people protested inPiazza del Duomo in the city ofL'Aquila.[11]
Around 200 people protested in Piazza Garibaldi,Lecco, on 6 June. More than 200 boys and girls knelt with their fists raised, observing a minute of silence in memory of George Floyd and the many victims ofUnited States andItalian racism.[7]
Hundreds of people peacefully protested inTerrazza Mascagni,Livorno, on 12 June.[12]
Around 100 people peacefully protested in Piazza San Francesco,Matera on 2 June. Many young students took to the streets to protest "against all injustices" shouting "Let us breathe".[13]
People peacefully protested outside the US Consulate inMilan on 28 May;[14] on 7 June, thousands of people protested inPiazza Duca d'Aosta, in front of thecentral railway station.[15]
A few hundred people, ordinary citizens and associations, peacefully protested inEnzo Ferrari Park,Modena, on 6 June.[16]
At 3:00 PM on June 6, 2020, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in garrison under theAmerican Consulate, in Piazza della Repubblica, for the first Neapolitan demonstration of theBlack Lives Matter movement. In the square next to the representatives of the migrant communities there are many students, university and non-university students, and the organizations born after the deaths of Ugo Russo, Willy Monteiro and Davide Bifolco, (except for Monteiro) also killed by the police, whose families are still seeking justice.[17]
On June 6, 2020, hundreds of protesters took up the invitation of some independent activists and gathered in front of the Politeama Theater inPalermo in memory of George Floyd. The protest opened with the participants on their knees and with their fists raised in obsequious silence and then space for the "open microphone" which saw activists (from associations andNGOs such asAmnesty International, ForumAntirazzista, Sea-Eye and Mediterranea) and young migrants showed solidarity with those engaged in the struggles in theUS, and anger towards racism that is increasingly growing in Italy too.[18]
On June 7, 2020, many private citizens and university associations, especially young people but also families, demonstrated inPiazza IV Novembre, inPerugia,Umbria against all racism.[19]
On June 13, 2020, people of the city ofPescara takes to the streets with the 'Black Lives Matter' to show solidarity with the US mobilizations against racism, born after the murder of George Floyd.[20]
Around 150 people protested in Piazza Prampolini on 3 June at 6:00 PM in the city ofReggio Emilia.[21]
On June 7, 2020Roman people screamed, simulating the last moments of the victim's life, "I can't breathe". Then they all got up: after the slogans "George is here, no to racism", another slogan: "We are allanti-fascists", followed by a long applause. More than 3000 people showed up to protest.[22]
About 100 people peacefully protested in Piazza Matteotti on 13 June,[23] after the finding of written racial slurls againstGeorge Floyd on a construction site.[24]
About 200 people took toPiazza Castello inTurin on June 27, 2020, to demonstrate against racism in the wake of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. Participants hold up placards with phrases such as "We are not in Africa", "You speak Italian well, you even have an accent".[25][clarification needed]
Hundreds of students protested peacefully inPiazza dei Signori,Verona, on 5 June.[26]
Around 300 people peacefully protested in Piazza Mazzini,Viareggio, on 6 June.[27]
