People Walk Out Of Work, School in Ferguson Protests
Source: abc
People Walk Out Of Work, School in Ferguson Protests
Dec 1, 2014, 4:59 PM ET
By RHEANA MURRAY
People rally in New York Citys Union Square before marching through the street in protest to the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown case, Dec. 1, 2014.
Protesters across the country walked out of jobs or school today to honor Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager killed this summer by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
Many of the walkouts happened at 12:01 p.m. CT, the exact time Brown was shot on Aug. 9. The movement gained steam on social media with the hashtag #HandsUpWalkOut, and organized protests happened in dozens of cities.
At universities from New York to Los Angeles, students marched holding signs saying "Black Lives Matter" and demanding "justice" for Brown.
In some parts of the country, the protesters even included middle school students. .......
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)marmar
(76,985 posts)Something's happening here......
Bragi
(7,650 posts)riversedge
(69,727 posts)kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)I have never been prouder of these Americans who have been protesting.
And today Scarborough went to a new low and he is the outsider in this country, a racist out of touch jerk.
Bragi
(7,650 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)I think social media is helping the movement very much.
I am so happy to see that so many American people have had enough.
I also imagine Mike Brown's family, and all of those who have been affected by the over reach of police authority will feel a healing from the actions of their fellow citizens.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)more protests from celebrities and athletes.
Black out the super Biwl.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)K&R