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Demonstrators hold placards during Black Lives Matter protest outside the United States Embassy on June 07, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
'No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed': Thousands in Spain and UK Rally at US Embassies in Solidarity With America's Anti-Racist Uprising
"There's children of all ages and older adults here. They are going to experience what we have experienced and we have to try to make that not happen."
Jun 07, 2020
After the U.S. saw its largest demonstrations yet over the police killing of George Floyd, massive demonstrations kicked off Sunday outside of the U.S. embassies in the United Kingdom and Spain as thousands gathered in a show of solidarity with America's uprising against law enforcement brutality and systemic racial injustice.
Thousands of Britons flooded the streets near the U.S. Embassy in London as demonstrators condemned both the killing of George Floyd and pervasive racism in their own country. Enormous crowds also gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, with demonstrators carrying signs that read "Justice for George," "No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed," and "Trump Fascista."
"There's children of all ages and older adults here," said 60-year-old Pauline Nandoo, who told Reuters she has been protesting racism in the U.K. since the 1970s. "They are going to experience what we have experienced and we have to try to make that not happen."
Protests over Floyd's killing have also taken place at U.S embassies in France, Mexico, Jamaica, and Ireland in recent days.
\u201cIn London, thousands protested against racism outside the US Embassy on Sunday. "Together, we will let our voices be heard. Enough is Enough. Black people cannot keep suffering," one protester addressed the crowd.\nhttps://t.co/UXZ3aLbeeN\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1591553706
\u201cThousands of protesters are marching outside the US embassy in South London over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \n\nFollow live: https://t.co/RFksiTTEVr\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1591537058
\u201cThousands protest outside the US Embassy in London. \n\nImpressive crowds. \n\n#BlackLivesMatter \n\nhttps://t.co/T3VjzNWqNC\u201d— Rag\u0131p Soylu (@Rag\u0131p Soylu) 1591536276
\u201cTHOUSANDS of protestors showed up at the US embassy in Madrid, Spain and marched through the streets of the city. Black Lives Matter EVERYWHERE! #BLM #BlackLivesMatter\u201d— Lizzard\ud83c\udf08 (@Lizzard\ud83c\udf08) 1591535949
\u201cMadrid, hoy.\n#BlackLivesMatter\u201d— Joaqu\u00edn Reixa (@Joaqu\u00edn Reixa) 1591533587
In Bristol, demonstrators toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and pushed it into a nearby river:
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After the U.S. saw its largest demonstrations yet over the police killing of George Floyd, massive demonstrations kicked off Sunday outside of the U.S. embassies in the United Kingdom and Spain as thousands gathered in a show of solidarity with America's uprising against law enforcement brutality and systemic racial injustice.
Thousands of Britons flooded the streets near the U.S. Embassy in London as demonstrators condemned both the killing of George Floyd and pervasive racism in their own country. Enormous crowds also gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, with demonstrators carrying signs that read "Justice for George," "No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed," and "Trump Fascista."
"There's children of all ages and older adults here," said 60-year-old Pauline Nandoo, who told Reuters she has been protesting racism in the U.K. since the 1970s. "They are going to experience what we have experienced and we have to try to make that not happen."
Protests over Floyd's killing have also taken place at U.S embassies in France, Mexico, Jamaica, and Ireland in recent days.
\u201cIn London, thousands protested against racism outside the US Embassy on Sunday. "Together, we will let our voices be heard. Enough is Enough. Black people cannot keep suffering," one protester addressed the crowd.\nhttps://t.co/UXZ3aLbeeN\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1591553706
\u201cThousands of protesters are marching outside the US embassy in South London over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \n\nFollow live: https://t.co/RFksiTTEVr\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1591537058
\u201cThousands protest outside the US Embassy in London. \n\nImpressive crowds. \n\n#BlackLivesMatter \n\nhttps://t.co/T3VjzNWqNC\u201d— Rag\u0131p Soylu (@Rag\u0131p Soylu) 1591536276
\u201cTHOUSANDS of protestors showed up at the US embassy in Madrid, Spain and marched through the streets of the city. Black Lives Matter EVERYWHERE! #BLM #BlackLivesMatter\u201d— Lizzard\ud83c\udf08 (@Lizzard\ud83c\udf08) 1591535949
\u201cMadrid, hoy.\n#BlackLivesMatter\u201d— Joaqu\u00edn Reixa (@Joaqu\u00edn Reixa) 1591533587
In Bristol, demonstrators toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and pushed it into a nearby river:
After the U.S. saw its largest demonstrations yet over the police killing of George Floyd, massive demonstrations kicked off Sunday outside of the U.S. embassies in the United Kingdom and Spain as thousands gathered in a show of solidarity with America's uprising against law enforcement brutality and systemic racial injustice.
Thousands of Britons flooded the streets near the U.S. Embassy in London as demonstrators condemned both the killing of George Floyd and pervasive racism in their own country. Enormous crowds also gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, with demonstrators carrying signs that read "Justice for George," "No One Is Free When Others Are Oppressed," and "Trump Fascista."
"There's children of all ages and older adults here," said 60-year-old Pauline Nandoo, who told Reuters she has been protesting racism in the U.K. since the 1970s. "They are going to experience what we have experienced and we have to try to make that not happen."
Protests over Floyd's killing have also taken place at U.S embassies in France, Mexico, Jamaica, and Ireland in recent days.
\u201cIn London, thousands protested against racism outside the US Embassy on Sunday. "Together, we will let our voices be heard. Enough is Enough. Black people cannot keep suffering," one protester addressed the crowd.\nhttps://t.co/UXZ3aLbeeN\u201d— CNN (@CNN) 1591553706
\u201cThousands of protesters are marching outside the US embassy in South London over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \n\nFollow live: https://t.co/RFksiTTEVr\u201d— Sky News (@Sky News) 1591537058
\u201cThousands protest outside the US Embassy in London. \n\nImpressive crowds. \n\n#BlackLivesMatter \n\nhttps://t.co/T3VjzNWqNC\u201d— Rag\u0131p Soylu (@Rag\u0131p Soylu) 1591536276
\u201cTHOUSANDS of protestors showed up at the US embassy in Madrid, Spain and marched through the streets of the city. Black Lives Matter EVERYWHERE! #BLM #BlackLivesMatter\u201d— Lizzard\ud83c\udf08 (@Lizzard\ud83c\udf08) 1591535949
\u201cMadrid, hoy.\n#BlackLivesMatter\u201d— Joaqu\u00edn Reixa (@Joaqu\u00edn Reixa) 1591533587
In Bristol, demonstrators toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston and pushed it into a nearby river:
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