Dominique Davis, first speaker, runs Community Passageways, a small nonprofit helping young Black and brown people in court cases: “We have to look up now and tell em we’re not having it no more!”pic.twitter.com/zMSMcR04vW
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Here at Judkins Park for the March of Silence which so far isn’t silent at all, between Public Enemy blaring on the speakers and an announcer telling attendees there are thousands of masks available for anyone who needs one.pic.twitter.com/7SMhG1vAba
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A little more about what Davis does from
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They’re going over their demands right now and asking people to “vote” by cheering. The demands include defunding police by at least $100 million, ending cash bail in Washington, no new youth jail in King County, and declaring racism a public health crisishttps://blacklivesseattle.org/our-demands/
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The executive weighs in!!!! https://twitter.com/kcexec/status/1271539532299530240?s=21 …https://twitter.com/kcexec/status/1271539532299530240 …
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(As far as I know Dow hasn’t responded to BLMSKC’s demands that pertain to the county.)
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Marchers trickle out of the park and onto 23rd, silently. The only sound is a baby protesting the only way a baby canpic.twitter.com/HiU9LcgYbq
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Marchers trickle in from 23rd and Dearborn to take their place and then trickle out to join the march. This might take a while for everyone to get to Jeffersonpic.twitter.com/LINCkyrOl8
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