George Floyd was brutally murdered May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis.
An unprecedented wave of protest spread across the country and the globe for two months. The Seattle-Tacoma area exploded in demonstrations.
May 30, downtown Seattle ** June 7, 20,000 or more in the Rainier Valley ** June 12, 60,000 on the “Silent March” that spoke volumes ** Juneteenth protests including one led by the International Longshore and Warehouseman’s Union (ILWU) **Actions also took place in cities, small towns and neighborhoods all over including: White Center, Kent, Highpoint, Capitol Hill - CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest), Federal Way, Tukwila, Tacoma, West Seattle, Alki Beach.
I joined these powerful, magnificent events as a participant and a photographer.
Rally and March in Kent,Washington June 6, 2020
Justice for Manny Ellis,Tacoma Washington July 10, 2020
Rally and March in White Center, Washington June 10, 2020
Rally and March in Kent, Washington June 6, 2020
CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Zone), Seattle, Washington June 13, 2020
CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Zone), Seattle, Washington June 13, 2020
Justice for Manuel Ellis March, Tacoma, Washington July 10, 2020
Rally on Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington June 3, 2020
Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington June 3, 2020
Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington June 3, 2020
Capitol Hill March to Garfield High, Seattle, Washington June 4, 2020
March Capitol Hill to Garfield High, Seattle, Washington June 4, 2020
March and rally, Tacoma, Washington July 10, 2020
March in High Point, Seattle, Washington June 14, 2020
Participant in “Silent” march of 60,000 in Seattle, Washington June 12, 2020