{"id":49686,"date":"2020-06-04T09:21:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T08:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=49686"},"modified":"2020-06-04T09:21:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T08:21:54","slug":"newhams-town-halls-to-turn-purple-in-support-of-black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/newhams-town-halls-to-turn-purple-in-support-of-black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Newham\u2019s town halls to turn purple in support of Black Lives Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-49688\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Newham\u2019s-town-halls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Newham\u2019s-town-halls.jpg 635w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Newham\u2019s-town-halls-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/>Newham Council lights up its town halls in purple in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. At the weekend thousands of people in London, Manchester and Cardiff protested the death of African American George Floyd, 46, who was killed on May 25 while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis.<br \/>\nMayor of Newham Rokhsana Fiaz said: \u201cWhile the coronavirus emergency has completely dominated our front pages for the last few months, this past week I have watched in pain and outrage the video of the death of the unarmed black American man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis. The video recording has been widely circulated showing George Floyd pinned to the floor saying he was in pain and couldn\u2019t breathe, begging for his life.<br \/>\n\u201cThe unspeakable horror has sparked large-scale civil unrest in America, despite the Covid-19 pandemic gripping the country, symptomatic of decades of police brutality against African-Americans in the US.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Fiaz added: \u201cGeorge Floyd\u2019s killing has unleashed unprecedented protest in America, being labelled an \u2018uprising\u2019 as his family urge peaceful protest, and solidarity is being displayed this side of the Atlantic.<br \/>\n\u201cIn Newham, which as one of the highest ethnic minority communities in the UK, we stand in solidarity with George Floyd\u2019s family and friends, the people of Minneapolis, and everyone who continues to challenge racism, discrimination and inequality.\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-49689\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Newham\u2019s-town-halls2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Newham\u2019s-town-halls2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Newham\u2019s-town-halls2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/newhams-town-halls-to-turn-purple-in-support-of-black-lives-matter\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newham Council lights up its town halls in purple in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. At the weekend thousands of people in London, Manchester and Cardiff protested the death of African American George Floyd, 46, who was killed on May 25 while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis. 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