As the world continues to react to the tragic death of 46-year-old George Floyd, a number of peaceful anti-racism demonstrations are taking place across the globe. In the UK, there is set to be a number of demonstrations taking place over the next few days.
These events are taking place to honour the deaths of black and minority ethnic people and to raise awareness of systemic racism.
The groups who are organising the protests, which are not affiliated with the official UK arm of Black Lives Matter but in some cases have support from local anti-racism groups and activists, are cautioning participants to respect social distancing as much as possible.
Here are the dates for the upcoming demonstrations:
Thursday 4 June:
- Birmingham: Victoria Square, 4pm.
- Portsmouth: Guildhall, 1pm.
Friday 5 June
- Reading: Town Centre, 1pm.
- Blackpool: Stanley Park, 1pm.
Saturday 6 June
- London: Parliament Square, 1pm.
- Manchester: Piccadilly Gardens, 1pm.
- Leicester: Clock Tower, 1pm.
- Peterborough: Town centre, 1pm.
- Sheffield: Devonshire Green, 1pm.
- Swansea: Castle Gardens, 1.30pm.
- Cambridge: Parker’s Piece, 2pm.
- Swindon: Regent’s Circus, 1pm.
- Ipswich: Town Hall and Corn Exchange, 2pm.
- Newcastle: An online event is being organised. Go to the Facebook event page to find out more.
Sunday 7 June
- London: Outside the US Embassy, 2pm.
- Bristol: College Green, 1pm.
- Coventry: Godiva Square, 1.30pm.
- Edinburgh: Holyrood Park, 1pm.
- Nottingham: Forest Recreation Ground, 12pm.
- Plymouth: Jigsaw Park, 2pm.
- Norwich: TBC, 2pm.
Monday 8 June
- Cheltenham: Pitville Park, 2pm.
Wednesday 10 June
- Hull: Queens Gardens, 1pm.
Saturday 13 June
- Brighton: Palace Pier, 1pm.
