The event has been organised as part of the ongoing protests worldwide following the death of George Floyd in the US John Boyega has addressed a Black Lives Matter protest that is currently taking place in central London — you can watch footage of his speech below.
Today’s event (June 3) has been organised as part of a day of action against discrimination following widespread protests in the US and across the world over the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis last week (May 25).
Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. The Evening Standard reports that thousands of people are in attendance at this afternoon’s planned peaceful protest which began in Hyde Park,