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Monday, 29 April 2024

Hundreds of protestors march through Green Bay

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Hundreds of protestors march through Green Bay
Hundreds of protestors march through Green Bay
Hundreds of protestors marched through downtown Green Bay on Saturday afternoon.

PEOPLE CONTINUEDPEACEFUL PROTESTSAGAINST RACISM ANDPOLICE BRUTALITY..N-B-C 26'S MATTJARCHOW IS LIVE INGREEN BAY TONIGHT..WITH MORE ONTHEIR MESSAGE TOTHE COMMUNITY.MATT?BASED ON WHAT WESAW TODAY IT'SCLEAR THE BLACKLIVES MATTERMOVEMENT HAS HADA MAJOR IMPACT ONPEOPLE HERE INGREEN BAY ANDNORTHEASTWISCONSIN..ONE OF THE MAINMESSAGES WEHEARD TODAY IS THATTHIS MOVEMENT..THISPUSH FOR CHANGE..ISNOT GOING TO GOAWAY.THROUGH THESTREETS OFDOWNTOWN GREENBAY..HUNDREDS OFADVOCATES..BLACKAND WHITE..YOUNGAND OLD..MARCHEDTOGETHER AS ONE.INDIRA HODGES,PROTEST ORGANIZER"It shows that everyone iswilling to come out hereand use their voice anddefinitely stand forsomething that's right andjust."..THAT SOMETHINGCAN BE MANY THINGS.FOR SOMEPROTESTORS IT'SEQUALITY..FOROTHERSACCOUNTABILITY..AND AS ONEPROTESTOR WROTEBEFORE THEMARCH..JUSTICE.SABRINA JENKINS,PROTESTER"Until justice is had andthese officers are heldaccountable time and timeagain there will be nopeace from us.

We will stillmarch, we will still protest,and we will still rallybehind the people wehave lost."PEOPLE LIKE GEORGEFLOYD..OR BREONNATAYLOR..NAMES WHOPROTESTORS SAYWILL NOT BEFORGOTTEN.NAJMA HURRE,PROTEST ORGANIZER15:40"We hope that thiscontinues to spreadawareness and just toshow our support for thismovement."SABRINA JENKINS,PROTESTER 21:40"It's really comforting.

Ithink that's a weird wordto say in a situation likethis but it's reallycomforting to know thatthere are people out therethat have our back andwe're not alone in thisbecause for so long wehave been."AS LONG AS THESEVOICES ARE HEARD..PROTESTORS SAY THEMESSAGE BEHINDTHEM CAN ECHOTHROUGH THECOMMUNITY..SABRINA JENKINS,PROTESTER 22:37"The second you are quietabout it, the second youstop caring about it, that'sthe second it goes awayagain.""What lives matter?

BlackLives Matter!"AND THESE VOICESWILL CONTINUE TO BEHEARD TOMORROW..ANOTHER MARCH ISEXPECTED TO GOTHROUGHDOWNTOWN..ANDTURNOUT COULD BEIN THE THOUSANDS..MATT JARCHOW,NBC 26.

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