Artist Raul Loya with the new mural on St Peters Dock
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
A stunning mural celebrating Ipswich s diverse community has been unveiled at the waterfront.
The mural, organised by local arts organisation Art Eat Events, was unveiled at the entrance to the waterfront on Friday, May 28 after two renowned artists were joined by residents from Hollesley Bay prison to complete the art.
The mural is inspired by the upcoming Power of Stories exhibition opening later this month at Christchurch Mansion
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Artists Edward Ofusu and Raul G. Loya worked on the mural alongside the residents, with the support of the Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality and Aspire Black Suffolk.
Today marks the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of an American police officer a moment which has inspired real change for racial inequality right here in Suffolk.
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5:30 AM May 25, 2021
The Black Lives Matter protest drew hundreds of people to Ipswich s Christchurch Park
- Credit: Ian Burt Photography
Today marks the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of an American police officer a moment which has inspired real change for racial inequality right here in Suffolk.
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement gained international traction after a video of police arresting the 46-year-old in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020 went viral.
A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in April 2021, after he knelt on Mr Floyd s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds as the victim tried to say: I can t breathe.