LA MESA (CNS)-The non-profit organization La Mesa Conversations and the community organization Envision La Mesa held La Mesa Remembrance Day on Sunday to
La Mesa organizations hope to heal on anniversary of destructive protests
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San Diego County sheriff officers stand guard in front of a burning bank building after a protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in La Mesa, Calif. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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LA MESA (CNS) - The nonprofit La Mesa Conversations and the community group Envision La Mesa will hold the La Mesa Day of Remembrance Sunday, commemorating the first anniversary of a contentious protest at La Mesa police headquarters sparked by the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the controversial local arrest of Amaurie Johnson.
One year ago Sunday, La Mesa businesses were looted and vandalized and two area banks were burnt to the ground after a protest which started peacefully.
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