And in stark contrast to those scenes of looting and violence have been peaceful marches in memory of george floyd in some parts of the country as more cities announce plans to hold community vigils. Are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r. T. International im john thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Civil unrest is spreading across the United States as anger over the death of george floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police boils over demonstrations have erupted in cities across the country since the fatal incident last monday amid looting torched buildings and a violent clashes with police the mayor of minneapolis has announced the full mobilization of the National Guard it is the 1st time that that has happened since world war 2. What. If they dont want to give us justice and theyre not going to be any peace so much go we are tired his name was george clooney. I want i want shane broke we all want change. We got white people back here Storm National building
Warm welcome youre watching R T International with me. Now another night of violence on cities that ablaze amid protests sparked by the death of george floyd at the hands of police 1700 people have been arrested across the u. S. In minneapolis where floyd died police have been struggling to maintain the curfew there with officers resorting to ever more heavy handed methods. Following several months of protests in minneapolis that at times descended into vandalism and also and on sunday volunteers armed with brooms and been back survive to help clear up the mess they helped remove the childs remains of buildings that had earlier listen to the night sky orange some of them shared their thoughts about whats been happening in their city. They think its really important right now as we look at this area completely decimated. By so many different emotions its so important to come together as a community and to start putting it together in some way shape or form but were out here theres a lot
Socials: Student Government Board introduced a new resolution expressing solidarity with Hong Seng Knitting and hosted a protestor rights town hall at Tuesday night’s meeting. Board Member Matt Jurich started Student Government Board’s Tuesday night meeting by introducing a new resolution calling for the University to terminate its contract with Nike. The board will vote.
Pitt student leaders gathered on Feb. 3 for the Panther Leadership Summit to discuss the significance of the year’s “Discourse and Dialogue” theme in the broader context of leadership on campus.
On Friday, March 10, I sent an email to various University leadership, including Ann Cudd, Carla Panzella, Patrick Gallagher, Clyde Pickett and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.