Cleanup after George Floyd protests

In the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, many members of the general population, protestors, and business owners cleaned up damage caused by the protests.[1][2] Facebook was used to coordinate large groups of individuals to help clean up alongside city crews that were hired by city officials[3] with some individuals joining spontaneously after seeing others working on clean up efforts.[4] Working with the city crews, volunteers worked to repair and clean up any damaged items, trash or stores after the protests.[5]

Background

The George Floyd protests are an ongoing series of protests and unrest which began in Minneapolis the United States on May 26, 2020.[6]The protests are in response to the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who died during an arrest after Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis Police Department officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as three other officers looked on.[7][8][9]

The unrest began as local protests in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota before quickly spreading across the entire nation and in over 60 countries internationally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Over 2,000 cities and towns in the United States and around the world saw protests and demonstrations as of June 13,[10]and protests extended into a third week after Floyd's death in many cities.[11] While the majority of protests have been peaceful,[12] demonstrations in some cities descended into riots and widespread looting,[13][14] with more being marked by street skirmishes and significant police brutality, notably against peaceful protesters and reporters.[15][16]

List of towns involved

Response

Denver, Colorado mayor Michael Hancock thanked volunteers who helped cleanup the city stating that he was "...grateful to wake up and hear about the couple hundred volunteers [who] have showed up unsolicited to help clean up".[3] In San Jose, California mayor Sam Liccardo handed out supplies to volunteers and offered a short course in removing graffiti that might have been sprayed on walls and roads during the protests.[4]

References
  1. staff, Sun-Times (2020-06-02). "PHOTOS: Sights and scenes from Monday's George Floyd protests in Chicago". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  2. Ramos, Manny (2020-06-01). "Ransacked businesses left with nothing: 'We are going to have to start all over now'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. White, Mekialaya (2020-05-31). "Volunteers Work To Clean Up Downtown Denver After George Floyd Death Protests". Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  4. Barry, Ellen (2020-06-01). "In Cities Battered by Protest, the Cleaning Crews Come Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  5. "Riverside city workers, volunteers clean up downtown after George Floyd protest". Press Enterprise. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  6. Taylor, Derrick Bryson (June 2, 2020). "George Floyd Protests: A Timeline". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. Hennessey, Kathleen; LeBlanc, Steve (June 4, 2020). "8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020. But the timestamps cited in the document’s description of the incident, much of which is caught on video, indicate a different tally. Using those, Chauvin had his knee on Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds, including 1 minute, 53 seconds after Floyd appeared to stop breathing.
  8. Carrega, Christina; Lloyd, Whitney (2020-06-03). "Charges against former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  9. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/15/george-floyd-killing-good-cops-must-stop-bad-cops-column/5342116002/
  10. Burch, Audra D. S.; Cai, Weiyi; Gianordoli, Gabriel; McCarthy, Morrigan; Patel, Jugal K. (2020-06-13). "How Black Lives Matter Reached Every Corner of America". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  11. Luscombe, Richard; Ho, Vivian (2020-06-07). "George Floyd protests enter third week as push for change sweeps America". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  12. Lovett, Ian (June 4, 2020). "1992 Los Angeles Riots: How the George Floyd Protests Are Different". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  13. Betz, Bradford (May 31, 2020). "George Floyd unrest: Riots, fires, violence escalate in several major cities". Fox News. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  14. "Widespread unrest as curfews defied across US". BBC News. May 31, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  15. Kindy, Kimberly; Jacobs, Shayna; Farenthold, David (June 5, 2020). "In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality". Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  16. Taylor, Derrick Bryson (June 8, 2020). "George Floyd Protests: A Timeline". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. "The aftermath: Cleanup begins after rioters loot, destroy downtown Seattle businesses". Q13 FOX News. May 31, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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