A group of DC protesters now has a list of demands
WASHINGTON — As protests continue to erupt around the country, a group of three young African-American activists is attempting to link the demonstrations to a list of demands.
Eastmond is a student at Trinity Washington University and a survivor of the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that spawned multiple young activists focused on gun control. The protests were most directly tied to the killing of Floyd, who died after Derek Chauvin, a Minnesota police officer, was filmed with his knee pressed against Floyd’s neck. Chauvin has since been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
The issues of leadership and demands are fraught for left-wing organizers. Prior recent social justice movements including Occupy Wall Street, a protest movement focused on finance and corruption, and Black Lives Matter, had a relatively leaderless structure. Occupy Wall Street in particular focused on being democratic and avoiding specific demands. That approach came into question after the movement lost steam after taking off around the country in September 2011.
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