Black Lives Matter vigil in Darwin draws large crowds
A Black Lives Matter vigil in Darwin drew crowds in the hundreds on Friday afternoon.
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A Black Lives Matter vigil in Darwin drew crowds in the hundreds on Friday afternoon.
About 250 people attended Raintree Park, at the end of Smith St mall in the CBD, in solidarity with a growing global Black Lives Matter movement.
The recent series of global protests, vigils, and in some cases riots, were sparked by the death of US man George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis.
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Mr Floyd died after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his next for nearly nine minutes and did not stop despite Mr Floyd repeatedly saying that he could not breathe.
It is understood the vigil was organised by Community Solidarity Action NT.
The event page asked people to “join us in solidarity, against black deaths in custody”.
“Stand united against the injustices here in our own back yard and across the sea,” the event page stated.
“We have had multiple generations experiencing these same incidents too. Across our nation we rally and fight against these horrendous injustices.”
There have been at least 432 indigenous deaths in custody in Australia since 1991.
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Two people made speeches at the vigil, before attendees observed three minutes of silence. Those who could got down on one knee.
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