Over Thousand of protesters gathered in Reading for a Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstration over the death of George Floyd in the US.
Crowds gathered in the Reading town’s Centre today at 1:00PM this afternoon.
Demonstrators from all backgrounds & ages, many wearing protective face masks, congregated marched to the black memorial site at 2PM where people were called upon to drop to one knee, which symbolises opposition to police brutality and racism. After that the protesters made their way to the Forbury Gardens where the event finished peacefully.
This demonstration is just one of many that have been happening across the UK. It comes as the US has been rocked by protests over the past five days, many of which turned into violence with cars and buildings set alight and riot police using tear gas and rubber bullets.
Photo credit: @ReadingTallMe
