But Nigerian-New Zealand musician Mazbou Q, who organised the protest, said the gatherings were not just about the death of Floyd
New Zealand protesters hold a vigil against the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd in a Black Lives Matter protest outisde Parliament in Wellington on June 1, 2020. Picture: DAVID LINTOTT / AFPProtests sweeping the US over the death of George Floyd reverberated on the other side of the globe on Monday, when thousands marched in solidarity on the streets of New Zealand.
In Auckland, about 2,000 people marched to the US Consulate chanting “no justice, no peace” and “black lives matter”. Nigerian-New Zealand musician Mazbou Q, who organised the protest, said the gatherings were not just about the death of Floyd. “We pride ourselves on being a nation of empathy, kindness and love. But the silence from the government and the media does not reflect that at all. In fact, it makes us complicit.”
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