A call for peace among the unrest

A call for peace among the unrest

COMMUNITY LEADERS ANDPROTEST ORGANIZERS HAD BACK ANDFORTH DIALOGUE WITHEACH OTHER TO HAVE ABOUT THEUNREST THAT HAS SPREAD ACROSSTHE COUNTRY AND HERE IN OURCOMMUNITY OVER THE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD...MONDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN WASFILLED WITH SEVERAL GROUPSORGANIZING AND COMING TOGETHERTO ACKNOWLEDGEAND MOURN THE LIFE OF GEORGEFLOYD WHO WAS KILLED LASTMONDAY AFTER DEREK CHAUVIN ANOFFICER WITH MINNEAPOLISPOLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CAPTUREDON VIDEO KNEELINGON FLOYDS NECK..

FLOYD LATERDIED.

AFTER SEVERAL DAYSWITH NO ARREST IN THE CRIME --PROTESTS HAVE SPREAD ACROSSTHE COUNTRY, PROTESTERS AREDEMANDING JUSTICE FORFLOYDNAT POP: SAY HIS NAME GEORGEFLOYD.

AT 5PM ON MONDAY ACOMMUNITY PRAYER HELD WASBY PASTOR ANGELO FRAZIER OFRIVERLAKES COMMUNITYWHERE A COLLECTION OF ATTENDEESFILLED THE FRONTTHE KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT-INDIVIDUALS SHARING PRAYERSFOR NOT JUST THOSE PROTESTINGBUT ALL WHO AREHURTING DURING THIS TIME OFUNREST.WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.DURING THE COMMUNITY PRAYERBAKERSFIELDOFFICERS WERE SEEN HANDING OUTFLYERS INVITING THECOMMUNITY TO A ZOOM CALL ONTUESDAY TO HAVING AN OPENCONVERSATION ON HOW TO HEAL FROMTHIS TRAGIC DEATH.NAT POP:AND JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY ASECOND GROUP APPEARED INFRONT OF THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENTOFFERING PRAYER FOR THECOMMUNITYNAT POP: PASTOR PRAYING- ALSO SOMETHING TO NOTE, SOMEPEOPLE HAVEPOSTED SIGNS OF SUPPORT AND LOVEON THE POLICEDEPARTMENT'S BUILDINGANOTHER COMMUNITY PASTOR , WILLGUTIERREZ OFHIGHER GROUND TRIED TO GIVE HISTHOUGHTS ON HOW TO MOVEFORWARD.NAT: PROTESTOR: WHY DON'T THEPOLICE LOVE US ENOUGH TOSTAND FOR US AGAINST THE BADCOPS AND AGAINST THECORRUPTIONPASTOR WILL: THERE ARE SOMEOFFICERS THAT DO STAND UP ANDPOLICE THAT ( HERE ARE THEY THO)IT WAS AN HOUR AFTER THE 1STPRAYER VIGIL THAT- A GROUP OFPROTESTERS BEGAN MARCHING DOWNTRUXTON CHANTING ANDMIXING IN WITH PASTOR GUITERREZSPRAYER CIRCLE,ONLY STOPPING UNTIL THEY HIT THEBARRICADES IN FRONT OF BPDHEADQUARTERS-AS THEY HAVE DONETHE LAST 3DAYS.JAE, WHO WISHES TO BE CALLEDTHIS FOR HIS SAFETY SAYS HE'SAWARE THAT OFFICERS WANT TO TALKVIA ZOOM ON TUESDAY BUTADDS IT ISN'T ENOUGH.SOT: JAE,I BELIEVE IF THE POLICEDEPARTMENT COMES OUT ATLEAST TONIGHT AND MAKES IT CLEARTHAT THE CHANGES ANDDEMANDS WE WANT IN THEIR POLICEDEPARTMENTS-SAY THAT THEY CAN AT LEAST WORKON THEM AND TRY TO DOSOMETHING- AND WE CAN VOTEPEOPLE OUT THAT'S WHEN THEPROTEST WILL END.JAE ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS WEHEARD FROM ADDED THEY THEYWILL CONTINUE TO COME OUT HEREEVERYDAY IF NEEDED UNTILOFFICERS JOIN THEM IN THEIRFIGHT.BAKERSFIELD POLICE SAID THEYARRESTED EIGHT PEOPLE