Peaceful Roots of Change holds a protest at the Idaho State Capitol

Peaceful Roots of Change officially became an organization on Monday, June 1 but if you remember last Sunday's protest they were the ones that put that together.

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IMMADELINE WHITE.IDAHOANS --GATHERING AT THEIDAHO STATE CAPITOLAGAIN TODAY -- FORPROTEST CALLINGFOR ACTION...FOLLOWING THEDEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD.AS IDAHO NEWS SIX'SSTEVE DENTREPORTS... A NEWORGANIZATION HASFORMED... WITH THEIDEA OF PEACEFULPROTESTS -- TOPROMOTE CHANGE INOUR SOCIETY.PEACEFUL ROOTSFOR CHANGEORGANIZED APROTEST ON THESTEPS OF THECAPITOL.IT'S A NEWORGANIZATION THATOFFICIALLY STARTEDLAST MONDAY."RATHER THANBEING AFRAID WEDECIDED TO STARTOUR OWNORGANIZATION ANDACTUALLY GET SOMEBOOTS ON THEGROUND ACTUALLYWORKING TO FIGHTFOR CHANGE."PEACEFUL ROOTSFOR CHANGE PUTTOGETHER LASTSUNDAY'S PROTESTDESPITE PUSH BACKIN THE BLACKCOMMUNITY."AND WE GOT SHUTDOWN A LOT OFTIMES BY THE BLACKCOMMUNITYLEADERS LIKE WESHOULDN'T DO THISWE SHOULDN'T DOTHAT AND I REALLYFELT LIKE THAT WASWRONG I FELT LIKE ISHOULD BE ABLE TOCOME OUT HEREEVERY DAY ANDSPEAK OUT MY MINDAS LONG AS I'MDOING ITPEACEFULLY."DOZENS OF PEOPLESHOWED UP IN THERAIN TO PROTEST INTHE WAKE OFGEORGE FLOYD'SMURDER."SYSTEMIC RACISMEXISTS PEOPLE AREBEING LOCKED UP INCAGES AND BEATENWITH NOREPERCUSSIONSWHATSOEVER ANDTHAT NEEDS TO STOPIT'S NOT JUST ABOUTGEORGE FLOYD IT'SMUCH BIGGER THANTHAT AND UNLESSYOU CAN RECOGNIZETHAT WE DON'T NEEDYOU IN THEMOVEMENTWHETHER YOU AREPOLICE WHETHERYOU ARE ABOOGALOO BOY ORSOME OTHER SORTOF CRINGE LORDTHAT ISUNAFFILIATED WEDON'T NEED YOU."IT HAS CERTAINLYBEEN ANINTERESTING FIRSTWEEK FOR THIS NEWORGANIZATION.WE'VE BEEN GETTINGHECKLERS HEREEVERY DAY LIKEPEOPLE HARASSINGUS WITH GUNS I'MNOT HOLDING A GUNI'M NOT HOLDINGANYTHING."LEADERS OFPEACEFUL ROOTSFOR CHANGE TELL USTHEY EXPERIENCERACISM HERE INIDAHO."IT'S GOING TO COMEIN THE FORM OFPEOPLE LOCKINGTHEIR DOORS WHENYOU WALK BY THERECAR IT'S GOING TOCOME IN THE FORMOF PEOPLECROSSING THESTREET WHEN YOUARE WALKING DOWNTHE STREET IT'SGOING TO COME INTHE FORM OFPEOPLE THROWINGAWAY YOUR JOBAPPLICATIONBECAUSE YOURNAME SOUNDS TOOETHNIC."BUT THE LEADERS OFTHIS MOVEMENTHOPES TO CHANGEHOW PEOPLE OFCOLOR GET TREATEDAND THEY HAVEMORE RALLIES ANDEDUCATIONALEVENTS PLANNED."WE ARE TRYING TOBRIDGE THE GAPBETWEEN THEACADEMICEDUCATIONAL SIDEAND THE PEOPLE ONTHE GROUND WHOARE WILLING TOFIGHT AND TRY TOBRING THOSEPEOPLE TOGETHERUNDER ONE ROOFFOR ACTION."STEVE DENT IDAHO