A group of protesters gathered outside the Village of Wellington Tuesday night over a statement made by the Wellington's mayor during recent protests.
Protestors confront mayor of Village of Wellington
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IS OVER A STATEMENT MADE BYWELLINGTON'S MAYOR - DURINGRECENT PROTESTS.
BOTH THEMAYOR AND DEMONSTRATORS SPOKETONIGHT ABOUT THE ISSUE.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONHAS THE STORY.<< NATS:(03:27:21) NO JUSTICENO PEACE, NO RACIST POLICE.(VO) PROTESTORS LINE FORESTHILL BOULEVARD IN WELLINGTON.THEY'RE LINED WITH SIGNS INTHEIR HANDS.
THEY CHANT TOHAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD.
(SOT3:21:35) 4 SEC.
(EVAGELIAANGELAKOPOULOS) THE MAINREASON CAME OUT HERE TODAY ISTO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH MYBROTHERS AND SISTERS OF COLOR.NATS: (VO) THIS GROUP ISPROTESTING OUTSIDE THEWELLINGTON'S VILLAGE HALL.
THEORGANIZER, WEIDMAYER PIERRE,SAYS DEMONSTRATORS SHOWED UPBECAUSE THEY HAVE A GRIEVANCEAGAINST MAYOR ANNE GERWIG.(SOT 03:17:18) 9 SEC TOCONFRONT WHAT THE MAYOR SAIDABOUT ON FACEBOOK HOWPROTESTING SOMETHING THATHAPPENED VERY FAR FROM HERE ISNOT GOING TO HELP AT THISTIME.
NATS: (VO) THE COMMENTTHE MAYOR MADE WAS POSTED ONFACEBOOK JUNE 1ST.
MUCH OF THECROWD MOVED INSIDE TO SPEAK TOTHE MAYOR DURING THE VILLAGECOUNCIL MEETING.
(SOT03:40:48) 7 SEC IT IS VITALFOR EVERY POLITICIAN TOUNDERSTAND THAT RACISM IS ASYSTEMATIC PROBLEM AND ITOPERATES RIGHT HERE INWELLINGTON.
NATS: (VO) MAYORGERWIG RESPONDED.
(SOT03:42:44) 16 SEC (MAYOR ANNEGERWIG - VILLAGE OFWELLINGTON) MY COMMENTS ABOUTNOT HAVING THE PROTEST PLANNEDAT THE MALL THAT NIGHT WERENOT ABOUT PEACEFUL PROTESTS.THEY WERE ABOUT A PROTEST THATWE WERE MADE AWARE OF THAT WASNOT A PEACEFUL PROTEST IT WACERTAINLY NOT YOURS.
NATS:(VO) WHILE THE PROTESTCONTINUED OUTSIDE..
(SOT03:23:44) 9 SEC (RODNEYGORDON) FOR ONCE WE HAVEEVERYBODY STANDING UP FOR ONECAUSE, IT'S NOT JUST ONE SIDEIT'S EVERYBODY.
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.THAT'S AGOOD THING, POSITIVENESS.
THEMAYOR THANKED EVERYONE WHOTURNED OUT.
<MAYOR 03:43:03 6SEC I WANT TO THANK THEPROTESTORS FOR COMING OUT ANDFOR BEING PEACEFUL AND BEING AVERY GOOD PART OF OUR SOCIETTODD WILSON, WPTV NC 5.