Vigil for George Floyd

'One year on we pause to reflect on racial violence, race hate, and racial injustice in our midst.’

by Rebecca Hardy 4th June 2021

A Bristol Quaker organised a vigil to mark the anniversary of the death of George Floyd last week.

Friends were among those who gathered for the Lantern Vigil of Remembrance at College Green in Bristol on 25 May to hear speakers and poets, with time for reflection and sharing. One of the organisers, Ros Martin from Frenchay Meeting, was also one of the protestors who received an apology and substantial damages from the Avon and Somerset police for her unlawful arrest outside the magistrates court last month.