*[Enwl-eng] George Floyd - ACT NOW!
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Avaaz.org - The World in Action
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for signing the George Floyd open letter. NOW
WE NEED YOU TO ACT URGENTLY!
On Wednesday at 3 pm CET, the UN will hold an unprecedented
debate on systemic racism and police violence. They could order the set up
of an independent commission of inquiry investigating police brutality in
the US. But, we need to pressure our governments to demand US accountability
at this meeting!
Insiders say the Trump Administration is exerting massive
pressure on countries to take the spotlight off the US. Australia and
European countries have capitulated to a watered down resolution, and other
countries are also coming under intense pressure. This is where we come in!
If enough of us contact our foreign ministries / country
representatives to the UN in the next 18 hours, we can get these countries
to reverse course and to demand US accountability! Here’s how we do it:
a.. If you live outside the US, please contact your Foreign
Ministry or your country’s UN Mission in Geneva and let them know that you
support the call made by families of victims of police killings in the
United States, 54 African countries, and over 660 groups from 66 countries
to mandate an independent Commission of Inquiry.
b.. If you live in the United States, please contact foreign
embassies in Washington D.C. that are members of the UNHRC (see list here)
especially U.S. allies and urge them to support international accountability
for police killings in the U.S
George Floyd’s brutal murder has sparked an unstoppable global
movement demanding concrete and bold actions to end racist policing
practices and impunity for police violence. Our community has an
unparalleled opportunity to bring meaningful change here. Let’s rise to the
occasion!
In solidarity,
The Avaaz team
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Dear friends,
These are the last words of George Floyd, a 46-year-old
man who died as a US police officer pinned him down, kneeling on his neck
for almost nine minutes:
"It's my face man
I didn't do nothing serious man
please
please
please I can't breathe
please man
please somebody
please man
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
please
(inaudible)
man can't breathe, my face
just get up
I can't breathe
lease, a knee on my neck
I can't breathe
shit
I will
I can't move
mama
mama
I can't
my knee
my neck
I'm through
I'm through
I'm claustrophobic
my stomach hurt
my neck hurts
everything hurts
some water or something
please
please
I can't breathe officer
don't kill me
they're gonna kill me, man
come on man
I cannot breathe
I cannot breathe
they're gonna kill me
they're gonna kill me
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
please sir
please
please
please I can't breathe"
Then his eyes shut and the pleas stop. George Floyd was
pronounced dead shortly after.
Right now, we have a choice. This can just be one more
tragic death at the hands of US police -- or the moment for change.
We are a movement of more than 60 million people -- when
we all speak up, we are deafening. So let's raise our voices to join
everyone calling for an end to these racist killings, and push those in
power to do the same.
Sign this open letter with one click, and when it's
massive, Avaaz will publish it in major US newspapers and websites around
the world. Let it be an anthem to end the killing and honour all those we've
already lost.
Add your name
As people of the world, we grieve the senseless loss
of another life at the hands of US police.
We stand in community with everyone who is hurting.
These brutal killings must end. Each is a wound to
the heart of our humanity and a shameful, indelible mark on that great flag
of the United States of America.
Racism thrives in the company of silence -- so we
will not stay quiet. Racism is a problem that belongs to us all. It is our
fight.
But we cannot allow that fight to become hatred, for
then we are no wiser than those whose hearts we seek to change. In the words
of Dr. Martin Luther King: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light
can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
It is in this spirit that we call on all those in
power to act NOW, and hold President Trump and US state and local
governments accountable to:
a.. Ensure all officers involved in the killing of
George Floyd face legal due process,
b.. Expel and prosecute officers for even one
instance of excessive force or the failure to intervene when excessive force
is used,
c.. Ensure every police killing is independently
and transparently investigated.
We pledge to do our part, meeting the fear, anger,
and ignorance of racism with all the hope, love, and strength of our
humanity.
Rest in Power, George Floyd.
It will not be in vain.
Add your name
With endless hope,
Mike, Marie, Meetali, Sarah, Andrew, Ricken, Bert and the
whole team at Avaaz.
More information:
Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black
People. (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd-minneapolis.html
George Floyd killing: sister says officers should face
murder charge as protests grow (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/27/george-floyd-sister-police-officers-should-be-charged-with-murder
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