March For Our Lives Utah

ALT March For Our Lives Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction is Welcomed, But It Alone Is Not Justice Parkland, FL — “We feel a brief sense of a relief today knowing that Derek Chauvin is being held to account for the wrenching murder of George Floyd. But we’re also clear-eyed that dismantling the system of white supremacy that allowed his life to be stolen in the first place doesn’t end here. The whole damn system is guilty. This conviction doesn’t bring back George Floyd’s life, nor does it paper over the hurt experienced by his loved ones and by a nation that grieves for him. This verdict is welcomed, but it is not justice. Justice would be rebuilding this entire system to ensure that what happened to George Floyd and countless others never happens again. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of acquittals for this one guilty verdict. For Black lives to truly matter, we must dismantle the systems that allow for Black life to be taken away so careles

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