2 In January 2023, Patrisse Cullors’ cousin, Keenan Anderson, … 0 in Los Angeles and was met with LAPD officers who repeatedly tased and restrained him before he died, sparking protests decrying yet another senseless killing by police in America. Shortly after his death, Tyre Nichols from Memphis, Tennessee, was stopped by the police, also tased and beaten to death by five police officers. How have you processed the news of Tyre’s killing while dealing with your own grief and struggle for justice? It’s always deeply triggering to hear of the death of Black people. The media is constantly moving on to the next story and death, and I see now how hard that is for so many families. It is important to remember the victims, so we can … 1 . What do these killings tell us about the state of police reform efforts? These incidents are incredibly telling about the nature of policing. It’s not just about LAPD or Memphis police. These aren’t individual bad officers. It’s a culture of violence that has been inherited, and it’s not going to stop until courageous elected officials make it stop. It’s truly a failure of leadership at the highest level, … 2 . How do we move forward? How can elected officials be “courageous”, as you put it? … 3 right now at the national, state and city levels to re-evaluate the role of law enforcement in traffic stops. We have to get cops out of traffic stops. It’s one, very reasonable demand. Law enforcement pulls people over for broken taillights, for no registration, Black Lives Matter In spite of the many successes to create a multi-ethnic society in the UK, the US and elsewhere, it is important to point out that there is still a long way to go. One initiative which stands up for equal rights of Black people is the social movement Black Lives Matter (BLM), which started in the USA in 2013. Before you read a) On the internet, research the history of Black Lives Matter and collect additional information on the movement. b) Design a poster with a timeline of the movement. Reading: A painful reminder of what hasn’t changed Read the interview about ten years of Black Lives Matter. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–G) for each gap (1–5). There is one extra part that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. Fact file Black Lives Matter • The aim of Black Lives Matter is to highlight racial discrimination and inequality as they are experienced by Black people primarily in the US. • The movement emerged after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by neighbourhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman. In the subsequent trial, Zimmerman claimed self-defence and was acquitted. • This verdict and the killings of other young African American men led to a social media campaign against police violence and resulted in protests across the US. • In 2013 Patrisse Cullors first wrote the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. • The movement gained momentum in 2020 when George Floyd, an African American suspected of having paid with a forged bank note, died at the hands of a police officer who kept his knee on Floyd’s neck until he could not breathe any more. His words “I can’t breathe” became one of the slogans of the BLM movement. • This incident led to worldwide protests and with an estimated 15 to 26 million people protesting in the US alone. F 1 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 30 Multi-ethnic society Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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