Nineteen-year old artist Sophia Wilson started an organization to get water, masks, and other supplies to protesters in New York City.
Protests of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department have occurred in all 50 states and around the world, making it one of the largest global movements in history. Nineteen-year-old photographer and visual artist Sophia Wilson joined the protests in New York City during the last weekend of May.
One night, Wilson saw her friend, a person of color, get arrested and decided to find ways to help protesters feel supported and safe. With the help of another friend, Silver, Wilson started City Kits, an organization that provides protest kits to demonstrators throughout New York. The kits include water bottles, nonsurgical face masks, rubber gloves, hand sanitizer, granola bars, and other essentials. “[The protesters] are dehydrated. They’re sweaty,” she says.
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