Protest update: • Statues boarded up in London ahead of anti-racism and far-right protests; • Australian government urges protesters not to attend rallies • Columbus statue in Camden, New Jersey, latest to be taken down.
— Australian government urges protesters not to attend ralliesSYDNEY — Hundreds of police have disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Sydney, but protest organisers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk.
With more demonstrations expected on the weekend, a protective plywood screen was erected around Churchill’s statue outside Parliament. Authorities also fenced off the nearby Cenotaph, a memorial to Britain’s war dead. Rallies are planned for Australian cities this weekend over the Minnesota death of George Floyd; the coronavirus risk posed to asylum-seekers held in crowded Australian immigration detention centers; and the pandemic threat created by eating meat.
A large police presence gathered in Sydney around the site of a proposed Black Lives Matter rally hours ahead of its scheduled start in an apparent attempt to deter the public gathering. The city of Camden released a statement calling the Farnham Park statue a “controversial symbol” that has “long pained residents of the community.”
The city’s Metro Council unanimously voted Thursday night to ban the controversial warrants after days of protests and calls for reform.
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