Groups in support of George Floyd's family and in support of paying protesters' bail announced millions of dollars in record fundraising.
With solemn gratitude, we have been flooded with tens of thousands donations large and small, totalling around $20 million dollars."We did not ask for or anticipate this massive outpouring of support. We simply said yes to the call to support and bail out people jailed for protesting for justice for George Floyd," the Minnesota group wrote in a Saturday post.
"The world has shown up in support for those who are taking to the streets to demand the long-overdue end to police brutality that has taken the lives of too many of our black, brown and Native people," the Minnesota Freedom Fund noted.to Saturday afternoon by the group had collected just over $4 million. But just hours later, donations increased to nearly $4.25 million. Philonise Floyd, the brother of George and a Houston resident, created the official George Floyd donation page.
Kaepernick, who led National Anthem kneeling protests against police brutality in the NFL dating back to 2016, announced on Twitter Friday he was donating legal defense money"in solidarity w/our brothers & sisters in Minneapolis" after video of Floyd's death became national news.on Saturday evening reported a 274 percent increase in participants, 1,400 people engaged in seven cities and a 98 percent increase in people"understanding their rights.
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