Protest, vigil and pandemic
How to show anger and fight for change in a pandemic Unless you have been off world lately you will know that we have been living through a pandemic for a year now. This has also been a year of social change. First of all was the Black Lives Matter movement that gained traction again following the death of George Floyd. Next came the events of the last week (at the time of writing) where women are trying to make their voices heard in Britain. Black Lives Matter In May 2020 the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers cause wide spread and actually world wide protest. Statues of those connected with the slave trade were toppled and people took to the streets to march. There were protests and counter protests throughout the summer and it was a time when people wanted to really make their voices heard. Pandemic or not, they were angry and they wanted to be taken seriously. Sarah Everard In the same week that saw International Women's Day and Mother's Day (UK) a young