George Floyd Demonstration in Downtown San Diego
Photos by Tom and Nadin Abbott
It starts in the Hall of justice, that’s where justice starts.”
Adisa at San Diego Hall of Justice, May 31st, 2020
It was peaceful, at least the five hours we spent with the demonstrators. However, there is a lot of anger with the crowd, which was mostly young, and from all skin colors. However, it was led by black activists, some young some older. The precipitating event is two-fold. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the arrest of a young black man by a La Mesa police officer, who has since gone to paid leave.
The march started at ten in the morning at the Hall of Justice, where a lot of the anger is directed at. Why? The justice system is not blind, or as Adisa put it:
“The agenda is peaceful. We are in the right place for change.” She pointed at the Hall of Justice, “change starts in here. Change starts at the top. Not even the president, well if we had one, anything could change of what we have to endure on a daily basis.”