Up to 3000 People participated in 6. June at a rally in front of Kassel's main train station, to express their solidarity with the protests against racism and police violence in the United States. The majority of the participants then marched through the city center to Königsplatz as a spontaneous demonstration.
The trigger for the rapidly spreading wave of protests within the USA was the killing of the black man George Floyd by the police in Minneapolis 25. May. Meanwhile there was part of the protests, which spread across the country, numerous other deaths. Solidarity demonstrations and rallies took place in many cities in Europe and Germany.
A small circle of activists from different political spectrums spontaneously came together in Kassel, to organize a rally. In addition to political groups, people from the Afro-German and black communities were particularly involved.
That especially many young, black people attended the rally, pleased Eunice, one of the organizers, particularly. The goal was not just solidarity with the protests in the United States. The murder of Halit Yozgat and the attack in Hanau showed, that racism is also a danger in Germany, she explains. Overall, the rally was a complete success. The Afro-German and black community wants to speak, she succeeded with the rally. For further networking, a Facebook group serve.
