Two small-scale protests are due to take place in Manchester tonight as part of as part of a UK 'stand up to racism day of action' following the death in the US of George Floyd.
A handful of supporters of the Manchester branch of the campaign group Stand Up To Racism will 'take the knee' at both protests although the locations aren't being made public to ensure lockdown rules are observed.
The events take place at 6pm as part of a planned national day of action following the death of George Floyd. Mr Floyd, 46, was an African-American man who was arrested outside a store in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25.
Footage of the arrest shows police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, despite him
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