PITTSBURGH — Protesters gathered in various areas around Pittsburgh again Saturday, marking the 8th straight day of demonstrations.
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Bakery Square
Hundreds of people gathered in Bakery Square Saturday for a sit-in -- one week after the first protest was held in downtown Pittsburgh.
The crowd held a moment of silence around 4 p.m. for about nine minutes to honor George Floyd, the man who was killed while being detained by police officers in Minneapolis.
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— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) June 6, 2020
Sit-in protest on Penn Ave at Bakery Square. Police have the road blocked off @wpxi pic.twitter.com/BeDRWoG9EM
Here’s the crowd in Bakery Square from Chopper 11 @WPXI pic.twitter.com/KEwW96d1Nz
— Amy Hudak (@amy_hudak) June 6, 2020
After the moment of silence, some of the leaders of the protest wrote “#BLM” in chalk in the middle of the intersection, which stands for “Black Lives Matter.”
Organizers then informed the crowd they would start to march down Penn Avenue.
Crowd marching down Penn Avenue @wpxi pic.twitter.com/HjdquMglmT
— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) June 6, 2020
The crowd stopped and sat down at the intersection of Centre Avenue and S. Negley Avenue, which is where protests turned violent on June 1.
The peaceful protest ended around 6:15 p.m., and Pittsburgh Public Safety said all roads have been reopened to traffic. There were no incidents and no arrests.
Crowd has dispersed. All roads have reopened.
— Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) June 6, 2020
Once again—no incidents, no problems, no issues of any kind. Entirely peaceful protest. https://t.co/odgb0JtEp1
Organizers told Channel 11 they will be back in East Liberty next Saturday and every Saturday after that.
Upper St. Clair
About 100 people gathered in the parking lot at the Upper St. Clair Municipal Building Vietnam Memorial.
A couple hundred protestors are getting ready to march in Upper Saint Clair @WPXI pic.twitter.com/B87tTlPi4K
— Amy Hudak (@amy_hudak) June 6, 2020
Coraopolis
About 75 people gathered in Coraopolis. Police closed Fifth Avenue down for several blocks during the event. Rep. Conor Lamb also showed up to give a quick speech.
Several hundred protesters peacefully march down the main drag here in Coraopolis @ThompsonFoto12 @JillianWPXI @WPXIMikeHolden @WPXIRickEarle @WPXIMelanie @DavidWPXI @WPXI pic.twitter.com/X0wuqNPfkA
— Stephen Banfield (@coachtvnews) June 6, 2020
Moving images from what has been a very peaceful gathering here in Coraopolis. The organizer, mayor, others have spoken. There has been song & prayer @wpxi pic.twitter.com/ynuPEwzddC
— Liz Kilmer (@LizKilmerWPXI) June 6, 2020
Washington
Another crowd gathered in Washington outside the county courthouse to protest.
Organizers told Channel 11 that protesting peacefully is the most powerful way to get the message across.
“We did this today to bring everybody together tying to get everyone in Washington together moving towards one cause, which is peace and equality,” Kurt Adkins, one of the organizers, said.
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