{"id":73056,"date":"2020-06-03T13:22:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=73056"},"modified":"2020-06-03T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:27:09","slug":"no-justice-no-peace-lawrence-protests-racial-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2020\/06\/03\/no-justice-no-peace-lawrence-protests-racial-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No justice, no peace,&#8217; Lawrence protests racial injustice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Cami Koons | @koons_cami<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>contributors: Sophie Johnson, Molly Hatesohl, Cole Billings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"No Justice, No Peace; Lawrence Protests, May 31, 2020\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GRF7Yo7iSgc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, May 31, Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence was filled with shouts of, \u201cNo justice? No peace!\u201d The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansan.com\/news\/i-cant-breathe-hundreds-flock-to-mass-street-to-protest-police-brutality\/article_72ff32f2-a3c4-11ea-95e2-575e9409bcac.html\">hundreds of gatherers<\/a> protested police brutality and racial injustice following the police killing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/31\/us\/george-floyd-investigation.html\">George Floyd<\/a> in Minneapolis, May 25.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protests, both violent and peaceful, sprouted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/map-protests-rallies-george-floyd-spread-across-country-n1220976\"> across the country<\/a> since Floyd\u2019s death and silenced the normal content on social media as influencers and their followers tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2020\/06\/02\/black-out-tuesday-black-lives-matter-instagram\/\">show solidarity<\/a> for the \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d movement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protesters and attendees from the May 31, Lawrence protest offered their thoughts on the movement and Lawrence\u2019s peaceful protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe protest allowed those who were marginalized to share their provocative stories. The march allowed people to collectively share their fears, anger, and hope. Being a part of a community that came together to peacefully protest was astounding in a world of violence and chaos. Protesting is one of the most vital tools to provide a checks and balance on oppressive institutions.\u201d<\/p><cite>Randy Do [in a message to KJHK]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTo know the city is in support of my color and my people\u2019s lives. Peaceful protests are possible if the masses stay focused and concentrate on what we are there for. It felt beautiful to be a part of it and it was a very empowering moment in my life. It is important to protest and a very valuable tool, but It\u2019s crucial that we remain peaceful throughout the protest. When rage and emotion overcome it is almost impossible to be rational. Rational is where we need the country to be in order for empathy and understanding to take place.\u201d<\/p><cite>Evan Thompson [in a message to KJHK]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI definitely had hesitations about going just considering the state of protests in other large cities across the country, but I recognized immediately that that was my white privilege talking. The worries and hesitations that I had were barely a fraction of the worry and the fear that black people have in our country on a daily basis. That was what made me realize that it was important for me to go, to support black people, be a good ally and to just help to raise our voices against police brutality and racial injustice in our country. Starting at home is the best place to start.\u201d<\/p><cite>Kelly Werther [in a phone call with KJHK]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI could not stand anymore to be another bystander. \u2018The time is always right to do what is right,\u2019 [Martin Luther King Jr.] it was time for me to do the right thing. It was inspiring and patriotic to see hundreds of people from all demographics of age, race, gender to come out and exercise the first amendment that this country created peacefully&#8230;I was scared about the protest not for the safety of myself, but for the safety of our community and every citizen who was at the risk of being abused from those who only seek chaos. Darkness does not defeat darkness, only light. I want to say thank you to the ones who organized the march, the LPD who allowed us to protest peacefully and every citizen that attended the protest.\u201d<\/p><cite>-Logan Fox [in a message to KJHK]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI went to the protest because it\u2019s one of the least things we can do in showing up for people of color, for our community. The protest in Lawrence, it was great to see an overall peaceful protest and being able to see that go down, but being uncertain of what it\u2019s going to be like, given how most protests seem to be going.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><cite>-Leah Shinkle [in a phone call with KJHK]\u00a0<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The Lawrence protest demonstrated our community\u2019s commitment to Black Lives and I feel proud and truly alive knowing that. The ability to demand change and justice alongside those oppressed is what makes protests invaluable, regardless of property damage, traffic jams, or other petty circumstances. Protests speak to ideas bigger than us, connecting us to movements of our ancestors and those to come. We got to write a few hours of history and tip the scale toward justice this weekend, and now we must keep building that momentum in love.\u201d<\/p><cite>Sarah Hofmeyer [in a message to KJHK]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod released a <a href=\"https:\/\/chancellor.ku.edu\/news\/2020\/jun2?fbclid=IwAR3VFn3s4udsAG-J5tOHPXr7VUkbiFzOI1OVAVcIEaNut47i3Oqe2F6NXv4\">statement<\/a> with Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer recognizing the injustices of underrepresented people groups in the Lawrence community and on the university\u2019s campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur hearts break with yours,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe stand with you and for you.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement reads that the university needs to be at the \u201cforefront of social change,\u201d and outlines five substantial actions the university is making to take more responsibility and move towards social justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also lists resources at the university available to those in need of support or wanting to voice their opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rockcha.lk\/DiversityEquity\">Office of Diversity &amp; Equity<\/a> | 785-864-4904 <a>diversity@ku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rockcha.lk\/Ombuds\">University Ombuds Office<\/a> | 785-864-7261 <a href=\"mailto:ombuds@ku.edu\">ombuds@ku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rockcha.lk\/SAAssists\">Student Affairs Assists<\/a> | 785-864-4060 <a href=\"mailto:studentaffairs@ku.edu\">studentaffairs@ku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ioa.ku.edu\/\">Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access<\/a>&nbsp; | 785-864-6414<a href=\"mailto:ioa@ku.edu\"> ioa@ku.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rockcha.lk\/CAPS\">Counseling and Psychological Services<\/a> | 785-864-2277<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legalservices.ku.edu\/\">Legal Services for Students<\/a> | 785-864-5665 <a href=\"mailto:legals@ku.edu\">legals@ku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rockcha.lk\/CARECoordinator\">CARE Coordinator<\/a> | 785-864-9255 <a href=\"mailto:care@ku.edu\">care@ku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence citizens protested police brutality on Sunday following a series of nationwide protests after the killing of George Floyd. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4332,"featured_media":73057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3736,3226,15,3231],"tags":[5350,8465,2063,5081,913],"class_list":["post-73056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cbi-content-bubble","category-culture-articles","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-multimedia","tag-black-lives-matter","tag-george-floyd","tag-lawrence-ks","tag-social-justice","tag-university-of-kansas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/no-justice-03.00_02_09_11.Still001.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}