WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — North Charleston, South Carolina protesters against police violence will hold a “Moral Monday” demonstration, the community organization Black Lives Matter-Charleston announced on its Facebook page on Friday.
Black Lives Matter-Charleston said in a statement:
“We the people of South Carolina are coming together on Monday, April 13th to say enough is enough. Racist violence against black people in the south and across the nation must end now.”
On Thursday, Black Lives Matter-Charleston called for creation of a Citizens Review Board to investigate police misconduct following Saturday’s police killing of unarmed African American man Walter Scott.
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The community organization also said that it would teach local residents how to use cameras at a newly-staged Freedom School in order for people to protect themselves from police misconduct.
“[B]lackLivesMatter Charleston will stage a Freedom School to train community members in the use of cameras as tools to protect themselves and each other,” the statement said.
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The School is set to start working on Friday evening, according Black Lives Matter-Charleston. The protesters will also hold a candlelight vigil at the North Charleston City Hall.
The protestors gave local authorities 24 hours to announce a date for an emergency City Council meeting in order to create the Citizens Review Board.
In recent months, United States has seen a wave of mass protests against police brutality prompted by several killings of primarily unarmed African-American men by police officers.
Among the most notable recent cases are the killings of Eric Garner, who died after being put in a chokehold by white police officer in New York City, and Michael Brown, a teenager who was fatally shot in Ferguson, Missouri.
