George Floyd protests in Maine

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DateMay 26, 2020 – early 2021
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This is a list of George Floyd protests in the U.S. state of Maine.

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George Floyd protests in Maine
Cities in Maine in which a protest with about 100 or more participants was held ('"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000F-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000010-QINU`"')

Locations

Augusta

June 7: Over 1,000 protesters marched around Capitol Park and the Augusta Police Department. They also lay down in front of the state house for nine minutes in memory of George Floyd. [3]

Bangor

Bath

June 11: 20-30 people peacefully protested by an intersection in Bath. A man in a pickup truck disturbed the peace by driving slowly through the small crowd, resulting in the protesters reporting the occurrence to the police as a hit-and-run. [7]

Belfast

May 31: Around 200 people gathered at Post Office Square, protesters peacefully gathered. A man tried to drive his car into the group of protesters, however there were no injuries reported. [8]

Bethel

June 9: Over 350 protesters held a peaceful demonstration in Bethel. The gathered mass marched from the town common to Cafe DiCocoa's, where they kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, in accordance with the amount of time that George Floyd was suffocated by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. No major opposition to the protest occurred. [9]

Blue Hill

June 4: Over 30 people, mostly students of the local high school or college students returned home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, gathered for a day-long protest on the lawn of the Blue Hill Town Hall, displaying pro-Black Lives Matter signs and waving at traffic. A vigil was also organized and held at 2 p.m. that day. [10]

Bridgton

June 6: In the morning of June 6, approximately 50 protesters peacefully gathered in Bridgton to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter, and particularly to express grief and anger over the murder of George Floyd. The protest lasted around an hour, and two periods of silence were taken, lasting 8 minutes and 46 seconds each. Two local police officers attended the event. [11]

Brooksville

June 8: A small Black Lives Matter vigil was held in Brooksville, with around 20 people gathered for the event. 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence were observed in honor of George Floyd's unlawful murder. [10]

Camden

June 3: A gathering formed at the Camden Village Green to express grief and outrage over the murder of George Floyd. Political, religious and law enforcement officials were asked to speak. [12]

Caribou

June 1: About 40 protesters marched down Herschel Street in Caribou against the murder of George Floyd. [13]

Castine

June 9: Over 100 people, drawn from the town and surrounding areas, gathered in downtown Castine to peacefully protest unlawful treatment toward people of color by police officers, and to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Protesters gathered at historic Fort George before the crowd marched down to the town waterfront, chanting "I Can't Breathe" and other slogans of the movement. Several protesters gave impassioned speeches after arriving at the waterfront. [14]

Deer Isle

Ellsworth

June 2: An estimated 350 people formed a crowd in Ellsworth in support of Black Lives Matter, spurred by murder of George Floyd, who was also honored during the gathering. Organized just one day prior, the crowd amassed at the Ellsworth Public Library, then moved down to the Union River Bridge, before marching up Main Street and finally gathering in front of the Ellsworth City Hall, where some members of the mass gave speeches. The protest was largely peaceful and monitored by local police, who were not harassed by protesters during the event. The crowd dispersed after four hours of protesting. [16]

Farmington

June 1: A crowd of more than 100 gathers to march through Farmington in protest of George Floyd's murder. Several protesters spoke during the event, including Farmington police chief, Jack Peck Jr. Names of other victims of police violence apart from Floyd were also read out. [17]

Gray

June 7: Residents of Gray and New Gloucester gathered for a small protest at the intersection of Shaker Road and Main Street in Gray, chanting slogans of the Black Lives Matter movement and holding signs denouncing police brutality and promoting equality. The event was organized by students of the Gray-New Gloucester High School. [18]

Kittery

June 6: About 1000 protesters took part in a march from Traip Academy to Portsmouth, New Hampshire organized by former and current Traip students. [19]

Lewiston

June 1: Hundreds gathered in Simard-Payne Park before marching to Auburn City Hall and police headquarters. On Longley Bridge, the protesters staged a 2 minute long "die in," in which the protesters laid face down on the road with their hands behind their backs while some police officers took a knee alongside them. [20]

Naples

June 4: Approximately 50 protesters peacefully demonstrated by the Naples causeway to show support for Black Lives Matter and in memory of George Floyd. Some protesters gave speeches before the group briefly kneeled in silence and ended the protest, in accordance with an agreement made with local police that the protest would disperse within a certain amount of time. [21] The protest received scrutiny and threats from anti-BLM residents of the area, and the organizers of the gathering claimed the town had cast the protest in a poor light in a public notice made by the town manager. [22]

Portland

Presque Isle

May 30: More than 30 people gathered on Main Street in Presque Isle to protest against police brutality and racism. [13]

Rockland

June 1: About 250-300 protesters gathered in Rockland's Chapman Park on June 2 to chant the name George Floyd and protest police brutality. [28]

Sanford

June 6: Hundreds marched from Gowen Park to the police station where the city's curfew has been called "unconstitutional" by the ACLU. [29]

South Portland

June 4: Roughly 300 people marched from South Portland High School to the South Portland Police station. [30] Organized by students of the high school, several speakers in the community were invited to address the crowd – including the Chief of Police, Timothy Sheehan.

Waterville

June 7: Approximately 500 gathered in downtown Waterville to march through the town in memory of George Floyd. When the gathered protesters arrived at their destination, many local figures were asked to speak. The event concluded with a nine-minute kneel in George Floyd's honor. Several police officers from the surrounding areas also attended the march, which lasted one hour. [31]

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