George Floyd protests in New Mexico

This is a list of George Floyd protests in New Mexico, United States.

Locations

Albuquerque

Hundreds of people protested May 28, and tear gas was deployed, but no one was injured.[1] Part of the city was shut down. Several shots were fired from a vehicle, and a police vehicle was damaged. Four people were taken into custody.[2]

On June 15, during protests over the statue of Juan de Oñate, one protester was shot and seriously injured by a counter-protester.[3][4] The statue was removed the following day.[5][6]

Carlsbad

About 80 protesters demonstrated peacefully at the Eddy County Courthouse in the early evening of May 30.[7]

Clovis

On June 5, around 200 protesters stood at the Clovis-Carver Public Library parking lot to protest the death of George Floyd.[8]

Farmington

On June 1, more than 400 people shouted "I can't breathe" at a protest organized by the San Juan College Young Democratic Socialists of America in front of the Animas Valley Mall.[9]

Gallup

On June 3, some 150 protesters marched from the north side of town to downtown Gallup.[10]

Las Cruces

On May 30, about 40 people protested peacefully at the intersection of Main Street and Picacho Avenue in the afternoon.[11] On June 1 hundreds of protesters, including a number of NMSU basketball players, held signs that said "I can't breathe" and "get off my neck" in Las Cruces.[12]

Los Alamos

In Los Alamos, approximately 200 people attended a protest on May 31,[13] around 300 attended on June 4,[14] and around 200 on June 6.[15]

Rio Rancho

On June 6, about 100 people held a protest outside Rio Rancho's city hall to support Black Lives Matter.[16]

Roswell

On June 1, a protest was held outside the Chaves County Courthouse in support of Black Lives Matter.[17]

Santa Fe

On May 29, about 250 protesters marched to the New Mexico State Capitol to rally against police brutality. Traffic was briefly blocked as the protesters passed through the Santa Fe Plaza.[18]

In October 12, as part of Indigenous Peoples' Day protests, a stone obelisk in the center of Santa Fe Plaza was toppled by protesters. The monument had long been opposed by activists, as it originally included a plague commemorating soldiers who died fighting "savage Indians".[19][20]

References
  1. Laflin, Nancy (May 30, 2020). "Tear gas deployed to break up late night protests in response to George Floyd's death". KOAT.
  2. "APD gives update on Albuquerque protests over death of Minneapolis man George Floyd". May 29, 2020.
  3. "George Floyd protests: Man shot in clash over Albuquerque statue". BBC News. June 16, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  4. Slotkin, Jason (June 17, 2020). "Suspect In Shooting At Albuquerque Statue Demonstration Faces New Charges". NPR.org. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. KRQE Staff; Seymore, Jami (16 June 2020). "City of Albuquerque removes statue of Juan de Oñate in Old Town". KRQE News 13 Albuquerque - Santa Fe. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. Romero, Simon (15 June 2020). "Man Is Shot at Protest Over Statue of New Mexico's Conquistador". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. Hedden, Adrian. "Carlsbad sees 'peaceful' protest in wake of George Floyd death in Minneapolis". Carlsbad Current Argus. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. Stein, Peter (June 7, 2020). "Protesters: 'Too much racism'". Clovis News Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  9. Weber, Liz (June 3, 2020). "Hundreds in Farmington and Durango protest for end to police violence". Durango Herald. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. "Gallup sees protest over murder of George Floyd". Navajo Times. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  11. "Dozens gather along Las Cruces' Main Street for peaceful protest of George Floyd death". May 30, 2020.
  12. "NMSU players, coach among hundreds who peacefully protest George Floyd's death in Las Cruces". KVIA. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  13. O’Neill, Maire (May 31, 2020). "Large Crowd Turns Out For Peaceful Protest Sunday In Los Alamos". Los Alamos Reporter.
  14. Clark, Carol A. "More Than 300 Peaceful Protesters Attend Rally At Pond". Los Alamos Daily Post.
  15. Clark, Carol A. "Scenes From Black Lives Matter Peaceful Protest Today". Los Alamos Daily Post.
  16. Byres, Amy (June 12, 2020). "Peaceful protesters call for unity, education to end racism". Rio Rancho Observer. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  17. Ross, Alex (June 1, 2020). "Demonstration held in downtown Roswell". Roswell Daily Record. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  18. Abundis, Megan (May 29, 2020). "Hundreds in Santa Fe engage in peaceful protest of George Floyd's death". KOB 4. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  19. Maxouris, Christina (October 13, 2020). "Activists have long said a Santa Fe monument celebrated the killings of Native Americans. Crowds toppled it this week". CNN. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  20. Attanasio, Cedar; Fonseca, Felicia (12 October 2020). "MON: Activists Topple Santa Fe Obelisk On Indigenous Peoples Day, + More". www.kunm.org. Associated Press. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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