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More Protests Expected Across LA County Saturday

More than a dozen demonstrations against police violence will continue across the Southland Saturday. Follow the latest here.

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People gather in a symbolic funeral procession in Downtown at the intersection of 1st St and Broadway on June 8, 2020 in Los Angeles. Clergy, activists, and community groups held a funeral car procession and memorial service honoring George Floyd.
People gather in a symbolic funeral procession in Downtown at the intersection of 1st St and Broadway on June 8, 2020 in Los Angeles. Clergy, activists, and community groups held a funeral car procession and memorial service honoring George Floyd. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA — More than a dozen demonstrations against police brutality continue across the Southland Saturday, as has been the case every day since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day.

Events planned in greater Los Angeles include:

  • 9 a.m. - "Social Workers in Solidarity with Black Lives" march from USC's University Gate to Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street, and on to Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St.
  • 9:30 a.m. - "Protest & March" at Cochran Avenue Baptist Church, 1304 S. Cochran Ave.
  • 10 a.m. - "BLM Solidarity March" at the entrance to Northridge Fashion Center, 9301 Tampa Ave.
  • 10 a.m. - "Buddhists for BLM" silent march from the Japanese American Museum, 100 N. Central Ave. to Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St.
  • 10:30 a.m. - a 2.75 mile peaceful protest run/walk, 4625 W. Olympic Blvd.
  • 11 a.m. - "Community Control Over the Police" in Boyle Heights, 726 N. Soto St.
  • 11 a.m. - "L.A. Law School Unification March," Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St.
  • Noon - "More Skating, Less Hating," from The Broad, 221 S. Grand Ave. to Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St.
  • Noon - a protest and rally at Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
  • Noon - a march for the Latinx community in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Whittier Police Station, 13200 E. Penn St.
  • 1 p.m. - health workers in defense of Black Lives Matter, #defundthesheriff, Cesar Chavez Avenue and Lyon Street
  • 3 p.m. - rally for black unhoused lives, Echo Park Lake, 751 Echo Park Ave.
  • 7 p.m. - "A Rhythm For Change" in Santa Monica at Palisades Park, Ocean and Palisades avenue

Ongoing daily demonstrations are held at the following locations:

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  • Noon - at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, 15301 Ventura Blvd.
  • Noon - in South Pasadena at Mission Street and Fair Oaks Avenue
  • 4 p.m. - in Los Feliz at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive
  • noon & nightfall - outside Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring St.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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