A handprinted protest sign with the names of African American killed by police is seen in the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) on June 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.
The Friday after George Floyd’s death was the first of many demonstrations in the streets of Seattle. Protesters and police are seen here facing off near Seattle’s Chinatown/International District on May 29, 2020.
Protests from across town unit in of Downtown Seattle on the fourth consecutive day of protests following the killing of George Floyd. The movement expands to honor all victims of police violence. On June 1st, 2020.
Hundreds of protesters cross over the I-5 interstate overpass in downtown Seattle on the first full day of protests in the city after the killing of George Floyd. In downtown Seattle on May 30, 2020
On the first full day of protests following the killing of George Floyd, a melee begins immediately. Approximately 500 officers face 10,000 demonstrators as multiple groups from around the city converge in downtown Seattle on May 30, 2020.
A crowd of hundreds raise their hands yelling ‘don’t shoot’ outside Seattle’s east precinct. For the ninth day in a row protesters have gathered to honor the lives of those lost to police violence. On June 6, 2020.
“This is a peaceful protest” sign inside the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) an civilian occupation of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in response to the killing of George Floyd.
June 18, 2020.
A medical worker in scrubs gazes upwards at a speaker during the ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ march in Seattle, held to raise awareness about institutionalized racism within the medical industry. June 7, 2020
Two medical workers at the White Coats for Black Lives’ a march in Seattle. Held to raise awareness of institutionalized racism within the medical industry. June 7, 2020
A person in medical scrubs and a covid mask holds a single rose while marching in a crowd of thousands through the streets of downtown on the 6th consecutive day of protest in Seattle following the death of George Floyd on June 4, 2020.
Surviving family members of police violence gather at The Charleena Lyles Remembrance Vigil on June 18, 2020 at Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA.
A protester wears a Charleena Lyles mask at the 3-year memorial of her death at the hands of Seattle Police, in Seattle WA on June 18, 2020.
A Black family with two young boys raise their firsts in silence at the Seattle Children’s March, an event inspired by the 1963 Birmingham Children’s Crusade and organized by youth 18 and under on June 13, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
A young woman in Seattle’s southend holds a sign with the names of six young Black Americans killed by police in recent years. June 7, 2020
An elderly Seattle police officer (center) holds the line with others during day 6 of constant tension and protesting in Seattle streets following the death of George Floyd. June 3, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
Inside the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) motivational post it notes and other drawings are posted on a community bulletin board. There are many free resources in the CHOP including education, self-defence and civil disobedience, live music, free food etc.
An artistic graffiti memorial for George Floyd appears inside Cal Anderson Park, the epicenter of Seattle’s CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone on July 2, 2020.
A young child holds a handmade sign with the names of Black Americans killed by police reading “Their Lives Mattered” at the Seattle Children’s March on June 13, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
Seattle’s abandoned Eastern police precinct is redecorated by protesters and labeled “Seattle people’s department” during the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) which took over 3 city blocks to create an autonomous protest zone. June, 2020
A protester in a mask and medical gloves holds a sign reading “Rest in Peace George Floyd” with a painted portrait of Floyd at Othello Park in the historically Black and immigrant community of South Seattle on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
A protester disperses an orange smoke bomb while marching the streets of Capitol Hill’s protest zone (CHOP) in Seattle, Washington.
Alleson Buchanan holds a homemade neon sign in a crowd of protesters in Seattle’s Westlake Park. Dozens gather to protest the lack of consequences for Breonna Taylor’s killers. On Sep 23, 2020.
