RIP George Floyd Graffiti, Lake Street Minneapolis
May 2020 — Banners and graffiti on Lake Street in South Minneapolis the day after George Floyd was killed.
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May 2020 — Banners and graffiti on Lake Street in South Minneapolis the day after George Floyd was killed.
July 2020 — George Floyd art in South Minneapolis. Art popped up on boards after the unrest over the May 25th death of George Floyd.
July 2020 — Graffiti on the Hennepin County Medical Examiner building near downtown Minneapolis. Graffiti reads āAbolish the policeā and āAutoZone them againā (referring to the burning of the AutoZone building that was the first building burned during 2020 riots).
August 2020 — A sign that reads "Abolish the police" laying at the George Floyd Memorial in South Minneapolis.
November 2020 — Protesters gathering on Minnehaha Ave in Minneapolis after the Presidential race was decided in favor of Joe Biden.
December 2020 — Flyers taped to a pole outside of the Minneapolis Third Precinct police station, which burned after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Drop the charges refers to the 646 that were criminally charged during the largest mass arrest in Minnesota history. Protesters were arrested after marching onto I-94 in a post election march.
December 2020 — Demolition of buildings destroyed in the uprising that followed the May 25th, 2020 death of George Floyd. The buildings were home to Minnehaha Liquors, a chiropractorās office and GM Tobacco.
January 2021 — Around a thousand protesters gathered outside of the Holiday Gas station at Cedar and 36th in South Minneapolis seeking justice for Dolal Idd. Dolal Idd was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police on December 30th, 2020 during a traffic stop. This was the first police officer killing since George Floyd a mile away on May 25th, 2020.
March 2021 — An Abolish The Police protest sign on the security fencing around the Hennepin County Government Center where Derek Chauvin is on trial for the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd in South Minneapolis.
June 2021 — Abolish The Police sticker on an street pole in Uptown Minneapolis.
September 2021 — Moon Palace Books storefront a few doors down from the former Minneapolis Police Third Precinct.
September 2021 — George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square.
October 2021 — Posters hanging on a street pole in Uptown Minneapolis. They read āAbolish the policeā āWe keep us safeā. The posters hang outside the parking ramp that Winston Smith was killed at in June by federal law enforcement.
October 2021 — Warming shelters at the Minneapolis Impound Lot. The city removed them from George Floyd Square on June 3rd.
October 2021 — A home with a "No Cops, No Judges, No Prison Total Abolition" banner on their home during Open Streets Lyndale 2021.
October 2021 — An Abolish The Police sticker on a No Turn on Red sign in Uptown Minneapolis.
October 2021 — A Minneapolis Police squad drives down Minnehaha Ave as Open Streets finishes up.
February 2022 — Students in St. Paul protested the abolition of the police and demanded justice for Amir Locke, who was killed by Minneapolis police in February 2022. The protest, which began at noon, saw participants calling for the resignation of interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman and Mayor Jacob Frey. Signs held by the students articulated their vision for "abolishing the police," which they defined as dissolving police departments, reallocating funding to community services like healthcare and housing, and rebuilding public safety based on collective care.