Students hold second protest for Eric Garner, Mike Brown

Posted on December 10, 2014

Originally Posted on The Daily Cougar via UWIRE

Wesley Okereke and Izmail Glosson, two of the five hosts for #Blacklivesmatter: UH Die-In.| Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
Students and staff walked around campus with their hands up. The action denoted the tragedy in Ferguson.| Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
Students and staff walked around campus with their hands up.| Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
Students marched around campus, chanting and holding signs. | Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
Students laid down in front of the M. D. Anderson Memorial Library. | Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
Students holding up signs in front of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.| Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
A student held up her sign while she laid on the ground.| Edith Rubio/ The Cougar
"Hands up." A student raised his hands in front of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.| Edith Rubio/ The Cougar

 

Students gathered together today at Lynn Eusan Park for “#BlackLivesMatter: A UH Die-in.”

Unlike the previous demonstration — where African-American and black students lie down and allies remain standing — this protest allowed students the option to either lie down or stand up.

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