A BLACK Live Matter anti-racism protest in Shirley yesterday (June 13) passed off peacefully with demonstrators showing their unity.
Liberal Democrat politician Ade Adeyemo tweeted: Good natured #BlackLivesMatter rally today in Shirley. Thanks @SolihullPolice @SolihullCouncil and everyone who made it happen. @LoveSolihull #Solihull #BLM
Green Party representatives were on hand to give out face coverings for those who needed them.
It came amid continuing demonstrations globally since the killing by a US policeman of George Floyd, including in London wheee counter-demonstrating lead to some violence.
Among the counter-demonstrators’ claims in London was that they wanted to protect statues including of Winston Churchill, with protesters elsewhere ripping down figures associated with Britain’s colonial past and slavery.
These pictures from Twitter show the scenes in Shirley.
