WOOSTER The city's Black Lives Matter daily demonstration movement reached its 600th consecutive day on Friday. It is among the longest-runningdaily rallies in the nation.<\/p>\n
SinceGeorge Floyd's death in May of 2020, the movement, led by the Wayne County Racial Justice Coalition and members of the Wooster-Orrville NAACP, has assembled daily at the city square to protest police brutality, racism and encourage law enforcement policy reform.<\/p>\n
Activism: Nearly 600 days of protests and counting; Wooster BLM seeks police policy changes in 2022<\/p>\n
To keep the movement going, three to four sign holders stand at Liberty and Market streets each day, no matter the weather.<\/p>\n
The demonstration shows no end in sight as it enters2022. At the top of the priority list for the group remains community outreach and police policy reform.<\/p>\n
Reach Bryce by email at bbuyakie@gannett.com<\/a><\/p>\n On Twitter: @Bryce_Buyakie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more here: <\/p>\n 600 consecutive days of demonstrations: BLM protests in Wooster show no end in sight - Wooster Daily Record<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WOOSTER The city's Black Lives Matter daily demonstration movement reached its 600th consecutive day on Friday. It is among the longest-runningdaily rallies in the nation. SinceGeorge Floyd's death in May of 2020, the movement, led by the Wayne County Racial Justice Coalition and members of the Wooster-Orrville NAACP, has assembled daily at the city square to protest police brutality, racism and encourage law enforcement policy reform. Continue reading