the protests do continue in the u.s. now more peacefully against against the
death of George Floyd at the hands of police the protests have spread
worldwide - including here in Seoul this weekend our Chuang Jean was there the
protesters on Saturday many of them wearing black shirts health signs in
both Korean and English calling for an end to racism more than 100 people have
gathered here in Seoul to show their solidarity with black lives matter
movement and they're marching with one message social justice to support black
lives matter yeah because we're sick and tired of all the
racism that goes on against especially me as a black person we're just sick and
tired of what's going on the protesters were chanting phrases like black lives
matter and I can't breathe and though police were on the scene they were able
to make their voices heard without any interference the protesters are far from
the state of Minnesota where George Floyd was killed but they say their
movement is global I mean at the end of the day racism is not a problem that's
exclusive and isolated to the United States I think it's a problem in
humanity and it's something that needs to be addressed globally I hope we can
build a world in which we can breathe even though we live in different
countries I think the world we want to live in is the same we'll work together
and create a world free of discrimination in Korea more than 120
organizations signed a joint statement last Friday paying tribute to George
Floyd and criticizing police brutality the government ought yet made an
official statement on them or the worldwide movement joangel arirang news