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People in the U.K. are being asked to kneel on their doorsteps in a show of solidarity with U.S. protesters over the killing of George Floyd.
Floyd was shown in a video on May 25, gasping for breath and pleading for his life while a white Minneapolis police officer pushed his knee on his neck as he lay face down.
He eventually fell unconscious and died.
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The officer involved, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with third-degree murder and will appear in court. Three other police officers have been fired.
The incident has sparked protests both in the U.S. and across the world, with people defying curfews across states in the U.S., taking to the street to protest George's killing for the eighth night in a row.
Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) is asking people to "Take the Knee for George Floyd" at 6pm today as part of a socially distanced day of action against racism.
SUTR says the campaign has been inspired by the kneeling protest carried out by American football star Colin Kaepernick in 2016 and which has become part of the Black Lives Matter.
In a statement posted on the group's Facebook page, it said: "On Wednesday 3 June at 6pm (1pm EDT) Stand Up To Racism calls on people to "take the knee" on their doorsteps or wherever they are.
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"This is part of a day of action in solidarity with the #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter movement and to highlight the disproportionate BAME deaths in the Covid19 crisis in the U.K."
Weyman Bennett of SUTR said: "Racism is the underlying condition that continues to kill black and BAME communities.
"Take the knee at 6pm because there is a boot on the neck of millions of people in the BAME community. Part of the cure for the virus of racism is to embrace anti-racism and anti-fascism."
Meanwhile, a separate protest has been planned in London's Hyde Park at 1pm (9am EDT) on Wednesday, while a further demonstration is scheduled for 1pm on Saturday in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament.
In the U.S., Washington's Catholic archbishop has criticized President Trump's visit to a shrine as civil unrest continues.
President Trump and Melania Trump visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington on June 2.
Tuesday's visit "manipulated" the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Archbishop Wilton D Gregory said.
In a statement, he said: "I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people, even those with whom we might disagree."
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