{"id":1320280,"date":"2020-05-31T13:41:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T19:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=478704"},"modified":"2020-05-31T17:56:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T23:56:21","slug":"watch-protestors-gather-peacefully-in-vail-village-to-demonstrate-for-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/watch-protestors-gather-peacefully-in-vail-village-to-demonstrate-for-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Protestors gather peacefully in Vail Village to demonstrate for George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"37\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>As shock and outrage over George Floyd\u2019s killing swept the nation over the weekend, even the luxurious streets of Vail Village were not insulated from pressure boiling over in the form of demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>A peaceful protest attracted about 50 people to Bridge Street on Sunday, with people in attendance holding signs that ranged from the familiar slogans of \u201cBlack lives matter\u201d and \u201cNo justice no peace\u201d to more specific messages like \u201cWhite people \u2026 do something\u201d and \u201cI trust my local law enforcement. Everyone should have this right in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizer Zach Varon said after he engaged in a solo protest on Saturday, he was encouraged to do something more organized on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really positive,\u201d he said of his experience standing in front of Vail\u2019s Covered Bridge on Saturday, holding a sign that said \u201cstop killing and subjugating us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row vail-donation vail-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/imagejpeg_0-3.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-478705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/imagejpeg_0-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/imagejpeg_0-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/imagejpeg_0-3-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Varon said he didn\u2019t know what to expect heading into Sunday. He said he was surprised to see such a large turnout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never in my mind imagined we could have this kind of support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Varon said the demonstration was about more than George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t about any one person, this is an ongoing thing,\u201d Varon said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.797639123103\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 vail-4 pl-4\" readability=\"20.152542372881\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vaildaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/03\/VD-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers around Vail, Beaver Creek and Eagle Valley make the Vail Daily\u2019s work possible. 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