{"id":1320323,"date":"2020-06-03T15:02:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=996984"},"modified":"2020-06-03T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:02:37","slug":"photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/photos\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Essay: A peaceful stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.500703894885\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-996984-199\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/A1Standalone-rct-060420-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/A1Standalone-rct-060420-1024x731.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"| People filled the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to honor thos who have died as a part of police violence during a vigil organized by Rifle residents. More than 200 people attended the event.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.95833333333333\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.625\">\n<p><strong>People filled the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to honor thos who have died as a part of police violence during a vigil organized by Rifle residents. More than 200 people attended the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/A1Standalone-rct-060420-1024x731.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/A1Standalone-rct-060420-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/A1Standalone-rct-060420-1024x731.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"People filled the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to honor thos who have died as a part of police violence during a vigil organized by Rifle residents. More than 200 people attended the event.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1024x719.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-1 | Jonathan Webster of Glenwood Springs hands out signs as he waits for the Black Lives Matter Vigil to begin in front of City Hall in Rifle Tuesday.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4241573033708\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.5955056179775\">\n<p><strong>Jonathan Webster of Glenwood Springs hands out signs as he waits for the Black Lives Matter Vigil to begin in front of City Hall in Rifle Tuesday.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-1<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1024x719.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1024x719.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jonathan Webster of Glenwood Springs hands out signs as he waits for the Black Lives Matter Vigil to begin in front of City Hall in Rifle Tuesday.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-788x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-2 | More than 200 people crowded into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to remember the lives lost to police voilence, including George Floyd.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.95161290322581\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.5645161290323\">\n<p><strong>More than 200 people crowded into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to remember the lives lost to police voilence, including George Floyd.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-2<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-788x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-788x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"More than 200 people crowded into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to remember the lives lost to police voilence, including George Floyd.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1024x542.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-4 | Members of the crowd gathered for Tuesday\u2019s vigil hold hands as people speak during the event in Rifle.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4014598540146\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4744525547445\">\n<p><strong>Members of the crowd gathered for Tuesday\u2019s vigil hold hands as people speak during the event in Rifle.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-4<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1024x542.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1024x542.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Members of the crowd gathered for Tuesday\u2019s vigil hold hands as people speak during the event in Rifle.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1024x668.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-8 | People begin to file into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter Vigil.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4028776978417\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4820143884892\">\n<p><strong>People begin to file into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter Vigil.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-8<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1024x668.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1024x668.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"People begin to file into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter Vigil.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1024x511.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-9 | Members of the crowd sing an improptu version of \u201cWe are the World\u201d to start the vigil Tuesday in Rifle.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4035714285714\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4857142857143\">\n<p><strong>Members of the crowd sing an improptu version of \u201cWe are the World\u201d to start the vigil Tuesday in Rifle.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-9<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1024x511.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1024x511.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Members of the crowd sing an improptu version of \u201cWe are the World\u201d to start the vigil Tuesday in Rifle.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-14 | More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4049295774648\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4929577464789\">\n<p><strong>More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-14<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1024x683.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1024x698.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-7 | The glow of candles light up the faces of people attending Tuesday nights vigil in Rifle.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.3884297520661\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.404958677686\">\n<p><strong>The glow of candles light up the faces of people attending Tuesday nights vigil in Rifle.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-7<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1024x698.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1024x698.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The glow of candles light up the faces of people attending Tuesday nights vigil in Rifle.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1024x751.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-5 | Rifle Police Chief Tommy Klein directs traffic as residents cross Railroad Avenue after Tuesday\u2019s vigil downtown.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4081632653061\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.5102040816327\">\n<p><strong>Rifle Police Chief Tommy Klein directs traffic as residents cross Railroad Avenue after Tuesday\u2019s vigil downtown.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-5<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1024x751.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1024x751.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle Police Chief Tommy Klein directs traffic as residents cross Railroad Avenue after Tuesday\u2019s vigil downtown.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1024x507.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-13 | More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4049295774648\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4929577464789\">\n<p><strong>More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-13<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1024x507.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1024x507.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1024x667.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-12 | Standing silent residents hold signs of support for Black Lives Matter.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.3701923076923\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.3076923076923\">\n<p><strong>Standing silent residents hold signs of support for Black Lives Matter.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-12<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1024x667.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1024x667.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Standing silent residents hold signs of support for Black Lives Matter.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-700x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-3 | Guilari Ruiz of Rifle comforts Zyanni Vandoren of New Castle as they observe a moment of silence during Tuesday nights vigil in front of city hall in Rifle.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.4281914893617\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.6170212765957\">\n<p><strong>Guilari Ruiz of Rifle comforts Zyanni Vandoren of New Castle as they observe a moment of silence during Tuesday nights vigil in front of city hall in Rifle.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-3<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-700x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-700x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Guilari Ruiz of Rifle comforts Zyanni Vandoren of New Castle as they observe a moment of silence during Tuesday nights vigil in front of city hall in Rifle.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-716x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-10 | Candles were handed out for visitors to Tuesday\u2019s vigil to hold in honor of those who have died.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.3969465648855\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4503816793893\">\n<p><strong>Candles were handed out for visitors to Tuesday\u2019s vigil to hold in honor of those who have died.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-10<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-716x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-716x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Candles were handed out for visitors to Tuesday\u2019s vigil to hold in honor of those who have died.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1024x700.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"BLMVigil-rct-060420-11 | One after another residents stood in front of the large crowd to talk during the vigil.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.3875\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7.4\">\n<p><strong>One after another residents stood in front of the large crowd to talk during the vigil.<\/strong><br \/>BLMVigil-rct-060420-11<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1024x700.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1024x700.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"One after another residents stood in front of the large crowd to talk during the vigil.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1024x719.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-2048x1437.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Jonathan Webster of Glenwood Springs hands out signs as he waits for the Black Lives Matter vigil to begin in front of City Hall in Rifle Tuesday. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-1<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-1024x719.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-1-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the sun faded over the Roan Plateau, people gathered.<\/p>\n<p>What started as a small-town idea to support the black Lives Matter movement grew to a crowd of many more than 200 people filling the plaza outside of the Rifle City Hall on Tuesday.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-788x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-1182x1536.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-1577x2048.jpg 1577w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>More than 200 people crowded into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to mourn the lives lost due to racial injustice police, including George Floyd. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-2<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2-788x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Organizer Rebecca Trent of Rifle said she was stunned by the turnout to mourn those who have died due to racial injustice in America.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1024x700.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-2048x1399.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>One after another residents stood in front of the large crowd to talk during the vigil. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-11<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-1024x700.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-11-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBeing in such a small town all the time, I was born in Glenwood and raised here in Rifle, seeing the inequality that is going on throughout our entire country is disgusting to me, I cannot even fathom it,\u201d Trent said. \u201cThe passive racism that exists in this community as well is the reason we wanted to get together and do this. To show that all the people of color and of the black men and women that are here now, that we are with them and we stand for them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row gspi-donation gspi-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1024x542.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1536x814.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-2048x1085.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Members of the crowd gathered for Tuesday\u2019s vigil hold hands as people speak during the event in Rifle. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-4<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-1024x542.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-4-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a showing of uniformity and to ensure that no one was focused on them, but instead on the injustices that were talked about during the vigil, the organizers and many in attendance dressed in all black.&nbsp;<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-700x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-1050x1536.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-1399x2048.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-scaled.jpg 1749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Guilari Ruiz of Rifle comforts Zyanni Vandoren of New Castle as they observe a moment of silence during Tuesday nights vigil in front of City Hall in Rifle. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-3<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-700x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-3-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residents from Rifle, and nearby Silt, Parachute, New Castle and Glenwood Springs stood shoulder to shoulder together in support of the movement. Most wore masks \u2014 a sign of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. People from as far away as Grand Junction and Denver also came.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1024x668.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-2048x1337.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>People begin to file into the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-8<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-1024x668.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-8-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Led by Chief Tommy Klein the Rifle Police Department helped keep the large crowd safe as they navigated the traffic to cross Railroad Avenue as people headed home for the day Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clear majority are very polite and respectful, one or two have been edgy, but that is to be expected, it\u2019s just part of protesting your First Amendment rights. We understand that, and we understand that some people are not happy with us,\u201d Klein said.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1024x511.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1536x767.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-2048x1023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Members of the crowd sing an improptu version of \u201cWe are the World\u201d to start the vigil Tuesday in Rifle. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-9<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-1024x511.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-9-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After short speeches from the organizers, and several chants of support led by all in attendance, one by one people came forward and shared stories of inequality and offered support to family, friends and community members of color.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-716x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-1433x2048.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-scaled.jpg 1791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Candles were handed out for visitors to Tuesday\u2019s vigil to hold they mourned for those who have died due to racial injustice. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-10<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-716x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-10-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI feel it is important to always stand up for what you believe in, especially to stand and make a point. Just showing that all lives are equal, and trying to find the systematic racism happening in America for hundreds of years \u2014 just to try and support the people around us,\u201d Glenwood Springs resident Jonathan Webster said.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-14<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-1024x683.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-14-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s peaceful vigil is one of thousands that have been held across the country, sparked by the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1024x667.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-2048x1334.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Standing silent residents hold signs of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-12<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-1024x667.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-12-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have two sons at home, we are Latinos, and I\u2019ve talked to a lot of my friends. A lot of us have kids now, and I asked them. \u2018How do you explain George Floyd to your child. At what age do you do that,\u2019\u201d Rifle resident Steven Arauza said. \u201cFor me it\u2019s this tension you live with as a person of color in this country, and it\u2019s not a safe assumption that white people around you understand that. That\u2019s what drives me to be out here, to show some support.\u201d<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1024x698.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-2048x1396.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>The glow of candles light up the faces of people attending Tuesday nights vigil in Rifle. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-7<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-1024x698.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-7-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Organizers closed the vigil with the lighting of the candles and a moment of silence for those who have died due to racial injustice. As the crowd dispersed some left their candles on a picnic table near a makeshift memorial with pictures of the fallen.<\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1024x507.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1536x761.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-2048x1014.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>More than 200 people packed the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday for a Black Lives Matter vigil. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-13<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-1024x507.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-13-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are just here to show our support, so they know they have support from across the country, from the capital to our little small town,\u201d Trent said.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:kmills@postindependent.com\">kmills@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\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.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1024x751.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1536x1127.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-2048x1503.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Rifle Police Chief Tommy Klein directs traffic as residents cross Railroad Avenue after Tuesday\u2019s vigil downtown. (Kyle Mills \/ Citizen Telegram)<\/strong><br \/><em>BLMVigil-rct-060420-5<\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/postindependent.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+PostIndependent.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-1024x751.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/06\/BLMVigil-rct-060420-5-scaled.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/photo-essay-a-peaceful-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People filled the plaza in front of the Rifle City Hall Tuesday to honor thos who have died as a part of police violence during a vigil organized by Rifle residents. 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