CAPITAL REGION – The Gazette had reporters throughout the region Sunday at Black Lives Matter protests.
Watch later for more on each protest in Saratoga Springs, Niskayuna, Amsterdam and Troy. For now, here are glimpses of each through our reporters’ tweets.
From: @pdemola; @EricaPhotog; @StanHudy; @zacharydmatson; @adam_shinder
Troy @pdemola:
Here’s the scene 30 minutes before the start of Troy’s first major BLM event. I’ll be joined by @EricaPhotog and we’ll tweet highlights from today’s event pic.twitter.com/ACB41Iw9Rt
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Current scene pic.twitter.com/9KTkjPjrrj
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Event is gearing up with calls to acknowledge land stolen from indigenous people
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Organizers reiterating calls the protest be peaceful
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Here we go pic.twitter.com/uynNimQ7ck
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Thousands are now in streets
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Thousands are now in streets
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Organizers are trying to steer people back to waterfront, but hundreds remain here at TPD asking 50-or-so cops to take a knee
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
The event has cleaved into two groups: While the majority returned to Riverfront, a smaller group is digging in at TPD pic.twitter.com/W1NPtLDapa
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Organizers put crowd at 11K, citing official count from someone who counted crowds in the 1960s
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Action unfolding across three fronts: On streets, at police station and back at Riverfront pic.twitter.com/QKkfsqha2T
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Speeches continuing at Riverfront, where crowd is crackling with positive energy pic.twitter.com/d23hUY0sad
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Meanwhile, demonstrations continuing outside of TPD. Will start Periscope feed shortly pic.twitter.com/6IeWxqAPRI
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
— Pete DeMola (@pmdemola) June 7, 2020
Correction: An earlier Tweet posted by Pete Demola incorrectly identified a speaker who described “capitalist media” The tweet has been removed from the list.
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Troy: @EricaPhotog
Crowds assemble for Troys vigil for George Floyd at Troy’s Riverfront Park #BlackLivesMattter #Troy pic.twitter.com/s4lQAPSBn8
— Erica Miller (@EricaPhotog) June 7, 2020
Large crowd has filled out the Troys Riverfront Park #BlackLivesMattter pic.twitter.com/qIMfxnizm6
— Erica Miller (@EricaPhotog) June 7, 2020
The march led to Troy Police Dept on State Street as police stand behind barricades #Troy #BlackLivesMattter pic.twitter.com/TWwNFAZxXK
— Erica Miller (@EricaPhotog) June 7, 2020
Two Troy bike police officers kneel with protesters on the street #BlackLivesMatter #blm #Troy #TroyPD pic.twitter.com/lX2MiazOXm
— Erica Miller (@EricaPhotog) June 7, 2020
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Saratoga Springs: @StanHudy
#BlackLivesMatter
protestors gather at High Rock Park in #saratoga for 1 p.m. event Sunday afternoon.https://t.co/HnbZB9i6rC— Stan Hudy is writing…again (@stanhudy) June 7, 2020
People continue to arrive at High Rock Park in #saratoga for #blacklivesmatter protest, scheduled for 1 p.m. start, but moved to 1:10.
The group will be marching down Broadway with police assistance to Congress Park.— Stan Hudy is writing…again (@stanhudy) June 7, 2020
#blacklivesmatter protest underway in #saratogahttps://t.co/hXeaLW2x9z
— Stan Hudy is writing…again (@stanhudy) June 7, 2020
Front of #BlackLivesMattters protest in #saratoga rounds onto Broadway, crowd extends two blocks back still teeming off High Rock Ave.
— Stan Hudy is writing…again (@stanhudy) June 7, 2020
#BlackLivesMattters
protestors fill Congress Park in #saratoga https://t.co/fLthmNuHWW— Stan Hudy is writing…again (@stanhudy) June 7, 2020
A 360 degree look at the crowd assembled in Congress Park during Sunday’s #blacklivesmatter peaceful protest.#saratoga #SaratogaSprings https://t.co/fBcInErX4q
— Stan Hudy is writing…again (@stanhudy) June 7, 2020
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Niskayuna: @zacharydmatson
Scores of people starting to gather at Niskayuna Town Hall for black lives matter rally organized by local students pic.twitter.com/BBhNdAUB2T
— Zachary Matson (@zacharydmatson) June 7, 2020
Folks are spread out but a good crowd starting to form for Niskayuna rally, lots of families enjoying a nice day outside pic.twitter.com/8shnUMeJMK
— Zachary Matson (@zacharydmatson) June 7, 2020
— Zachary Matson (@zacharydmatson) June 7, 2020
— Zachary Matson (@zacharydmatson) June 7, 2020
— Zachary Matson (@zacharydmatson) June 7, 2020
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Amsterdam: Jason Subik and @adam_shinder
Already a few dozen on scene for #BlackLivesMatter protest in Amsterdam: pic.twitter.com/yvMF8VRtMX
— Adam Shinder (@Adam_Shinder) June 7, 2020
Protestors walking up Market St towards Route 5. https://t.co/976WFT7cM9 pic.twitter.com/x5QWXViJn3
— Adam Shinder (@Adam_Shinder) June 7, 2020
— Adam Shinder (@Adam_Shinder) June 7, 2020
— Adam Shinder (@Adam_Shinder) June 7, 2020
— Adam Shinder (@Adam_Shinder) June 7, 2020
Did my best to get a panoramic shot of the entire group of demonstrators today in Amsterdam as they posed in front of the city’s public safety building: pic.twitter.com/3ejC6ynFxX
— Adam Shinder (@Adam_Shinder) June 7, 2020
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