The event acknowledged that Black Lives Matter and marked the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died on 25 May after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes as he told them “I can’t breathe.”
The event at the Civic Centre, was attended by politicians, included the Mayor of Enfield, Cllr Kate Anolue, the Leader of Enfield Council, Cllr Nesil Caliskan, other councillors, local religious leaders and the borough’s young mayors and featured prayers and speeches.
Enfield Council is completely opposed to all forms of discrimination and champions change and reconciliation – both within the Council and within the wider community. Nobody should ever experience harassment or violence because of who they are.
