Another diverse group of protesters. A die-in is so trendy and progressive.
Via NJ Com
A dedicated group of St. Peter’s Prep students decided this morning was an appropriate time to speak up.
However, the group of approximately 50 students did so without uttering a word.
Cheered on by a handful of faculty and staff members, the students staged a silent “die-in” demonstration to protest the police killing of a Staten Island man who was placed in an apparent choke hold by a police officer.
Students laid on the cold pavement holding signs saying “lie down, protest the injustice of Eric Garner’s murder,” “black lives matter,” and “all lives matter.” A grand jury’s decision not to charge the officer involved in Garner’s death has sparked similar “die-in” protests around the country.
They laid on the parking lot outside the school gymnasium for 11 minutes, one minute for each time Garner cried out, “I can’t breathe,” before he died in July. Students joined in the protest as they walked from the classroom building to the gymnasium for mass.
According to senior class president Clark Burnett, who helped organized the demonstration, and vice president Jon Carlo Dominguez, the protest was an expression of the principles of the Jesuit education students receive at St. Peter’s. […]
Although the event was organized exclusively by students, some faculty and staff did participate, although they did not lie down. They stood next to the students on the ground and gave words of encouragement.
“I am so proud of you guys,” yelled out Jane Bleasdale, director of faculty at the school. “Guys, we are standing in solidarity with you.”
School officials were not immediately available for their reaction to the protest.
Last week, about 100 New Jersey City University students gathered for a rally in support of slain Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown, who was killed by a white police officer who was also not charged by a grand jury.