“I can’t breathe, take your knees from my neck,” was the clarion call of several marchers as they proceeded from Kensington Oval to Independence Square where speeches to end police brutality, racism and classism were delivered.
Organized by the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration the march allowed Barbadians from all walks of life to take to the streets of The city today to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter marches being held in several countries
Several of them also carried placards in hand as they sought to get their message across to relevant authorities.
The marchers were joined on the road by Opposition Leader Joseph Atherley, Members of Parliament Trevor Prescod, Marsha Caddle and Kirk Humphrey, and representatives of several organizations.
When the marchers approached Nelson Statue in Independence Square, majority of them knelt in the road and advocated for the controversial statue to be removed from that location.
The marchers’ chant changed to “Take down Nelson,” as they approached the Statue of Lord Horatio Nelson, a sore point in Barbados for many years, many of them kneeling in the street to protest the presence of the statue in that location
Today’s demonstration, which started at 11 a.m and was scheduled to finish at 1 p.m. according to the permission granted to organizers.
