NEW: Black Lives Matter Holding George Floyd Rally in Providence on Saturday

NEW: Black Lives Matter Holding George Floyd Rally in Providence on Saturday

Black Lives Matter is hosting a "George Floyd Rally" in Burnside Park in Providence on Saturday at noon. 

"Join us as we protest the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police," they write on the event's Facebook page, which has over 200 people saying they are going -- and over 500 "interested" -- as of Friday morning. 

In Minnesota, the National Guard was deployed as a Minneapolis Police station was torched and dozens of buildings were set on fire overnight. 

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Urging Action 

Black Lives Matter in Rhode Island has been urging people to contact Minnesota officials to demand the officers' arrest. Officer Derek Chauvin was charged on Friday, but the three other police officers involved in the incident who were fired, have yet to be charged.

They write:

Can we please share the phone numbers and contacts of those we need to call in order demand all four officers are arrested? 

I think it's time we all take necessary action to combat the state sanctioned murder of black Americans.

FLOOD THE PHONE LINES...
KEEP CALLING...
EVEN IF NO ONE ANSWERS KEEP CALLING...
DEMAND JUSTICE...
THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES...

Mayor Jacob Frey 612-673-2100

District Attorney Mike Freeman 612-348-5550