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'A space for listening' — Civil rights club plans discussion June 18 with police, court officials
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Newtown Florist Club executive director Rose Johnson leads a crowd gathered Monday, June 1, 2020, in song as hundreds gather in Gainesville in reaction to the death of George Floyd and the issues of police brutality and systemic racism. - photo by Scott Rogers
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Newtown Florist Club is hosting a two-part open-air conversation with members of law enforcement and the judiciary. The first event at 6 p.m. June 18 at the midtown pedestrian bridge was described by the civil rights group as “a space for listening, a time for healing and an opportunity to explore equal justice issues with black and brown people.”