Dozens participated in praying walk around Las Vegas

In unity, dozens of people of different religious groups walked and prayed around town, to heal the wounds of injustice in the community and the pain of the African American community and in memory of George Floyd.

ASTRID INTRO HERE IN FRONT OFTHE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.STATUE, EVERYONE THAT GATHEREDFOR THIS PEACEFUL MARCH WANTEDTO DEMONSTRATE THAT UNITY MAKESA DIFFERENCE.TAKE PKG MACY SCOTT AND HERHUSBAND ARRIVED AND WAITED FORHOURS AT THE MLK STATUE.THEY WANTED TO BE PRAY TOGETHERWITH ALL THOSE WHO WANT CHANGETO HAPPEN.SOT MACIE "ALL OF US HAVE AGEORGE FLOYD IN OUR FAMILY.I HAVE A GROWN SON, MY FATHER,MY HUSBAND, MY BROTHERS, MYCOUSINS THEY HAVE ALLEXPERIENCE BEING HARASSED,STOPPED, ABUSED, MISTREATED ANDFOLLOWED BY THE POLICE.NEVER AN APOLOGY BY THE POLICEDEPARTMENT.IT NEVER ENDS UP THE NEWSUNLESS WE'RE GOING TO A FUNERALOR A GOING TO GET SOMEONE OUTOF JAIL.SO LIKE I SAUD, ITS TIME FOR ITTO STOP.WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHUT UP,WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY ANDWE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO LOOKTHE OTHER WAY AND TAKE IT.DOING IT IN A PEACEFUL WAY ISIMPORTANT FOR MACIE, AS WELL ASTHE PASTORS THAT WERE PART OFTHIS DEMONSTRATION.PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUSGROUPS PARTICIPATED.SOT MICHAEL "THE VIOLENCEREALLY DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TODO WITH MR.FLOYD, THERE ARE OTHERORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRYINGTO USE THAT TO INCITE VIOLENCEAND THAT IS NOT GOOD SO WEDECIDED TO WALK TO THOSEPLACES, JUST TRYING TO SET ASTANDARD OF PEACE FOR THOSE WHOWILL COME AFTERWARDS".PARENTS OF FUTURE GENERATIONSHAVE ALREADY STARTED TO TAKEACTION."WE BROUGHT OUR DAUGHTERBECAUSE WE WANT TO RAISE HER ASWELL, KNOWING THAT RACE ISN'TSOMETHING THAT SEPARATES IS, ITIS BEAUTIFUL.AFTER STOPPING AT DIFFERENTCHURCHES AND BEING ASSISTED BYTHE POLICE ALONG THE WAY, THEYPRAYED ONE MORE TIMETOGETHER NATS ??

ASTRID TAGPASTOR HATCH TOLD ME THEY'REPLANNING ON HAVING MORE WALKSAND DEMONSTRATION LIKE THE ONE.IT'S A GOOD WAY OF HEALINGUNDER SO MUCH PAIN.A FUNDRAISER IS SET UP FOR THEFAMILY OF METRO OFFICER SHAY