Notes From Her

Voices From the Streets of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement: June 5th Northridge, CA Protest

• Xochitl Hernandez

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Notes From Her will be having an interruption in its normal podcast style to report on the Black Lives Matter movement and revolution. The series is entitled Voices From the Streets of the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode I, Xochitl Hernandez, gathered interviews and soundbites from the Northridge protest that took place June 5th. The protest started in Northridge Park where protestors then marched down the streets of Nordhoff and Reseda Blvd, kneeled on the busy intersection of Reseda and Nordhoff for 8 minutes in memory of George Floyd, and marched to the Chatsworth Courthouse for a demonstration rally. The march totaled about three miles. I created a 2-minute-long news video covering this protest with video, interviews, and other media footage live from the protest. Video also briefly reports on what "Defund the Police" means. Please watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Z1dEadQusIn depth interviews include protestor Michael Castro who brought food for the march, protestor and mother of little girls (who were also protesting) Kay Colay, and one of the protest organizers (who declined to give her last name) Lilo. Articles including statistics stated in this episode:1. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/24/los-angeles-police-violence-shootings-african-american2. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-police/los-angeles-prosecutors-decline-to-charge-police-officer-in-deadly-2015-shooting-idUSKCN1GK38A3. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-cal-state-homelessness-20160620-snap-story.html4. https://inmate-locator.org/ca/police-department-jail/california-state-university-police-jail-northrid/Click on this link https://xochitlhernandez.home.blog/2020/05/30/beyond-anti-racism-what-we-can-do-to-help-blacklivesmatter-2/ to access my blog post providing a list of resources and action steps including:-educational resources (books, shows, documentaries, podcasts)-links to donate to orgs & GoFundMe’s (Bail funds, non-profits, grass roots organization, fundraisers for protestor supplies, fundraisers for damaged small business)-links to demonstrations, town hall meetings-links to call representatives, including scriptsStay musical, stay safe, stay empowered and stay educated. BLACK LIVES MATTER.