Black Lives Matter speeches
A newly formed coalition of high school student leaders from Haddonfield, Collingswood, Woodlynne, Pennsauken, and Haddon Heights held a stand-in, march, and vigil in Haddonfield on Wednesday, June 24.
The activity, sponsored by SJ Students for Black Lives, had three components:
- A stand-in (4 to 4:30pm) – with posters, signs, and artwork mourning Black lives lost to police brutality, and demanding justice for Black citizens — along sidewalks on Kings Highway East, from the PATCO line to Haddon Avenue.
- A unity march (4:30pm to 5pm) along Kings Highway East from Haddon Avenue to the High School.
- A gathering (5 to 6pm) at the High School, with speakers, poetry, song, and an 8:46 period of silence in honor of George Floyd.
Here are links to speeches given by some of the speakers at the High School:
- Demand that Black Lives Matter Mehki Rippey, HMHS Class of 2021
- Black, in Haddonfield Zion A Lee, HMHS Class of 2022
- Stop Killing Us Sara Smith, HMHS Class of 2022
- Nobody’s free until everybody’s free Fatimah Hayes, Teacher at Pennsauken High School