George Floyd protests in Connecticut
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Connecticut, United States.
Locations
Ansonia
A protest was held on June 8 with over a hundred participants.Bridgeport
A section of Route 8 was shut down by protesters on May 30.Cheshire
Around 500 people attended a protest march on June 7. Several members of the town committee were in attendance.Danbury
On June 3, a protest march consumed downtown city streets in the early afternoon, and later spilled over onto Interstate 84.Darien
A crowd ranging from a hundred to a thousand marched through Darien and Noroton on May 31.East Hartford
On June 7, hundreds of protesters marched from a parking lot on Main Street along Interstate 84 to the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford to protest police brutality.East Haven
Several dozen residents gathered on the town green on June 5. Several members of the East Haven Police Department denounced the actions of the officers present at George Floyd's murder.Enfield
On June 4, more than 300 people protested on Enfield's town green while a large contingent of protesters marched to the local police headquarters.Fairfield
On June 2, hundreds of students marched throughout the town. The demonstrators, wearing black, filled Sherman Green at about 11:30 a.m., lying across Post Road in Downtown to block traffic. They also made a 3-mile march downtown, through the beach area and up to Old Town Hall, where they formed a speaking circle. The protest lasted well into the afternoon. There were also a few people standing outside Fairfield Police Department.Greenwich
Several dozen protesters rallied near the Greenwich Police Department on June 1. The police chief and a selectman spoke to the crowd. Roads were closed and businesses were boarded up.Groton
On June 7, nearly 1,000 people peacefully marched through the streets to support Black Lives Matter. The event was organized by students from Fitch High School.Hamden
On June 2, around 50 protesters marched from the Abdul-Majid Karim Hasan Islamic Center to Town Hall to protest the murder of George Floyd and demand police accountability. On June 7, a protest with over a hundred people took place, which blocked Route 15.Hartford
On May 29, hundreds of people protested in front of the Capitol. On May 30, more than 1,000 people marched to the Hartford Police Department and Connecticut State Capitol. On June 1, protesters demonstrated in front of the Hartford Police Department headquarters before marching to Interstate 84, where they blocked traffic on both sides. The event was peaceful despite warnings from police that they were blocking emergency vehicles from St. Francis Hospital. Some officers held hands and prayed with protesters. The demonstrators dispersed at 6:30 pm.On June 6, hundreds of protesters attended multiple events in Hartford. The first one, called "No Lives Matter Until Black Lives Matter: Protest for Our Future", marched from Pope Park to the Capitol Building. A second protest was held at the Global Communications Academy, while another group marched from Bushnell Park to the Connecticut Supreme Court, where a silent sit-in was held.
Manchester
On June 6, demonstrators marched from Manchester City Hall to the police station at noon.Meriden
On June 6, over 1,000 people gathered at the Meriden Green to support Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.Middletown
A peaceful march across main street was attended by a few hundred people on Saturday night, May 30.Mystic
Over a hundred people gathered at the Liberty Pole Square on June 2.New Britain
On May 31 a march occurred with hundreds of participants at the Walnut Hill Park.A "Ride for Unity" protest took place on June 2.
New Canaan
On June 4, peaceful protests took place in front of the police headquarters.New Haven
On May 31, roughly 1,000 protesters shut down a section of Interstate 95.On June 5, 5,000 protesters marched from the New Haven Green to the New Haven Police Department headquarters.
New London
Dozens of protesters gathered along Bank Street on May 30.At least a thousand people marched in New London on June 6. Protesters called for the New London Police Department to be defunded and for a statue of Christopher Columbus to be removed.
Newington
On June 4, 2020 "hundreds of protesters" demonstrated in Newington.On June 22, 2020, a protest was held at Mill Pond Park to advocate for defunding the police. It was countered by a Blue Lives Matter protest.