Yesterday, students at college campuses across the country took part in rallies inspired by a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown -- and Colorado was no exception. Below, see photos tweeted by participants and observers of the demonstrations at CU Boulder and CSU organized under the hashtag #HandsUpWalkOut, followed by a Boulder
Daily Cameravideofeaturing interviews with some of the participants.
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Huge #handsupwalkout happening right now at @cuboulder! Get involved: http://t.co/t4dei7N3BS #ferguson pic.twitter.com/h802HoNMeO
— cj cj (@waltz) December 1, 2014
University of Colorado-Boulder #HandsUpWalkout pic.twitter.com/FxQranoQQ4
— SFSTL.ORG (@SFofStL) December 2, 2014
#handsupwalkout #ferguson #boulder #cuboulder #naropauniversity #studentorganizing pic.twitter.com/0LYVyFPCg1
— Kevin Recinos (@kevinrecinos92) December 2, 2014
Hands Up Don't Shoot #cu #boulder pic.twitter.com/MKzBWIfTep
— PrisonsToSchools (@AndyRose12) December 1, 2014
#cu #boulder #ferguson #BlackLivesMatter students show up at Boulder pic.twitter.com/GRuYWFmEPq
— PrisonsToSchools (@AndyRose12) December 1, 2014
WE ARE HERE #Ferguson #colorado #colostate #handsupwalkout pic.twitter.com/Zyb6BVI4pY
— kayleigh (@kayygre) December 1, 2014
#HandsUpWalkout #colorado #Ferguson #csu #mikebrown pic.twitter.com/daVRTxzdwI
— kayleigh (@kayygre) December 1, 2014
Justice for Mike Brown @ #coloradostate #FortCollinsForFerguson #DenverForFerguson #HandsUpWalkout pic.twitter.com/2sBEqx2pqj
— kayleigh (@kayygre) December 1, 2014
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