Were Michael Brown not shot and killed by Darren Wilson on August 9, he would have been a new student at Vatterott College, a Missouri trade school. But Brown’s seat is empty today. Missouri’s Organization for Black Struggle, along with Freedom Side and Dream Defenders, called for students to host #HandsUpWalkOut on their campuses today, as a way to remember Michael Brown and other lives that have ended too soon due to police violence. Students around the country answered the call.
Here are just some of the tweets and images from today’s actions:
#HandsUpWalkout happening across the country now. pic.twitter.com/3TbCyvqwhv
— Freedom Side (@FreedomSide) August 25, 2014
RT @SarahTWCNews: @SyracuseU students taking part in #HandsUpWalkOut in honorof #Ferguson shooting victim #MikeBrown. pic.twitter.com/Nykd8AwfHq
— Fallon Nicole (@fallongreen15) August 25, 2014
"@OBS_StL: WashU students stand in support of #JusticeForMikeBrown #HandsUpWalkOut #HandsUpDontShoot pic.twitter.com/gUGkvzmTvI"
— Mr. Barto (@nigelbarto) August 25, 2014
Solidarity! @MarkZinni: #HandsUpWalkOut at @unitedchurch in Cleveland. #HandsUpDontShoot #MichaelBrownFuneral pic.twitter.com/QTEqQoH6q5
— Katrina (@femmepolitico) August 25, 2014
WashU and SLU students walked out today in support of #JusticeForMikeBrown #HandsUpWalkOut http://t.co/lOAUrBQPLC pic.twitter.com/y061dAGkO5
— OBS-STL (@OBS_StL) August 25, 2014
"@zoeoliviaa: Sewanee supports #HandsUpWalkOut #HandsUpDontShoot #HandsUp ???????? pic.twitter.com/fFGH2OgRiI" Amazing! Wonderful!
— Portia Goltz (@lilacandpine) August 25, 2014
#AntiochCollege students, faculty & staff participate in #HandsUpWalkOut event today to honor Michael Brown #HandsUp pic.twitter.com/UVyQon0WIN
— Antioch College (@AntiochCollege) August 25, 2014
"Your silence will not protect you." -Attendee quotes Audre Lorde #HandsUpWalkOut #Ferguson #KU pic.twitter.com/LZYtbiuMOw
— Allison Kite (@Allie_Kite) August 25, 2014
Georgia State #HandsUpWalkout pic.twitter.com/1fQUddyJw5
— Freedom Side (@FreedomSide) August 25, 2014