President Hanbury’s message of support
On Thursday, President Hanbury sent out a message through Sharkmail regarding the murder of George Floyd, the racial injustices in our country and the number of protests that have occurred in an effort to answer questions and concerned voiced by the NSU community. According to his message, NSU “will be scheduling additional opportunities for virtual forums [as well as] Town Hall meetings with students, faculty and staff members on these topics when we can assemble safely.” Hanbury also stated, “These are uncomfortable and hard times… but we have the power and ability to raise awareness, and more importantly, create change in our communities.”
Biden to meet with George Floyd’s family before funeral
On Sunday, The New York Times announced that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will travel to Houston to “offer his condolences to members of the Floyd family and will record a video message for Mr. Floyd’s funeral service [today], according to a Biden aide.” President Donald Trump did also express condolences to the Floyd family on May 29 stating, “I want to express our nation’s deepest condolences and most heartfelt sympathies to the family of George Floyd,” according to Rolling Stone.
Thousands protest peacefully in Broward and Palm Beach county
Across South Florida on Saturday, thousands of individuals gathered together to peacefully protest police brutality and racism. According to the Sun Sentinel, “A young, racially mixed crowd of more than 200 gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale, a traditional spot for demonstrations. Honks from passing drivers buoyed the crowd into louder chants and cheers.” While most South Florida demonstrations were peacefully displayed, one demonstration near Florida International University ended with arrests Saturday night, according to the Miami Herald.
World’s first ‘Bios Park’
Canada has just opened the world’s first “‘Bios Park’: a patch of land devoted exclusively to fostering forests of trees grown from the remains of loved ones,” according to the Good News Network. Launched by Bios, a green funerary company, the first “Bios Park” has been named “Boisé de Vie” Bios Park (which translates to “Wood of Life” in English) and currently offers eight different native tree species for the “Bios Urn.”
