Thousands of people defied lockdown to peacefully protest in Holyrood Park earlier today about racism.
Stewards reminded everyone to observe physical distancing and handing out medical masks and gloves.
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We interviewed a few people all chosen at random from the huge crowd and these are published on Twitter.
Interviews from Black Lives Matter at HolyroodPark today#1 pic.twitter.com/Lwcx3qxrPq
— Edinburgh Reporter (@EdinReporter) June 7, 2020
And here are our photos from the day. Were you there? Tell us what your experience of the day was.
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Founding Editor of The Edinburgh Reporter.
Edinburgh-born multimedia journalist and iPhoneographer.