Sarah Silverman shows her solidarity with protesters by hanging a ‘White Silence = White Consent’ sign from her balcony in NYC
Sarah Silverman put down her pots and pans on Tuesday to show solidarity with demonstrators protesting the senseless killing of George Floyd.
The 49-year-old comedian draped a homemade sign with the phrase ‘White Silence = White Consent’ over the railing of her apartment’s balcony in New York City.
Silverman and her quarantine partner Annie Segal, who typically enter out onto their balcony nightly to cheer on essential workers, remained indoors.
Solidarity: Sarah Silverman put down her pots and pans on Tuesday to show solidarity with demonstrators protesting the senseless killing of George Floyd
Sarah could be seen looking out her window, while donning her glasses and sipping on a cup of water.
Her hair was tied up into a ponytail and she wore a navy blue sweatshirt with a phrase written across the front in white lettering.
Silverman has also been showing her support on social media by resharing protest resources to her Instagram Story and posting inspirational messages on her Instagram page.
New York implemented a city-wide curfew on Monday as a means of gaining control over the sometimes violent protests.
Making a statement: The 49-year-old comedian draped a homemade sign with the phrase ‘White Silence = White Consent’ over the railing of her apartment’s balcony in New York City
Change of plans: Silverman and her quarantine partner Annie Segal, who typically enter out onto the balcony nightly to cheer on essential workers, remained indoors
The curfew was changed from 11pm to 8pm on Tuesday, but that did not stop demonstrators from gathering and passionately communicating their dissatisfaction.
According to the New York Times, protesters walked ‘peacefully through Brooklyn and Manhattan,’ while ‘chanting protest slogans and urging change as they had for nearly a week’ in prior demonstrations.
Protests erupted across the nation last week following the senseless killing of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota who died at the hands of police on May 25.
Surveying: Sarah could be seen looking out her window, while donning her glasses and sipping on a cup of water
Casual: Her hair was tied up into a ponytail and she wore a navy blue sweatshirt with a phrase written across the front in white lettering
In the horrifying video footage of Floyd’s death, he is seen saying that he can not breathe as officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck.
Eventually he went silent and limp, and he was later declared dead.
Protests swelled after federal authorities said Thursday that they were making the case a top priority but announced no arrests at that time.
The Minneapolis policeman accused of killing Floyd, Chauvin, was taken into custody on May 29 and charged with third-degree murder, officials said.
New York: According to the New York Times, protesters walked ‘peacefully through Brooklyn and Manhattan,’ while ‘chanting protest slogans and urging change as they had for nearly a week’ in prior demonstrations
George Floyd: Protests erupted across the nation last week following the senseless killing of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota who died at the hands of police on May 25; Floyd pictured on Rihanna’s Instagram on May 29