Italy’s prime minister waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity’

Italy’s prime minister known as ‘Super Mario’ waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity with his nation hit by recession’ Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi, 73, has renounced his £100,000 salary Declaration said he won’t get ‘remuneration’ during term as caretaker leader He took over in February when squabbling parties agreed to unite behind him … Read more

Italy’s prime minister waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity’

Italy’s prime minister known as ‘Super Mario’ waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity with his nation hit by recession’ Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi, 73, has renounced his £100,000 salary Declaration said he won’t get ‘remuneration’ during term as caretaker leader He took over in February when squabbling parties agreed to unite behind him … Read more

Three Jewish men ‘showing solidarity’ with BLM are chased by protesters in Philadelphia

Three Jewish men ‘showing solidarity’ with Black Lives Matter were on Tuesday night chased by protesters in Philadelphia. Footage shows as the group, two of whom are wearing kippot, were accused of being members of ‘the Synagogue of Satan’ and told to ‘get the f*** out of here’.  The clip, which has been widely shared, then goes … Read more

Ben Affleck sends a message of solidarity with his tee shirt as he runs errands in Los Angeles 

Ben Affleck sends a message of solidarity with his T-shirt as he runs errands in Los Angeles By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com and Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 08:26 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 08:29 BST, 29 July 2020 He is a man who loves his Dunkin coffee.  And Ben Affleck made his daily … Read more

England and West Indies take a knee before their first Test in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

All players from the England and West Indies teams take a knee before their first Test at the Ageas Bowl in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, as Test cricket returns after coronavirus lockdown England and West Indies players took a knee before before their first Test  Cricket players followed football in showing solidarity with … Read more

British military banned from ‘taking the knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests

British military are banned from ‘taking the knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests after commanders said it was too political Ministry of Defence has stopped British forces personnel from ‘taking the knee’ Commanders worried the show of solidarity with BLM protests is too ‘political’ Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says armed forces should reset … Read more

Wayne Rooney takes knee in solidarity with BLM campaign ahead of Derby County’s clash with Millwall

Wayne Rooney showed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement by taking a knee today ahead of Derby County’s clash with Millwall.  Former England and Manchester United forward Rooney, 34, took to the centre circle sporting Derby’s blue away kit, crossing his arms and kneeling on the turf to show his support before his side’s 3-2 … Read more

Marcus Rashford takes the knee and raises his fist in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Marcus Rashford takes the knee and raises his fist in solidarity with Black Lives Matter as he returns to the pitch for the first time since defeating Boris Johnson in school meals campaign Manchester United and Tottenham players took the knee prior to the Premier League fixture in London Marcus Rashford led the gestures with … Read more

Labour leader Keir Starmer ‘takes a knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters

Labour leader Keir Starmer ‘takes a knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters as Parliament holds a minute’s silence in memory of George Floyd Opposition leader shared a picture with deputy Angela Rayner on social media  He said: ‘We kneel with all those opposing anti-Black racism’  Parliament came to a halt at 11am for … Read more

Music industry observing ‘Black Out Tuesday’ for community solidarity after George Floyd’s death

Music industry giants are coming together in solidarity with the black community days after George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Universal Music Group, Sony, Atlantic, and Capitol were just a few of the companies who have announced they will be observing ‘Black Out Tuesday’ on June 2. The record labels have … Read more