{"id":442524,"date":"2021-04-22T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442524"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:21:15","slug":"protesters-in-minneapolis-george-floyd-square-autonomous-zone-list-special-rules-for-white-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-in-minneapolis-george-floyd-square-autonomous-zone-list-special-rules-for-white-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters In Minneapolis George Floyd Square \u2018Autonomous Zone\u2019 List Special Rules For White Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotesters-in-minneapolis-george-floyd-square-autonomous-zone-list-special-rules-for-white-visitors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3294.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>George Floyd Square, the area of Minneapolis where George Floyd died last May while in the custody of Minneapolis police, has become a \u201ccop-free\u201d \u201cautonomous zone,\u201d now also has special rules for white people who turn up to honor Floyd by visiting his makeshift memorial.<\/p>\n<p>A sign near the entrance to the \u201cautonomous zone\u201d calls the area a \u201cSacred Space for Community, Public Grief, and Protest,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/minneapolis-george-floyd-square-special-instructions-white-people\">Fox News reporter Matt Finn<\/a>, who took a photo of the flier listing guidelines for visitors. The sign \u201curges visitors to \u2018honor the space as a place to connect and grieve as caring humans,&#8217;\u201d but notes that white people visiting the memorial should abide by a more restrictive set of rules.<\/p>\n<p>White people are asked to \u201cdecenter\u201d and \u201ccome to listen, learn, mourn, and witness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember you are here to support, not to be supported,\u201d the sign says.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, white people must \u201ccontribute to the energy of the space, rather than drain it\u201d and bring their own \u201cprocessing\u201d to \u201cother white folk\u201d so as not to further endanger or \u201charm BIPOC.\u201d They must also \u201cbe mindful\u201d of whether their \u201cvolume, pace, and movements\u201d are \u201cundermining\u201d their efforts to \u201cdecentralize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sign advises against taking photos \u2014 a restriction that has popped up at other anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests, particularly where \u201canti-fascist\u201d protesters are involved \u2014 and suggests that white people police other white people who may be causing problems and \u201cengage rather than escalate\u201d so that George Floyd Square \u201ccan be a learning moment rather than a disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The George Floyd Square \u201cautonomous zone\u201d is delineated with concrete barricades. It cropped up last year following Floyd\u2019s death but came back to life just as jury selection was beginning in the trial of Derek Chauvin who, on Tuesday, was found guilty of killing Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intersection of E. 38th Street and Chicago Avenue \u2014 where a bystander recorded the viral video that showed ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into on Floyd\u2019s neck on May 25, 2020 \u2014 was first converted into a memorial and renamed George Floyd Square after his death,\u201d Fox News reported. \u201cBut concrete barricades set up by the city last year to protect demonstrators from traffic now act as the barriers to an \u2018autonomous zone\u2019 co-opted by armed individuals declaring law enforcement are unwelcome, as gang activity, drug dealing, and gun violence disrupt local business operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/residents-trapped-by-george-floyd-autonomous-zone-beg-minneapolis-for-help-following-murder\">the Daily Wire previously reported<\/a>, residents and business owners in the largely minority neighborhood, begged the Minneapolis city government for help in controlling the autonomous zone, which they say is patrolled by \u201cguardians\u201d who have turned the neighborhood into a \u201cwar zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs neighbors of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, also known as George Floyd Square or the autonomous zone, we are witnessing a revolution by day and a devolution by night,\u201d a neighborhood group told CNN. \u201cPrayer gatherings canceled. Rallies canceled. Visitors arriving with flowers in hand, only to retreat to their cars when greeted by the sound of gunshots. Neighbors ducking for cover behind our houses, children in tow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis recently approved a $1 billion bailout for businesses affected by violence in the \u201cautonomous zone,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/minneapolis-businesses-george-floyd-square-autonomous-zone-1m-bailout-forgivable-loans\">according to Fox Business<\/a>, and warned out-of-towners to stay out of George Floyd Square. The city, though, refused to dismantle the ongoing protest until after Chauvin\u2019s trial concluded. Instead, to ensure residents\u2019 and business owners\u2019 safety, the FBI moved in to help Minneapolis Police monitor the zone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fbi-minneapolis-autonomous-zone-george-floyd-square-derek-chauvin-trial\">per Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/george-floyd-memorial-now-a-police-free-autonomous-zone\">George Floyd Memorial Now A \u2018Police-Free\u2019 Autonomous Zone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Floyd Square, the area of Minneapolis where George Floyd died last May while in the custody of Minneapolis police, has become a \u201ccop-free\u201d \u201cautonomous zone,\u201d now also has special &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276484,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3294.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Protesters In Minneapolis George Floyd Square \u2018Autonomous Zone\u2019 List Special Rules For White Visitors","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3294.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Protesters In Minneapolis George Floyd Square \u2018Autonomous Zone\u2019 List Special Rules For White Visitors","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}