Star Wars Actor John Boyega Thanks Fans and Industry For Support After Emotional Protest Speech
Earlier this week, we here at MickeyBlog shared the emotional, powerful speech that John Boyega gave in London as a response to the George Floyd killing. Today we have a follow up to this incredible story that we wanted to share with you.
After a huge outpouring of support from Lucasfilm, Disney, JJ Abrams and more, Boyega took to Instagram to thank everyone for their support and took the time to emphasize that there is still work to be done to end racial injustice around the world.
He said in his statement:
“I want to thank you all for the love and support you have shared over the last few days, although nothing I have done is for praise, or is truly even enough, in the grand scheme of things This is an intense time for our community, and the most important thing is for us to maintain momentum and not lose sight of how critical it is to pursue long term solutions and commitments, for the sake of our generation, and the next. Our individual pursuits of success and belonging remain, but now more than ever, it’s important to use this movement as fuel to inspire new ways of thinking, building, and growing, together. I believe any great movement starts with a renewal of the mind.”
You can see the complete post below:
Boyega has long been an advocate for social justice and has used his platform as an actor to fight against police brutality. The speech was given during a rally at Hyde Park in London and focused on the struggle that people of color experience every day.
You can check out his original speech here:
As CBR tells us, protests have erupted across the world in response to Floyd’s death. This includes events in Minnesota, New York, California, New Jersey, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Washington and Michigan. Massive demonstrations have also been taking place in London, Berlin and Toronto.
Readers are encouraged to keep following along with MickeyBlog for the latest updates on this story as well as other Disney-related news.
Source: CBR