Photos: Signs of the times from Aspen protest Sunday
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Protesters gather at Paepcke Park during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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A "Black Lives Matter" banner hangs Sunday on the rugby posts at Aspen's Wagner Park.
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Protesters hold up their signs from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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A protester holds his sign from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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Protest signs were in the flower pots along Aspen's pedestrian mall.
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A young protester holds his sign from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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Signs were available for those who didn't bring them Sunday to the march in Aspen.
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A protest sign was placed in a flower pot on the Aspen pedestrian mall.
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A protester shows her two-sided sign from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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A protester shows her two-sided sign from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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A protester holds his sign from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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A couple of protesters hold their signs from Sunday's march in Aspen.
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Marchers walk down Aspen St. toward Wagner Park chanting and waving signs during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Marchers walk down Aspen St. toward Wagner Park chanting and waving signs during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Protesters gather at Paepcke Park during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Marchers walk down Aspen St. toward Wagner Park chanting and waving signs during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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A marcher used balloons to deliver a few messages, including "I can't breathe," at Paepcke Park during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Hundreds of people rallied again Sunday in Aspen to march and protest the death of George Floyd and support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sunday’s crowd was larger than those who protested in the rain Saturday morning. With better weather Sunday, there were more signs out as protesters started in Wagner Park, marched through downtown to Main Street, over to Paepcke Park and then back to Wagner Park.
Aspen police estimated Sunday’s crowd at about 400 to 450 people, about 100 or so more than Saturday.
Janelle Figgins, a local dancer who has organized the Aspen protests the past two weekends, said Sunday afternoon she plans to hold more rallies this coming weekend, and more information will be sent out later this week.
To watch the full video of the protest from Saturday and Sunday, go to the Aspen Times’ Facebook page.
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