Milan protest in support of US Floyd demos

(7 Jun 2020) Thousands of people took to the streets of European cities on Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. In Italy’s financial capital, Milan, a few thousand protesters gathered in a square outside the central train station on Sunday afternoon. Many in the crowd were migrants or children of migrants of African origin. Organizers told participants that in Italy, the Black Lives Matter slogan meant "avoid seeing black bodies as if they’re foreigners" and not as citizens. One of those addressing the crowd said Black Lives Matter means not delaying legislative reform to make it easier to receive citizenship. Foreigners born in Italy aren’t automatically eligible for citizenship until they reach 18 after continuously living in the country. In recent years, efforts have failed to enact legislation to allow foreigners’ children born in Italy to become citizens while still minors if they’ve attended Italian schools. Parents complain that their children, although identifying as Italian and speaking fluent Italian, are viewed as second-class citizens. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/56f520049a3744799b322003fe5c1464

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