Orlando will 'take a knee' for the Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium

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If you stand with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and oppose police brutality, then you can take a knee this coming Sunday.

The Central Florida Chapter of the National Action Network, Fight Back Coalition and several other groups are partnering to hold a rally and demonstration to “Take A Knee for Justice” at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium where the NFL Pro Bowl will be held this Sunday.

“The purpose of the rally is to harness the energy of nationwide protests into a direct call to end police brutality and to bridge the gap of mistrust between communities of color and law enforcement,” said local activist Lawanna Gelzer.

Kaepernick used the visibility of his role as quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, to begin a silent protest of police brutality in 2016 by taking a knee during the playing of the National Anthem.

The activism cost Kaepernick his job, but this past season other NFL players have joined the protest that enraged President Trump who said players who take a knee should be fired.

In addition to police brutality, marchers in Orlando on Sunday will also protest gentrification, racism, environmental degradation and LGBTQ rights.

The demonstrators will meet 1:30 p.m. at Orlando Police headquarters on the corner of South Street and the Orange Blossom Trail and then march to Camping World Stadium, where they will take a knee.

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