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With bright sunshine and unseasonable warmth making it feel more like summer, George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis hosted the 

The event was part of a push to gather support for a proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Public Safety Department — one of several reform plans proposed in the wake of George Floyd’s killing last May.

But the festival also brought music, dance and speakers to the corner of 38th and Chicago, with some of the spectators holding portraits of Floyd as they watched the performances.

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With bright sunshine and unseasonable warmth making it feel more like summer, George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis hosted the People’s Power Love Fest on Sunday.

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People take advantage of the shade of an old bus stop

People gather petition signatures near George Floyd Square

Community organizer Jay Webb talks to kids at George Floyd Square

Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins

Photos: People's Power Love Fest at George Floyd Square

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