Protesters march to Lafayette Municipal building, organizers speak with mayor

Protesters march to Lafayette Municipal building, organizers speak with mayor

Are working toward building trust with city leaders.

Today, four protest organizers privately met with mayor tony roswarski to encourage this discussion.

News 18's micah upshaw tells us more about that conversation.

:00-05 :13 1:03 1:16 j: we have to unite, black, white, blue, yellow, whatever color we have to unite as one human race.

M: unity is what protestors are encouraging as they meet with mayor tony roswarski.

V: we're taking this opportunity to talk to our public officials about what it looks like to repair trust in community.

M: vanessa pacheco joins three other protestors leading a conversation with mayor roswarski.

She says their goal is to work toward building trust between the city and minority communities.

V: marginalized folks are at the heart of these conversations, they're not going to be easy.

They're sometimes going to be uncomfortable.

But we're really ready for that and we're really excited to reflect the needs of the people in this community.

M: the city released a statement addressing it's continued commitment to "community-centered policing."

City leader david (hunky) huhnke says this means keeping the communities best interest at the forefront.

This includes putting city funds into community organizations and projects.

Nat: j: i wanted to participate because i want equality and justice for all not just for a certain people that are in power.

T: our goal is to have him hear us, understand our cries and our concerns and he's in the power to make change and that's what we expect for him to put that into motion.

M: in lafayette, micah upshaw.

News 18.

Today's protest included members of 'the collective,' which is an advocate group for black and brown people in greater lafayette.

Members of 'standing up for racial justice' were also in attendance.