George Floyd

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  Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids Respond to Derek Chauvin Verdict

  April 20, 2021

  The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is over, and he has been found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd. We Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids fully support the decision of the jury to convict Mr. Chauvin, and we pray this verdict […]

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  Grieving Time: Breath and Radical Transformation

  June 5, 2020

  Around the United States, June 1, 2020 was planned as a shared day of grieving and remembering those who have died from COVID-19. And yet another grief was continuing to unfold — the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police. The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids Leadership Team was focused on putting into […]

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  Dominican Sisters Grand Rapids Lament Untimely COVID-19 Deaths and Injustice

  June 1, 2020

  Be present as you are able. Be prayerful wherever you might be. On Monday, June 1, Dominican Sisters and employees gathered at a safe distance to mourn and lament lives lost. We tolled the bell in our Pear Garden, mourning those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. We lament the death of George Floyd […]