{"id":7522,"date":"2020-06-01T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T22:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2020-06-02T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:53:49","slug":"john-acosta-statement-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/john-acosta-statement-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"AFM Local 47 President John Acosta&#8217;s statement on George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Federation of Musicians Local 47&nbsp;President John Acosta today released the following statement on the murder of George Floyd:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe stand with the people in our nation and around the world in condemnation of the murder of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Michael Brown, and too many others who have fallen victim to police violence. 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