our correspondent terry scholz sent us this assessment of the protests from brussels the scene of one of the major anti-racism demonstrations in europe many thousands of people turned out here in brussels today people of all races all it's in this it is all colors all ages many people carried signs saying i can't breathe the dying words of george floyd in the united states there were children carrying signs saying i want to grow up in a world without racism activists hope that the broad support shown by the city of brussels and by the citizens of all communities may just be enough pressure to address the issues that they believe have to change that there is an issue of police brutality in belgium but the small protests that come for example after the killing of a 19 year old man in april in a police chase certainly have not shown the very broad turnout of this march here today it remains to be seen whether authorities will feel the pressure of this very large turnout whether they will sit down with activists and address the things they need they say need to be changed and how soon. so

that's going to be difficult and that's a risk that everybody understood political correspondent terry scholz reporting from brussels thank you. it's been a weekend of anti racism demonstrations that have spanned the globe protesters took to the streets in many parts of the world to call for an end to racism and police brutality in the united states but also as we've seen in their own societies. this sound of outrage echoes around the world what started as an anti racist protest movement in the u.s. has spread globally in lisbon crowds rallied against every day just crewman a sion of people of color. is to move these this so this mobilization happening here and in other european countries shows what they have in common regarding racial discrimination we are rising against that who stands at the back of the name of the man who died while in police custody in the us is now a rallying cry in portugal. george bush was banned in france. protests took place in paris despite a ban based on health grounds that i'm here because i want to fight for the oppressed from my community in the black community