Activist coalition announces protest set for Day 1 of Chauvin trial The team of more than a dozen social justice and community groups says city leaders and police are more concerned about protesters than they are about justice. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 8:04 AM CST March 8, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — A coalition of more than a dozen social justice and community groups says it will stage a protest on March 8, demanding justice for George Floyd as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin begins. The demonstration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. outside the Hennepin County Government Center, as jury selection gets underway in Chauvin's murder trial. He is the officer seen in video kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, an act prosecutors say caused Floyd's death.