#BlackLivesMatter movement comes to Mandurah

Event organiser Amanda Broad is expecting more than 100 people to attend the silent protest, which will hold an eight-minute silence for George Floyd, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes in Minneapolis last month.

Floyd's death has sparked widespread protests across the United States, but the Black Lives Matter movement has also taken hold here in Western Australia.

Hundreds packed into Perth's CBD on Tuesday sporting signs that read "Australia is not innocent" and "I can't breathe", voicing their concern for the treatment of Aboriginal people across the nation.

Another protest will be held in the WA capital on Saturday, June 13.

But Ms Broad said it was important to bring these events to outer suburbs and cities like Mandurah, to continue spreading the message.

"This isn't just something that's happening in America," she said.

"This is a worldwide problem and I think it's important to hold this event here in Mandurah, where we have a large Aboriginal population.

"I think the Black Lives Matter movement is making sure people have their voices heard around the world and that's what we want here in Mandurah.

"We need to see a change. A change for the better."

The event will kick off at 12pm on the Mandurah Foreshore.

So far more than 100 people have registered their interest through the event's Facebook page.