Occupy the City: Newark August 2015

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Residents of the Central Ward march down Market Street calling for an end to violence.
Residents of the Central Ward march down Market Street calling for an end to violence.
Residents of the Central Ward march down Market Street calling for an end to violence.
Residents of the Central Ward march down Market Street calling for an end to violence.
Residents of the Central Ward march down Market Street calling for an end to violence.
Kristin Towkaniuk, formerly of the Newark Student Union, with her family.
Amiri Baraka addresses the crowd.
Residents of the South Ward come down Broad Street with over 1500 people in their contingent.
Residents of the South Ward come down Broad Street with over 1500 people in their contingent.
Residents of the South Ward come down Broad Street with over 1500 people in their contingent.
Residents of the South Ward come down Broad Street with over 1500 people in their contingent.
Mayor Baraka marches with the South Ward.
Mayor Baraka marches with the South Ward.
Residents of the South Ward come down Broad Street with over 1500 people in their contingent.
Residents of the South Ward come down Broad Street with over 1500 people in their contingent.
Residents of the North Ward join the rally.
Residents of the North Ward join the rally.
Residents of the North Ward join the rally.
Residents of the North Ward join the rally.
Residents of the North Ward join the rally.
When asked how many people have lost someone to violence, the audience responds.
John Amos speaks to Newark, encouraging them to be united and love each other.
Mayor Ras Baraka responds to John Amos’s address.
Common speaks to the city about love and forgiveness.
Mayor Baraka and Common.
Common encourages a young boy to sing “Glory”.
The audience respond’s to the young man’s performance.
Mayor Baraka addresses the city of Newark.
Mayor Baraka address the city of Newark.

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Tracey Noelle Luz is a photographer and filmmaker based out of Jersey City, NJ. She is the director of "They Will Be Heard" a documentary about Cuban metal band Escape and "This is How We Win" a documentary about the public education crisis in Newark in 2015. She is currently in post production on "Bring the Sun" a short film about Shayfer Jame's "March of Crows" multi-media project with Jersey City artists. She was the executive director of UnBlock the Rock, a campaign that brought Cuban metal to the United States for the first time in 2013. Behind the camera, she is a creative force capturing stories and emotions with compelling imagery. She has been published in Buzzfeed, Rolling Stone and Human Rights Watch.

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