Over 1,000 gather at peaceful demonstration on UArizona Campus

Speakers shared experiences with racism and denounced police brutality

-- TO HEAR FROM LEADERS INTUCSON'S BLACK COMMUNITY.

THEMESSAGE -- STOP POLICEBRUTALITY -- AGAINST AFRICANAMERICANS.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SROGELIO MARES REPORTS.A CONSTANT REMINDER WAS GIVENTO THE LARGE CROWD THATGATHERED AT OLD MAIN ON CAMPUSAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.SOT I ALSO WANT TO SAY AGAIN,THIS IS PEACEFUL, THIS IS AHEALING SPACE.

WE'RE HAVINGOUR VOICES HEARD OUT HERE.05SEC AND THE DEMONSTRATIONREMAINED PEACEFUL...DRAWIN GOVER A THOUSAND TO HEAR WHATTHEY CAN DO TO HELP.

SOT I'MGOING TO ASK YOU ALL TORECOGNIZE AND LISTEN TO THEBLACK VOICES AROUND YOUOUTSIDE OF THIS MOVEMENT.05SEC SOT I'M HERE TODAY TOTELL YOU, THAT THIS FIGHTWE'RE IN IS NOT US VERSUS ALLTHE POLICE BUT IT'S US VERSUSTHE SYSTEM.

08SEC SOT I'MASKING YOU ALL TO RECOGNIZEHOW YOU, YOURSELF OPPOSERACIST SYSTEMS IN YOUR DAILYLIFE.

06SEC SPEAKERS ALSOSHARED STORIES OF THEIR OWNFEELINGS AND EXPERIENCES WITHRACISM.

SOT MY HEART BREAKSWHEN I ANOTHER ONE OF OURBROTHERS AND SISTERS TAKENFROM THEIR FAMILIES INPREVENTABLE INCIDENTS.

06SECSOT IT SHATTERS WHEN I SEECOMMENTATORS ON TV AND ONLINETEAR DOWN THE CHARACTERS OFTHE SLAIN LIKE THEY WEREN'THUMAN BEINGS.

07SEC AMONGTHOSE WHO ADDRESSED THEGATHERING WAS A 15-YEAR-OLDGIRL WHO SAID SHE HAS ALREADYEXPERIENCED RACISM AT SCHOOL.SOT I WAS THE BLACK SHEEP OUTOF THE WHOLE PACK, IT WAS SOEMBARRASSING, I JUST WANTED TOGO HOME AND CRY IN MY MOM'SARMS. 06SEC SOT PEOPLE WOULDPULL UP PICTURES OF HARAMBEBECAUSE THEY WOULD COMPARE HIMTO ME IN CLASS.

SOUNDS GREATRIGHT?

TO BE COMPARED TO AGORILLA THAT WAS SHOT.

08SECTHE DEMONSTRATION DISPERSED BY6PM TWO HOURS AHEAD OF ASTATEWIDE CURFEW ISSUED BYGOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY.

THE WORDSOF A TEENAGER ECHOING THEPASSIONS OF EVERYONE GATHEREDON CAMPUS.

SOT WHEN IS ITGOING TO CHANGE?

WHEN AM IGOING TO BE ABLE TO GROW UPWITHOUT THE FEAR OF BEINGDISCRIMINATED?

04SEC ROGELIOMARES KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.THIS FIFTH DAY OF