Peaceful demonstration, 'Black Voices Matter,' held at Himmel Park

Discussion highlights what life is like being black in Tucson

WAS THE GOAL OF THE -- BLACKVOICES MATTER -- EVENT TODAYAT HIMMEL PARK.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES TELLS USWHAT SOME OF THE SPEAKERS --SHARED ABOUT THEIREXPERIENCES.DOZENS CAME TOGETHER IN THESHADE OF THE TREES AT HIMMELPARK.

PLANTING SEEDS OFDIALOGUE -- STARTING WITH WHATIT'S LIKE TO BE BLACK INTUCSON.

SOT I JUST FEEL LIKETUCSON HAS A VERY UNDER-REPRESENTED BLACK COMMUNITY.04SEC DAVON COLLINS SAYS HELIVED HERE FOR 6 YEARS -- MOSTOF HIS FAMILY STILL DOES.

SOTIT WAS DEFINITELY BETTER THANA LOT OF OTHER PLACES I LIVEDIN, BUT THE RACISM ISDEFINITELY VERY MUCH STILLALIVE IN TUCSON AGAINST BLACKPEOPLE.

10SEC HE HELPEDORGANIZE THIS DEMONSTRATIONCALLED 'BLACK VOICES MATTER.'SOT IT'S A CONTRAST FROM WHATWE'RE HEARING NOWADAYS, BLACKLIVES MATTER, WHAT'S THEDIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIVES ANDVOICES?

SO 'BLACK LIVES,'THAT'S JUST OUR LIFE, OURVOICE, IS WHAT WE PUT OUTTHERE.

14SEC WHILE SOME PEOPLEBROUGHT SIGNS IT WAS WHATDAVON AND OTHER FOLKS OF COLORBROUGHT THAT MADE THIS LESS OFA DEMONSTRATION AND MORE AMONOLOGUE OF BLACK VOICES INTHE CITY.

SOT I'VE BEENSTOPPED BY THE POLICE AT LEAST5 TIMES IN MY TIME OF LIVINGIN TUCSON.

04SEC IT WAS APEACEFUL ASSEMBLY.

SOT SO IJUST WANT TO FIRST COME OUTAND LET YOU GUYS KNOW THATTHIS IS ALL LOVE AND THAT WHENYOU SEE PEOPLE SPREADING HATETHAT'S THE AUTOMATIC THINGTHAT YOU HAVE TO IS LOVE.09SEC IN FACT ONLY ONE T-P-DOFFICER WAS SPOTTED AT ANEARBY PARKING LOT AND THEGROUP ENDED THEIRDEMONSTRATION WELL BEFORETONIGHT'S 8PM CURFEW.

SOT ALLTHE RIOTS AND ALL THEPROTESTING AND STUFF LIKE THATIT'S NOT GOING TO DO NOTHINGIF YOU AIN'T LOVING PEOPLEAFTERWARDS.

07SEC AT HIMMELPARK, ROGELIO MARES, KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.SPARKED BY LIGHTING -- THEBIGHORN FIRE IS STILL BURNING