Slideshow

Seen at the Silent March Against Stop-And-Frisk in New York City (Photos)

Sabelo NarasimhanEllen Davidson
June 20, 2012

On Sunday, June 17, thousands of New Yorkers marched down Fifth Avenue in a silent protest against police brutality and in particular the NYPD's use of stop and frisk to criminalize and terrorize communities of color. (read more) Here are images from the protest courtesy of photographers Sabelo Narasimhan and Ellen Davidson.

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1. Streetwise and Safe (SAS) member illustrates connections between Immigration policy enforcement and local policing. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)

2.A protestor in the People's Justice contingent reminds marchers to stay silent. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)

3. Protesters march behind the handmade International Socialist Org banner that says "Stop Racist Killer Cops." (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)

4. A young participant with the Institute for Juvenile Justice Reform and Alternatives (IJJRA) promotes education instead of prisons. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)

5. Protestors with Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) waited for the silent march against stop and frisk to begin. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)

6. Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) members, representing South Asian communities, participated in the silent march. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)
 
7. A young man has a message for President Obama. (Photo: Ellen Davidson)
 
8. A protester makes the connections between racialized violence and state complicity in the killings of two young black men: Emmett Till in 1955 and Trayvon Martin in 2012. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)
 
9. One of the many proud union members who joined the protest against Stop and Frisk. (Photo: Ellen Davidson)
 
10. Two couples join in multi-generational struggle against police brutality in New York City. (Photo: Ellen Davidson)
 
11. Sasha Alexander, a young media activist, gave interviews towards the end of the march, describing a horrific moment when police officers at the march threw a young woman on the ground and dragged her half topless in front of the crowd. (Photo: Sabelo Narasimhan)