Newark Residents Keep Mobilizing Against Violence In The City

NEWARK, NJ — Community activists in Newark plan to hold another rally to express their “outrage with an uptick in senseless violence.”

Over the past few months, Newark has been seeing a grim wave of gun violence across the city, including a drive-by shooting that wounded nine people, a mass shooting that injured four teens, and fatal shootings that have claimed the lives of several Newark residents and others who live outside its borders, including the owner of a corner grocery store.

The recent rise in violence has reignited cries for action from many Newark residents, who have held several events to push for peace in the past few months. Read More: Uptick In Deadly Violence Renews Push For Peace In Newark

According to organizers, the next anti-violence march and rally will start on West Market and Norfolk Streets at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11.

Community activists in Newark said they plan to gather every Thursday leading up to Mayor Ras Baraka’s citywide “Anti-Violence March and Rally” on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m.

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