We Lived Loud and Hard

Artist: Tope Art, Joanna Ruckman
Location: Fruitvale Station
Date Painted: June, 2020
Date Photographed: June, 2020
Description: “We lived loud and hard
Against a neighborhood
Built to contain us.

We moved like the earth
Pushing its way through
Cement sidewalks.”
-Gabby Rivera
“Juliet takes a breath”

Second panel:
“Vivíamos a puro grito
Contra un vecindario
Construido para contenternos.

Nos movíamos como la tierra
Abríendose camino a tráves
De las aceras de cemento.”
Flowers
Notes: part of the George Floyd protests