Many Catholic nuns, priests and lay community people understand all too well the impact of the school on civil life in Latin and South America, and are among its leading opponents.

The crosses are then inserted in the chain link fence that surrounds Ft. Benning.

The procession ends at the stage where the names of the victims and disappeared are read aloud. In call and response, the crowd answers each name with the chant "Presente", and in harmony raises crosses with the names of the victims. The chant is rhythmic and penetrating.

Giant puppets illustrate the forces at play in the region: the people, the army, the rulers.

People united for democracy and peace rise up.

The battle for democracy and peace is opposed by the powerful and their military.

Opposition to the powerful has costs.

After the major earthquake in 2009 over 100 photojournalists visited the tent camps in Port Au Prince. After my visit in 2010 the people told me, “you will forget us like everyone else.” In 2011 I returned to give them laminated pictures of the people I photographed in 2010. Most had never had a picture of themself.

This woman lost several children in the earthquake and as a result went insane for several months. With the help of her community she was able to resume a semblance of her former life. She feels she walks through her life like a ghost.

This man was guarding the school house, the only one that remained after the earthquake. Did he have a child within or mourning the one that had gone?

Cite Soleil is in Port-au-prince - the poorest slum in the poorest city in the poorest country in the western hemisphere. This picture is from an open field the children play in.

This child's anger erupts without warning, a sure sign that he experienced trauma. Which were his traumas? The death of a loved one(s)? Seeing violence in his community? Violence to himself? Feeling the violence of crushing poverty?

Many women have small, subsistence businesses in the tent camps that serve the basic needs of the inhabitants.

Most of the aid that was promised by the world, most notably the U.S., was never delivered to Haiti. The little bit that trickled in was always in great demand, often involved in government corruption, and contested when distributed.

This canal in Cite Soleil is where people wash their clothing, dump their garbage, use the toilet, bathe. Unclean water plagues the developing world, though California and Flint, MI have their own challenges.

Making pots and pans out of scrap metal is a common small business. This is how one man makes his pots.

People make toys out of what they can find, and imagine.

Many children show signs of injuries, anxiety, and hope.

These two boys were curious to see what the Zanmi Lakay program event was doing in Cite Soleil that day. 

Everyone is asked to do what they can. Some more. Never less.

Isabel Trautwein is at once a conductor, inspiration, coach, supporter for the children.

David Malik conducts and teaches as well. A gentle guide and role model.

Inner-city children who participate in music programs learn much more than music. They learn focus, discipline, self-pride and a sense of accomplishment. The arc of their well being and education is enriched in many ways.

The children respond very well to the gentle, guiding hand of the student conductors.

Taylor, the first violin, comforts the younger children during a break between rehearsal and their concert. Taylor often misses rehearsal, and arrived late to this one, due to financial and transportation issues. 

The children play, get snacks, and blow off some steam between rehearsal and concert time.

The children play, get snacks, and blow off some steam between rehearsal and concert time.

The children play, get snacks, and blow off some steam between rehearsal and concert time.

The children play, get snacks, and blow off some steam between rehearsal and concert time.

One never knows when a child will lose a tooth. This time it was during rehearsal!

Showtime at Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Pride, relief, joy.

I’m here for my people, to stand up for justice and equality. We need these things now. Equality is important, being treated right. I don’t like the fact because I’m darker than the next man, if I do something wrong I guarantee I’ll get a penalty much harsher than a white person. I don’t want my sons to go through this.

We have a problem with racism in America. I’m not going to dumb it down to only law enforcement or elected officials. When they take their suits and badges off at the end of the day they're just Americans. This march shows the problem we’re having. I came out to spread my message, to try to open peoples’ eyes the best way I possibly can. It’s important to hold law enforcement officials accountable for their actions.

I’m here for work. The most important thing is the Constitution and to make sure that any elected official from either party follows the Constitution. Everyone has the right to say anything they want, one of the best things about this country. I hope that some good ideas come from this week.

I am interested in eliminating poverty in this country. It's a disgrace people don’t have homes, enough food, jobs, a place to lay their head at night. It’s important that people are treated equitably, have a fair opportunity to education and economic resources.

I’m here to speak out against hate and the GOP. The way they’re talking about Hillary, calling her bitch, that’s just wrong. It’s important I lead a life I can be proud of, to be a role model for women, not only of color. I want to show we can keep the peace in Cleveland and have protests without violence.

We are here as a troupe of citizen clowns to protest the collapse of art and politics, hate speech and the appropriation of the term “clown” to describe the patently unfunny politics of Donald Trump. It’s important the leader of our country is dignified, someone we can trust, no matter how imperfect, and to distinguish between television shows and a leader who can bring our country into the next four years. @notfunnycle

This is a coming together of people with like mind to look at how we address the issues of poverty, discrimination, racism – those things that tend to separate a community. Folks are looking for unity these days to improve the human condition. What’s important is that we have a community and world that works for everybody, that each person can bring their gifts and talents. We should be providing pathways for their free expression to contribute to the well being of our community.

I am not a fan of Westboro Baptist Church. I wanted to make fun of them. It’s important to not look at bad things in the world with hate, you have to joke around about them. That’s what makes everything better. Humor is what all humans like. I believe in equal rights and opportunities for everyone. Everyone deserves love. There is no room for hate, or to treat others badly. We are all miracles and are brought here for a reason. Why can’t we all come together and make the world a better place?

Peace needs to take a central role on the national stage. It’s important to redirect the military budget for peoples interests. I have seen many students mortgage their future to finance their education. Peoples needs can be met properly if we redirect resources from the military budget.

We are here for the sole purpose of electing Donald Trump for President. We are also here to stand with the police as a result of it being open season on police officers and an assault on decency. First responders are the backbone of this country. In the event these institutions fail there would be chaos in this country. At the end of the day ask yourself who would you rather be neighbors with? We’re hoping you’d rather be our neighbor. We would be good neighbors.

We are here to promote love. Sylvia: What’s important to me is to end violence. I’m hoping that this will all go peacefully and we will realize we are all in this together. Christopher: Everyone has a right to protest peacefully.

My friend and I decided to come in and experience the city. We’ve never been to Cleveland and we’re somewhat interested in politics. I am a strong believer in civil liberties and individual freedom. I consider myself a classic liberal in the sense I believe in smaller government. I care very much about the rash of shootings of unarmed African-Americans.

I’m here to get people to laugh and think through whether they want to support Donald Trump. It’s important people acknowledge the growing wealth divide and social inequality. The idea behind the Trump Hut was to dramatize that. We want to put it in front of the Trump Tower in Manhattan. www.trumphuts.com

Dierdre: I have felt somewhat helpless and felt this would be a great opportunity to bring my heart to the situation. I liked the uniqueness of it being a silent gathering, a rare occurrence. Sarah: I’m so tired of the divisions and the labels. We need to listen to each other and get out of our narrow-minded viewpoints. Humanity has a lot of growth to do in this area.

I came over from Pennsylvania to support Trump. It’s important to put America back on track and protect our freedoms. I like his law and order stance especially with whats going on in the country and world. It takes American leadership to right that ship. I hope people will see the real Trump this week.

We live in Cleveland and thought we would tour downtown today. Education is important since we’re both teachers.

I’m here because Roger Goddell (Commissioner of the National Football League) hates my guts. I want the NFL to explicitly inform their fans when they attend NFL games the evacuation orders will never come from your cell phone. If you get an evacuation order on your cell phone it’s probably a hoax designed to get people killed. It’s important to prevent stampedes and update evacuation protocols.

I am here to protest the racist speech of Donald Trump that has created so much hate in our communities. His speech against immigrant communities terrorizes them. We walked 365 miles from Chicago in 27 days to raise consciousness, for the love of God, we can all live together without fear. If Donald Trump gets elected President people need to get organized because it will be the biggest disaster in the US and around the world.

I’m here to outline support for Donald Trump. America could go down a path over the next couple of years that we won’t be able to turn back from unless we put the right person in office. We need to pull our economy out of the toilet, get back our safety, fix our deals with trade, and put the country back on the track it was intended to be on. We need to get back to following the Constitution and being a republic.

I’m here to protest Donald Trump. We’ve seen a lot of terrible things from him - his rhetoric, his actions, against a lot of people and minorities who already have a tough enough time in this country. I’m here to speak up and say this is not acceptable in American discourse, certainly not acceptable for a major party candidate. What’s important to me is a society that is open to all people, equal opportunities, inclusion of people who have been on the outside of power structures, listening to voices who have not traditionally been heard in our society, looking out for the little guy or people who have traditionally been trampled upon by those who hold power in our nation. (Translation: You are an assh***)

I’m here for the RNC. Carrying a rifle has given me a platform to talk to a great deal of media about the importance of our 2nd Amendment right. Civil liberties are important to me. We should have the greatest amount of personal freedom to do whatever we choose. Owning and carrying firearms is one of those freedoms that needs to be protected. The only Amendment that is ever attacked is the 2nd Amendment, due to the mainstream media misrepresenting the community.

I’m here with Turning Point USA to find others who believe freedom is better than free stuff and hard work is better than a handout. Our group is a non-partisan, non-profit educational group trying to get young people together around economic freedom. We should keep more of our money and the government should be involved in less of our life. The cronyism that has plagued Republicans and Democrats should no longer cripple this nation and the middle class.

I am a CMA doctor at Metro Hospital and came downtown to see what is going on. People have to follow their heart with who they vote for and what they plan to do with their lives and for this country.

I’m here to march for the convention with Black Lives Matter, show my respect for the people and support everybody who are ready to march. Everybody is important. What’s important are the killings and violence, black on black crime, and police killing blacks. It’s just too much stress.

This is a humongous party in downtown Cleveland, a once in a lifetime experience. I’m down here for a good time. It’s important in this election to shift the focus from internationalist interests back to taking care of the American citizenry and the American nation first.

I’m here as a co-convenor and organizer for the Peoples’ Coalition, to bring attention to issues around injustice in Cleveland and our country. Stop injustice now, end poverty now, end racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia – all the different haters that are going on in our country. We want to end it by standing strong, speaking out and organizing against it. It’s important to live my life in the spirit of self-determination. Millions of people in America are not able to do that.

I’m here to protest Donald Trump and the RNC, and to protest the state, capitalism, colonialism, sexism, homophobia. Iconically the Republican party represents these but they are deeply rooted within the American people. You could say I’m here to protest America. Autonomy, respect, direct democracy, and accountability are important to me. Across the political spectrum people are scared, tired, sick, and broke. Ideologues like Trump take legitimate grievances and twist them towards immigrants, poor or queer people and create a base fear and instability. We can create communities that don’t require the exploitation of millions of people globally.

I’m here to spread the gospel of what Martin Luther King said about uniting the family and the dream. We have lost our way. The government hasn’t done its job to help bring all factions of society together so we can all benefit. They are keeping us separate to keep their selfish ambitions. I am not for hate, I’m all about love. Together we shall overcome anything, but divided we will surely fall.

I’m here with fellow veterans to show that the military community does not stand with Donald Trump and his fellow hate mongers. It’s important we don’t see a rise of fascism and right-wing extremism in our country.

I’m here to protest all the killings of Black people that have been going on for 400 years. It looks like it is coming to a head now because some Black people are retaliating. Freedom of movement is important to me. The Black man is now scared to walk the street. The killing of Black people by police officers is the same as lynching them. The result is the same. In the Brelo trial it came out that the motto of the Cleveland Police Department is, “comply nigger or die”. The legal execution of Black people is taking place in America now. I thank Donald Trump for bringing white supremacy out of the closet. The ideology of Donald Trump is not different than the ideology of Adolph Hitler. The white judicial system of America is on trial.

I’m here to be part of the carnival. Trump seems to be such a joke that the only way to fight humor is with humor. What’s important to me is human rights, people gotta’ come first. How come there’s money for continual warfare while people are still hungry in the world? It doesn’t make sense. I thought we settled all of this back in the 60’s and 70’s when we all marched on Washington and everybody said no more war. A lot of Americans are just fed up with all wars.

I’m here to support peace and love completely. Its important to me this week is peaceful in Cleveland.

I’m here to awaken people that in America we educate the mind beautifully but we mis-educate the brain. I got this knowledge from the Bible. Mr. Trump’s mind is brilliant and is rated +2, but his brain is -2, which means his brain is emotionally challenged. For leadership the main thing you need is humbleness.

I am here to represent what America really stands for; dissent with respect, equality, fairness, justice, and love. I was raised with the values emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty. We have strayed very far from that. Until people who have it easy, who have been floating on the barge of privilege their entire lives start saying no, things are not going to change.

I’m here for people watching. What’s important to me is beer, weed and pu**y.

I was apolitical ever since Reagan got elected because it was all just the same old…. but liberties have been degrading. Perpetual war is all for the economy, not for the benefit of the people who live there. I am against all weapons which should not be sold to anyone. I feel like there is no political system at all, it’s just economics. Bernie Sanders gave me hope. I want to make change. I want the world to be better for everyone. This planet has enough resources to support people. Every human being on this planet deserves that. (Photo: David Hurwitz)

I’m here to learn more about the issues and election process and meet the candidates. I want to participate in the process in the future. Supreme Court justices, health care reform, and immigration are important to me.

I am seeking the Republican nomination for President - friendly fascist, tyrant you can trust, let me run your life. My main purpose is to help all of these fine folks exercise their first amendment right of freedom of assembly with my bullhorn. One of the main weapons police use against people is fear. I have found by using my aggressive clowning techniques I can help disburse the fear. I consider myself a first amendment activist, it's the one thing that unifies us all here. That we are able to peaceably assemble and petition our government for redress of our grievances is very important. I take it very seriously. I believe it's a citizen’s duty to do so.

I am here to encourage everybody to Copwatch in your neighborhood and make the police do the right thing toward us as citizens. Entrepreneurship and self-government are important to me.

I’m here to turn our country back to God again. I remember when our country used to be under the blessings of God. People were healthy and prosperous and happy. The country has gone away from that. God has to make our country great again but he works through people.

Banner reads: "Hillary for Prison"

The scene at Public Square on July 19, 2016. Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin Williams (white hat, center of picture) was right in the middle of the action when people got out of line. After the convention, the national press said that people expected a riot in Cleveland and got a block party instead.

Police Commander confiscating a fire extinguisher from Chris, head of Bikers for Trump to avoid provocation and injury.

Taking a stand in support of refugees which the Trump supporters were not very comfortable with.

It was the 70th Anniversary of Independence Day, and many people were crowded into Hanoi.

Through the crowds came familiar faces.

Strolling violinists are rare, but to be found.

A few slices of life in Vietnam all in one photo.

Her hips swayed back and forth to propel the heavy load.