Updated with pictures and video of the event. Sunday, November 8th comes a month after the tragic and preventable death of Anthony Aust. Please join mourning community members who will gather at Jasmine Park to hold vigil and commemorate the life of Anthony, another young Black man who is taking away too soon from his family, loved ones, and community.
During the vigil, we will hold space alongside Anthony’s grieving family and will hear from community members about this plight and the trauma this tragedy and similar incidents of state violence in form of policing inflicts upon our communities.
Background info: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-man-plunges-death-police-1.5757442
Details:
Sunday at 4 PM EST – 6 PM EST
6–16°C Mostly Sunny
Jasmine Park, Ottawa Ontario, 2040 Jasmine Crescent, Gloucester, ON K1J 8K5
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More than 100 people gathered for a vigil in memory of Anthony Aust,23. He died Oct 7, after falling from 12th floor window, following a no knock -dynamic entry by the Ottawa Police tactical team. pic.twitter.com/vDHoygGeyU
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) November 8, 2020
This vigil is happening in the shadow of the Jasmine Cres. apt building where Anthony Aust fell to his death. This is an ethnically diverse neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/Uc6e7dBywv
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) November 8, 2020
This a community activist with a spoken word poem written for BIPOC mothers. It is a plea for police to understand that their use of force has an impact on how they are perceived by racialized youth. pic.twitter.com/NaTAV5tePN
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) November 8, 2020
One of the groups speaking is @J4Abdirahman. This is Co-chair Ifrah Yusuf. Abdi’s brother is beside her. Anthony Aust died 13 days before Cst Daniel Montsion was found not guilty in the death of Abdirahman Abdi pic.twitter.com/Cgk3q46IVR
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) November 8, 2020
Nhora Aust is watching this vigil from a distance. She’s wearing a T-shirt with Anthony’s face on it. She was surprised and moved when community activists told her they wanted to do this. pic.twitter.com/LkzozVA3ro
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) November 8, 2020
Harden is the only politician here. The city councillor for this area is not here. I don’t see members of the @ottawapolice Services Board here.
Harden is against increasing the police budget. We need more than “platitudes and performance” he says.
— Judy Trinh (@judyatrinh) November 8, 2020
