Imagine the spirited energy you beheld as a 12-year old youth. You probably had an imagination bigger than life which may have involved weapons to protect your planet or to save the human race from a plague of evil. You probably immitated martial arts move and built forts for your defense. Imagine playing in a park and being gunned down for innocent child's play. This is the tragic narrative of a 12-year old boy who played with a toy gun in a park. His name was Tamir Rice. This weekend marks the anniversar of his death. His parents, siblings and community still mourn his loss. And we continue to fight for justice.

Here are the facts:

• Tamir was a 12-year old child.
• Tamir came to the Rec center and playground of Cudell Park everyday after school with his sister. 
• Ohio is an open carry state (so carryiing a registered gun is not illegal).
• Tamir was shot in under 1-second (so no warning or attempt to discover if gun was real and if there was imminent danger)
• The person who called 911 said the gun was probably not real. 
• The information the caller shared with the operator was not relayed to the officers. 
• The officer who shot Tamir had a questionable professional background and was dismissed from his former place of employment because he was "high risk". 
• The officers did not provide medical aid for more than 4 minutes as Tamir was dying. 
• An undercover officer responded to the scene and it was only then that Tamir received medical care. 
• When Tamir's older sister tried to assist her brother, the officers placed her in handcuffs and in the back of a police car. 
• Tamir's mother had to make a choice upon arriving on the scene: go in ambulance with dying son or go to police station with her daughter. 
• Tamir died November 23, 2014, one day after he was shot and killed by Cleveland police. 
• This is a tragedy. But we don't want this to be the end of the story or Tamir's legacy. We want justice for Tamir. 
• A secret grand jury has been in session and the officers have been given an opportunity to testify. 

We want Tamir's family to testify. We want a fair and balanced hearing so that justice can prevail. 

We need your support. We thank you for your solidarity in this movement for justice, peace and equality.

#YearWithoutTamir #JusticeForTamir

-Cleveland Action

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It is our duty to fight for our freedom.

It is our duty to win!

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We have nothing to lose but our chains!

-Assata Shakur

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-Cleveland Action (clevelandaction@gmail.com)