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#JusticeForTony - Candlelight Vigil

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Join us Saturday (2/25) at 6:30 pm as we gather on the sidewalk outside of the Walker County Jail to hold a special candlelight vigil for Anthony "Tony" Mitchell.

This vigil will be a time of communal lament and grief where we continue the work of remembering the life of Tony Mitchell and standing in resistance to the corruption of the WCSO. This is a time when we can come together to stand in solidarity with Tony's family, and continue to fight for justice on behalf of all of those in our community that have never received justice as victims of police violence.

This vigil is an act of public witness, and will offer our community a space for the same grief and outrage we expressed during Saturday's protest, but with a more reverential tone. We have a long road ahead of us if we are going to see justice come to fruition, and we know that Saturday's protest was merely the first leg of the journey.

We need everyone to keep showing up. To keep raising their voices. To keep saying his name until Sheriff Nick Smith and the rest of those involved at the WCSO are held accountable.

Please keep fighting with us! Please come out Saturday for this time of remembrance and resistance!