FAMILY SPOKESPERSON: CLEMEE JOSEPH, A MURDER VICTIM'S MOM'S MONTHLY NEWS CONFERENCE/RALLY. JULY 2009 WITH SPECIAL ACTIVIST GUESTS AMIGA TAYLOR AND KJ.

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(Toronto July 3rd 2009) Little KJ Taiwo may be the youngest activist to urge Mayor David Miller to put an end to the nearly two-week-old city strike, but he has perhaps the most compelling argument of all.

Standing at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Howland Avenue (just west of Scarlett Road) Friday afternoon, just steps away from the bus shelter where Jarvis St. Remy, 18, was gunned down two months ago on May 1, the soft spoken eight-year-old pleaded his case.

"Please open the summer camps and let us end the city strike. We kids have nothing to do - we are roaming around the playgrounds at our apartments," said KJ 'The Kid Reporter,' who resides in the troubled Jane and Wilson area where he said "a lot of teens and grown-ups shoot a lot." "Help us, Mayor Miller, so that we kids do not get caught in the crossfire of some shooting gangs," he pleaded.

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Standing by KJ's side at Friday's monthly Crime Stoppers press conference at the fated intersection, were Clemee Joseph and Amiga Taylor - two women who know best the tragic results of children and youth being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Joseph, clutching a KJ-designed sign that read 'Did You Kill My Son Jarvis?' is St. Remy's mother. Her son's killer is still at large. While she said the police have told her they believe his slaying to be a case of mistaken identity, she still wants nothing more than for someone to step forward and take responsibility for taking the life of her oldest child.

"I have a message for those that killed my son: give yourselves up and turn yourselves in," she asked. "Get a good lawyer and just do it today. Give me the comfort I need."

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Taylor, the older sister of 11-year-old shooting victim Ephraim Brown, who was gunned down July 22, 2007 when he got caught in the crossfire between two shooting rival gang members at his cousin's birthday, said she came in a show of solidarity with St. Remy's family.

"It makes me sick; it's absolutely ridiculous. There is no regard for human life anymore," she said.

"If we really want to break the silence...we have to bring to light these tragic stories that these young men (gang members) want to keep in the dark."

While two accused have been charged in her brother's killing, Taylor said that, like with St. Remy's case, issues of silence have plagued his murder case.

"I can't take it anymore; it needs to stop," she said, noting that since her brother's passing, she's taken up the cause as an activist. "We have to find who killed Jarvis."

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To that end, St. Remy's family and their supporters have launched several internet portals - Facebook, YouTube and Twitter - where they hope people will see pictures and watch videos of Jarvis and about his case, discuss crime stories and cases, and talk about positive things in the community. She hopes that from those, the missing information that will solve her son's case will come forth.

"Know what is happening, grieve with me and talk to me. But most importantly, talk to the police," she said.

Source: Bloor West (InsideToronto.com)

FAMILY SPOKESPERSON: CLEMEE JOSEPH JULY 3RD 2009 APPEAL SPEECH

Jarvis's memorial lay at the Lambton Park bus stop

Clemee Joseph addresses the media while her mom and Jarvis's grandma Delores Watson looks on in sadness (wearing purple), Amiga Taylor, Late Ephraim Brown's sister and KJ the kid reporter who designed all Clemee's appeal posters.

Statement by the Mother of Jarvis St. Remy (Clemee Joseph) 7/3/09 at the Scarlett and Dundas Murder scene. Toronto Homicide #16 Jarvis St. Remy

"My name is Clemee Joseph, mother of the late Jarvis St. Remy who was murdered at this bus stop May 1st 2009. Thank you for coming to our monthly press conference and awareness rally for the summer. We have two more to go in August and September. School ended last week with a rash of stabbings on several high school campuses in the GTA. I am appealing to parents to get involved in their kid’s lives. You need to know if your sons are walking out of the house with guns and knives.

BE YOUR CHILDREN’S POLICE BEFORE THEY STEP OUT OF THE HOUSE! Speaking about two’s, did you remember that TWO days ago became TWO months my son Jarvis was killed right here? Do you know that in TWO days from now on the 5th of July marks my first wedding anniversary where Jarvis walked me down the isle and gave me away to my husband Linton? This anniversary, he would not be there to celebrate with us because someone or some people out there chose to shoot and kill him for nothing! Two weeks ago, my only son left Kasim graduated the same day as Jarvis’s prom and the outfit he would have worn to that prom was worn in his casket. We still need all your TIPS to CRIMESTOPPERS.

DO THE RIGHT THING! Many of us overlook this system. You are protected by the Supreme court of Canada 100%. I have launched an all out internet initiative to help find the killer(s) of my son. We have a Facebook fan page called “Who killed Jarvis?” where you can see albums of our events, discuss crime stories and cases and talk about positive things in the community. We have also launched a YouTube channel which will have all videos regarding my son’s case as these may JOG your memory if you keep watching.

You can also follow me on Twitter under “Jarvis St. Remy.” Know what is happening, grieve with me and talk to me…..but most importantly talk to the police!! Finally I have a message for those that KILLED my son. Give yourselves up and turn yourselves in like the two boys that shot seven people at the Detroit bus stop this week. Get a good lawyer and just do it TODAY! Give me the comfort I need. I want to thank the entire community, the media and Police for our partnership. SEE YOU NEXT MONTH…. Clemee Joseph."

Jarvis St Remy (far right) walked him mom Clemee Joseph to the altar July 5th 2008. He was not here with her to celebrate the first anniversary. On the left is Jarvis's only surviving sibling 13 year old Kasim St Remy. Below on July 3rd 2009 almost a year to the day is Kasim, Clemee and only a picture of Jarvis left. R.I.P


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FAMILY SPOKESPERSON NEWS RELEASE: CLEMEE JOSEPH, A MURDER VICTIM'S MOM'S MONTHLY NEWS CONFERENCE/RALLY.

CLEMEE JOSEPH, THE MOTHER OF HOMICIDE VICTIM #16 JARVIS ST. REMY’S THIRD MONTHLY SUMMER APPEAL NEWS CONFERENCE URGING THE KILLER(S) OF HER SON TO TURN THEMSELVES IN

On Friday July 3rd 2009 at 1pm, there will be a third news conference and RALLY by Clemee Joseph, the mother of Jarvis St. Remy, the 18-year-old young man who was gunned down at a bus shelter at Dundas St West and Howland on Friday the 1st of May 2009 at about 10.45pm. This continues her monthly summer news conferences as part of her crime stoppers initiative to make Toronto a safer and better place to be and help solve the murder of her beloved oldest son Jarvis. In this special news conference which will be a rally style event as students, friends and the entire community are all invited, she will urge whoever killed her son to turn themselves in! "It's about time as it is two months exactly today" she said.

Clemee also has four special announcements regarding her son Jarvis and will also be joined by two special speakers at the news conference, an 8 year old award winning community activist and anti-crime advocate KJ Taiwo, aka "KJ the kid reporter" who has been pleading to Mayor Miller to end the strike and reopen the city summer camps in order to avoid further tragedies. "We kids are roaming around at our apartment building playgrounds and have nothing to do. Too many teens and grown ups may be carrying guns and we don't wanna get caught in the crossfire" he said. KJ has also been the designer of all Clemee Joseph's appeal posters at previous news conferences.

These posters are also used by Toronto Crime Stoppers to help generate tips at school events by youth officer Constable Scott Mills. They are attached. KJ's latest appeal poster will be displayed at Friday's rally.

KJ will introduce the second speaker Amiga Taylor, the older sister of the late 11-year old Ephraim Brown who was gunned down while caught in the crossfire of two shooting gang members at his cousin's birthday party July 22nd 2007. Almost 2 years to the date, Amiga remembers outside the courtroom at the preliminary bail hearings when most of those there heard the families of the accused yell at Epharim’s family “Get over it! It was an effin accident.” “Our teens just need to put the guns down” states Clemee Joseph.

Clemee Joseph and Amiga Taylor thank the entire Toronto media for their ongoing support and coverage!! Afterall, Crime Stoppers is a partnership between we the public, you the media and the police and we must all work together to solve and reduce crimes to make Toronto a better place to live.

Location: Dundas and Howland bus stop where Jarvis was murdered. (Lambton Park)

Date: Friday July 3rd (Rain or Shine)

Time: 1pm

On the net:
Respectance.com/jarvis

R.I.P Ephraim Brown

Thekidreporter.com

Who killed Jarvis St Remy?