Saturday, June 30 2018, at 12pm noon, at the Virginia Civil Rights Monument (on the grounds of the Virginia state capitol, 1000 Bank St., Richmond VA), NextGen Virginia is holding a Families Belong Together rally to protest the Trump administration's new policy of mandatory family separation at the border.
Note that if you RSVP through the MoveOn.org event page, a condition of signing up is agreeing to obey police orders unconditionally at the event. However, this is an outdoor event on state property, so registration isn't required to attend.
For more info and to RSVP, see the link.
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Friday, June 22, 2018
CBS 6: "Mother of two facing deportation finds sanctuary at Richmond church"
Yesterday, June 21 2018, Vernon Freeman Jr., Brendan King, and the web staff of CBS 6 published a story on asylum-seeker Abbie Arevalo-Herrera. You can read it here.
It's not just in the border zone: ICE is ripping apart families right here, too. Abbie Arevalo-Herrera arrived in the U.S. and applied for asylum in 2014, having fled from an abusive ex-partner who threatened to kill her and her child. The threats have continued, and her asylum case is ongoing, but ICE wants to deport her anyway— and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently ordered immigration judges to be stricter about asylum claims, saying that fear of death due to gang violence or domestic abuse is not a good enough reason to be granted asylum.
For now, Ms. Arevalo-Herrera is living at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond while she appeals the deportation order.
It's not just in the border zone: ICE is ripping apart families right here, too. Abbie Arevalo-Herrera arrived in the U.S. and applied for asylum in 2014, having fled from an abusive ex-partner who threatened to kill her and her child. The threats have continued, and her asylum case is ongoing, but ICE wants to deport her anyway— and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently ordered immigration judges to be stricter about asylum claims, saying that fear of death due to gang violence or domestic abuse is not a good enough reason to be granted asylum.
For now, Ms. Arevalo-Herrera is living at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond while she appeals the deportation order.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Roanoke Speak-Out for Prison Justice
This Saturday, June 23 2018, from 2-3:30pm at the Hope Center (506 11th St., Roanoke VA), the Virginia Prison Justice Network is holding a prison justice speak-out. Prisoners, former prisoners, family members, supporters, and advocates will speak about the inhumane conditions of Virginia prisons and the U.S. criminal justice system generally.
For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
Socialist Social Meet-and-Greet with the Richmond Democratic Socialists of America
Saturday, June 23 2018, from 2-5pm, at the gazebo toward the back of Chimborazo Park (3201 E. Broad St., Richmond VA), the Democratic Socialists of America - Richmond are holding an open meet and greet 'Socialist Social'.
For more info and to RSVP, see the event page. Note that Chimborazo Park prohibits glass containers, alcohol, and companion dogs (except in the designated dog park).
For more info and to RSVP, see the event page. Note that Chimborazo Park prohibits glass containers, alcohol, and companion dogs (except in the designated dog park).
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
18 Days for 18 Seconds: Vigil for Marcus-David Peters
Friday, June 22nd, 4-6pm, VCU's Monroe Park campus Compass (near the library, 1000 Park Ave., Richmond VA): a vigil for local high school biology teacher Marcus-David Peters, who was fatally shot by a Richmond police officer on May 14th. He was unarmed, naked, and in acute psychiatric distress of some kind.
For more info and to RSVP, see the event page.
For more info and to RSVP, see the event page.
Protest Family Separation Policy at U.S. Rep Dave Brat's Office
U.S. representative for Virginia's 7th district Dave Brat recently came out on Fox News to explain that the Trump administration's new policy of separating children from their parents at the Southern border and putting them in prison camps could be resolved if only the Democrats would "play ball" and concede to his party's policy demands. IE, Republicans don't want to cage and torture children, they're just doing it to for political expediency. That's not any better than just copping to open sadism.
Various groups are getting together for a demonstration near Brat's local office this Friday, June 22nd, from 5-7pm, at 10901 W. Broad St., Glen Allen VA. The address is for a CVS store near, Brat's local office.
For more info and to RSVP, see the event page.
Various groups are getting together for a demonstration near Brat's local office this Friday, June 22nd, from 5-7pm, at 10901 W. Broad St., Glen Allen VA. The address is for a CVS store near, Brat's local office.
For more info and to RSVP, see the event page.
Superior Tenants Session with Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Virginia
What are your rights as a renter? What can your landlord do, and what protections do you have under the law? Find out today from 6:30-7:30pm at the Hull Street Library (1400 Hull St, Richmond, VA), at Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia (HOME)'s Superior Tenant Session.
Free, see events page to register.
Free, see events page to register.
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