Screening of "Denial"

Sunday, October 8th 2017, from 3-5:30pm at the Weinstein JCC (5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond VA), there will be a screening of the 2016 film "Denial," followed by a discussion panel featuring Holocaust survivor Dr. Roger Loria and Charm Bullard, Director of Programs at the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. The film is a drama based on the non-fiction book "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier," by historian Deborah Lipstadt.

In her 1993 book "Denying the Holocaust," Lipstadt referred to another author, the antisemitic racist David Irving, as a Holocaust denier. Irving took Lipstadt and her publisher to court in England for libel. Lipstadt brought evidence to the court to prove that her characterization of Irving was justified, because 1. the Holocaust happened, and 2. Irving claimed that it did not. She won the case.

The event costs $6 for Weinstein Jewish Community Center members and $10 for non-members. For more info and to RSVP, see the link.

OAR (Opportunity Alliance Re-Entry) Benefit Show

Monday, September 18th 2017, from 5-8pm, at the Camel (1621 West Broad Street, Richmond VA), there will be a show to benefit OAR (Opportunity Alliance Re-Entry), a community organization that provides re-entry services for people getting out of prison. Acts will include Pat Keefe, Justin Golden, Right Hand Son, Keilan Creech, Doris MacKinnon, and Graham Stone Music.

$5 at the door. Street parking only.

For more info and to RSVP, see the link.

Dance Class to Support Victims of Nazi Attack

Sorry about the late notice, been busy.

Tomorrow, Sunday August 20th 2017, from 1-2pm, at Electric Nomad Dance(109 West 15th Street, Studio 104, Richmond VA), noted local dancer and instructor Twila Jane Sikorsky is giving a class to benefit Black Lives Matter Charlottesville. Twila has toured and taught around the country, and you can see her perform on Sundays at the Crossroads Cafe on Forest Hill Avenue.

Beginners welcome, $5-15 suggested donation, all proceeds to BLM in Charlottesville. If you can't make this class, don't worry: this is the first of a series.

For more information and to RSVP, see this link. 

Planned Parenthood Benefit Show

Saturday, August 26th 2017, from 10pm-1am, at Flora (203 North Lombardy Street, Richmond VA), there will be a show to benefit the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. Featuring: Pete Curry, the Smirks, Foresterr, and Neat Sweep.

$5 donation at the door, all proceeds to the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. 21+ only. Street parking only.

For more info and to RSVP, see the link. 

Youth Saving Ourselves Benefit Show

Sunday, July 23rd 2017, from 5:30-8pm, at the Hofheimer Building (2818 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA), Advocates for Richmond Youth, a team of young researchers who have been homeless, will be holding a benefit show. Proceeds will go to support quarterly pop-up drop-in centers supporting young people in need.

$10 suggested donation. Acts to be listed at a later time.

For more information and to RSVP, see this link. 

Showing of Trouble Episode 4, "No Justice, Just Us"

Thursday, July 20th 2017, from 7-9pm, at the Community Room (3110 West Leigh Street, Richmond VA), the Scuffletown Anti-Repression Committee is holding a screening of the 4th episode of subMedia's documentary series, Trouble. Episode 4, "No Justice, Just Us," deals with state repression and the ways we defend our movements against it.

$5-$10 donation, with funds going to the support needs and legal fund of the J20 defendants arrested at Trump's inauguration. Vegan snacks and beverages will be served. Open to the public; bring a friend.

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

Screening of "No Borders" with the Black Rose Anarchist Federation

Next Saturday, July 22nd 2017. from 4:30-6:30pm, at 3110 West Leigh Street, Richmond VA, the local Black Rose Anarchist Federation ( Black Rose / Rosa Negra - RVA ) is holding a screening of "No Borders: Social Struggles Across the USA," a new web series highlighting struggle across twelve US cities. The series presents social organizing and anti-capitalist resistance around the world, and focuses on anti-authoritarian practices within social movements. This screening will feature the first two episodes of the series.

$10 donation requested, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. The money will go to Sur Negro, the group that produced the series.

For more information and to RSVP, see this link.

Jet Trails Media presents: a Benefit for Girls Rock! RVA, with Toxic Moxie and more

Saturday, June 24th 2017, from 8pm-1:30am, at the Camel (1621 West Broad Street, Richmond VA), Jet Trails Media is holding a benefit show for Girls Rock! RVA, an annual summer musical camp to empower girls and gender nonconforming youth. In preparation for launching year-round programming such as afterschool programs, music lessons, and practice spaces, Girls Rock! will not be holding a camp this year. To help prepare for the effort, JTM is holding a celebration of women and gender non-conforming musicians to benefit Girls Rock!, featuring Toxic Moxie, Sammi Lanzetta, The Smirks, the and Private Cry.

$8 in advance, $10 at the doors. Additional donations appreciated.

For more information and to RSVP, see this link. 

First Fridays with Clair Morgan: A Benefit for Girls Rock RVA at The Camel

This Friday, May 5th 2017, from 9pm-1:30am, at the Camel (1621 West Broad Street, Richmond VA), several artists are holding a benefit for Girls Rock! RVA, an organization that runs a free, week-long musical empowerment camp every summer for girls, gender non-conforming, and transgender youth. They also make instruments available for Richmond youth through the Free Instrument Lending Library (FRILL).

Performers will include Clair Morgan, Atta Girl, Big Baby, and Georgie Isaacs. Doors open at 8pm, music begins at 9. Cost is $6-8.

For more information and to RSVP, see this link. 

RRFP End of the Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon Season Party

Friday, April 21st 2017, from 7:30-11:59pm, at Gallery5 (200 West Marshall Street, Richmond VA), the Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project (RRFP), Virginia's all-volunteer private abortion fund, is holding a party to celebrate the end of their annual fundraising season, the National Abortion Access Bowl-a-thon. The evening will feature Wii bowling, games, dancing, food, and awards. 

Free for RRFP volunteers and fundraisers, $5-20 donation from members of the general public. All proceeds to the RRFP. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Street parking only. Unisex single-occupancy bathrooms. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

T-Gurlz Rock RVA 2017

Tuesday, April 18th 2017, from 7-10pm, at Diversity Richmond (1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond VA), the Nationz Foundation is observing National Transgender HIV Testing Day with T-Gurlz Rock 2017, an event to celebrate the beauty and resiliency of the transgender community, promote HIV testing, and highlight local designers, entertainers, and hairstylists. There will be a fashion show, drag performances, live vocalists, and raffles.

Admission is a $10 donation to support the work of the foundation, or 10 cans of nonperishable food. Open to the public.

The venue is wheelchair accessible with single-stall unisex bathrooms, and free off the street parking. For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

Drag Bingo Fundraiser for Diversity Richmond

This Friday, March 31st 2017, from 7-11pm, at Diversity Richmond (1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond VA), Diversity Richmond, Richmond's LGBTQ community center, is holding a Drag Bingo and Afterparty fundraising event. Performers will include: hostess Zakia Jemaceye, Tarena McCray (Mz. Nationz 2016), Michelle D. Livigne, Aaliyah Michaels Ova, and DJ Statistics. 

The bingo cost varies; see the event page. Food catered by Nacho Mama's will be available to purchase. 

Entry for non-players is $5. Bring cash for bingo and performer tips. 

18+ only. Non-smoking. Alcohol will be served after 9pm. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and there is free lot parking. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

Environmental Defense Fund Benefit Show at Strange Matter

Friday, March 31st 2017, from 8pm-2am, at Strange Matter (929 West Grace Street, Richmond VA), there will be a benefit show for the Environmental Defense Fund. The evening will feature the following acts: Prisoner, Anti-Christ Siege Machine, Coteries, With Sympathy, and R-Complex. 

$5 or more at the door. Doors open at 8pm, music starts at 9. The venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible, multi-stall, non-sex-segregated bathrooms. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here. 

All-Day Strange Matter Benefit for the Standing Rock Protesters

Saturday, March 25th 2017, from 2pm-2am, Strange Matter (929 West Grace Street, Richmond VA) is hosting an all-day event to benefit the legal defense fund for the Standing Rock pipeline protesters. The day will begin with a market (2-6pm), followed by an all-ages-welcome benefit show (6-11pm), and concluding with a 18+-only dance party (11pm-2am).

The market is free to the public, with all vendor fees going to Standing Rock. The benefit show has a $5-20 suggested donation at the door, and the dance party suggests a $5+ donation.

For a full list of acts, vendors, and other participants, see the link. The venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible, multi-stall, unisex bathrooms. Street parking only. For more info and to RSVP, see this link.

Friends of Side by Side Fundraiser for LGBTQ Youth at Helen's Restaurant

Sunday, February 19th 2017, from 6-9pm, at Helen's Restaurant (2527 West Main Street, Richmond VA), Friends of Side by Side is holding a fundraiser. Side by Side (formerly ROSMY) is an organization supporting LGBTQ youth locally. 

$10 at the door for unlimited beer and pizza (while supplies last). 21+ only. Street parking only. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

Benefit Show for the Richmond Independent Zine Library

Saturday, February 11th 2017, from 7pm-2am, at Gallery 5 (200 West Marshall Street, Richmond VA), there will be a benefit show for the Richmond Independent Zine Library, which archives zines, provides a lounge and workspace, and displays a gallery of zine-related art. (Zines are small, self-published xeroxed publications.) The benefit also doubles as a birthday celebration for activists and RIZL staff Dusty and Celina (happy birthday!). 

Featured acts include Ultra Flake, Anousheh, Kuni, and Listless. There will be a dance party with DJs Sha Shakusky and C E L L S A G A. plus zines for sale, a photo booth, glitter shots, tarot readings, and more. 

$5-$25 donations accepted at the door. The venue is wheelchair accessible via a front ramp, and has single-stall, gender-inclusive bathrooms on the first floor. 

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. To add this event to your Google Calendar, click here. 

Direct Action and Organizing Workshop 2 with ASH (Antifascists of the Seven Hills)

Tomorrow, Monday November 21st 2016, from 4-7pm, at the Richmond's Main Branch Library (101 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA), ASH, Antifascists of the Seven Hills, is holding another direct action and organizing training for people interested in resisting the new Trump administration and its policies. This event will be a repeat of the November 20th training, which saw high interest, not a part two. From the event description: 

"The workshop will focus on how to be safe, strategic and powerful while marching in the streets. It will also cover the basics of organizing to provide you with skills for building power with those around you to oppose the fascist agenda of Donald Trump."

The organizers are asking for a $5-10 donation, to go to the legal fund of 12 protesters arrested in Richmond on November 9th, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. Open to the public. 

For more information and to RSVP, see this link. 

Benefit show for the Virginia Anti-Violence Project at 3 Moons: Dazeases, Yaya, This Land is Now Dead, and Van Hägar

Friday, November 18th 2016, from 8-11pm, at 3 Moons (a venue at a private home: message the hosts for the address), there will be a benefit show for the Virginia Anti-Violence Project, a local organization to address violence especially within LGBTQ communities. Acts include Dazeases, Yaya, This land is now dead., and Van Hägar.

Suggested donation of $5 at the door. The venue has a sobriety policy; no drugs or alcohol permitted.

For more info and to RSVP, see this link.