Next Monday, August 28th 2017, from 6-8:30pm, at the Richmond Friends Meeting (4500 Kensington Avenue, Richmond VA), The Richmond Peace Education Center ☮ is holding a reflection and discussion on the August 12th events in Charlottesville. From the event description:
"We invite friends of the Peace Center and concerned community members to join together to begin to reflect about & discuss the events in Charlottesville what this demands of all of us."
Free. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Email any questions to Jelani (jelani@rpec.org). For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Providing Sanctuary: a Forum
Sunday, April 30th 2017, at 12:30pm, in the community room of the Richmond Friends Meeting (4500 Kensington Avenue, Richmond VA), Richmond's Quaker congregation is holding a focum which will focus on: a history of the sanctuary movement, specifically sanctuary provided by congregations and individuals; information about ICE detentions in the Richmond area in recent years and under the current administration; the Circles of Protection Sanctuary Network (VICPP); support and care for the vulnerable undocumented immigrants who have been detained or deported and their families; Power-of-Attorney clinics; and the legal aspects of providing sanctuary as a congregation or an individual.
Panelists will include Dr. Linda Rabben, author of books including "Give Refuge to the Stranger: the Past, Present and Future of Sanctuary"; Jennifer L. West, an immigration lawyer; and Lana Heath de Martinez, the Welcoming All Coordinator with the Virginia Interfaith Center.
Park on Commonwealth Avenue. Light refreshments provided. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sally Gudas at seatide1@gmail.com or (804) 399-8342.
Panelists will include Dr. Linda Rabben, author of books including "Give Refuge to the Stranger: the Past, Present and Future of Sanctuary"; Jennifer L. West, an immigration lawyer; and Lana Heath de Martinez, the Welcoming All Coordinator with the Virginia Interfaith Center.
Park on Commonwealth Avenue. Light refreshments provided. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sally Gudas at seatide1@gmail.com or (804) 399-8342.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Protest the Death Penalty: 16 Execution Vigils Around the State for Ricky J. Gray
Wednesday, January 18th 2017, at 9pm, Ricky Javon Gray will be executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will be holding 16 vigils to protest capital punishment: for locations and details, see the link.
Gray and his nephew, Ray Joseph Dandridge, are undisputed guilty of murdering seven people, including two children. Their victims are Kathryn, Bryan, Stella, and Ruby Harvey, Ashley Baskerville, Mary Baskerville-Tucker, and Percyell Tucker. He also likely killed his wife, Treva Gray, and a stranger, Sheryl Warner.
The question, however, is not whether Gray is guilty or even whether he deserves to die for his crimes: it's whether the state of Virginia has the moral authority to impose that punishment. I contend that it does not.
The Richmond vigil will take place at 8:30pm, at the Richmond Friends Meeting (4500 Kensington Avenue, Richmond VA). For more information, contact Margaret Rittenhouse at margaret.rittenhouse@gmail.com or (804) 690-4942.
Gray and his nephew, Ray Joseph Dandridge, are undisputed guilty of murdering seven people, including two children. Their victims are Kathryn, Bryan, Stella, and Ruby Harvey, Ashley Baskerville, Mary Baskerville-Tucker, and Percyell Tucker. He also likely killed his wife, Treva Gray, and a stranger, Sheryl Warner.
The question, however, is not whether Gray is guilty or even whether he deserves to die for his crimes: it's whether the state of Virginia has the moral authority to impose that punishment. I contend that it does not.
The Richmond vigil will take place at 8:30pm, at the Richmond Friends Meeting (4500 Kensington Avenue, Richmond VA). For more information, contact Margaret Rittenhouse at margaret.rittenhouse@gmail.com or (804) 690-4942.
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