November meeting of Showing Up for Racial Justice RVA, a new local racial justice org

Sunday, November 13th 2016, from 2-3:30pm, at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond (1000 Blanton Avenue, Richmond VA), Showing Up for Racial Justice RVA, a new local racial justice org, is holding their November meeting. After the meeting, attendees are encouraged to head over to Diversity Richmond for ROOT to HEAL to GROW: Nurturing Richmond's Community, a meeting on how to join in with the existing social justice work happening in the city. 

Free, open to the public. There will be a collection taken at the meeting: half of the proceeds will go to cover childcare, and half will be donated to ICE Out of RVA. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

"ROOT to HEAL to GROW: Nurturing Richmond's Community" Event to Get Involved

Sunday, November 13th 2016, from 4-6pm, at Diversity Richmond (1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond VA), several local social justice organizations, including Southerners On New Ground, Us Giving, RVA Connection, Virginia Anti-Violence Project, New Beginnings Christian Church (NBCCRVA), Friends of Side by Side (formerly ROSMY), Showing Up for Racial Justice RVA, and the Richmond Lesbian-Feminists, are holding a community meeting on how to get involved in local organizing. The schedule is as follows:

4 - 4:30 pm – Oral History of RVA Local Organizing & Community Share

4:30 - 6:00 pm – Healing Space & Plugging into Current Community Projects

Free, open to the public. If you have accessibility needs, see the “discussion” portion of the event page. The venue is wheelchair accessible.

For more information– including how to add your organization to a list of social justice orgs in Richmond– and to RSVP, see the link. I encourage everybody who’s able to attend.

For more information– including how to add your organization to a list of social justice orgs in Richmond– and to RSVP, see this link.