Demonstration in Support of Inauguration Protesters TONIGHT

Today, April 3rd 2017, from 6:30-7:30pm, at the Federal Court House (North 7th Street, Richmond VA), the newly-assembled Scuffletown Anti-Repression Committee is holding a demonstration titled: "Solidarity Against Repression! From DC to Standing Rock!" From the event description: 

"From April 1st to 7th, actions, informational events, film screenings, and benefits will all take place across so-called North America and beyond. The purpose of the week of action is simple: to come together and push back against a wave of repression that has been growing in the United States and accelerated by the coming to power of the Trump administration.

"Since Trump has come into office, we have seen over 200 people face felony charges in Washington DC after being kettled on J20, over 100 are threatened with charges in Sacramento for taking part in an antifascist demonstration there last June, and over 800 water protectors face charges from a grand jury convened at Standing Rock. Meanwhile, several states have also been trying to push through a set of laws which would further criminalize protest and make it easier for protesters to be fined, face greater charges, and in some cases, even be killed if they block roadways.

"This wave of repression cannot also be divorced from the deadly acts of terror being carried out by the far-Right. As Trump supporters attack counter-demonstrators in Huntington Beach while chanting the name of the fascist dictator ‘Pinochet,’ mosques, black churches, LGBTQI centers, and synagogues are attacked, burned, and shot at, and members of the Alt-Right murder people in the street.

"Now is the time to come together, discuss how we can support each other, and continue forward on the path ahead. Now is the time to make our friends across the country know that we have their backs. Now is the time to remember that in the face of everything, we as a movement support each other, we back each other up, and we all know that an injury to one of us, is an injury to all of us."

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. 

Indian Country Today's guide on how to donate to the Standing Rock Water Protectors

Chelsey Luger of Indian Country Today has assembled a guide on how to donate to the pipeline resistors up at Standing Rock. You can read the story here. 

Gathering in Support of Standing Rock

This Saturday, December 3rd 2016, from 10am-5pm, in Byrd Park (600 Swan Lake Drive, Richmond VA), there will be a gathering in support of the Standing Rock Sioux in their resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Free, open to the public. 

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

Richmond, VA Stands with the Standing Rock Sioux– #NoDAPL

Tomorrow, November 15th, is a National Day of Solidarity with the Standing Rock water protectors. From 12-1pm, at the Richmond office of the Army Corps of Engineers (9100 Arboretum Parkway #235, North Chesterfield VA), there will be a rally to call on the Corps to revoke the permits necessary for the Dakota Access Pipeline. 

Routed through an American Indian nation to avoid endangering North Dakota's white communities, the pipeline threatens the reservation's only water source. The resistance has been met with repeated, continuing brutality, but has persevered and is now the largest gathering of American Native tribes in 100 years. Let's show our support. #NoDAPL!

For more info and to RSVP, see this link. Direct questions to Glen Besa at glenbesasierraclub@gmail.com. 

Indigenous People's Day showing of "Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance": Rag & Bones Bicycle Co-op

Monday, October 10th 2016, from 7:30-10pm, at the Rag & Bones Bicycle Co-op, there will be a free screening of “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance,” which portrays the 1990 Oka Rebellion. The organizers will also be accepting donations to send to the resistors of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and taking a group photo to send with a solidarity message. From the event description:

“This space will be provided as a counter to the continued celebration of "Columbus Day” as a national holiday, which continues to erase the history, humanity, and significance of First Nations people."

Popcorn, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. 

Free, open to the public. For more information and to RSVP, see the link.