From 12:30-1:20pm, at the regional Immigration and Customs Enforcement office (9200 Arboretum Parkway, Suite 140, Richmond VA), join ICE Out of RVA, the Virginia Anti-Violence Project, Southerners On New Ground, and others as they hold a press conference and submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests demanding information on Operation MEGA or any upcoming immigration raids. Operation MEGA is a nationwide immigration raid which is scheduled to begin on September 16th.
Showing posts with label press conference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label press conference. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Seas Are Rising, So Are We— Press Conference at the Virginia Capitol
Tuesday, February 28th 2017, from 12-1pm, at the Bell Tower on Capitol Square (101 North 9th Street, Richmond VA), the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter is joining with communities impacted by sea level rise to give a press conference outside of the governor's climate work group meeting. Join them to demand that our elected officials listen to the people who will be most harmed by sea level rise, not just the big polluters with big money. From the event description:
"Together we will ask that the governor urgently cuts carbon pollution in Virginia as sea level rise endangers Virginians’ public safety, financial security and well-being. We will call for carbon pollution from power plants to be reduced at least 30% by the year 2030."
For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
"Together we will ask that the governor urgently cuts carbon pollution in Virginia as sea level rise endangers Virginians’ public safety, financial security and well-being. We will call for carbon pollution from power plants to be reduced at least 30% by the year 2030."
For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
ICE Out of RVA: City Council Rally/Santuario para Todxs Demostración
Monday, February 13th 2017, from 4:30-5:30pm, at City Hall (900 East Broad Street, Richmond VA), ICE Out of RVA is holding a rally and press conference in support of establishing Richmond as a true sanctuary city. From the event description:
"On Monday, January 30th, over 400 Latinx, Black, Muslim, LGBTQ+ individuals, and allies from Richmond came together to send a message to local, state, and federal government that we, The People, stand together in solidarity and expect elected leaders to craft and support policies that create true Sanctuary Cities for ALL."
There will be an area designated for sunset prayer. For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
"On Monday, January 30th, over 400 Latinx, Black, Muslim, LGBTQ+ individuals, and allies from Richmond came together to send a message to local, state, and federal government that we, The People, stand together in solidarity and expect elected leaders to craft and support policies that create true Sanctuary Cities for ALL."
There will be an area designated for sunset prayer. For more info and to RSVP, see this link.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
United for a Sanctuary City for All– Press Conference and Rally
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Monday, January 30th 2017, from 5:30-7pm, at the Federal Courthouse Building (701 East Broad Street, Richmond VA), ICE Out of RVA is hosting a press conference and rally in support of making Richmond a sanctuary city for all. From the description:
"Latinx, Black, Muslim, LGBTQ+ individuals, and allies from across Virginia are coming together to send a message to local, state, and federal government that we, The People, stand together in solidarity and expect elected leaders to craft and support policies that create true Sanctuary Cities for ALL.
We are coming together in strength, love and resistance, to create Sanctuary communities where we protect and support each other."
For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
Monday, January 30th 2017, from 5:30-7pm, at the Federal Courthouse Building (701 East Broad Street, Richmond VA), ICE Out of RVA is hosting a press conference and rally in support of making Richmond a sanctuary city for all. From the description:
"Latinx, Black, Muslim, LGBTQ+ individuals, and allies from across Virginia are coming together to send a message to local, state, and federal government that we, The People, stand together in solidarity and expect elected leaders to craft and support policies that create true Sanctuary Cities for ALL.
We are coming together in strength, love and resistance, to create Sanctuary communities where we protect and support each other."
For more information and to RSVP, see this link.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Shut Down Bob Marshall and HB 1612 (Virginia's even-worse answer to North Carolina's anti-transgender Bathroom Bill)
Tomorrow, Thursday January 12th 2017, from 10am-1pm, in House Room 1 of the Virginia State Capitol (Richmond, VA: additional info on the entrance through the link), Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall and the Virginia First Foundation are holding a press conference on their bill, HB 1612, which makes it a crime for transgender people to use public bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. A group is assembling to protest the bill.
HB 1612 prohibits people from using "a public bathroom or changing facility which does not correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate"; allows people to sue a public institution if that institution allows transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender, on the grounds that this inflicts emotional damages to them; and requires principals to, within 24 hours, notify parents if their child expresses a wish to be “recognized or treated as the opposite sex” or to use a name or pronouns “inconsistent with [their] sex.”
While this item is being billed as a “Personal Privacy Act,” it can only be enforced if government institutions interrogate transgender people, or people of ‘ambiguous’ gender presentation, about their birth sex, and if public school officials monitor a child's gender identity.
For more info and to RSVP, see the link.
HB 1612 prohibits people from using "a public bathroom or changing facility which does not correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate"; allows people to sue a public institution if that institution allows transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender, on the grounds that this inflicts emotional damages to them; and requires principals to, within 24 hours, notify parents if their child expresses a wish to be “recognized or treated as the opposite sex” or to use a name or pronouns “inconsistent with [their] sex.”
While this item is being billed as a “Personal Privacy Act,” it can only be enforced if government institutions interrogate transgender people, or people of ‘ambiguous’ gender presentation, about their birth sex, and if public school officials monitor a child's gender identity.
For more info and to RSVP, see the link.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Ajamu Baraka to announce support for Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park
This Monday, October 3rd 2016, from 5-5:30pm, at Richmond’s African Burial Ground (East Broad and 16th Street, Richmond VA), the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality are holding a press conference. Ajamu Baraka, Green Party nominee for Vice President, will be appearing to announce his support for the Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park proposal.
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