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Updates and Announcements: March 12, 2026
The Updates and Announcements newsletter for March 12, 2026.
‘ARE YOU OK?’ Emails from Tehran
The day after the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran, Virginia Defender editor Phil Wilayto wrote to an old friend in Tehran, author and filmmaker Habib Ahmadzadeh, and asked if he and his family were OK. The following are emails we have received from Habib.
No War on Iran! Rally Sunday, March 1, 2026
The Virginia Defenders strongly condemn the strikes on Iran and we fully oppose U.S. intervention in the sovereignty of other states. Rally Sunday, March 1, 2pm at the Federal Courthouse at 701 E. Broad Street, Richmond VA.
Virginia Defenders Endorse the Call for a ‘National Shutdown’ on Jan. 30th!
The Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality have endorsed the call for a “National Shutdown” on Friday, Jan. 30: “No work, no school, no shopping.” The official demand is “Stop funding ICE.” We would say, “Abolish ICE now!”
Immigrant Support Work Should Not Put Vulnerable Communities in Harm’s Way
A statement by the Virginia Defenders concerning the Party for Socialism & Liberation. An escalating series of events has led us to the conclusion that we can no longer be silent about the actions of an organization that has deliberately put vulnerable people in real danger.
