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AUTUMN 2022 ISSUE

By The Virginia Defender on December 19, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Autumn 2022 issue of The Virginia Defender was published on December 14, 2022.

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL INJUSTICE IN VIRGINIA

By The Virginia Defender on February 25, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

An essay by Kevin Rashid Johnson on the VDOC. This piece was written in support of the January 14 2023 Virginia Prison Justice Network Rally.

JACQUELINE LUQMAN ON THE UPCOMING “RAGE AGAINST THE WAR MACHINE” DEMO IN DC

By The Virginia Defender on February 13, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

Jacqueline Luqman provides her analysis of an antiwar demonstration coming up in Washington DC this Sunday. Read her piece, “Why The Rage Against The War Machine Rally Is #AntiwarSoWhite,” at Black Agenda Report.

ANTIWAR ACTIVIST FACES REPRESSION IN GERMANY

By The Virginia Defender on December 28, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A prominent Berlin antiwar activist, Heinrich Bücker, gave a speech this June in which he criticized the German government’s support for neo-Nazi organizations in Ukraine. As a result, he is now facing charges which carry the possibility of years in prison.

SUGGESTIONS FROM PRISONERS, FORMERLY INCARCERATED, FAMILY MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS FOR ISSUES TO BE RAISED AT THE 6TH ANNUAL VIRGINIA PRISON JUSTICE RALLY

By The Virginia Defender on December 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Suggestions from prisoners, the formerly incarcerated, their families, and other supporters regarding issues to raise at the 6th annual Virginia Prison Justice Rally.

WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON INSIDE VIRGINIA’S PRISONS?

By The Virginia Defender on December 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Virginia Prison Justice Network is holding its 6th annual Virginia Prison Justice Rally on Saturday, January 14, 2023 in Richmond. Check out its four main demands and get informed about the issues surrounding parole, good time, solitary confinement, and independent oversight of the VADOC.

20TH ANNUAL GABRIEL GATHERING WAS LARGEST EVER

By The Virginia Defender on December 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A report on the 20th Annual Gabriel Gathering, the largest ever. This year’s event featured performances, light displaces, and other artistic expressions to honor the great slave rebellion leader, executed at the African Burial Ground on October 10, 1800.

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