The May 18, 2024 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
Updates and Announcements: May 18, 2024
At Riverrock, Activists Protest Dominion’s Proposed Gas Plant
Environmental activists opposing Dominion Energy’s proposed gas plant in Chesterfield County protest at the Riverrock RVA festival, which is sponsored by Dominion.
Updates & Announcements: May 17, 2024
The May 17, 2024 edition of the Updates & Announcements newsletter.
VCU Bows to Youngkin Pressure on Race Literacy Courses
Late last Friday afternoon, May 10, student and faculty advocates for Virginia’ Commonwealth University’s Racial Literacy initiative were heartbroken when the VCU Board of Visitors voted 10-5 to oppose the Racial Literacy mandate they’d worked so hard to bring to reality since the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
Pro-Palestine protesters march on the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board
Ignoring the pouring rain, dozens of pro-Palestine protesters marched to the State Capitol May 14 to draw attention to the existence and role of the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board, the only state agency specifically set up to promote trade with a particular country.
Hundreds of VCU Grads Walk Out of Governor’s Commencement Address
Today was the big commencement for graduating VCU students. But as the commencement speaker, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, began his address, hundreds of students stood up and silently walked out of the building in protest.
Updates and Announcements: May 6, 2024
The May 6, 2024 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
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