The Winter – Spring 2021 issue of the Virginia Defender was published on March 25, 2021. Click here to find a full PDF.
WINTER – SPRING 2021 ISSUE
The Virginia Defender
Established in 2005 as The Richmond Defender, The Virginia Defender is a free community newspaper, published quarterly for the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality. Print distribution is 16,000 and statewide. The online publication launched in Summer 2020.
DEFYING FEAR, VAPJN CARAVAN DEMANDS COVID-19 PROTECTION FOR VA. PRISONERS
This Saturday, January 16, nearly 50 cars took to the streets in a “Not One More Death!” caravan that drove through downtown Richmond to demand protection for the state’s prisoners from the COVID-19 pandemic.
LESSONS FROM THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL
Commentary on the January 6 takeover of the U.S. Capitol: what it was, what it means, and what we need to do about what comes next.
WHY DID TRUMP PARDON FOUR BLACKWATER WAR CRIMINALS AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY?
On December 22nd 2020, outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned four Blackwater mercenaries convicted of attacking Iraqi civilians in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre. Was this move just more cruelty for its own sake? Or was there another motive?
Dec. 11 2020 Media Release on: Gov. Northam’s announcement of $9 million for Shockoe Bottom historical memorialization
Statement by the Virginia Defenders on Gov. Northam’s announcement of $9 million for Shockoe Bottom historical memorialization: There’s something missing.
AUTUMN 2020 ISSUE
The Autumn 2020 issue of the Virginia Defender was published on October 29, 2020. Click here to find a full PDF.
FREE THE RICHMOND 300!
During the months of national anti-racist protests triggered by the brutal police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, around 300 protesters were arrested in Richmond. Some are facing serious felony charges.
