The Summer 2022 issue of The Virginia Defender was published on July 27, 2022.
SUMMER 2022 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.
SOLIDARITY WITH THE MAPPING PROJECT AND BOSTON BDS
Our statement in solidarity with The Mapping Project and the members of Boston BDS, who face attack for opposing the occupation of Palestine and its intersection with Western imperialism.
PRISONERS LIVES MATTER
A two-part report from Hassan Raashann Shabazz on the intolerable conditions of COVID quarantine at Dillwyn Correctional Center.
Statement on the Murder of Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli Forces
Statement regarding the May 11 murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
SPRING 2022 ISSUE
The Spring 2022 edition of The Virginia Defender was published on April 21st, 2022. Click here for the full PDF.
UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: LIBERATION DAY AND MORE!
The March 28, 2022 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
POLITICAL REPRESSION IN UKRAINE
The U.S. media is full of stories about what it calls political repression in other countries, but it’s strangely silent when it comes to Ukraine.
The Virginia Defender 