June 27, 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT VCU Encampment Defendants on Trial Friday, June 28 at 9 am Some of the 13 people arrested at VCU April 29 when university, city and state police broke […]
Updates and Announcements: June 27, 2024
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 currently 12,000 and statewide. The online publication launched in Summer 2020.
I-9 activists sentenced in Richmond court
Eight of the nine Richmond-area antiwar activists arrested March 11 for blocking Interstate 95 to draw attention to the genocide in Gaza will have to serve a day or two in jail and pay a $300 fine.
The Trial of the I-9: Verdict today, sentencing on Monday
A multi-racial group of nine young people arrested March 11 for blocking Interstate 95 in Richmond to draw attention to the genocide in Gaza went on trial today in Richmond General Court, charged with four Class One misdemeanors that could bring them jail time, plus fines.
Statement on the Crisis in Gaza by the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality
Our statement explaining our position on the crisis in Gaza and U.S. support for Israel.
Updates and Announcements: June 7, 2024
The June 7, 2024 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
Updates and Announcements: May 18, 2024
The May 18, 2024 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
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.
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