The Summer 2023 issue of The Virginia Defender was published on August 23, 2023.
Summer 2023 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 currently 12,000 and statewide. The online publication launched in Summer 2020.
Updates on the Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park
Updates on the Heritage Campus and Interpretive Center portions of the Shockoe Bottom Memorial Park.
More than 100 attend annual Prison Justice Rally
The 6th Annual Virginia Prison Justice Rally was a success! See this report for more information and a link to the recorded livestream.
Letters to the Editor: Announcing S.P.O.C.
A letter to the editor from Cavonza Teasley, announcing S.P.O.C.: Serving and Protecting Our Communities.
Letters to the Editor: More than centering, you must FIGHT!
A letter from shawn regarding the trans role in the struggle.
In Our Opinion: What is to be done?
What’s happening, and what to do about it.
Inside the VCCW
A report on the conditions at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland, by Chanell Burnette.
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