Updates on the Shockoe Bottom Memorial “Heritage Campus”: a great deal of study is required from the city before any work could begin, mostly having to do with flood considerations.
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.
AUTUMN 2022: DEFENDERS IN THE NEWS
The Autumn 2022 edition of Defenders in the News.
OBITUARIES: SALADIN MUHAMMAD, JOHN MOESER, COLIA CLARK AND TIM SCHERMERHORN
Obituaries for Saladin Muhammad, John Moeser, Colia Clark and Tim Schermerhorn.
In Our Opinion: Governor Y. and anti-Semitism
Youngkin’s questionable track record on anti-Semitism isn’t actually improved by his new reactionary proposal.
FORESTBROOKE APARTMENTS TENANTS DEMAND BETTER MAINTENANCE
More than 40 tenants and supporters along with housing activists with the nonprofit group Virginia Organizing marched on Dec. 10 to the downtown Richmond offices of Amurcon Realty.
BAD HELP: BON SECOURS AND RICHMOND’S EAST END
Bon Secours has been using its Richmond Community Hospital to participate in a lucrative federal drug program, while the hospital’s impoverished neighborhood gets reduced services.
Richmond Antiwar Teach-In
October 22, 5pm, Monroe Park (620 W. Main St., Richmond, VA): the Antiwar Committee will hold a Teach-In, featuring presentations on Ukraine, Palestine, Africa, and Cuba.
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