Today was the big commencement for graduating VCU students. But as the commencement speaker, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, began his address, hundreds of students stood up and silently walked out of the building in protest.
Updates and Announcements: May 6, 2024
The May 6, 2024 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
Unions & allies celebrate at 2nd annual Union Fest
More than 130 union members and supporters gathered in Byrd Park today for “Union Fest,” an event celebrating organized labor.
VCU Uses Hundreds of Cops to Break Up Peaceful Protest
At about 8:30 this evening, Virginia Commonwealth University put out an alert that a “violent protest” was taking place on the campus of the state’s largest public university.
Richmond Highway Blockade Ups the Ante in Support for Palestine
By Phil Wilayto RICHMOND, Va., March 11 — At about 6:45 this morning, a multiracial group of nine young people chained themselves together and blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Interstate […]
In Richmond, protesters demand an end to the Israeli war on Palestinians
Despite the chilly, drizzly weather, another large crowd turned out today in Richmond for the latest in a series of major local marches in support of Palestine.
UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: LIBERATION DAY AND MORE!
The March 28, 2022 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.
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