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By The Virginia Defender on December 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Sat., Jan. 22, 2022 for the 5th ANNUAL VIRGINIA PRISON JUSTICE RALLY! This annual rally, sponsored by the Virginia Prison Justice Network, is Virginia’s largest gathering supporting the human rights of prisoners. […]

UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: GIVING TUESDAY

By The Virginia Defender on November 26, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Tuesday, Nov. 30 is “Giving Tuesday.” Here’s our only big appeal for donations for the year, and instructions on how to contribute if you feel so moved. Thank you.

UPDATE: DIVERSITY THRIFT WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB

By The Virginia Defender on November 17, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Virginia Defender spoke last night with Diversity Thrift worker Jeremy Stump, who reported that as of Monday, Nov. 15, the strike at Diversity is over. Stump, along with Diversity Richmond program director Aurora Higgs, was selected by his coworkers to speak on their behalf during the strike.

DIVERSITY THRIFT WORKERS TAKE ON MANAGEMENT, WALK OUT AND WIN!

By The Virginia Defender on November 14, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Saturday, Nov. 6, workers at Richmond’s Diversity Thrift went on strike. Here is The Virginia Defender’s account of what happened and what they’ve won so far.

UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: OCTOBER 29, 2021

By The Virginia Defender on October 29, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The October 29, 2021 issue of the Updates and Announcements newsletter.

AUTUMN 2021 ISSUE

By The Virginia Defender on October 27, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

The Autumn 2021 issue of the Virginia Defender was published on October 25, 2021. Click here to find a full PDF.

THE HOUSING CRISIS AND RICHMOND’S DECLINING BLACK POPULATION

By The Virginia Defender on October 25, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Black and poor Richmonders are being priced out of the city limits, which has major implications for the city’s political balance of power. 2020 ended a 50-year period in which Richmond had been a majority-Black city.

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