On Sept. 19, the Richmond Times-Dispatch ran a story with the headline “Stoney seeks to lease to a developer a Shockoe Bottom parking lot that could sit atop slavery site.” In response to this development, the Defenders’ Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project wrote the following statement.
MASS EVICTIONS HIT CREIGHTON COURT
The first of a developing tsunami of public housing evictions are now sweeping through Creighton Court, home to hundreds of low-income, mostly African-American families in Richmond’s East End.
NO MEALS FOR A YEAR AT ABNER CLAY PARK
It was the end of September when the fences and barbed wire went up around Abner Clay Park, the 4-acre green space in the heart of Jackson Ward. That came as a surprise to at least one of the organizations that serves free meals there.
CONFEDERATE STATUE FIGHT HEATS UP IN PITTSBORO
The small town of Pittsboro, N.C, has become a flashpoint in the ongoing battles over Confederate monuments.
TRUTH & CONCILIATION IN THE 400TH YEAR: A PUBLIC HISTORY SYMPOSIUM ON SHOCKOE BOTTOM
In order to provide education regarding the pressing matter of the memorial park proposal, the Sacred Ground Project is organizing “Truth & Conciliation in the 400th Year: A Shockoe Bottom Public History Symposium,” to be held Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Library of Virginia.
PRISONERS ORGANIZE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
The League of Direct Action is an alliance which evolved out of a congruous relationship between organizations founded by prisoners who are residents in the Augusta Pre-Reentry Self-Governing Community to address deficiencies in our communities.
NORFOLK SHOWS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR DEMAND TO ‘FREE JERMAINE DOSS!’
It’s been nearly 20 years since Jermaine Doss of Norfolk was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, but his family and supporters have never wavered in their commitment to fight for his freedom.
The Virginia Defender 