There is a May Day Immigration Rally planned for Wednesday in Monroe Park. I reported the Living Wage rally earlier. Please share with your contacts: What: May Day Immigration Rally & March When: May 1st at 2:00pm Where: Monroe Park (corner of West Main and Belvidere Streets) March will leave the park and proceed downtown [...]
From email announcement: The VCU Living Wage Campaign is holding a May Day rally, Wednesday May 1st in the VCU Commons Plaza. The living wage campaign wants students, workers, and educators to be more involved in the Universities allocation of the budget. We do not believe that any university employee (Service workers, Contracted workers, Adjunct [...]
RVA Magazine has an excellent overview of this weekend’s RVA Noise Fest. (Click here for article)
From St. Andrews Episcopal Church: The ONE Campaign is sponsoring an exclusive free screening of the HBO film Mary and Martha on Saturday, April 27th at 4:00pm in our Chapel. This film is the heroic, true story of two mothers who, after the loss of their sons, become activists and dedicate themselves to the cause [...]
Paint The Town Green is a semi-annual VCU-sponsored cleanup of neighborhoods around Richmond. From VCU event page: Paint the Town Green 2013 will canvas the neighborhoods surrounding VCU to inculde, Randolph, Oregon Hill, The Fan, Carver, Jackson Ward, Union Hill, Mosby Ct. Last year we had approximately 700 people attend, and this semester we are [...]
From City Council press release: Councilman Parker C. Agelasto to hold meeting in Richmond Central 5th Voter District All Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents invited and encouraged to attend WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) — The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th Voter District will hold a district-wide meeting in the [...]
In case you are wondering why there are people dancing at Kanawha Plaza on a Sunday afternoon, From the Virginia Sierra Club website: WHEN: Sun., April 14 at 1 – 3 PM WHERE: Kanawha Plaza, 7th & Canal Streets Join us in sending a message to Dominion and the State Corporation Commission saying “No more [...]
From Richmond Police: The Richmond Police Department asks motorists to be mindful of runners, street closings and parking restrictions for the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K this Saturday. The events begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, with the Virginia 529 Kids Run. The first wave of the 10K steps off 8:30 a.m. near Broad [...]
Randolph resident Gregory Day has posted an agenda for the April 12th meeting of the 5th District Action Team. More information is available on their FaceBook page. 5th District Community Action Team Meeting (5CAT) Friday April 12, 2013 7:00p.m. Melvin A. Fox Manor 18 W. 27th St. 23225 Meeting Called to Order Prayer Minutes of [...]
Byrd House Renegade Market Tuesday 3 to 6 pm. From Byrd House Market email: Gorgeous Weather at BYRD HOUSE RENEGADE MARKET…Great Anticipation for a Beautiful Spring, y’all. CSAs at Byrd House Market ORIGIN FARMS – www.originsfarm.com EPIC GARDENS – www.epicgardens.com FAITH FARM – faithfarmfoods.blogspot.com BYRD FARM/RURAL VIRGINIA MARKET – www.byrdfarm.org TOMTEN FARM – tomtenfarmva.org wbch.org [...]
