From Richmond Peace Education Center:
Monday, February 6, 5:30 p.m. Crisis in the Congo
Film showing followed by panel discussion, Richmond Public Library, 101E. Franklin–free and open to the public. Please note: This film contains violent scenes that may not be appropriate for children
From Richmond Peace Education Center:
Youth EduConcert honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, February 3, 7 p.m., Richmond Public Library, 101E. Franklin–FREE!
Saturday, February 4, 2 p.m., Science Museum of VA, 2500 W. Broad St.–Free with Museum Admission
View a video clip from 2010
Download a Flier
This Wednesday at 8 pm at the VCU Commons Theater, VCU’s Green Unity will have its second meeting of the semester. It will feature a presentation about climate crisis (70 degrees in February, folks!) from the Climate Reality Project. Click here for the Facebok event page.
Then, Thursday night, the Richmond Anarchist Black Cross is hosting an event at the Flying Brick Library. Click here for the Facebook event page.
This presentation will discuss the current and ongoing repression of environmental/animal rights activists and liberators by efforts of U.S. government agencies and private sector groups; in particular the “terrorist”/”eco-terrorist” designation.
We will examine the history, goals and tactics of earth/animal defense groups, and focus more intensely on the increasing legislative/legal backlash – what has become punishable or consequential, how that has developed, and what those consequences are – and what this means for these folks as well as the broader spectrum of activists.
This may or may not be a good precursor to the RVA Environmental Festival, which is happening this weekend at the Byrd Theater, hosted by the Falls of the James group of the Sierra Club and the James River Film Society.
From announcement:
How about dinner for a great cause? Join us at Perly’s Restaurant (111 East Grace Street – Richmond) on February 16, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm for a great spaghetti dinner and at the same time support William Byrd Community House. Eat-in or takeout options available.
Tickets are $15.00 per person and are available for advanced sales only. If you are not able to attend, maybe you would consider a donation so that a child from one of our programs could have great meal. Checks are to be made payable to William Byrd Community House.
According to the CVWMA schedule, tomorrow is one of the every other Wednesday, “Red Wednesday”, curbside recycling pickup days for the neighborhood.
Also, don’t forget street cleaning continues, with China Street and other side streets scheduled for cleaning on Thursday.
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association is scheduled to have its first meeting of 2012 tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House.
It should be an interesting meeting. There is sort of a delayed holiday party (attendees are asked to bring finger food) and delayed election of officers. The buyer of the Victory Rug building has said he will attend as well as Councilperson Marty Jewell. And then there may also be more parking permit discussion…..
From announcement:
The Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
(VASFAA) will host the 10th annual Super Saturday at 65 sites across the
Commonwealth of Virginia on three consecutive Saturdays – January 28,
February 4 and February 11. Ten (10) of those sites are in the Metro
Richmond Area.Super Saturday provides an opportunity for college-bound students and
returning college students to get free, professional, one-on-one
assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) on-line. Financial aid professionals are on hand to assist
students and parents in completing the FAFSA. Also, financial aid
presentations are also provided to explain the federal and state
financial aid process to students and parents.
From announcement:
Please join us on Tuesday, January 24 at noon for “Computers and the Eyes”
presented by Dr. Juan Orellana, Associate Professor, VCU Dept. of
Ophthalmology. This program will cover how to work comfortably with
computers, and address other causes of eyestrain and headaches. Space is
limited and registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information or to register, please contact Sarah or Dana at
828-2432, or email seamick@vcu.edu.
From City Council announcement:
All Richmond Residents are invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT The Honorable E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th District, will hold an Occupy Richmond Community Forum at Richmond City Hall on Friday night.
The purpose of the meeting is to have an open forum for members of Occupy Richmond, a self-described economic and human rights movement, to express their concerns. This event is free and open to the public and all Richmond Residents are invited and encouraged to attend.
WHEN Friday, January 20, 2012
6:00-8:00 p.m.
WHERE Richmond City Council Chambers
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, 2nd Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
WHO The Honorable E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th District
CONTACT For more information, please contact Councilman Marty Jewell,
Richmond City Council, Central 5th District, at 804.646.5724 (tel); or
marty.jewell@richmondgov.com (email).
Under the slogan “Jobs, Peace, Justice”, the 4th Annual Virginia People Assembly gets under way this morning in Church Hill.
This evening it will include a 1.5 miles march from East Broad Street to the State Capitol, then to Kanawha Plaza.
And then later, participants are encouraged to join
a protest against former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates, who will be speaking at the Landmark Theater, next to Monroe Park as part of the Richmond Forum series.
The slogan: “We need Jobs and Justice, not War!”