The Petrol-Free Gypsy Carnival Tour are in Richmond right now and they are playing in Monroe Park at 4 pm during the Food Not Bombs meal. Click for Facebook event page.
From the Tour’s website:
The Petrol-Free is a bicycle-powered music and art tour to promote peace, social justice, and a healthy planet. On the tour, musicians carry only the essential instruments from city to city on their bicycles. At each venue, amplifiers and other large or heavy equipment are provided by a local band.
Nope, nothing crazy, just wanted to point to this “Spokies” blog post- “Pretty pictures – Bikes in historic Oregon Hill, Richmond”.
Speaking of punk rock, I hope I am not being insensitive by posting this song that is named after Oregon Hill convenience store Fine Food in wake of the recent robbery. It’s by the local band Pink Razors, who, like so many others, are no longer together.
RVANews.com posted a story today about a recent “Girls Rock! RVA Rock Camp held at St. Andrew’s School. An excerpt:
There were fundraising events: songs were played, poetry was slammed, and the camp grew in the minds of its makers. The desire to create far-reaching varied impacts in the lives of area girls grew as well — not only would the camp focus on music, but it would include workshops on things like self defense, mural painting, zinemaking, healthy foods, and creative writing.
This Thursday at 8:30 pm, the Flying Brick Library shows the film From The Back of the Room.
Many people have the impression that the Riot Grrrl movement in the mid-90s was the end-all, be-all of female involvement in DIY punk. This is definitely not the case! Plenty of amazing ladies prior to this era paved the way for it, and plenty of amazing ladies continue to help keep DIY together today. This documentary chronicles the past 30 years of female involvement in DIY punk, and has interviews with over 30 women from across the country, ages 17 to 40. Race, gender, sexuality, motherhood, class, and activism are all addressed in this film, giving a more complete picture of how these women participate in the DIY community, and how it affects their daily lives.
Please join us for these wonderful films!
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The Flying Brick holds sober events, unless otherwise noted. So please, no booze.
Thankfully, no injuries.
From Times Dispatch article:
Richmond police Capt. Yvonne Crowder said the robbery occurred at the Fine Food Market in the 700 block of Idlewood Avenue when two black males, one of them brandishing a handgun, walked into the store at 9:50 p.m. and demanded money. The robbers fled on foot.
Crowder said it the store employee was unable to provide a detailed description of the robbers because both were covering their faces with bandanas.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000.
Benefits Youth of Greater Richmond (RichmondUnite.org) :
Don’t forget about the Mamma Zu’s WBCH benefit dinner also.
National Night Out
Pleasants Park
Tuesday, August 2 at 8:30 PM
Refreshments served: Hot dogs and snow cones
Richmond City Police will be present around 8:30 PM
Community Movie:
From Facebook event page:
Richmond Copwatch will be facilitating a Know Your Rights Workshop at the July Really Really Free Market at 1pm. The Really Really Free Market is at the corner of Main and Laurel streets in Monroe Park. It is always on the last Saturday of every month, so this event will be on July 30th.
This workshop will help participants learn the basics of asserting their rights when dealing with the police. We highly recommend this workshop for EVERYONE. But especially anyone who engages in any level of political protest or demonstrations.This workshop consists of skits that are performed by Copwatch members and then edited by participants from the audience. We encourage participation, questions, and dialogue around the topics covered in the skit. We are not lawyers, but we are able to provide useful information about a lot of legal questions.
For more information about this workshop or Richmond Copwatch you can call 804 303 5449 or email sbhcopwatch@gmail.com
The monthly really Really Free Market happens on the last Saturday of each month from noon until 3pm. It is an alternative to the capitalist “free market” where everything actually is free. People come to share things they no longer need or want, share skills, share music, etc. You can find out more about the RRFM at rvaradicalendar.blogspot.com
Email announcement:
A group of folks from St. Andrew’s Church and the neighborhood are volunteering this coming week with the 1000 Homes for 1000 Virginians-Richmond Campaign to help folks who are chronically homeless move into housing. We’ve been “assigned” the Oregon Hill neighborhood and will be out in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (Aug. 1-3). For more information, see http://1khomesrva.org/. You may also check out the recent blog post by Barbara Ambrose on the Virginia Supportive Housing Blog (NOTE – religious content):
http://www.virginiasupportivehousing.org/blog/?p=997
They may still be looking for volunteers, so if you’re interested, please join us. You can register to volunteer online, though if you’re interested in joining our group of volunteers in this and surrounding neighborhoods, please let me know and we’ll get you on our list.