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Defend Richmond's Black History! March 2005.
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This protest helped keep a baseball stadium from the site of Richmond's former slave market.

The Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality are an all-volunteer community organization based in Richmond, Va. We have been working for the survival of our community through education and social justice actions since 2002.
 
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Download a flier for the Defenders' July 3 program on Iran.

Click here to help reclaim Richmond's African Burial Ground.

New post on Women's Issues page

DefLIVE Interview: Ricardo Juarez

 
Reclaiming Richmond's African Burial Ground: Public Voice Matters!  VCU, the Department of Historic Resources and the city's Slave Trail Commission made a joint statement that the scheduled repaving of the parking lot covering the site of the "Burial Ground for Negroes" will be halted as they work to assess the research and develop a plan for exploration and memorialization.

 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS:
 
 
VIRGINIA:
 
Aug. 2 - PROTEST AGAINST ANY WAR, SANCTIONS OR INTERNAL INTERFERENCE AGAINST IRAN - Time and place to be announced. Information: Defenders at (804) 644-5834 or DefendersFJE@hotmail.org.
 
RICHMOND:
 
Aug. 29-31 — RICHMOND — 6TH ANNUAL HAPPILY NATURAL DAY - BLACK FREEDOM/LABOR DAY WEEKEND — 2008 Theme: Hip Hop for Social Change. A community festival dedicated to holistic health, cultural awareness & social change. Information: http://happilynaturalday.com.

Fri., Oct. 10 — RICHMOND — 6TH ANNUAL GABRIEL FORUM — A day to show honor and respect to Gabriel, Richmond’s own freedom fighter, executed on this day in 1800 by the state of Virginia for the crime of rising up against oppression. Presented by the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality. Information: Call (804) 644-5834 or e-mail: DefendersFJE@hotmail.com.

Wed., Dec. 3 — RICHMOND — 5TH ANNUAL DEFENDERS FIGHTING FUND & COMMUNITY AWARDS DINNER — Presented by the Defenders.

FOR MORE EVENTS, PLEASE CHECK THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR ON THE LAST PAGE
OF THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE RICHMOND DEFENDER.
 
 
THE RICHMOND DEFENDER 
Our bimonthly newspaper is now available online.
 
DefendersLIVE!
DefendersLIVE! airs every Monday at noon on 97.3 WRIR (LP FM). To listen on the Internet, log onto www.wrir.org
 
Listen to an archived interview with RICARDO JUAREZ of Mexicans Without Borders/Mexicanos Sin Fronteras. (Click onto "DefLIVE! interview" below.)
 
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: 
The Defenders welcome all those who believe in freedom, justice and equality. And we depend on our members, friends and supporters to be able to carry on our work. For more information on how you can get involved, call (804) 644-5834 or e-mail us at DefendersFJE@hotmail.com
 
 

 
2007 Defenders of the Year Award Recipients
 
Thank you to all those who joined us on Dec. 1, 2007, for our 4th Annual Defenders Fighting Fund & Community Awards Dinner. The company was powerful, the meal fantastic and the evening a success in all categories! These were the recipients of the 2007 Defenders of the Year awards:
Lillie Branch-Kennedy of the prisoner advocacy organization R.I.H.D;
Mexicanos Sin Fronteras / Mexicans Without Borders -immigrant rights organization working in Prince William County;
Sister Janet and Brother Manifest of the Prosser-Truth Division of the UNIA-ACL; and
Rostam Pourzal of the Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran.

The People's Peace Delegation to Iran

From July 20-30, 2007, five U.S. anti-war activists journeyed 1,750 miles through Iran, bringing a message of peace and friendship to students, workers, goat herders, teachers, soldiers, clerics and government officials. This PEOPLE'S PEACE DELEGATION TO IRAN was co-sponsored by The Richmond Defender newspaper and the Virginia Anti-War Network (VAWN). Click here to learn more. 

TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION ON THE DELEGATION'S JOURNEY IN YOUR COMMUNITY, E-MAIL: DefendersFJE@hotmail.org.

Defenders' position on the threat from the right-wing

Analysis of the Gathering of Eagles Counter-Protest at the March 17, 2007, March on the Pentagon

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