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First Sunday of the month - RICHMOND'S AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING MEETING - 4-6 pm. Call for location, whcih can change from month to month. Information: Defenders at (804) 644-5834 or DefendersFJE@hotmail.com.

DEFENDERS COMMUNITY CALENDAR
CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, SO PLEASE CALL TO GET THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY EVENT YOU WISH TO ATTEND.
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RICHMOND
 
Every Tuesday - Tuesday VERSES! THE OPEN MIC at Tropical Soul Restaurant - 314 North 2nd Street, Richmond, VA 23219 - Damage: $5 all night. Doors open at 8pm. For info call (804) 304-6857 Weekly
 
1st Thursdays - Richmond City Slave Trail Commission monthly meeting. No standard meeting site; Visit www.richmondgov.com/citycouncil for calendar and updates.
 
2nd Saturdays - AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY GROUP meets monthly from 1-3pm in the Grace Ahrents Free Library of the William Byrd Communitiy House, 224 S. Cherry St., Richmond, 23220. For info call (804) 643-2717
 
Saturday Growers' Market - Saturdays, 9 am - 3 pm at 17th Street Farmers' Market, 100 North 17th Street - fresh produce, flowers, plants, baked goods, antiques, handcrafts and more. Free parking. (804) 646-0477 or www.richmondgov.com/FarmersMarket

Vintage Market - Sundays, 9 am – 3 pm at 17th Street Farmers' Market, 100 North 17th Street - antiques, collectibles, jewelry and the finest arts & crafts made by local Richmonders. Free parking. (804) 646-0477 or www.richmondgov.com/FarmersMarket

Flying Brick Library – Mondays, 9 am - 4 pm, Thursdays, 4 pm – 9 pm - summer reading with friends at The Flying Brick! 506 S. Pine St., Richmond, VA 23220.

Food Not Bombs – Sundays at 4 p.m. - Free non-meat meals served in Monroe Park, corner of Main and Belvidere streets. Information: Richmond Food Not Bombs, P.O. Box 5688, Richmond, VA 23220; (804) 303-544, a16rva@hotmail.com or www.myspace.com/richmondfnb

Byrd House Market – Tuesdays 3:30-7 pm (summer schedule) - fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, ready-to-eat foods and more. Corner Idlewood Avenue and S. Linden Street, behind the William Byrd Community House. Information: ByrdHouseMarket.blogspot.com.

RePHRAME is Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Evictions, an alliance of public housing residents, advocates, and allies committed to housing justice for all in Richmond. Meeting's are held the last Thursday of every month at Legal Aid and Justice Center, 101 E. Broad Street, corner of 1st Street. Contact Andrew Schoeneman, Community Organizer, rephrame@justice4all.org

Game Night at the Gay Community Center of Richmond, Saturdays 6 – 10 pm. Play board games and PlayStation 2 games and Wii Sports, some arts and crafts supplies and legos. Bring a snack to share. For all ages. GCCR Event Hall, 1407 Sherwood Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220. Contact Cindy at Volunteer@GayRichmond.com or 804-622-4646 x22

Richmond Street Soccer – Tuesdays, 6-8pm at William Byrd Community House. For more information go to http://richmondstreetsoccer.wordpress.com

Gay Community Center of Richmond - Women's Over 40 Discussion Group, Lesbian Discussion and Support Groups 7 - 9 pm; Lesbian Book Discussion Group, 7 – 8:30 am, at Gay Community Center of Richmond. Topic to be announced. The Women's Newly Out/Coming Out Support Group is held on the first Monday of every month, 7 - 8:30 pm. Discussions are facilitated by volunteers from MCC. Contact Vicky Jolena at ldybuginva@yahoo.com

 
ROANOKE

3rd Saturdays - Monthly Peace Vigil of the Plowshare Peace Center in front of the City Market Building, Campbell Avenue and Market Street, between noon and 1 PM.  People stand for an hour of silence with respectful signs. Volunteers hand out flyers listing the current casualties and costs of the war. www.grandinvillage.com/site/plowshareva

BLACKSBURG

1st Fridays - Monthly ANTI-WAR VIGIL Against the Iraq War - Bring a sign or just yourself. 5-6 p.m., in front of the downtown Blacksburg Post Office. Sponsored by Coalition for Justice. Information: justice@bburg.bev.net

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Contact the Defenders at 644-5834 or DefendersFJE@hotmail.com