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WELCOME TO THE DEFENDERS' ONLINE COMMUNITY
CALENDAR.
REMEMBER THAT CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, SO PLEASE CALL
TO CONFIRM ANY EVENTS YOU PLAN TO ATTEND TO GET THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.
JUNE 2008
June 19, aka "Juneteenth" - African American
Independence Day celebrates the day in 1865 that the enslaved African Americans of Galveston Texas learned from Union
troops they had been freed two years earlier via President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
JULY 2008
July 3 - "IRAN:
STOPPING THE NEXT WAR BEFORE IT STARTS" - July 3, 2008
marks the 20th anniversary of the day the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian civilian airbus in the Persian Gulf, killing
nearly 300 men, women and children. We will rededicate ourselves to working to prevent any U.S. military attack or sanctions
against Iran. Presentation - A group-reading of a letter written to Capt. Will Rogers of the USS Vincennes by Capt. Habib
Ahmadzadeh of the Iranian Navy on the 10th anniversary of the Iran airbus disaster. Members of the People’s Peace Delegation
to Iran met Capt. Ahmadzadeh during our journey to Iran. He asked us to share his letter with the people of the United States,
in the hope that it would lead to a world in peace, not war. Video: ‘BAM 6.6’ — In 2003, a devastating earthquake
with a magnitude of 6.6 leveled the southern Iranian city of Bam, killiing more than 30,000 people. "Bam 6.6" explores the
aftermath of this disaster through the story of two California tourists, one of whom is Jewish. The film strips away cultural
and religious differences to provide a glimpse of the deep humanity of the Iranian people. Introduced by Rostam Pourzal, U.S.
President, CASMII. 7 p.m., Asbury United Methodist Church, 324 N. 29th St. Presented by the Defenders for Freedom, Justice
& Equality. Information: (804) 644-5834; DefendersFJE@hotmail.org.
AUGUST 2008
August 30, 1800 - Gabriel's Rebellion
- The day of the planned and thwarted rebellion led by Gabriel, enslaved blacksmith of the Prosser plantation in Henrico County,
Virginia
SEPTEMBER 2008
OCTOBER 2008
Friday, Oct. 10 - 5th Annual Commemoration
of the Life and Rebellion of Gabriel and Richmond's "Burial Ground for Neroes" - Asbury United Methodist Church,
324 N. 29th Street, 23223.
Thursday, Oct. 9 - Sunday, Oct. 12 - Slave Routes Conference "Resistance"
- OWWA and NYU - Details to follow. www.nyu.edu
NOVEMBER 2008
DECEMBER 2008
Saturday, Dec. 1 - 4th Annual Defenders
Fighting Fund and Community Awards Dinner - Asbury United Methodist Church, 324 N. 29th Street, 23223.
The events below are comprised
of the calendar printed in The Richmond Defender bi-monthly newspaper and additional items brought to our attention
on an ongoing basis. To submit items for the online calendar, please send an e-mail to
Submissions to the newspaper's Community
Calendar must be received by the Friday preceding the publication date. Please include the name of the event, the event sponsor,
contact information, time, date, place and any admission cost. For more information please visit The Richmond Defender page
on this site.
To place a display ad
with more information, or for events with an admission charge of more than $10, please contact our advertising department
at (804) 644-5834 or e-mail DefendersFJE@hotmail.com for our rate sheet and to discuss your advertising needs.
Please call ahead to make sure
information listed for a given event is current. As
a bi-monthly publication we do not normally list events held on a weekly basis.
Note: Listing of an event does not necessarily
imply an endorsement by this newspaper.
2008 in Review:
MAY 2008
Thursday,
May 1: Immigrant Rights Demonstration in Washington DC - Take the day off work and join this VAWN endorsed event
sponsored by Mexicanos Sin Fronteras and other organizations working for humane resolution to the repression against undocumented
peoples. Contact (804) 644-5834 if you would like to joint the Defenders delegation on May 1.
Sunday,
May 4: "New York African Burial Ground: From National Secret to Nationa Monument" - For The People presents
Dr. Michael L. Blakey, physical anthropologist,
scientific director of the New York African Burial Ground and Institute for Historical Biology at the College of William &
Mary, speaking on this landmark project. 1214 W. Graham St. (across from VUU campus) at 3:00 pm. Tickets: $12 in advance,
$17 at the door, $8 students & elders. For more info call (804) 354-0974. Refreshments will be served.
Monday, May 5: Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Thursday, May 8: Public presentation by by RRHA to discuss the agency's NEW comprehensive
plan, i.e. the fate of Gilpin Court, public housing in Richmond and its residents - LEND YOUR EARS and
YOUR VOICES. Its all on their website: www.rrha.com. 5:30 pm at the Calhoun Center, 436 Calhoun Street. This is your
opportunity for public input on RRHA’s policies, including public housing redevelopment!
There will be information and strategy sessions at Friends Association
in Gilpin Court, located at 1004 St. John Street. These sessions are primarily for public housing residents and others
who are directly affected by RRHA’s redevelopment plans:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 at 10:30AM
THURSDAY, MAY 15 at 10:30AM
TUESDAY,
MAY 20 at 5:30PM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 at 10:30AM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 at 10:30AM
THURSDAY, MAY 29 at 2:00PM
Contact
Andrew Schoeneman at (804) 643-1086 x104 for more information.
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