The Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality is an all-volunteer organization based in Richmond, Virginia. We have been working for the
survival of our community through education and social justice actions since 2002.
PO Box 23202, Richmond, VA 23223
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Click here to hear an interview with "In Defense of Iran" author Phil Wilayto by Liz Humes of "Wordy Birds" of WRIR
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Massive Protest Denounces Va. Murder Verdict
RICHMOND, VA, March 30 – In a scene reminiscent
of the 2007 grassroots mobilization around the case of the Jena 6, nearly 700 people marched Sunday from a Baptist church
to the courthouse of rural Powhatan County, Va., about 30 miles west of Richmond. The majority-Black crowd, which included a sizable number of local white youths, were denouncing what they charged
was a racially motivated decision by a Powhatan jury. (Posted on TruthOut.org and MRZine.)
Click here to view full story
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It's time to tell the politicians:
'Don't balance the budget on the backs of Virginia's working people!'
In the fall of 2008, the Defenders and Richmond Jobs with Justice initiated an Organizing Committee for a
Virginia People's Assembly. Our goal was to convene a statewide gathering of representatives from all of Virginia's diverse
communities, movements, organizations and issues. That People's Assembly was held in Richmond on Jan. 10, when close to 90
delegates met to discuss their issues and craft a People's Agenda of common demands. On Jan. 14, the opening day of the Virginia
General Assembly, we rallied and marched on the General Assembly Building with our People's Agenda, bringing the issues
of working-class Virginians to the politicians and the media. Since then, a VPA Continuations Committee has been meeting
to build this coalition and find ways we all can work together to support each others' struggles and build a common movement.
For more information on the work of the VPA, please visit the Web site of Richmond Jobs with Justice at: www.RichmondJwJ.org.
Also, check out the special edition of The Richmond Defender about the VPA(click
onto The Richmond Defender at the left side of this page.)
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Read reports and analysis about Israel's invasion of Gaza.
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The Defenders
Publications, Inc.
Web
site has
just been launched
with its
first book release:
IN DEFENSE
OF IRAN:
Notes from a U.S. Peace
Delegation's Journey
through the Islamic Republic
by Richmond Defender Editor Phil Wilayto
Click the book cover to visit the site.
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