Follow up on the information about the attorney’s trip to Casa Padre to work with immigrant children. From Warren Binford: Here is the GoFundMe campaign we set up yesterday to help pay for volunteer’s travel expenses. I appreciate your support of our work on behalf of these children and their families! — Many thanks to Tara for following up!
New Events
Reception and Private Viewing of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln
The Smith Galleries of Monticello’s David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center
Friday, July 6 6:00-7:30 PM Let me know if you ASAP if you would like to go– there is a limited number of invites. Let me know by this Friday noon.
June Bouquet: New Works by Veronica Haunani Fitzhugh and Aerial Perkins
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative hosts June Bouquet, a photography and poetry pop-up exhibition running June 29 through July 1. The exhibition opens with a reception on June 29 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Call for action for A11/12
https://itsgoingdown.org/remembering-charlottesville-august-11-12-2018-call-for-a-weekend-of-international-solidarity/
Upcoming events
An inexhaustive list of events you may want to go to — mostly to support, some to oppose or keep an eye on
June
Wednesday, June 27, Ebenezer Baptist Church 6:30-8:00
Forum on August 11/12 plans
Welcome to Mandela Fellows- Young Leaders from Africa
Thursday, June 28, 6:00-7:30 Common House
Let me know if you would like to attend and I’ll connect you to host.
Thursday, June 28, Washington DC, Mass Civil Disobedience https://www.endfamilyseparation.us/
Saturday, June 30 Washington DC
https://www.facebook.com/events/401815953659712/
Bus info (needs 40 reservations to go)
http://rallybus.net/families-belong-together-dc/
July
Sunday, July 1 ICE Detention Protest — Farmville, VA
https://www.facebook.com/events/208487209772661/
Saturday, July 7 8am soil collection at Woods Crossing, the original site of the John Henry James James’ murder by lynching and now property owned by Farmington Country Club.
Saturday, July 11-2pm
Community Conversation about Lynching. An Outrage: A Documentary about Lynching in the American south, by filmmakers Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren and discussion. Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
Advanced Bleeding Control Course
Tuesday, July 10; Monday, August 27; Thursday, September 13
UVA Life Support Learning Center | 1222 Jefferson Park Ave.
This American Safety & Health Institute course teaches people who have a greater than average chance of witnessing an injury with heavy bleeding how to control external bleeding. Register and learn more.
Women Writers and Wine Tasting
Thursday, July 12, 6:00-7:30 Market St Wine
https://www.facebook.com/events/183199619033935/
Taste of Africa- Featuring Ghana & Kenya
Thursday, July 26, 6:30-8:30 at Carver Rec Center
https://www.facebook.com/events/144446329755056/.
Chihamba presents Ladies Night
Friday, July 27 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Carver Rec
https://www.facebook.com/events/546182352443345
African American Cultural Arts Festival
Sat., July 28 at Washington Park
https://www.facebook.com/events/181204596053729/
September
One Year After Charlottesville: Replacing the Resurgence of Racism With Reconciliation
Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 27-29, 2018 UVA School of Law
https://t.e2ma.net/click/gth81/wpl9nm/cej85i
Other calendars or lists of events:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1998348383639035/
https://www.togethercville.net/events/
https://solidaritycville.wordpress.com/category/week-in-review/
