The third Thursday of every month, at 7pm, the Flying Brick Library (506 South Pine Street) hosts a letterwriting session to political prisoners. Addresses and names provided.
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Prisoner Letter Writing Nights at the Flying Brick Library
Volunteer Interest Meeting for the Flying Brick Library
On Wednesday April 10th, from 8-11pm, at the Flying Brick Library (506 South Pine Street, Richmond VA), there will be an interest meeting for new volunteers.
RSVP through the link. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Living Without Fossil Fuel: Slideshow and Discussion at the Brick
At the Flying Brick Library (506 South Pine Street, Richmond VA) on Friday, February 15th, at 6 PM, Alexis Zeigler will conduct a presentation and discussion about practical technologies and political strategies that will allow us to consciously choose our own future. How do peak oil, climate change, and the limits of growth affect abortion rights, income equality, and civil liberty?
The presentation will examine the hidden connections between ecology, economics, politics, and social justice, and how to use those connections to effect real, long-lasting change. Alexis is the author of a book, Integrated Activism: Applying the Hidden Connections between Ecology, Economics, Politics, and Social Progress (North Atlantic Books, August, 2013)
All events at the Flying Brick Library are sober.
richmond organizations- food not bombs wants your literature to distribute
hey Richmond organizations
Richmond Food Not Bombs is looking to update our literature table.
so if you have fliers, zines, newsletters, etc. please get in touchIWW
MLP
Flying Brick
Copwatch
SPARC
Jericho
Zine Fest
Wingnut
Bainbridge
Bike Co-Op
rrfp
rpec
safe harbor
gccr
rosmy
etc.
Radical Slingshot organizers available for sale at the Flying Brick Library
Neat organizers/planners designed with radicals in mind. $5 and $10.
Prisoner Letter Writing Night at the Flying Brick
This month’s prisoner letterwriting night will be on Thursday the 18th, at the Flying Brick Library (506 South Pine Street), at 7pm. Addresses and names provided.
RVA Collective Space Needs: Master List
Because it makes sense to have it all in one place, I asked five of Richmond’s leftist collectives what they needed.
The Black Sabot (IWW house) and the Flying Brick Library don’t need anything right now, another house is in transition and not currently functioning as a collective, and I couldn’t make contact with the X Collective. I did get lists from the Wingnut and Bainbridge, which are reproduced below:
The Bainbridge Collective needs:
- Paint - Art - 2 whiteboards - World and other maps - Forks - Outside porch furniture - A glass French Press (a coffee device) - 4 pillows - 1 large tent - 2 pavilions - An electric oven - a small wheelchair ramp (for their back stairs) - A longer water hose, without holes - Inside plants - small chalk sticks - a wireless computer (for visitors and office) - Craft supplies - 8 light bulbs - Christmas lights - Martini glasses - 1 projector - 2 small lamps - 1 tall lamp - Solo cups - Paper plates - Candles - Polaroid film - Wooden cooking and serving utensils - 1 keg bucket - large fabric bolts or swatches - Canning jars, large and small
The Wingnut Anarchist Collective needs:
- A commercial freestanding two-compartment sink (they may be able to pay for this) - Coffee - Fabric - Slate and paving stones - Firewood or heating oil - Printer paper - Radical books -Twin mattress, queen mattress, double mattress - bricks - cement - mulch - sand - dog food - curtains - china hutch - bookshelves - jewelry making supplies - screen printing supplies - dressers - roadkill - board games - washer - drier - basins - buckets - rope - how to books - feminist books - queer books
If there’s another collective space that I missed that also needs things, let me know.
The Flying Brick Library 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
Friday November 2nd, from 7-11pm, the Flying Brick (506 South Pine Street) will be celebrating its ten year anniversary.
RSVP through the title link.
The RVA Radicalendar
This is another great resource for keeping up to date on action events in Richmond. I forgot about it until now, but now that I remember, I will be sure to include regular weekly events, like Saturday clinic defense and monthly Anarchist Black Cross meetings, in at least the weekly itineraries.
There is also an option to have your event listed on the radicalendar- if you are organizing an event, keep it in mind.
EDIT: Nevermind. The radicalendar appears to be unmaintained. The Richmond Rag appears to offer something similar, however.
Monthly Prisoner Letter Writing Night
Tomorrow, Thursday the 19th, at 7pm, there will be a prisoner letter writing session held at the Flying Brick Library (508 South Pine Street) in Oregon Hill.
Prisoner letter writing nights are a monthly event held at the Flying Brick. This month’s letterwriting will focus on Matt Duran, one of the victims of the ongoing Grand Jury debacle.
RSVP through the title link.
I will be reblogging/posting announcements for these events with more regularity, and more warning, from now on.
