Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality

 

A report to the community on the struggle to reclaim Richmond's African Burial Ground Sunday, October 10, 2010 from 4 - 6 pm East District Family Resource Center 2405 Jefferson Avenue Richmond VA 23223 Come and hear about the lawsuit, the documentary film, the growing local, national and international pressure and what YOU can do to help VCU to GET the CARS OFF the ASPHALT so we can GET the ASPHALT OFF our PEOPLE! Blacktastic Snacks will have delicious healthy refreshments available for sale at a reduced price to support this event. This event is FREE. Initiated by the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality PO Box 23202, Richmond, VA 23223 Phone: (804) 644-5834 - Fax: (804) 332-5225 DefendersFJE@hotmail.com www.DefendersFJE.blogspot.com

Gabriel, enslaved blacksmith, 2nd generation African in the United States, was executed on October 10, 1800 for organizing and leading a rebellion to free his people from this nation's slave society. While the rebellion itself was thwarted the scale of organized resistance embodied by his actions and those of his fellow conspirators preceded them and will outlive us. In Gabriel's name, we honor their spirit, their intention, their attempt, their commitment to freeing themselves and their children from the tyranny of this nation's 2nd original sin, the first being the unabashed genocide of this land's Indian peoples and their societies. The struggle to reclaim Richmond's African Burial Ground is conducted to honor and carry forward Gabriel's commitment to his people - RESISTANCE. This October 10 the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality present the 8th annual commemoration by hosting a Town Hall Meeting at the East District Family Resource Center in Ric...