"We will not remain silent in Richmond anymore!"
Community outrage over the police killing of Billy Thigpen III grows.

Tuesday, February 7th nearly 30 people crowded into Paper Street Infoshop to take part in the participatory workshop, “Another Kind of Politics.�? The center-piece of the workshop and the framing of the discussions about social transformation and grassroots politics is the recent Sixth Declaration from the Zapatistas.

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The 2006 Virginia General Assembly members have the opportunity to increase the minimum wage in Virginia.

Another Kind of Politics:
Community Power, Autonomy, and Zapatismo in the U.S.
Tuesday, Feb. 7th @ 7pm
Paper Street Infoshop – 2506 W. Cary
Richmond, VA

A participatory workshop on building autonomous communities in the U.S. as inspired by the Zapatista’s Sixth Declaration.

In response to a long campaign by students, faculty, and campus workers, the University of Mary Washington's President Anderson has aggreed to raise the wages of campus employees. The campaign included the take-over of administrative offices last Spring--direct action got the goods and brought the college to the table.

QUESTION: What do you think of the below announcement, IMC readers? Are you involved in a similar struggle? What's the status of your efforts? What does this mean, if anything, for the efforts to raise the minimum wage in Virginia above the 5.15/hr level set by the federal government?

Please comment below and begin a discussion of strategy and tactics...

On January 21st, the Richmond Youth Peace Project held a free "Edu-Concert" honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Berryman Center. If you attended this event or if you are involved in RYPP, please feel free to add a comment to this story to help everyone get a better idea of the organizing and significance of the event.

I have been in richmond only a short time now but what i see is very encouraging...

Free Edu-Concert, January 21, honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 7 p.m., at the Berryman Center, 400 W. 32nd St. Sponsored by the Richmond Peace Education Center and Drums No Guns

Today, approximately 50 people gathered at the Bell Tower on Capitol Square to draw attention to the plight of VA prisoners and their families. People came from around the state to take part in the rally and educate their elected officials on prisoner justice issues.

In mid-December 2005 the Rappahannock Council for Domestic Violence (RCDV) celebrated its development of a bi-lingual program to assist persons affected by domestic violence, with an emphasis on assisting and providing services for members of the Latina/o community in Fredericksburg, VA. With support from the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, “La Positiva�? Union Radio, and members of Fredericksburg’s police force, RCDV held its first committee meeting for the bi-lingual program. Due to the growing Spanish-speaking population in the Rappahannock area, the necessity for a program such as this was clear. Sylvia Torres, Hispanic/Latino Victim Services Coordinator at RCDV, explained that prior to the development of this program, very few members of RCDV knew Spanish well enough to respond to calls from members of the Latina/o community.

Virginia awaits the results of DNA testing in the 1981 rape and murder of Wanda Faye McCoy in Grundy. The findings which could change the course of the death penalty in Virginia are expected back later this week. If Roger Keith Coleman is found innocent and that is still a question that remains unanswered as I write, Virginia will have to face the reality that we have executed an innocent man.