[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] Fwd: Please send this e-mail and forward it widely to help reclaim Richmond's African Burial Ground

[Salem Acuna]

thanks! doing it now

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:52 PM, christie <grimmauld12 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hey here are some updates/requests about the Sacred Ground Project
> Christie
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> A reminder that the Sacred Ground Project will be holding a follow-up
> community meeting on the Burial Ground this Sunday, Oct. 24, from 4-6
> pm at Asbury United Methodist Church. Please let Ana or me know if you
> can make it. We're expecting a lot of new friends.
>
> Also, we plan to start leafleting the people who use the parking lot,
> starting Monday or Tuesday morning. And there may be a vigil starting
> soon, at the site. If you can't make the meeting but could help on
> these activiites, please let us know.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Phil Wilayto <philwilayto at earthlink.net>
> Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:01 PM
> Subject: Please send this e-mail and forward it widely to help reclaim
> Richmond's African Burial Ground
> To: Defender Announcement <defenders-announcements at googlegroups.com>,
> Virginia People's Assembly <vapeoplesassembly at gmail.com>, VAWN
> <vawn-organizers at lists.mayfirst.org>
>
>
> Dear friends,
>
>
>
> The long struggle to reclaim Richmond's African Burial Ground is
> reaching a critical stage, and it's time to ramp up the effort.
>
> The Defenders are asking everyone to please send the following e-mail
> to Dr. Michael Rao, President of Virginia Commonwealth University,
> with copies to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Virginia Gov. Robert
> McDonnell and the Defenders.
>
> If you are sending the e-mail on behalf of an organization, please
> include your position in the group.
>
> These are the e-mail addresses:
>
> VCU President Michael Rao <president at vcu.edu>
>
> Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones <dwight.jones at richmondgov.com>
>
> Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality <DefendersFJE at hotmail.com>
>
> The Defenders will forward copies of all e-mails to Gov. McDonnell,
> whose Web site does not provide an e-mail address. Or you may e-mail
> him directly by filling out a form on his Web site at:
> www.governor.virginia.gov/AboutTheGovernor/contactGovernor.cfm)
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ana Edwards – Chair, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project
>
> Phil Wilayto – Editor, The Virginia Defender
>
>
> ….................................................................................................................................................................................
>
> To: Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao
>
> Re: The African Burial Ground parking lot
>
> Dear Dr. Rao,
>
> I urge you to immediately close the VCU-owned parking lot that covers
> Richmond's African Burial Ground, the city's oldest municipal cemetery
> for Black people.
>
> It is now universally accepted that all or part of this historic site
> lies under the parking lot located at 15th and East Broad streets. It
> is unacceptable that Virginia Commonwealth University, a publicly
> funded state institution, continues to encourage commuters to park
> their cars on this sacred ground.
>
> As Virginia prepares to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start
> of the Civil War and the beginning of the end of slavery, I urge you
> to do the right thing and remove this continuing stain on the
> reputation of all Virginians.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> [Your name here]
>
> cc:
>
> Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones
>
> Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell
>
> Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for
> Freedom, Justice & Equality
>
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