[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] Open Hours need covering Monday!

[Nathan Stickel]

Hey y'all, there is NO ONE signed up for open hours tomorrow. If anyone can
make it to do some hours ANYTIME between 9am and 4pm, give me a call ASAP.
804 577 7656.

Also, I received this email about the Slave Burial Ground today:

The VCU parking lot is closed! On Tuesday, May 24, the City of Richmond will
officially take possession of the site of the African Burial Ground. There
will be a ceremony at 10:30 am to begin the removal of the parking lot
asphalt from the graves of the ancestors. Lots of public officials will
participate, but also Ana Edwards of the Defenders' Sacred Ground Historical
Reclamation Project, King Salim Khalfani of the Virginia State Conference
NAACP and Janine Bell of the Elegba Folklore Society. The Defenders urge all
our friends and allies to attend and celebrate this victory that is the
result of nearly 20 years of community struggle.

Then on Wednesday, May 25, please join us to support the four members of the
Richmond African Burial Ground Community Organizing Committee (COC) arrested
April 12 after successfully shutting down the VCU parking lot. There will be
a 9 am vigil at the Manchester Courthouse, then the 10 am trial, followed by
a brief victory rally. Please wear white shirts or blouses in a show of
solidarity.

And we encourage you all to stay involved as the memorializing this sacred
ground goes forward. The COC will continue to attend the monthly meetings of
the city's Slave Trail Commission to help ensure community input into this
process.

For more information, contact the Defenders at DefendersFJE at hotmail.com or
(804) 644-5834.

-- 
Always with Solidarity

Nathan
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