Campers focus on homeless, tuition
Twenty-five people, including members of an anarchist group and Virginia Commonwealth University students, are camping out in Monroe Park to support homeless rights and to protest VCU tuition...
View ArticleWingnuts Take Monroe Park
A group of anarchists and students, objecting to plans to close Monroe Park during renovations, has occupied the southwest corner of the park, and they say they’ll remain there until the city changes...
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A group of anarchists and students, objecting to plans to close Monroe Park during renovations, has occupied the southwest corner of the park, and they say they’ll remain there until the city changes...
View ArticleNews and Features – Richmond Magazine
A group of anarchists and students, objecting to plans to close Monroe Park during renovations, has occupied the southwest corner of the park, and they say they’ll remain there until the city changes...
View ArticleProtesters Occupy Monroe Park Before Renovations Begin
The protest features the homeless, sympathetic VCU students, progressives and anarchists concerned with human rights; most particularly, the interruption of the weekly feeding programs in the park for...
View ArticleProtestors camping out in Monroe Park
Richmond’s Monroe Park is starting to look a lot more like a campground these days with tents popping up in the city park that is at the heart of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus. A protest...
View ArticleCharles Samuels on the Monroe Park Occupation
A message attributed to 2nd District Councilman Charles Samuels was posted today on the Fan District Association email list: via Charles Samuels on the Monroe Park Occupation ‹ Fan of the Fan.
View ArticleRichmond police break up Monroe Park protest
Karn’s group and some other advocates for the homeless have been objecting to the city’s plan to temporarily close Monroe Park for renovations, saying the work would disrupt feeding programs in the...
View ArticleMonroe Park meeting cancelled at last minute
The City has released a statement denying a meeting at Dogwood Dell see below, and CBS 6 has edited its story that included information about tonight’s meeting. In fact, WTVR removed Charles Samuels...
View Article8 of 9 defendants convicted in Monroe Park trespassing case | Richmond...
Eight people arrested for what they said was a protest over the treatment of Richmond’s homeless were fined $25 today for unlawfully remaining in a public park after dark. … The other eight defendants...
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