New to RevLeft and new to Richmond, VA

[lvleph]

So, I guess I went out of order by posting elsewhere before introducing myself, but hey better late than never...

I am an Anarchist, and have been since who knows when. I just recently moved from Reno, NV to Las Vegas, NV onto Richmond, VA. I have no clue about any sort of Anarchist in the Richmond area. Specifically I want to find out where and when the Food Not Bombs meets. From there I can of course find everything else I need. So if someone could help me out in that area, I would be grateful.

If anyone has any question I have no problem answering.

[irkone]

I know a cop from richmond. He says it has the highest murder rate in the country relative to population. Lots of racism, and his supervising officer gives orders to pull over or frisk blacks regardless of infractions.

[Zero]

Originally posted by [email protected] 03, 2006 05:02 am
I know a cop from richmond. He says it has the highest murder rate in the country relative to population. Lots of racism, and his supervising officer gives orders to pull over or frisk blacks regardless of infractions.
Richmond, Americas family town.

[lvleph]

Oh it is definitely racist. If I walk one block from my neighborhood, I go from something that it is kind of trendy to something that has homes that are literally so run down that one can see skylight through them. Guess what, that is the black neighborhood. Walking around downtown during work hours I see scores of white people in suits walking by black people cleaning the streets. It makes me very angry, not sure what to do about it.

[irkone]

It makes me very angry, not sure what to do about it.

It's gonna take more than only you, THAT much I know. It's the whole system. I've heard of eco-terrorism, economic terrorism. Apparently some people advocate such activity against corporations, the timber industry, "urban sprawl," and other such organizations/trends which exploit the poor/natural world. Look up ELF (earthliberationfront) if that sounds intriguing. I, however, do not condone such activity- for the record.

[lvleph]

Yeah, I am not a militant. I was thinking of maybe starting up some sort of community outreach. I figure that could help some.

[An archist]

that's definitely a good initiative.