The Richmond People's Assembly began with an inaguaral meeting in Janurary of 2025.
Resources
Use this page to find resources that the Richmond People's Assembly has compiled for Neighborhood Assemblies and for residents and organizations within the Solidarity Network.
DIRECTORY
For the first Richmond People's Assembly in January 2025, community and mutual aid organizations submitted information for a directory. If you'd like to be added please email us and we'll include your organization information!
IMMEDIATE MUTUAL AID RVA Community Fridges - Free food to deter food insecurity rvacommunityfridges.com // rvafridgeoutreach@gmail.com MAD RVA - Solidarity network with free store and mini-grants madrva.org // richmondmutualaid@protonmail.com RVA Free Pet Pantry Project - Resource sharing for pet equity sidekicksrva.com/rva-free-pet-pantry-project // rvafpp@gmail.com HEALTH River City Medic Collective - Street medic trainings, supplies River City Harm Redux - Safe use supplies, narcan trainings @rivercityharmredux // rivercityharmredux@gmail.com Sunrise Mutual Aid Apothecary - Herbal medicine, plant ed. @sunrise_mutualaid // sunrisemutualaid@proton.me Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project - Abortion support rrfp.net // hello@rrfp.net Immunize VA - Improving immunization access, equity immunizeva.org // @immunizeva Breathe Easy RVA - Free air cleaners for safer events @breatheeasyrva // breatheeasyrva@gmail.com Mask Bloc RVA - Reducing COVID spread through care linktr.ee/maskblocrva // maskblocrva@protonmail.com Safe Bars RVA - Reducing sexual violence in restaurants/bars safebarsrva.com // safebarsrva@gmail.com Robin’s Hope - Peer run community for trauma survivors robinshope.org // info@robinshope.org Every Table - Radical spiritual community for healing everytable804.org // everytable804@gmail.com EDUCATION & DIY RVA Free School - Education, skillbuilding for the future @rvafreeschool // vcuredstudygroup@proton.me Rag & Bones Bicycle Cooperative - DIY bike repair education ragandbonesrva.org // info@ragandbonesrva.org Broken Window - Film screenings, zines to inspire resistance @broken.window_rva // paybackearth@protonmail.com Dogbane Movement Hub - Land hub, ecological skill space @dogbanemovementhub // contact@dogbanemovementhub.org LEGAL SUPPORT / INCARCERATION National Lawyer’s Guild - Lawyers for human rights nlg.org // centralva@nlg.org Richmond Community Bail Fund - Bail support, abolition rvabailfund.org // rvabailfund@gmai.com James River Anarchist Black Cross - Letters to prisons, salons jamesriverabc@protonmail.com Seven Hills Anti-Repression Committee - State violence supp. @sharcantirep // sharcantirep@proton.me Marijuana Justice - Equitable legalization, prisoner advocacy marijuanajustice.org // info@marijuanajustice.org RISE for Youth - Youth incarceration alternatives, community riseforyouth.org // valerie@riseforyouth.org ENVIRONMENTAL Sunrise RVA - Youth climate justice organizing body @sunriserva // sunriserva@gmail.com Sierra Club, Fall of the James Group - Energy policy in RVA beyondmethanerva.org // info@beyondmethanerva.org James River Outdoor Coalition - James River park support jroc.net // @jroc.rva NETWORKS & COALITIONS Richmond Food Justice Alliance - Equity thru food access richmondfoodjustice.org // richmondfja@gmail.com Class Struggle Action Network - Workers for class union class-struggle-action.net // class-struggle-action@proton.me Southerners on New Ground - Intersectional LGBTQ liberation southernersonnewground.org // rva@southernersonnewground.org Richmond Weelaunee Defense Society - Resistance mvmnt @richmond_wds // richmondweelaunee@proton.me Virginia Student Power Network - Base building coalition work vastudentpower.org // vastudentpower@gmail.com VA Solidarity Economy Network - Collective econ. support vasolidarity.org // vasolidarityecon@gmail.com Common Shares - Develop, support worker cooperatives commonsharesva.org // info@commonsharesva.org Richmond DSA - Working class liberation, campaigns dsarichmond.org // admin@dsarichmond.org