[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.0.92"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.92" background_layout="light"] Integrity: the active process of working to have my actions match up with the things that are important to me [my values]. : : : Exploring the concept of integrity is a part of the foundation of the Queer Healthy Love [QHL] classes that VAVP …
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The First Black Pride in Virginia!
Pride has been a recurring proclamation of queer liberation that has spread throughout the world. Some question the integrity of what Pride has become, because it started with riots and protest as a direct response to over-policing of QTPOC spaces and police brutality, and has now turned to days filled with parties, rallies, and parades. However, because of the origins of Pride, these celebrations …
#ReleaseAle
On March 7th, 2018, Alejandra Pablos, nationally renowned immigrant rights and reproductive rights organizer, long-time Mijente member and Virginia Anti-Violence Project Board Member was detained by ICE. Mijente was able to visit with Ale since then and she gave them 10 ways you can plug into the #ReleaseAle #AlevsICE campaign: Sign & Share Petition.Donate to Ale’s Defense …
Richmond Anti-LGBTQ+ Vandalism
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project has been made aware of a reported anti-LGBTQ+ vandalism incident that occurred in Richmond, Virginia on October 31st, 2017. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, someone with white spray paint tagged the side of a vehicle with an anti-gay message between 9:30 and 10 p.m. in the city’s North Highland Park neighborhood. VAVP is deeply saddened to hear of this …
Charlottesville
Thirteen months ago, the Virginia Anti-Violence Project [VAVP] issued a statement articulating our organizational commitment to stand in solidarity with black and brown communities in the face of state sanctioned violence. Given the hyper-visible manifestations of white supremacy over the past weekend in Charlottesville, it is with deep feelings of pain, love for our communities, and fierceness …
Ebony Morgan
On July 2nd, the Virginia Anti-Violence Project (VAVP) learned that 28-year-old Lynchburg, VA, resident Ebony Morgan was found dead on Rivermont Ave in the city. Ebony, who identified as a transgender woman of color, was shot and died early Sunday morning at Lynchburg General Hospital. The Virginia Anti-Violence Project would like to express its sincerest condolences to Ebony’s family, friends, …