2020 Year In Review!

2020 was an incredible year, with many highs and lows. In January, we coordinated with other Sunrise hubs across Virginia to hold a sit in at the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates' office. After hours of singing and storytelling, we finally met with Speaker Filler-Corn and got the Green New Deal Act on the docket. We held public conversations with legislators via zoom during the spring, and held a banner drop on Juneteenth. One of our proudest moments of 2020 was working with the Brown Grove community in Hanover to try and stop the construction of a Wegmans Distribution Center.

2020 Elections

During the 2020 municipal elections, Sunrise Richmond endorsed 6 candidates. While only 2 won, we are still extremely proud of their campaigns.

Alexsis Rodgers - Mayor Tavarris Spinks - 2nd District City Council Allan-Charles Chipman for 6th District City Council - 6th District City Council Joseph S. H. Rogers for 7th District City Council - 7th District City Council Kenya Gibson - School Board 3rd District Stephanie Rizzi for 5th District School Board - School Board 5th District