Mobile Justice Tour in Richmond June 7
6/3/2016, 12:10 p.m.
Two local grassroots organizations are sponsoring the 5th Annual Mobile Justice Tour from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the East End Public Library, 1200 N. 25th St.
Resources Information and Help for the Disadvantaged (R.I.H.D.) and Bridging the Gap in Virginia will be registering people to vote and leading workshops on strategies to fight mass incarceration.
The event is free and open to the public.
The Mobile Justice Tour will travel throughout the state through October to educate and empower people impacted by incarceration and talk about legislative solutions. Voter registration assistance will be available for the more than 200,000 felons whose voting rights were restored recently by Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
The tour also seeks to connect advocates and activists throughout Virginia.
Legislative awareness workshops will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m.
Information: Contact R.I.H.D. at (804) 426-4426.
