You are invited to a panel entitled: School and Community Violence: Ruminations, Revelations, and Remedies on March 24th at 7 pm. We are going to hear from community voices from a myriad of backgrounds who will offer their perspectives, reflections and possible solutions to gun violence in the Richmond Community. This is a conversation which impacts […]
Join us for a STAY Chat on June 16, 2022 at 7:00pm to meet the new STAY RVA Board members. We will be talking about STAY's values and being part of a collective moving forward in whatever way we can. REGISTER HERE! STAY RVA Supporting Together Area Youth RVA (STAY RVA) is a movement […]
Join us for a STAY Chat on September 22, 2022 at 7:00pm for our first STAY Chat of the 2022/2023 school year! We are honored to be hosting Nicole Jones (RPS 9th District School Board Member), Genevieve Sigel Hawley (Assoc. Professor Dept. of Education, VCU), and Garry Callis (Founder - Children of Light) to talk […]
We hope you can join us this Thursday at 8 PM ET to hear from Kai Banks (Mom & Community Advocate Professional), Florencia Fuensalida (Dir. of Equity Improvement - Virginia Community Voice), and Mike Kemetic (RPS Parent and Cultural Curator). This month we are going to explore how we meet the needs of kids. We […]
We hope you can join us this tonight at 8 PM ET for a discussion with Kim Gomez, Mike Kemetic, and Danny Gomez. This month we are going to explore culture and our guests will talk about their own experience/journey with culture. This is Part I of a two part series with the following […]
We hope you can join us this Thursday at 8 PM ET for Part 2 of our discussion on culturally affirming education. This week we will: talk about what a culturally affirming education actually means chat about what from our own educational experiences was affirming or not affirming and what we want to change or […]
We hope you can join us next Thursday (2/16 at 8 PM ET) for a discussion led by two long-time friends of STAY RVA and amazing community leaders in Richmond. Amy Wentz and Ashley Williams will share their thoughts on what it means to go about working for chang in the world. They will talk […]
We hope you can join in person this Thursday (March 16, 2023) at 6 pm at Ellwood Thompson’s for an inspiring conversation with Art Burton and Rev. Benjamin Campbell. We will learn about the history of Richmond and the policies that have shaped the current education climate. We will also hear perspectives that offer possibilities and […]
Building an engaged culture of community takes a commitment to honest conversations about both social and economic justice. Our power as individuals is magnified when we gather together as groups, families, and communities. This Thursday (April 20, 2023) at 6 pm we are partnering with The Well Collective and Restorative Richmond to provide a space to build the real […]
Join us on Friday, May 12th at 6pm for our annual STAY Talk and After Party! This year we are honored to be joined by local leaders Keisha Cummings, Olufemi Shepsu, B Lovee, and Kim Gomez who will share their personal experiences as engaged community members in our beautiful city. After the panel discussion we'll kick-off the After Party […]
