RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL
Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Prayer Vigil and Remembrance Service in Honor of President Nelson
Mandela to be held in Richmond
All invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond,
Virginia U.S.A.) – A Prayer Vigil and Remembrance
Service in honor of The Honorable Nelson Mandela, former President of South
Africa and civil rights leader, will be held in Richmond. This service is free
and open to the public and all are invited and encouraged to attend.
The
service is sponsored by The Honorable Delores McQuinn, Virginia State Delegate
and
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones with The Honorable Henry L. Marsh, III, Virginia
State Senator; The Honorable Donald A. McEachin, Virginia State Senator; The
Honorable Jennifer McClellan, Virginia State Delegate; The Honorable Betsy
Carr, Virginia State Delegate; The Honorable Joe Morrissey, Virginia State
Delegate; The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City
Council, East End 7th Voter District; The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert,
Councilman, Richmond City Council Northside 3rd Voter District; The Honorable
Reva M. Trammell, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southside 8th Voter
District; The Honorable Michelle R. Mosby, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council,
South Central 9th Voter District; The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman,
Richmond City Council, Central 5th Voter District; The Honorable Ellen F.
Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council Gateway 6th Voter District; Richmond
City Democratic Committee; Richmond City Republican Committee; Richmond Branch
NAACP; Crusade for Voters; Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Richmond &
Vicinity; Virginia Council of Churches; Virginia Interfaith Center
for Public Policy; Urban League of Greater Richmond; Capup of Richmond; Hope in
the Cities; Richmond Hill; and the Elegba Folklore Society.
WHEN Thursday, December 12, 2013
5:00-6:00 p.m.
WHERE Lumpkin’s Slave Jail Site; 1547 E. Broad
Street (between the train tracks)
Richmond,
Virginia
CONTACT For more information, please contact Keith Westbrook,
Legislative Assistant to The Honorable
Delores McQuinn, Virginia State Delegate 70th Voter District,
at 804.698.1070 , or 804.301.0671; deldmcquinn@house.virginia.gov (email);
or James Minor, at 804.617.7918
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The
mission of Richmond City Council
is to represent citizens in creating and
amending
local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
VISION
Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great
place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a
family.
