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This week on Race Capitol, tune in to the #VaLeg updates. With special guests Luca Suede Connolly from the Richmond Bail Fund to discuss how to oppose the anti-bail fund bill in the house and omari al-qadaffi from Leaders of the New South. to talk about the multiple pieces of housing legislation that are crucial for virginia human rights. Plus, hear from co-hosts Kalia Harris as she discusses higher education legislation and Chelsea Higgs Wise with your HIGHER ed update on marijuana legalization. Tune in today at 10am on WRIR. Guests: Luca Suede Connolly Richmond Community Bail Fund Twitter: @RVABailFund IG: @rvabailfund Omari Al-Qadaffi Leaders of the New South, Legal Aid Justice Center Twitter: @rvanewsouth IG: @leadersofthenewsouth Resources: Sabrina Moreno’s Virginia COVID-19 Reporting for Richmond Times Dispatch: https://richmond.com/news/local/a-day-after-hitting-nearly-10-000-new-covid-cases-va-records-7-245-more/article_7e4c7a5b-b60e-581a-b9b7-7e55160729a8.html Legislative: Bills can be found by searching the HB/ SB number on LIS Virginia. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+men+BIL Anti Bail Fund Bill: https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2152 To email the House Courts of Justice committee to oppose the anti-bail fund bill: https://tinyurl.com/NoToHB2152 Script for opposing the anti bail fund bill: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKPc0BqldFi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link To learn more about Marijuana Justice Virginia, visit: www.marijuanajustice.org Register for Saturday CannaHour Updates with Marijuana Justice: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cannahour-updates-with-mary-pryor-tickets-137434874409 Sign Marijuana Justice Petition: http://bit.ly/legalizeitright To learn more about the higher education legislation, follow @vastudentpower on all social media for the latest updates For more on Omari’s interview: Leaders of new south video: https://youtu.be/lP6ROdoAD-s , https://youtu.be/f479IKX7zMM RRHA meetings: https://www.rrha.com/about/board/public-meetings/ You must sign up to speak in advance here: https://fs23.formsite.com/rrhaforms/form1/index.html Join the RRHA meeting online at: https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting and enter access code 609-564-741 Or by phone at: [phone]