Jeff Sessions comes to Richmond, VA: Post Rally Report Back

I heard word around the city that Jeff Sessions was planning a meeting to discuss gun violence among local law enforcement on March 15th, in Richmond, VA. After only knowing he was visiting two days before said event, it didn’t give me much time to get ready and contact my comrades from DC/Baltimore, so I knew this was going to be a solo journey.

Upon arriving to the event around 9 AM at the SunTrust building, there were students asking people to sign papers for the upcoming governor primaries in June. I had no interest in signing any of said papers for anonymity purposes and because it is pointless. Most of the people there, whom of which seemed to be old timer liberals and other bougies weren’t too fond of some of the chanting that had expletives in them.

I had brought my anarchist red and black flag with me which brought quite a bit of attention and curiosity. I heard one guy say, “Oh, that flag represents libertarian communism.” I cringed so hard when that was said. I had one elderly lady asked me what the flag represented, but after giving my explanation, she seemed disgusted and walked away without saying anything after I finished educating her. In all honesty, most of the liberals that I had spoken to seemed very distant from the idea of anarchism. I always try educate and radicalize while at events such as this one; However, a lot of these people seemed too afraid and in a shell to even listen to what I had to say.

One positive note; Towards the end of the rally, I had one comrade approach me. She seemed to had been the only other one there besides myself. We stuck together for the last forty five minutes of the rally before departing ways.

All and all, I was quite disappointed with the turnout. I mean, it’s great all of us came together to protest the subhuman filth known as, Jeff Sessions, but I would have loved to seen more comrades in attendance. I hope to see more black and red at upcoming events in the Richmond area.

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