March

Happy Birthday to N4C!

March 24, 2026
By: Zak Young

On March 23rd, we gathered with friends at McCormack’s Big Whisky Grill to celebrate one year of Neighbors for Change.
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“Emergency Richmond Protest: No war on Venezuela! Stop the bombings!” (Photo Gallery)

January 4, 2026
By: Zak Young

Richmonders gathered at the Maggie L. Walker Memorial Plaza today to condemn the US military action in Venezuela.
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Richmond Gets in “Good Trouble” at John Lewis Tribute Protest (Photo Gallery)

July 18, 2025
By: Zak Young

Neighbors for Change sponsored a block along Monument Avenue yesterday, joining hundreds of Richmonders in honoring the legacy of John Lewis during the Good Change protest, organized by 50501VA.com.
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“No Kings” March a Peaceful Success in RVA

June 16, 2025
By: Colleen Phelps

Estimates of up to 8,000 people gathered in Capitol Square – with the crowd filling the area from the Bell Tower to the General Assembly building for the “No King’s” protest. “It’s so community oriented and peaceful, Everyone is just here to hear each other’s voices and to show each other that there are others that feel the same way” says Ashley.
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“I want a better society for my kids. I’m passionate about healthcare. I’m a physician, my wife is in public health and the way healthcare is going right now is very frightening and I just want a candidate who is willing to go against what is happening on the national level. The vaccination piece is definitely scary, I think it’s really important to stay up to date with those things, the pandemic changed so much about how people trust the healthcare system, and while there are a lot of ways the healthcare system needs to improve, leadership from the top down needs to be solid and it’s just not solid right now”.

“I’m mostly concerned about the SNAP funding. Because in my profession, I know some people through Virginia Cooperative Extension who were doing nutrition education for SNAP beneficiaries, all of those programs were cut as kind of a ripple effect from the (Big, Beautiful) bill, but they lost those programs, which is important to me – nutrition information. I’m concerned about out healthcare, I’m concerned about what’s happening with immigration right now and for me personally, I’m soon going on Medicare, and I’m concerned with what’s happening with that. Things are so divisive, you can’t even really talk about issues in a calm way”.

“I am passionate about gun safety regulation. I am passionate about enforcement of the anti-trust laws. Those are two big ones for me. And also intelligent AI regulation and data center/environmental regulations. I have concern about the kind of Wild West style lack of regulation of artificial intelligence. I think we need to take a systematic thoughtful approach so that we targeted AI rather than just an uncontrolled profit for a few big companies”.

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