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🏕 Don’t miss the accessible adventure film sc

🏕 Don’t miss the accessible adventure film screening and panel discussion by our friends @beyondboundariesrva to kick off @riverrockrva on May 18 @hardywood. Free and open to the public, the screening is designed to provide insight into the importance of providing access to outdoor adventure for all people, in Richmond and beyond. Riverrock organizers plan to make this an annual part of the festival to focus on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the outdoors and active living.

🛶 Beyond Boundaries RVA, a Richmond-based nonprofit, specializes in guiding participants with disabilities, veterans, at-risk youth, and those taking part in recovery programs on outdoor adventures. Their film, ‘Adventure Is For Everyone,’ will be screened during the event and offers a behind-the-scenes look at three individuals with disabilities, their pursuit of adventure, and the work that Beyond Boundaries is doing to help them discover and satisfy their adventurous spirits.

“From biking to hiking, paddling to climbing, and fishing to boating, Richmond has so many adventure opportunities and Beyond Boundaries exists to help everyone have access to these adventures,” explains Shep Roeper, Director and Co-Founder of Beyond Boundaries. “Nature doesn’t tend to naturally be accessible, so we hope that attendees come away from this event with a greater understanding that it’s up to the community to make it so. Sometimes it takes adaptive equipment, and sometimes it’s adapting your mindset and looking at the situation from another point of view.”

🎤 A panel discussion featuring local leaders and experts in accessible adventures will follow the film. Joining Roeper on the panel will be Josh Sloan, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator @sportablerva and an adaptive adventure outdoor athlete, and Sally Wetzler, a river advocate, outdoor enthusiast, community volunteer, and board member @jroc.rva.

📍 Doors open at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, May 18, at Hardywood Richmond located ar 2410 Ownby Lane).

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🌳Thanks to the volunteers from Reforest Richmon

🌳Thanks to the volunteers from Reforest Richmond (@reforestrichmond), a collaborative campaign to increase Richmond’s urban tree canopy, there are now 30 new street trees planted, mulched, and watered this weekend in the Broad Rock neighborhood!

Reforest Richmond is committed to not only increasing citywide tree canopy, but also to dismantling systemic racism and environmental injustice through an evolving, equity-centered, community-driven effort. Richmond’s past racist and anti-Black policies have contributed to significant gaps in Richmond's current urban forest. Communities of color often have fewer trees along streets, commercial corridors, around schools, and in neighborhood parks. Deferred maintenance and defunding of city services have led to insufficient pruning and tree care, inadequate new tree plantings, and ultimately the slow decline of urban tree canopy, predominantly in lower income neighborhoods and communities of color.

Check out www.reforestrichmond.org
for Richmond tree inventory resources, a Neighborhood Outreach Toolkit, info about the annual Treesure Hunt, and volunteer activities.

📸 @reforestrichmond

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In Richmond, and across the country, people rallie

In Richmond, and across the country, people rallied today to protect abortion access and to stand up for the fundamental right of women to access safe, comprehensive reproductive health care.

📸 @cstanderfer

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🎉 Next up in our #TruePlacesRVA video series is

🎉 Next up in our #TruePlacesRVA video series is our friend Melissa Burgess! Each @trueplacesrva video features local artists encouraging Richmonders to get outside, to push further, explore deeper, reflect, and to learn along the way.

🏝 And make sure to join Melissa and other local artists like @edtrask, @auz_can, and @hedbergart as we celebrate our most authentic outdoor places in Richmond during our Isle of Art opening on June 18th @sharpsislandrva in dowtown Richmond! Bring your own boat or we'll paddle you over. It's free, snag a golden ticket at trueplacesrva.com.

#rvaart #rvaartists #richmondart #jamesriver #getoutside #rva #richmondva #richmondgrid

🌈🎨 RVA artist @thenightowl brought out all t

🌈🎨 RVA artist @thenightowl brought out all the colors for the new musicians’ green room trailer on Brown’s Island as part of collaboration this week with @leckydrums and @venturerichmond!

🧙‍♀️ Go check it out on Brown’s Island and then follow the Canal Walk to see the Night Owl’s recently painted witch mural as well!

📸 @thenightowl

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🎉 Next up in our #TruePlacesRVA video series is

🎉 Next up in our #TruePlacesRVA video series is the talented Steve Hedberg (@hedbergart)! Each video features local artists encouraging Richmonders to get outside, to push further, explore deeper, reflect, and to learn along the way.

🏝 And make sure to join Steve Hedberg and other local artists like @edtrask, @auz_can, and Melissa Burgess as we celebrate our most authentic outdoor places in Richmond during @trueplacesrva’s Island Art Opening on June 18! It's free, snag a golden ticket at www.trueplacesrva.com.

#rvaaart #rvaartist #richmondva #visitrichmond #rva #art #jamesriver #richmondgrid

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