Building workers' power in Roanoke, VA
Starting in March 2026, Villa Heights will be the new home for the Roanoke Workers’ Assembly (RoWA). Members voted on the change of venue at their last general meeting in February. Located at 2750 Hoover St. NW, Villa Heights is a historical site that’s been renovated and restored over the years and is the namesake... Continue Reading →
One of the primary claims of capitalism’s advocates is that it creates innovation. However, the reality is that capitalism does considerably more to hinder innovation than to encourage or push it along. Much of the innovation that capitalists and their supporters try to take credit for occurred in the public commons. Much of the innovation... Continue Reading →
The Grandin Holiday Parade, with local school bands, community groups and others, was last week and some of Roanoke City Council walked in it. What many people watching it on the sidewalks may not have known or realized is that while councilpersons were waving and spreading holiday cheer that day the city had also just... Continue Reading →
From 5.15.21:"I have been in this jail since mid April. I got moved here from New River Valley Regional Jail because I was in a relationship with a lieutenant there. So RCJ is doing a courtesy hold. Upon my arrival I got put in a dirty cell. First I noticed the gauze on a mat.... Continue Reading →
Somehow Roanoke has been able to hold onto a huge 130-acre plot of undeveloped natural woods and springs called Evans Spring inside the city limits through over a century of development, but the capitalists have been gearing up to change that. There have been decades of talks and plans (amongst the bourgeoisie) about what to... Continue Reading →
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