January 25, 2021 - With little notice, fencing is installed around MDP Circle, blocking the "occupiers" (I call them "space-keepers") from employing body politics to protest 400 years of white supremacy, brutal racism, and the extrajudicial executions of US residents.

Aug 14, 2020 · The Robert E. Lee statue may still be standing, but the circle around it is now named in honor of a Black man fatally shot on May 14, 2018, by a Richmond cop. Photo by Phil Wilayto. It was Monday, Aug. 10, about an hour before sunset, and Jeffrey Peters was where he often is these days: At the circle named for his nephew, Marcus-David Peters.

Sep 3, 2020 · Marcus-David Peters circle, or MDP for short. It has become a community space for many Richmonders. “Like any birth story, it was birth and then chaos,” said Marwa Eltaib, organizer of the Creative Protests and founder of the anti-incarceration group RVA 26.

Sep 13, 2023 · “An unofficial autonomous zone. MDP [Marcus-David Peters] was not given that freedom and it honored his legacy.” Fencing was put up around Marcus-David Peters circle in 2021 in preparation for the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue and remained up until Aug. 29 of …

Aug 24, 2020 · Within 24 hours the remark about Richmonders’ lack of access to radical educational materials had taken physical form at MDP Circle thanks to a carpenter friend and a trove of donations from activists as well as local independent bookstores like Chop Suey and Small Friend Records & Books.

Feb 9, 2022 · This article completely erases the tremendous work that took place at MDP Circle – a community food justice garden; voter registration booths; a free library; jazz, classical, and dance performances; mutual aid distribution; and political education.

Feb 1, 2021 · At the center of MDP Circle, makeshift memorials have been built, featuring Black people from across the country who have died from police brutality. Their photos are accompanied by bios that tell their stories and the injustice of their deaths.

Sep 30, 2022 · Since January 2021, a fence has surrounded Lee Circle on Monument Avenue, blocking access to the once-vital center of public demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd.

Over the past year, there has been increased intensities at the site of MDP Circle in the wake of the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests. The site saw the Lee statue covered in graffiti by protestors and acted as a stage to activists.

Feb 3, 2021 · Community activists, artists concerned for future of Marcus-David Peters Circle Spectrum Editor February 3, 2021 1 Search