A Posada of Solidarity with the People of the World was hosted by the Richmond Progressive Alliance on December 18. 2004 in Richmond. Speakers included two RPA activists who had recently visited post-coup occupied Haiti, and one who had recently returned from Venezuela. Three of the RPA speakers would soon be going to Iraq to bring medical and humanitarian supplies to the people of Fallujah, Iraq. One speaker would be representing the RPA at the World Social Forum, in Porto Alegre, Brazil in January. RPA co-founder, Andrés Soto, called for the formation of a Richmond Peace Center to address local and global violence and injustices. Click here to see photos and read about this event.

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that all slaves were now free.

Progressives have joined Richmond's home-grown Juneteenth Celebration with the timeless message: "No struggle, no progress. " Click here to see photos of this event. Click on the following links to read the RPA press release and the Contra Costa Times article on this June 19, 2004 celebration.

The Richmond Progressive Alliance salutes Cinco de Mayo and participates in the popular celebrations of this momentous commemoration. Benito Juarez, the first constitutional president of Mexico, said: "Peace is the respect of the rights of others." Click here to see photos and read more about this celebration.

Richmond Progressive Alliance was a co-sponsor and co-organizer of the March 4 Education (www.geocities.com/march4education)
The send-off rally took place Friday April 9, 2004 at Downer elementary school in San Pablo. To read the newspaper reports on this event, click on the Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune links. Click on the"March 4 Education" logo the right to see pictures of the event.