AFM Local 125

04/02/2026

A feature on TORCH from the April International Musician https://im.afm.org/afm_im/april-im-2026-issue/page/18/ #18/

03/29/2026

All over the commonwealth and country…

03/29/2026

No Kings III was a huge success!

02/27/2026

If you want to vent and make noise about the current federal government, this is a place to do it! If you don’t live in Norfolk, just go to “no kings” and you’ll be able to find an event here in Hampton Roads, and other places.

NO KINGS III - Norfolk Rally & March For the most current information on the Norfolk Rally & March, please visit our website here: https://sites.google.com/view/nokingsnfk/ **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defi...

01/28/2026

01/09/2026

If anyone is available…I’m going.

Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communiti...

01/05/2026

I do the best I can, periodically, to keep things non musical and inflammatory off the page, but it’s hard to keep up. Apologies…

12/11/2025

Solidarity Forever!

We need your voice right now. President Trump’s March 27, 2025 Executive Order stripping 1.5 million federal employees of their collective bargaining rights is the most sweeping attack on federal workers in U.S. history. It affects nearly 70% of the federal workforce and threatens the civil servic...

11/08/2025

Local 125 executive board member, Tom Reel, created TORCH - Thanking Our Resident Community Heroes. This year raising money for Lynnhaven River Now an organization that helps clean our local waterways. Come support this organization and hear the Virginia Symphony on November 15 at the Harrison Opera House. Tickets at vafest.org.

Tom Reel and Karen Forget share a preview of an upcoming TORCH concert featuring the Virginia Symphony benefitting conservation efforts for the Lynnhaven River.

11/04/2025

10/31/2025