Virginia Beach Resistance

09/04/2026

To help raise funds for local Democratic candidates, the Chesapeake Democratic presents the Great Gatsby Gala on Friday, October 16, at Signet Center, 884 Bells Mill Rd. in Chesapeake, VA. Doors will open at 5 pm. You can purchase tickets at... secure.actblue.com/donate/eb2026

This will be a glamorous evening with dinner, dancing, and a good time. 1920s attire is encouraged. The special guest speaker is Elaine Luria, candidate for Virginia's CD-2.

09/04/2026

COVA Coalition's Visibility Brigade is hosting a Resist & Persist VB Weekly Street Protest from 7:30-9 am on Wednesdays at the intersection of Virginia Beach Blvd and Independence Blvd, near the Town Center, 4592 Virginia Beach Blvd., in Virginia Beach. The next event is on September 9.

All are welcome! Come earlier or stay later! Bring your signs and flags! Bring your enthusiasm and SMILE. Please stay on the sidewalk, but not in the street or on private property. Please refrain from engaging with opposition.

Weather permitting...
Sun, clouds, heat, cold, drizzle - all good. 😄
Blizzards, hurricanes, downpours - not good. ☹️

09/04/2026

In need of some great conversation with a group of fabulous women? Join Hampton Roads HERstory for "Sip and Resist" from 3-5 pm on Sunday, September 20, at WineStyles, 759 Battlefield Boulevard North, in Chesapeake, VA. They promise it will brighten your week!

Please RSVP so they can save you a place at the table! RSVP at... https://redwineblue.controlshift.app/events/sip-and-resist-4

Hampton Roads HERstory is part of the Red, Wine and Blue Network.

09/03/2026

At its September monthly meeting, the Hampton Roads HERstory group will host a Chesapeake City Council Candidate Forum. It will take place from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, September 23, at TowneBank, 137 Mount Pleasant Road in Chesapeake, VA. Sign up to attend at https://redwineblue.controlshift.app/events/monthly-meeting-33

Here's your chance to get to know the candidates for Chesapeake City Council. This is to help you make informed decisions. In October, HERstory will host a forum with the candidates for the Chesapeake School Board. HERstory is part of the Red, Wine and Blue Network.

09/03/2026

'Civics Minute' Brings Civic Life Into Focus for WHRV Listeners...

Civics Minute, a new short-form series designed to make civic life understandable, relevant, and accessible, will launch Monday, September 7, on WHRV 89.5 FM and online at WHRO.org/civics.

New episodes will air on WHRV at 7:31 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. Each installment will run approximately 90 seconds and will also be available online for on-demand listening.

Produced through a collaboration between William & Mary and WHRO Public Media, Civics Minute uses an alphabet of key terms to explore citizenship, government, democracy and public participation. Each episode introduces a civic concept through clear explanations and relatable examples, connecting it to the institutions, decisions, rights and responsibilities that affect everyday life.

Learn more at https://www.whro.org/2026-08-26/civics-minute-brings-civic-life-into-focus-for-whrv-listeners

09/03/2026

Tell the Spanberger Administration that Virginia does not want federal school vouchers. - Keep public funding in public schools!

The Trump Administration and its allies are using misinformation to entice states to participate in the federal Tax-Credit school voucher scheme. Now it is up to each state's governor to decide whether to “opt into” or out of the program before January 1, 2027. Governor Youngkin informally opted Virginia into the program, but now it is time for Governor Spanberger to opt Virginia out.

Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/no-federal-school-vouchers/ to send emails to Governor Spanberger, Lieutenant Governor Hashmi, Attorney General Jones, and Virginia Secretary of Education Smith, asking them to remove Virginia from participation in the federal voucher scheme.

Two of the worst pieces of misinformation about the program are claims that:

1) public schools will benefit
2) public school systems will not be economically impacted.

In fact, public schools WILL NOT BENEFIT from the program. Experts warn that the voucher scheme is all risk and no reward, and Jessica Levin, education litigator with the Education Law Center, warned that the benefit to public schools “would be like paying $5 for a benefit of $1."

Virginians should insist that the Spanberger administration opt Virginia out of this harmful scheme.

09/03/2026

Good article...

The issues with the USS Lincoln and Ford deployments are not normal. They are the result of gross negligence, retired Navy aviator John Gadzinski writes in a guest column.

09/03/2026

Join Black Lives Matter 757 at their No DejahVu Anti-Bullying and Su***de Prevention Walk at 4:16 pm on Sunday, September 13, in front of the Oyster Point City Center Fountain and LOVE sign, 740 Town Center Drive in Newport News, VA. This walk is to honor Dejah Jones, who, 10 years ago in April, at age 14, took her own life due to bullying. She was a freshman at Woodside High School.

They encourage everyone to bring their youth and let them speak out against bullying. They are also seeking mental health professionals to bring resources. Text 757-696-9730 if you would like to be directly involved.

For more information, visit... https://www.facebook.com/events/2056825934897886/

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

This performance of "Good Girl Gone Single, a Guide to Rest" will be presented free of charge at 7 pm on Thursday, September 24, at Great Neck Pavilion, 2513 Shorehaven Dr. in Virginia Beach, VA. It is written, directed, and performed by Sherilynn Cherry, a Registered Drama Therapist, Theatre Professor, and Playwright. Sign up to attend for free by filling out the form at... https://www.rougeva.org/aaogggs

This show is a One Woman Force in Positivity! How do we heal? How do we gather the pieces of our lives and create rituals of renewal? The piece explores Cherry's healing journey from brokenness to wholeness through rest, ritual, and community. Good Girl Gone Single has been featured in Fringe festivals along the East Coast and has earned rave reviews.

In Good Girl Gone Single, Cherry invites audiences into a bold, funny, and deeply personal journey through heartbreak, self-discovery, and transformation. Blending poetry, storytelling, humor, and ritual theatre, Cherry explores the realities of divorce, dating, motherhood, and the often messy process of rebuilding a life after it has been broken open.

What begins as one woman’s story becomes a shared meditation on identity, resilience, and wholeness. With honesty and heart, Cherry transforms personal experience into communal reflection, asking what it means to move through pain without being defined by it—and what it might look like to reclaim “single” not as a loss, but as a return to self.

Presented as part of ROŪGE’s Arts All Over Series, Good Girl Gone Single creates space for laughter, recognition, release, and renewal. It is a theatrical ritual for anyone who has had to begin again.

Cherry has an MFA in Script and Screenwriting and an MA in Theatre from Regent University. She also has a BA in Dance/Theatre from Old Dominion University. Her therapeutic initiatives include work with marginalized communities, women, and those in need of a “rest revolution.”

Through her therapeutic creative arts program, Act and Chat, and curriculum development, she provides trauma-informed mental health support to high school theatre students and performing artists.

Cherry is the mother of three amazing children and resides in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.