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Awarded the 2021 Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan from the American Planning Association
This award recognizes an innovative plan that helps create a more prosperous and equitable community for current and future residents and raises awareness of the importance of planning. "Richmond is a prime example of how planning can help a community begin to overcome past wrongs like redlining and practices that unfairly excluded specific populations from access to opportunity," said Kristen Asp, AICP, 2021 APA Awards Jury Chair. "This plan, combined with their laser focus on implementation, is an example for other communities around the country on how planning can and should address systemic racism." Click here to learn more info about the award!
Richmond 300 Guide for Developers
Are you going through a development process or land use review? Use this guide to understand how to interpret Richmond 300's Future Land Use, Nodes, Future Transportation, and Goals & Objectives to inform your developments.
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Richmond 300 Master Plan
Future Land Use
Future Connections
High Quality Places
Equitable Transportation
Diverse Economy
Inclusive Housing
Thriving Environment
Supporting Reports
Adopted by City Council on December 14, 2020
City-Wide Vision:
In 2037, Richmond is a welcoming, inclusive, diverse, innovative, sustainable, and equitable city of thriving neighborhoods, ensuring a high quality of life for all.
Download PDF: Executive Summary (15 MB)
Download PDF: Final Plan (166 MB)
Plan Implementation
The 17 goals, 73 objectives, and 415 strategies outlined in this plan provide guidance for City staff, local businesses, the development community, non-profits, and the public to use as Richmond continues to grow and change over the next 20 years. The expansive nature of the Master Plan, touching on a myriad of topics shaping Richmond's growth, can make it difficult to implement. Chapter 7 of the Plan outlines how to implement Richmond 300 to reach the City's goals established in support of the City-wide vision.
Key benchmarks for the City to track as it implements the Master Plan. The metrics are not tied to specifics goals in the plan but rather are benchmarks to see how the city is changing over time.
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6 Big Moves
Wide-reaching initiatives that touch many goals of the plan that will set Richmond on track to reach its vision for 2037. The six Big Moves intentionally seek to expand equity, increase the sustainability of our city, and beautify our city.
Re-Write the Zoning Ordinance: Direct growth to appropriate areas while maintaining existing neighborhoods as well as creating new authentic neighborhoods adjacent to enhanced transit.
Re-Imagine Priority Growth Nodes: Target growth in jobs and population to Downtown, Greater Scott's Addition, Route 1 Corridor, Southside Plaza, and Stony Point Fashion Park.
Expand Housing Opportunities: Encourage the development of housing options throughout the city to expand the geography of opportunity by de-concentrating poverty.
Provide Greenways & Parks for All: Develop parks and greenways so that by 2037 100% of Richmonders live within a 10-minute walk of a park.
Reconnect the City: Cap highways to reknit neighborhoods destroyed by interstates, build/improve bridges, introduce street grids, and make the city easier to access by foot, bike, and transit.
Realign City Facilities: Improve City buildings (schools, libraries, fire stations, police stations, etc.) to provide better services in efficient, shared-use, accessible facilities to better match and serve the growing city.
Download PDF: Big Moves (268 KB)
Annual reporting will help implement the plan and communicate the progress with other City departments and with the general public. Every year PDR staff should create a Richmond 300 Annual Report, post the Annual Report on its website, and present the Annual Report to the City Planning Commission and City Council.
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Plan Background
What is a master plan?
The Master Plan (also known as the Comprehensive Plan) establishes a vision for the growth of the City and outlines place-based policy recommendations to guide its physical development. The City Planning Commission uses this document as a guide for decision making. The primary tools for implementing the vision set forth in the Master Plan are the capital improvement budget, public projects, and the zoning ordinance. The Code of Virginia (§ 15.2-2223) requires local planning commissions to establish a comprehensive plan and review said plan every five years.
Why does the city need a master plan?
The City is only 62.5 sq. miles. The Master Plan helps determine how to plan for growth within the limited footprint of the city. The Master Plan provides guidance on re-zoning land, allocating capital improvement funding, public infrastructure and building projects, and economic development. The Master Plan sets policy related to housing, economic development, infrastructure, zoning, land use, transportation, and more. The previous city-wide Master Plan was adopted in 2001.
Why is it called Richmond 300?
Richmond was founded in 1737. As we look forward to the city's 300th anniversary in 2037, how do we want Richmond to look, feel, and work? How do we want our city to feel and grow over the next 20 years so that when we celebrate our 300th anniversary we are proud of where we are? Richmond 300: A Guide for Growth will articulate our vision for Richmond in 2037 and outline recommendations to get us there.
Plan Process
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Phase 4: Implement the Plan (January 2021-January 2026)
As soon as City Council voted to adopt the plan in December 2020, PDR staff could start implementing the goals in Richmond 300. Among the hundreds of strategies in the plan, 6 "Big Moves" emerged as the most pressing priorities for staff to accomplish in the next 5 years. Already, several small area plans in line with Richmond 300 are underway. Around January of 2026, Richmond 300 will be revisited in order to evaluate metrics and determine what should be adjusted, per the requirement of the Code of Virginia.
Phase 3: Refine and Adopt the Plan (May 2020-December 2020)
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team had to pivot to a virtual community engagement strategy in this important phase of the process. During Community Consultation #3: Draft Plan (June-July 2020), we led 11 virtual summits showing the contents of the draft plan and received hundreds of comments. For several months afterwards, the public comments helped to refine the plan. The Pre-Final Plan was approved by the Advisory Council and released in September 2020. In October 2020, the City Planning Commission unanimously voted to adopt the plan; it was subsequently passed onto the City Council, who unanimously voted to adopt the plan in December 2020.
Download PDF: Community Consultation #3 Report (199 KB)
Download PDF: Community Consultation #3 Emails, Letters, and Comments (7 MB)
Phase 2: Developing the Plan (December 2018-April 2020)
The actual content of Richmond 300 was created during the Plan Development phase. During Community Consultation #1: Visioning (September-October 2018), the team asked the community for their vision for Richmond in 2037 and big ideas to get there. We summarized all the input we received in the Community Consultation #1 Report (download below). Based on this input, we developed one communal vision statement and several goals. The Advisory Council established five Working Groups. The Working Groups developed strategies and actions to reach the goals during meetings in 2019. The draft maps, goals, and strategies were presented for community input during Community Consultation #2: Recommendations (September-November 2019). The community feedback received is summarized in the Community Consultation #2 Report (download below). City staff incorporated community feedback and wrote the draft Richmond 300 document.
Download PDF: Community Consultation #1 Report (2 MB)
Download PDF: Community Consultation #2 Letters, Emails, and Comments (3 MB)
Download Excel Spreadsheet: Community Consultation #2 Survey Responses (307 KB)
Phase 1: Defining the Plan (May 2017-November 2018)
During the pre-planning phase, the City set the stage for the planning process by conducting various tasks such as hiring sub-consultants, establishing the Technical Team and Advisory Council, and attending over 75 community meetings. Extensive data was collected in order to develop several preliminary reports such as the Land Use, Housing, and Demographic Analysis, the Urban Design Typology Analysis, and the Insights Report (find these in the "Supporting Reports tab" above). Finally, the team developed a brand identity and created multiple social media channels, a dedicated website, email distribution list, and hosted a launch event.
City-Wide Vision
Download PDF: Future Land Use (28 MB)
Future land use designations are both visionary and strategic, and include language about how the area should look and feel in the future, but do not specify what an owner can or cannot legally do with their property.
Residential: Neighborhood consisting primarily of single-family houses on large- or medium-sized lots more homogeneous in nature.
Neighborhood Mixed-Use: Existing or new highly walkable urban neighborhoods that are predominantly residential with a small, but critical, percentage of parcels providing retail, office, personal service, and institutional uses.
Community Mixed-Use: Cluster of medium-density, walkable commercial and residential uses that provide neighborhood services to nearby residential communities and sometimes feature regional attractions.
Corridor Mixed-Use: Found along major commercial corridors and envisioned to provide for medium- to medium-high-density pedestrian- and transit-oriented development.
Industrial Mixed-Use: Formerly traditional industrial areas that are transitioning to mixed-use because of their proximity to growing neighborhoods and changes in market conditions. These areas may still retail some light industrial uses.
Destination Mixed-Use: Key gateways featuring prominent destinations, such as retail, sports venues, and large employers, as well as housing and open space. Located at the convergence of several modes of transportation, including Pulse BRT or other planned transit improvements.
Downtown Mixed-Use: Central business district of the Richmond region features high-density development with office buildings, residential buildings, and a mix of complementary uses, including regional destinations in a highly-walkable urban environment.
Industrial: Manufacturing and production areas that primarily feature processing, research and development, warehousing, and distribution.
Institutional: Public and quasi-public entities, such as local, state, and federal government, hospitals, universities, schools, and religious institutions.
Public Open Space: Public and quasi-public parks, recreation areas, open spaces, and cemeteries.
Click here for "Future Land Use" interactive web map
Download PDF: Nodes (37 MB)
Download PDF: Appendix C - Other Nodes (18 MB)
Nodes are places in Richmond where people and jobs are today and continue to grow into the future. Nodes are the places of convergence of many uses and include offices, shopping, housing, and/or public gathering places as well as access to multiple modes of transportation.
Regional/National Node: A center with significant cultural, entertainment, government, and business destinations as well as shopping, housing, and unique place-based attractions.
Neighborhood Node: A local crossroads typically within or next to larger residential areas that offers goods and services to nearby residents, employees, and visitors.
Micro Node: A notable place within a neighborhood that generally provides goods and services to the immediate residents but may attract visitors.
Nodes Web Map
Click here for "Nodes" interactive web map
Download PDF: Future Connections (4 MB)
The Future Connections Map depicts the envisioned transportation networks that will provide access to and among
Great Streets: significant entrances to the city and serve as major connectors between city destinations.
Greenways/Shared-Use Paths: universally accessible paved paths that are a minimum of 8-feet wide and are intended for pedestrians, cyclists, and other non-vehicle users. Examples of greenways in Richmond are the Canon Creek Greenway and the Virginia Capital Trail.
On-Street Bike Facilities: may include a buffered bike lane, protected bike-lane, cycle track, or bike/walk boulevard; however, a sharrow is considered inadequate for on-street bicycle protection.
Enhanced Transit Routes: transit corridors envisioned to have high-frequency service (ideally every 10 minutes, but likely 15 minutes) and longer service hours (ideally 24/7, but likely less).
Street Connections, Interchanges, and Bridges: locations where implementing a street grid may be appropriate, as well as locations for highway interchange improvements, bridge rehabilitation or replacement, and new bridge connections.
Future Connections Map
Click here for "Future Connections" interactive web map
Street Typologies Map
The character of a street changes as the adjacent land uses change. The Street Typology Map depicts four Street Typologies which are applied to the most frequently-used streets (those with high annual average daily traffic (AADT)). When planners, developers, and transportation engineers plan for changes to buildings and the street along the streets identified in this map, they should all work closely together to ensure the street design meets the needs of the envisioned land uses:
Major Mixed-Use Streets: Carry high volumes of vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles, through commercial and mixed-use areas; Prioritize use and density-scaled sidewalks and crosswalks; Require form elements, such as buildings to the street with parking in the rear, as well as building windows and entrances on the street; Incorporate streetscape features, such as trees, benches, and trash receptacles; Ideal locations for transit routes and transit stops; Prioritize the curbside for walking, bicycling, transit, and short-term parking access and loading for local shops and restaurants
Major Residential Streets: Carry high volumes of vehicles, as well as pedestrians and bicycles, through residential neighborhoods; Prioritize for creating sidewalks and crosswalks; Install street trees as a buffer between sidewalk and street; Ideal locations for transit routes and transit stops; Ensure low street speed by utilizing traffic calming measures
Major Industrial Streets: Carry high volumes of vehicles, including a high percentage of truck traffic, through industrial areas; Prioritize sidewalks and crosswalks; Install street trees with a buffer between sidewalk and street; Ideal locations for transit routes and transit stops
Limited Access Highways: Interstate, Downtown Expressway, Chippenham Parkway, and other limited-access highways that do not allow for non-vehicular access
Click here for Street Typologies online Web Map:
Chapter 2: High Quality Places
Download PDF: Chapter 2 - High-Quality Places (25 MB)
Topic Vision
Richmond is a well-designed city of communities interconnected by a network of Nodes, public facilities, and open spaces providing services to residents, businesses, and visitors. As the Capital of the Commonwealth, Richmond leads the region in high-quality business and residential growth. Richmond's unique neighborhoods and districts, both historical and new, support a diversity of uses, the equitable accommodation of all phases of life, and the efficient use of land to promote sustainable and healthy lifestyles.
Goal 1: Complete Neighborhoods - Establish a city of complete neighborhoods that have access to Nodes connected by major corridors in a gridded street network.
Includes 18 strategies related to:
Rezoning the city
Developing and adopting small area plans
Supporting the growth of jobs and housing in Nodes
Maintaining and improving primarily residential areas
Goal 2: City-Owned Assets - Efficiently manage City-owned land and facilities.
Aligning new facilities and improving existing City-owned facilities
Creating a real estate acquisition and disposition strategy
Planning for the expansion and improvement of utilities
Goal 3: Historic Preservation - Support growth that preserves the historical urban fabric and enhances understanding of Richmond's multi-faceted past.
Preserving culturally, historically, and architecturally significant buildings, sites, structures, neighborhoods, cemeteries, and landscapes
Reducing the demolition of historic buildings
Broadening the constituency for historic preservation
Goal 4: Urban Design - Establish a distinctive city comprising architecturally significant buildings connected by a network of walkable urban streets and open spaces to support and engaging built environment.
Creating and preserving high-quality, distinctive, and well-designed neighborhoods and Nodes
Integrating public art into the built environment
Increasing neighborhood access to, and through, a well-designed network of open spaces
Increasing Richmond's walkability
Goal 5: Planning Engagement - Foster a planning engagement culture that effectively and equitably builds people's capacity to organize to improve the city and their neighborhoods.
Includes 9 strategies related to:
Increasing public knowledge of planning processes
Engaging City staff, appointed commissioners, and elected officials in the planning process
Chapter 3: Equitable Transportation
Download PDF: Chapter 3 - Equitable Transportation
Richmond prioritizes the movement of people over the movement of vehicles through a safe, reliable, equitable, and sustainable transportation network. Walking, biking, and transit options are the most convenient and used forms of transportation in Richmond, thereby improving the natural environment and our health. Richmond's multi-modal transportation system is high-quality and easy for all people to use regardless of income and physical abilities, seamlessly connecting Richmond neighborhoods and attractions to each other, the region, and the nation.
Goal 6: Land Use and Transportation Planning - Align future land use and transportation planning to support a sustainable and resilient city.
Increasing the number of residents and jobs at Nodes and along enhanced transit corridors
Goal 7: Vision Zero - Systematically change the built environment to shift our safety culture and ensure that individuals are not killed or seriously injured on city streets.
Reducing all traffic-related deaths
Goal 8: Non-Car Network - Enhance walking, biking, and transit infrastructure to provide universal access to all users, prioritizing low-income areas and areas within the high-injury street network.
Improving the pedestrian experience
Increasing the mileage of greenways
Expanding and improving on-street networks and amenities serving bicycles
Increasing transit service
Increasing the number of intercity travel options
Increasing the number of employers implementing Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Goal 9: Streets, Bridges & Interchanges - Build and improve streets and bridges to expand connectivity for all users.
Improving streets for all users
Improving and creating bridges
Increasing the mileage of alleyways
Strengthening the street network
Improving 80% of street pavement to an index of good or better
Implementing parking strategies
Goal 10: Emerging Transportation Technologies - Incorporate emerging technology into the transportation network in ways that seek to reduce single-occupancy vehicle use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Expanding and maintaining the Richmond Signal System
Developing programs to manage new mobility technologies
Utilizing technology to reduce vehicle miles traveled related to circling the block
Increasing the number of low emission vehicles
Chapter 4: Diverse Economy
Download PDF: Chapter 4 - Diverse Economy
Richmond is home to a variety of businesses and industries that offer opportunities for quality employment and capital investment. Richmond is a first-choice location for businesses and investment because the city's transportation, housing, cultural, outdoor, commercial, and institutional amenities create a vibrant city. Richmonders of all income levels have opportunities for life-long learning and skill-building.
Goal 11: Businesses and Jobs - Foster an environment that supports the growth of existing and new small, medium, and large businesses, focusing on Nodes, major corridors, and industrial centers.
Retaining, creating, and attracting employers
Equitable economic development strategies
Small businesses, start-ups, and women-owned and minority businesses
Future industrial users
Branding and marketing Nodes
Goal 12: Tourism - Develop tourism and attractions to further elevate Richmond's image and to continue to delight existing and future residents, employees, and visitors.
Richmond's tourism attractions
Hosting regional, national, and international events
Availability and options for lodging
Improving hospitality and visitor facilities/services
Goal 13: Anchor Institutions - Leverage institutions to strengthen job sectors and collaborate on land planning.
Cooperative relationships between institutions and neighborhoods
Careful consideration of land resources
Chapter 5: Inclusive Housing
Download PDF: Chapter 5 - Inclusive Housing (7 MB)
Richmond is a city where all people can access quality housing choices. By preserving and increasing housing options, Richmond supports existing and new residents, regardless of income. As the city grows, Richmond provides options to existing residents, preventing involuntary displacement and reducing housing disparities. Housing is the foundation of inclusive Richmond neighborhoods that are walkable with adequate linkages to services, goods, and open spaces.
Goal 14: Inclusive Housing - Preserve, expand, and create mixed-income communities by preserving existing housing units and developing new ones - both renter- and owner-occupied - throughout the city.
Increasing city-wide awareness of the importance of integrating housing at all income levels
Ensuring that homelessness is rare, brief, and one-time
Creating 10,000 new affordable housing units
Mixed-income communities along enhanced transit corridors
Encouraging more housing types throughout the city
Transforming Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) public housing properties
Re-imaging the future of manufactured home parks
Preventing involuntary displacement
Chapter 6: Thriving Environment
Download PDF: Chapter 6 - Thriving Environment (12 MB)
Richmond is a sustainable and resilient city with healthy air, clean water, and a flourishing ecosystem. Carbon emissions are low, air and water quality are high, and city-wide solid waste production is minimal. The City is positively adapting to the effects of a changing climate, with a built environment that enhances and protects natural assets, including the James River. All residents have equitable access to nature and a healthy community.
Goal 15: Clean Air - Improve air quality within the city and the region, achieve a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within the city by 2030, and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the city by 2050 via RVAgreen 2050.
Reducing air pollution related to transportation
Reducing air pollution related to City infrastructure and facilities
Reducing air pollution related to private buildings
Reducing the amount of waste going into landfills
Goal 16: Clean Water - Improve local water quality and manage the built environment to enhance and protect natural assets such as the James River.
Restoring all streams into healthy riparian areas
Placing an additional 100 acres under conservation easement
Reducing water consumption by 10% per capita
Increasing green stormwater infrastructure
Goal 17: Resilient & Healthy Communities - Positively adapt to the effects of a changing climate via RVAgreen 2050, and ensure that all residents have equitable access to nature and a healthy community.
Increasing the percentage of Richmonders within a 10-minute walk of quality open space to 100%
Increasing the city-wide tree canopy from 42% to 60%
Reducing the urban heat island effect
Expanding access to the local healthy food system
Reducing the effect from heavy rainfall events and sea level rise
Increasing the resiliency of infrastructure and community assets
Insights Report (September 2018)
The Insights Report provides a summary of data and trends that shape the growth of Richmond, which helped planners shape and develop Richmond 300. It is the most foundational document to Richmond 300 - a must-read if you want to understand the data and analysis that set the stage for the Master Plan.
Download PDF: Insights Report (13 MB)
CURA Reports (March 2019)
The Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) authored two background reports in support of Richmond 300:
1. Land Use, Housing, and Demographic Analysis: This report summarizes Census data showing how Richmond has changed overtime. It also has rough population estimates and anticipated land use and housing demand. The report also presents an analysis of six historic commercial areas in Richmond and states how many more median-income households would be needed in the neighborhood to support a neighborhood grocery store.
Download PDF: CURA Land, Use, Housing, and Demographic Analysis (6 MB)
2. Urban Design Typologies: This report categories Richmond land area by urban design typologies and also presents a short history of the development of Richmond.
Download PDF: CURA Urban Design Typologies (8 MB)
Parking Study (August 2019)
As part of Richmond 300: A Guide for Growth, the city-wide Master Plan update, the City of Richmond's Dept. of Planning and Development Review commissioned Desman to review parking conditions and provide recommendations in seven areas in Richmond.
The major objectives of the Parking Study were:
Support continued redevelopment of the city of Richmond while balancing the multi-modal transportation demands of its growing population.
Provide existing parking conditions data.
Develop policy recommendations to address parking.
Create communications materials to present recommendations.
Suggest policy that could be applied to other parts of the city.
Download PDF: Parking Recommendations (2 MB)
Download PDF: Parking Implementation Matrix (67 KB)
Scott's Addition Circulation Study (July 2019)
The Department of Public Works contracted VHB, an engineering consultant, to develop a circulation study for Scott's Addition to provide recommendations to improve circulation and implement multimodal, vision zero, and complete streets concepts.
Download PDF: Scott's Addition Circulation Study (6 MB)
Download PDF: Scott's Addition Circulation Study Appendices (7 MB)
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NC Supreme Court revives Racial Justice Act in limited cases
June 10, 2020 David Larson Article, News
N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls via NC Courts website.
RALEIGH — Associate Justice Anita Earls of the North Carolina Supreme Court wrote a decision, published June 5 and supported by six out of seven justices, that allowed prisoners on death row who had already applied for an appeal under the Racial Justice Act when it was repealed in 2013, to continue their cases.
The decision came in two separate cases, that of death row inmates Rayford Burke and Andrew Ramseur, who each sued the state after their RJA cases were halted. The RJA was passed in 2009 and allowed prisoners to have their sentences reduced from death to life in prison if they could show racial bias played a role.
Earls' opinion rules that the state cannot retroactively strip them of the right to use the law after the cases had proceeded.
The rulings also potentially stand to revive cases of more than 100 North Carolina prisoners who claim racial bias was the reason or a significant factor for their death sentence. The legal opinion applies to any death-row inmate who sought relief originally while the 2009 law was in place, Earls wrote.
"Here the right is to challenge a sentence of death on the grounds that it was obtained in a proceeding tainted by racial discrimination," Earls wrote in one of the cases. "Repealing the (Racial Justice Act) took away that right, and the repeal cannot be applied retroactively consistent with this state's constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws."
Nearly all of the 150-plus inmates on death row when the 2009 law was in place — including white and black prisoners — filed for reviews under the Racial Justice Act.
Four inmates who initially saw their sentences reduced to life without parole using the legal process now remain on death row with the law's repeal. They have asked the justices to restore their reductions.
Democrats who led the General Assembly when the Racial Justice Act was approved said the law was needed to address prosecutorial misconduct and efforts by district attorneys over the years to keep black residents off capital-case juries. But Republicans who altered and then repealed the law said it was overbroad, particularly in the use of statewide statistics for racial bias.
Critics of the Racial Justice Act also said it was designed to extend a de facto moratorium on the death penalty. North Carolina currently has 143 prisoners on death row. An execution hasn't been carried out since 2006, when Samuel Flippen was put to death after being convicted of murdering his 2-year-old stepdaughter.
Many prisoners have been on death row for decades, with the longest current N.C. death row inmate being Wayne Laws, who was sentenced to death Aug. 21, 1985. The latest addition to the list is Mikel Brady, who killed four workers at Pasquotank Correctional Institute in a failed escape attempt and was then sentenced to death Oct. 28, 2019.
Associate Justice Paul Newby, the only registered Republican on the seven-member court, was the sole dissenting vote, saying he believed the decision "cedes significant portions of the people's authority over death penalty policy to the courts."
Newby was writing in the case of Ramseur, who was convicted in 2010 of first-degree murder for killing two people during an armed robbery at an Iredell County gas station. He challenged his sentence, pointing out this trial was heard by an all-white jury during a time of racial tensions in the community. Ramseur amended his request for relief when the Racial Justice Act was altered. A judge dismissed his claims after the repeal.
Much of the legal arguments surrounded an 1869 state Supreme Court ruling involving a Confederate soldier protected by a then-repealed amnesty law.
Earls, writing for six of the justices, said the repeal was unconstitutional to Ramseur because it "increases the severity of the standard of punishment attached to the crime of first-degree murder" and deprives him of a way to fight the punishment in court.
"This decision is built on basic fairness," Don Beskind, a Duke University law professor involved in the litigation, said in a release. "The evidence in these death penalty cases was stark and undeniable. The very least we can do is allow it to be heard in court."
Newby countered that the Racial Justice Act did not change the punishment for first-degree murder, and that death-row inmates have other methods to seek sentencing relief from the courts.
Earls cited Ramseur in a shorter, separate opinion involving Burke, who was sent to death row in 1993 for what court documents show was the murder of a man who had testified against him in an earlier murder case. Ramseur also was convicted by an all-white jury in Iredell County court, where prosecutors referred to him in closing arguments as a "big black bull," according to a news release Friday from death penalty opponents.
The office of Attorney General Josh Stein, whose attorneys represented the state in the cases, was reviewing the decisions Friday, a spokesperson said.
Tim Wigginton, a spokesman for the N.C. GOP, released a statement on the ruling saying, "The liberal majorities decision on RJA undermines justice and our democratic system. The court has undemocratically done what Democrats in the legislature have tried for years to do and failed."
Wigginton also said, "the Democrat majority on the Supreme Court used the Racial Justice Act to essentially end the enforcement of the death penalty in North Carolina."
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, held a press conference days earlier, on June 2, in regard to the protests after the death of George Floyd and the resulting calls for improving the justice system surrounding issues of race.
"As the mother of twin sons who are young black men, I know that the calls for change absolutely must be heeded," Beasley said in her speech. "And while we rely on our political leaders to institute those necessary changes, we must also acknowledge the distinct role that our courts play. As chief justice, it is my responsibility to take ownership of the way our courts administer justice, and acknowledge that we must do better, we must be better."
NSJ asked N.C. Courts if Beasley's press conference had any connection with the RJA cases being decided days later, since arguments on the case had concluded August of 2019. N.C. Court communications director Sharon Gladwell said that justices do not comment on decisions of the court. Gladwell did not address the question of timing of the release of the decision.
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Hundreds march in Hong Kong as leader urges stability
MATTHEWS: Sending mixed messages on gatherings, social distancing is a really bad look for state officials
NCGOP hosts Donald Trump Jr. at sportsman's banquet
October 12, 2020 Matt Mercer Article, News
CLAYTON – Donald Trump Jr. spent this past weekend in North Carolina, headlining several events along Interstate 95, headlined by an appearance at the North Carolina Republican Party's first-ever sportsman's banquet. Over 250 gathered outdoors […]
US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades
July 14, 2020 Michael Balsamo, Associated Press News
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to […]
NCGOP holds virtual state convention
July 14, 2020 North State Journal Staff News
RALEIGH — On 10-days' notice, following back-and-forth statements with state health officials, the North Carolina Republican Party held its first-ever virtual state convention on Friday, July 10. The North Carolina Democratic Party held a virtual […]

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"Throwing money at a problem doesn't always resolve it," is a commonly held axiom that, in most cases, proves to be true.
At least that's not a judgment call that can be made purely on what transpired late last month at the Mason City Schools Board of Education meeting.
Board members voted to approve a new compensation matrix for the 2019-20 school year that gave immediate boosts in pay to some district administrators ranging from $2,022 to $21,746. The total cost of the pay boost is $170,405.
By comparison, the district's board also recently approved the teachers' contract, which included an increase of $360.
At first blush, these seem to be an equally unfair and outrageous comparison.
But here are some more facts that may help broaden the perspective of people who've called, emailed and commented online about the new matrix. This information is based on 2017-18 school district salary data:
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16 teachers in Mason City schools earned more than $80,000.
2 teachers earned $86,375, the most possible.
5 of the highest paid teachers earned more than 8 of the 14 principals who work in the district.
72 teachers earned more than the district's associate principals.
The district's average salary and benefits package for teachers is in the top 20 in the state.
The district's average salary and benefits package for principals is in the bottom third in the state.
In addition, there are many teachers in the district who have the educational credentials to become administrators. And yet, according to Superintendent Dave Versteeg, they haven't because as the pay structure was set, it would've been a pay cut for many of them.
If that's the case for internal candidates, imagine the difficulty in recruiting and retaining quality administrators outside of the district.
The new matrix -- which will have to be re-approved every year -- is actually based on teacher compensation. It sets a starting principal's pay at the 85th percentile of a teacher on a per diem basis.
We aren't suggesting teacher are overcompensated. Far from it. But we are suggesting administrators should, as a rule, make more. That encourages commitment to the district, which is a benefit to both the teachers and the kids who attend.
We also acknowledge that administrators' pay has been -- to put it mildly -- a thorn in the side of this district for many years. It has sparked passionate debate annually. It's the cornerstone of a lawsuit that's still ongoing, in fact.
And yes, it's expensive at nearly $200,000.
But a clearly defined system that uses a standard formula equally applied can only help guide the board in its decision-making. There is a built-in check to the system in that it must be re-approved every year. Plus, it's better to absorb the one-time expense of an adjustment rather than drag it out over a number of years.
We'll be watching to make sure it is money well spent.
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Emotions, wishes and dreams: 'The Lullaby Project' , A digital concert- ode to parental love
The Lullaby Project is presented for the first time to the public of Cyprus through an online concert dedicated to the greatest love on June 16th, 2021, at 7pm as a YouTube premiere. This is a partnership between the socio-musical program of Sistema Cyprus and New York's Carnegie Hall.
Through Sistema Cyprus' YouTube channel, and under the direction of Santiago Ossa Alzate we will all have the opportunity to enjoy original lullabies composed by new parents for their babies in collaboration with professional musicians.
Since 2020, Sistema Cyprus has been one of the international partners of the Lullaby Project, a program of the Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute (WMI), through which pregnant women and young parents work alongside professional musicians to compose personal lullabies for their babies. Participants can express their feelings, hopes and dreams, looking to the future with their child. The Lullaby Project supports maternal health, aids child development, and strengthens the bond between parent and child.
This is the first time the Lullaby Project has partnered with a Cypriot organization and, in its Cypriot version, embraces parents who are active in Sistema Cyprus, as well as parents who have recently arrived in Cyprus, including Caritas Cyprus beneficiaries.
In this first version of the Lullaby Project in Cyprus compositions of 3 composers will be presented; George Christofis in collaboration with Louise, Andreas Michalopoulos in collaboration with Dioh, and Georgia Christoforou in collaboration with Aurelie, but also those of 3 music students, Annita Konstantinou and Marios Kolonia (University of Nicosia) in collaboration with Sophie; and Mostafa Ismail (European University of Cyprus) in collaboration with Youssef.
Narration / dramaturgy by actress Christina Constantinou.
In New York, the Lullaby Project has embraced mothers in hospitals, homeless shelters, shelters, schools, and prisons. The first Lullaby Project took place at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, in December 2011. Since then, it has expanded to many parts of the United States and to various countries around the world.
Through the Lullaby Project, lullabies have been written in more than twenty different languages and in a variety of musical genres, reflecting the different backgrounds of the participating families. More than 1,600 families have written unique lullabies for their children, many of which are available for listening and sharing at www.carnegiehall.org/lullabies.
When: Wednesday 16/06/21, 19:00
Where: You can watch the event live on Sistema Cyprus's Facebook page @Sistema Cyprus and on its YouTube channel.
Concert Mega Sponsor: Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, Cultural Services
Concert Sponsor: Cyprus Youth Board
Sponsors of the program: XM and EY
Supporters of the program: University of Nicosia, European University of Cyprus, Frederick University.
The concert is under the auspices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Cyprus.
Learn more about Sistema Cyprus by following the website www.sistemacyprus.com but also on social media on Facebook and Instagram.
Sistema Cyprus Succeeds in GlobalGiving's Accelerator, Becomes Recognized Partner of GlobalGiving
Sistema Cyprus is pleased to announce that they have graduated from the GlobalGiving Accelerator program, gaining entry into the GlobalGiving marketplace and becoming a recognized partner of GlobalGiving. As part of the Accelerator, Sistema Cyprus successfully raised $5,008 from 84 unique individual donors to support their project, "Help 200 children change their lives through music."
"We're thrilled to have Sistema Cyprus as part of our community. Sistema Cyprus has met our rigorous vetting standards for trust and community support, and we're committed to providing tools, training, and support as they learn, grow and become more effective," said Alix Guerrier, CEO of GlobalGiving. "GlobalGiving donors value the opportunity to support nonprofits like Sistema Cyprus, knowing that they'll get regular updates about how their donations are put to work."
"Sistema Cyprus is a social-music orchestra and choir program established in 2018, offering free music education to the children and young people of the small island of Cyprus, including migrants, refugees and children and young people with fewer opportunities. Sistema Cyprus ensures these groups are respected, recognized and included in society, focusing on the personal development of its participants focusing primarily on empowerment and helping them reach their full potential through music.", said Myria Kkali, project leader at Sistema Cyprus.
"Visit our project, 'Help 200 children change their lives through music' to learn how even $11 can make a difference: http://goto.gg/51703".
SISTEMA CYPRUS BRINGS CARNEGIE HALL'S LULLABY PROJECT IN CYPRUS
SISTEMA CYPRUS BRING CARNEGIE HALL'S LULLABY PROJECT IN CYPRUS for a creative venture filled with parental love.
Pregnant women and new parents are paired with professional musicians to create personal lullabies for their babies.
The program supports maternal health, aids child development, and strengthens the bond between parent and child.
SISTEMA CYPRUS- One of 35 national and international partners of Carnegie Hall.
This season, Sistema Cyprus serves as an international partner for the Lullaby Project, a program of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute (WMI), that pairs pregnant women and new mothers and fathers with professional artists with the purpose to write personal lullabies for their babies. The participants are offered the creative opportunity to communicate feelings, hopes, and dreams, through the intimate medium of lullabies, as they look to the future with their children. The Lullaby Project supports maternal health, aids childhood development, and strengthens the bond between parent and child.
This is the first time that the Lullaby Project collaborates with a Cypriot organization, and, in its Cypriot manifestation, the project embraces parents who are active in Sistema Cyprus, as well as parents who are newcomers to Cyprus, including beneficiaries of Caritas Cyprus.
As their companions for this creative journey, the established and upcoming artists Yiorgos Christofi, Georgia Christoforou, Andreas Michalopoulos, Mostafa Ismail, Annita Constantinou and Marios Kolonias, work closely with the families for the composition of their personalized lullabies.
In New York City, the Lullaby Project reaches mothers in hospitals, homeless shelters, foster care centres, schools, and correctional facilities. The first Lullaby Project took place at Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, New York in December 2011, and since then it has been adopted by various regions and countries. To this day, more than 1,600 families from around the world have written original lullabies for their children, many of which are available for listening and sharing at carnegiehall.org/lullabies. Lullabies have been written in more than 20 different languages and a wide range of musical styles, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of participating families.
Follow Sistema Cyprus' social media platforms on Facebook and Instagram to experience the journey of Lullaby creation.
THE QUEEN SPEAKS TO COMMONWEALTH VOLUNTEERS DURING FIRST VIRTUAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY SISTEMA CYPRUS
Her Majesty The Queen joined a video call this week with three winners of the Commonwealth Points of Light award, to celebrate their achievements and the importance of volunteers across the Commonwealth. The call included The Queen's first ever virtual musical performance and virtual tour.
The Queen awards one volunteer from across the Commonwealth each week with a Commonwealth Points of Light award, in recognition of the difference they have made while volunteering in their local community. During the call Her Majesty thanked the volunteers, praising their work.
Her Majesty The Queen said: "Thank you all for taking part in this programme. I'm delighted to have heard your stories and I think it's wonderful work that you're all doing, and volunteering so much. Thank you very much."
During the call, Her Majesty, Head of the Commonwealth, was introduced to three award winners from Trinidad and Tobago, Mozambique and Cyprus, who spoke of the impact of their initiatives in their local communities and beyond.
During The Queen's first ever virtual musical performance, 45 children performed a piece of music in celebration of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh's recent 73rd Wedding Anniversary.
The Sistema Cyprus Symphony Orchestra performed a never before heard piece – Modus Cyprius – due to be premiered to the public next week (composed by Cypriot composer Andreas Michalopoulos).
Nikoletta Polydorou, a music teacher from Cyprus who received her award in August 2020, founded 'Sistema Cyprus' in 2018. The initiative transforms the lives of children and young people from challenged communities by providing free music education and instruments, and runs its own children's orchestra and choir. The initiative also collaborates with three Cypriot Universities to provide academic scholarship opportunities, and now has their first student studying music at University.
Her Majesty also spoke to Len Peters from Trinidad and Tobago, who received the first ever Commonwealth Points of Light award in February 2018 in recognition of his community driven conservation organisation – the Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association. Over 30 years, Len's educational work in local communities and regular patrols of local beaches has transformed entire communities, with Trinidad and Tobago now home to one of the densest leatherback sea turtle nesting sites in the world. Len's work also appeared on BBC's 'Blue Planet 2' with Sir David Attenborough.
Len Peters said; "Here you have a young boy from a turtle eating family wanting to make a difference…at night we would walk the beach back and forth protecting the turtles…to try to convince people that it was the right thing to do. What we didn't know, that 30 years later that effort…would see Trinidad being recognised as one of the most important nesting sites for the leatherback seas turtles in the world."
The Queen then spoke to Ruy Santos from Mozambique who received the Commonwealth Points of Light award in July this year. Ruy founded Makobo in 2009, a collaborative working space to promote nutrition, education and youth employment, of which Her Majesty had her first virtual tour.
The space includes a Soup Kitchen, which during the pandemic fed 6,000 people daily, including lunchboxes to support local school children. In response to Covid-19, the organisation also began working with 15 local dressmakers, producing over 6,000 masks for underprivileged communities, hospitals and charity workers.
Ruy Santos said; "We are trying to replicate the lunchbox initiative and…kitchen all over the country to feed one million children by the end of 2025. But it's more than food, we want to promote more opportunities for young people and especially women to reduce the high rates of malnutrition and illiteracy in Mozambique that effects 80% of our population." During the call, Ruy presented Her Majesty her first gift of a facemask – one of Makobo's handmade facemasks "from Mozambique with love".
Footage Copyright: Buckingham Palace.
Στρατηγική Συνεργασία Πανεπιστημίου Frederick και Sistema Cyprus
Σε υπογραφή Μνημονίου Συνεργασίας προχώρησαν το Πανεπιστήμιο Frederick και η Sistema Cyprus με στόχο την ανάπτυξη των μεταξύ τους σχέσεων σε θέματα κοινού ενδιαφέροντος. Το Μνημόνιο υπέγραψαν η κα Νατάσσα Φρειδερίκου, Πρόεδρος του Συμβουλίου του Πανεπιστημίου Frederick και η Δρ. Νικολέττα Πολυδώρου, Εκτελεστική Διευθύντρια του Sistema Cyprus. Παρούσα στη συνάντηση ήταν και η Δρ. Μύρια Κκάλη (συνιδρύτρια του Sistema Cyprus).
Το Sistema είναι ένας μη κερδοσκοπικός οργανισμός που στοχεύει στην παροχή δωρεάν μουσικής εκπαίδευσης σε παιδιά και νέους μέσω της συμμετοχής σε ορχήστρες και χορωδίες. Ο οργανισμός στοχεύει επίσης στην προώθηση του σεβασμού και της αναγνώρισης ευάλωτων πληθυσμιακών ομάδων.
Τα δύο συμβαλλόμενα μέρη, θα συνεργαστούν για τον σχεδιασμό και τη σύνταξη προτάσεων, καθώς επίσης και για την εφαρμογή ευκαιριών επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης, εκπαιδευτικών σεμιναρίων, διαδραστικών εργαστηρίων και ερευνητικών έργων που θα ωφελήσουν την αποστολή κάθε οργανισμού.
Επιπρόσθετα, οι φοιτητές του Πανεπιστημίου θα μπορούν να έχουν εμπλοκή στις δράσεις του Sistema, προκειμένου να διεξάγουν έρευνα στο πλαίσιο των μαθημάτων τους, ή και να πραγματοποιούν την πρακτική τους άσκηση. Οι μαθητές του Sistema, θα μπορούν να υποβάλουν αίτηση για εισδοχή στο Πανεπιστήμιο Frederick και να διεκδικούν υποτροφίες σύμφωνα με τα διαθέσιμα σχέδια. Τέλος, το Πανεπιστήμιο θα στηρίζει ποικιλοτρόπως τις ενέργειες και τις δραστηριότητες του Sistema Cyprus.
Κατά την υπογραφή του Μνημονίου, η κα Νατάσσα Φρειδερίκου, δήλωσε: «Είμαστε ιδιαίτερα χαρούμενοι που υπογράφουμε το σημερινό Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας. Η φιλοσοφία και οι αξίες που μας χαρακτηρίζουν ως Πανεπιστήμιο ταυτίζονται απόλυτα με αυτές του Sistema Cyprus. Είμαι σίγουρη πως οι σημερινές υπογραφές σηματοδοτούν την αρχή μιας όμορφης και καρποφόρας συνεργασίας».
Η Δρ. Νικολέττα Πολυδώρου, αναφερόμενη στη στρατηγική αυτή συνεργασία, σημείωσε «Ένας από τους στόχους μας ως Sistema Cyprus είναι να δίνουμε την ευκαιρία στα παιδιά να ονειρεύονται. Μέσα από αυτή τη συνεργασία, το Πανεπιστήμιο Frederick συνδράμει ουσιαστικά στο επόμενο βήμα που είναι τα παιδιά να μπορούν να πραγματοποιήσουν τα όνειρά τους. Είμαι βέβαιη πως μέσα από αυτή τη συνεργασία, τόσο το παιδιά να μπορούν να πραγματοποιήσουν τα όνειρά τους. Είμαι βέβαιη πως μέσα από αυτή τη συνεργασία, τόσο τα παιδιά του Sistema Cyprus όσο και οι φοιτητές του Πανεπιστημίου Frederick θα αποκτήσουν εμπειρίες ζωής που θα τους καθιστούν εν δυνάμει ενεργούς πολίτες στην κοινωνία».
XM sings to be Major Sponsor for Sistema Cyprus Larnaca Nucleo
We are excited to be seeing our team of young musicians becoming stronger, and proud to be witnessing our Larnaca nucleo growing further with the addition of lessons for wind instruments. Key for this heart-(and ear-)warming development has been our major sponsor for Larnaca, XM Trading Point Holdings Ltd. We extend our gratitude, our young musicians' smiles, and many melodies and harmonics to the company for helping us in making this happen!
Sistema Cyprus: Hope Lives On!
The amphitheatre of Skali Aglantzias echoed in rhythms of love hope and solidarity!
With the hopeful message 'Hope Lives on', Sistema Cyprus returned with another concert which was held on Saturday 19th September 18:00 at Skali Amphitheatre in Aglantzia.
In a sold-out amphitheatre, taking care of all the measures of social distancing and measures regarding the safety and health protocol, the Orchestra and Choir of Sistema Cyprus Nicosia and Larnaka performed under the artistic direction of Santiago Ossa Alzate and Loukia Lazarou
The amphitheatre echoed with the most delightful music played by the incredible skills of the young musicians of Sistema Cyprus, the whole experience conveyed messages of love, joy, hope and solidarity to the audience. Something much needed for the difficult times we live in!
The night was also special for the group of Larnaca which performed with their cajons for the last time, thus saying goodbye to the set of percussions, in order to welcome their new wind instruments, thus creating their own wind orchestra.
Surprises were not missing from the unique concert of Sistema Cyprus 'Hope Lives on', as young Louis with his baton took the chance to direct the string orchestra of Sistema Cyprus and fired the enthusiasm of the audience with his talent and sauciness!
Gold Sponsor: Cultural Services of the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth
Supporters: Larnaca Cultural Foundation, Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia Municipal Multifunctional Center and Intercity Buses
Media Sponsor: RIK
Photos: Yiannos Christou
A Royal award for our Executive Director
On Friday the 21st of August, 2020, the Executive Director and co-founder of Sistema Cyprus, our very own Nikoletta Polydorou was honoured by Her Majesty Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II.
Her Majesty the Queen, as head of the Commonwealth, has recognized Nikoletta, representing Cyprus, as the 153rd Commonwealth Points of Light recipient in honour of her exceptional voluntary service supporting marginalized children and young people through music education and the work of Sistema Cyprus.
Thank you to the UK in Cyprus – British High Commission Nicosia for hosting us today for a day we will never forget! So proud!
Photo credits: Leda Ayiomamiti
Read more about the award here: https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/sistema-cyprus/
SISTEMA CYPRUS SIGNS INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION WITH EL SISTEMA.
We are proud to announce the signing of an Interinstitutional Agreement of Cooperation between Sistema Cyprus and El Sistema. José Antonio Abreu founded El Sistema in 1975 to help Venezuelan kids learn to play musical instruments and be part of an orchestra. Because of his vision, programmes have been established around the world, following the principles of El Sistema, engaging millions of children.
As Sistema Cyprus, we are so honoured to be given the opportunity to learn from the organisation which has brought about a global social music revolution. This collaboration will include actions such as an exchange programme between artistic directors and teaching artists, academic training, workshops and masterclasses.
During an online meeting, the agreement was signed by Nikoletta Polydorou, Executive Director of Sistema Cyprus, Eduardo Méndez, Executive Director of El Sistema and Eduardo Martuet, Artistic Director of MISO.
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Sistema Cyprus participates in Side by Side: Digital
In mid-June 2020, children and young people from all over the world gathered in Gothenburg to play in orchestra, sing in choir, create and develop together. Through music, we build bridges between people, cultures and continents.
The International orchestra and choir camp Side by Side by El Sistema is a part of Gothenburg's 400th anniversary which we, together with children and young people from around the world, are celebrating with lots of joy and creativity all the way to the Jubilee Year 2021, and far beyond.
Due to the corona pandemic the 2020 camp was transformed to Side by Side: Digital, with online participants from 30 countries. The Final Festival Concert was a live streamed meeting point for both participants and audience. Sistema Cyprus represented Cyprus in this unique event.
Here you can experience the Festival Concert, a wonderful music manifestation of hope and community
Kids Guernica Mural, for Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day 2020
Visual Voices and Sistema Cyprus created a beautiful #KidsGuernica Mural that was sent to Japan for the #HiroshimaPeaceMemorial Day 2020. Making all of this possible was the generous support from the #EmbassyofJapaninCyprus through the donation of painting materials.
The annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day will take place on August 6, 2020 with a global broadcast from the Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch. The memorial will commemorate 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped.
Heart of Peace ひろしま, a Japanese NPO, has organized a series of events from around the world that share messages for peace through art and music. They have asked Visual Voices, a non-profit organization focused on international arts-based peacebuilding, to take part in the presentation and to contribute directly through the painting of a Kids Guernica mural with youth in Cyprus. Kids Guernica paintings are on canvases as large as Picasso's original Guernica. It is a global art project with children from around the world expressing the spirit of peace. The mural will be curated alongside other international artworks sent to Hiroshima in solidarity and for a more peaceful future.
The mural was painted by youth participating in #SistemaCyprus. Two of the Sistema youth collaborated in creating the design and the painting event was a great success. Visual Voices was overjoyed at the opportunity to work with kids from Sistema Cyprus for making such a beautiful mural with such a positive message!
The mural has now been packed and shipped to Hiroshima for the memorial on August 6, 2020. A big thank you to Sergio Vaccaro for the portrait photos and to Elia Neophytou for her artistic guidance!


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Brosnahan, Chlumsky, Shalhoub react to their Emmy noms
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars react to Tuesday's 71st Primetime Emmy Award nominations:
"I was watching it live on my phone. I was in a restaurant with some of my friends from high school. My manager and my mom were on the way. We were having breakfast together. … It was a big mistake meeting in a restaurant, because the second we found out, we went crazy. I'm talking glass breaking and falling. People were freaking out thinking that somebody had passed out on my table. It was hilarious," — Jharrel Jerome, up for outstanding lead actor in a limited series for "When They See Us," in an interview.
"I'm in South Africa filming 'The Kissing Booth 2,' and I'm sitting in my transport vehicle with my producer. We just watched the livestream together and I'm on my (expletive) hotspot on my super old computer. This is like the greatest (expletive) moment of my life" — 19-year-old Joey King, who earned her first Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for "The Act," in an interview.
"I'm at the dog park this morning with my four children and started getting a lot of texts and phone calls all at once. I'm so excited to learn that the 'Maisel' family has been invited back to the party. This category is ridiculous. I can't believe I get to be a part of anything with these amazing women." — Rachel Brosnahan, up for outstanding comedy actress for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" in an interview.
"I was reading an essay about mathematics in bed with my dog. If you're wondering if I'm a big math fan, I'm not. It was very hard for me to get through. It was talking about prime numbers, but it was just dull and thought provoking enough that it was distracting," — Natasha Lyonne joked in an interview about what she was doing moments before finding out about her outstanding actress in a comedy series nomination for "Russian Doll."
"This nomination is a tribute to Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam. Let's all say their names. Yusef's mother, Sharonne Salaam, is nothing less than a warrior for her son and a survivor of an emotional violence few of us will ever understand. I am utterly grateful to her. Thank you to the visionary Ava DuVernay and Netflix for giving me the blessing to be a part of this act of restorative justice" — Aunjanue Ellis, up for outstanding lead actress in a limited series for "When They See Us," in a statement.
"I had just gone into my room to lay in the fetal position, when the phone started ringing. I knew it was Jen, my publicist, and I thought I wouldn't answer it. Not even realizing today was the day," — Giancarlo Esposito, who woke up not feeling well, said of his nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for "Better Call Saul" in an interview.
"It didn't hit me that today was Emmy nominations day. I had a really early call time before the Emmy noms came out, and then it really hit me. All of a sudden, my nerves started kicking in. I told myself, 'I have to put my phone on airplane mode. I can't deal with this while I'm working. I have to focus on my work.' Which I did. But then I got the nomination, and I was like 'Oh my God.' Having being nominated is beyond, it's beyond. … I feel really grateful. Very lucky" — Julia Garner said while on set filming the third season of "Ozark." She is up for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her role on the Netflix series.
"I'm feeling really jazzed. It might be the coffee I just had. But this feels so much sweeter because it's the last time around for this show" — Anna Chlumsky, up for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for "Veep," in an interview.
"This morning, my dad and I were out getting supplies. We did a little Irish jig, embarrassing ourselves, I'm sure" — Chris Sullivan, outstanding supporting actor nominee for "This Is Us," said while on a break from working on a classic car at his parent's house in Sacramento.
"It's been getting a lot of buzz. That's been a surprise. Obviously we believed in what we were doing. It was really great material, and everyone believed we were doing great work when we were doing it. There's so much choice now, for one show to capture the conversation now is pretty rare," — Jared Harris, who woke up to the news of him outstanding actor in a limited series or movie nomination for "Chernobyl," in an interview.
"I'd been at a family reunion here in Wisconsin, near where I grew up. I didn't have my phone with me when the announcements came out. I checked in with it about 45 mins later, because there's so much activity here. So, it was something I had to clear a number of things out of the way in order to get back to it. It already was a beautiful day here otherwise, and this made it extra special," — Tony Shalhoub, nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," said in an interview.
"I'd had some coffee, was getting ready for an audition, feeling bad about myself, just another Tuesday. Now I'm trying to figure out where to go for Taco Tuesday. I'm sure there will be some champagne involved," — Luke Kirby, who is up for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," said in an interview.
"I was dead asleep and my phone rang and it was Joey King on FaceTime crying. But she was crying happy tears and I said "Did you get nominated?" And she cried and I said "What is it? Did you get nominated?" and she shook her head yes and then she said "We both did!" It was such a great feeling to see her face and feel her joy she is so damn talented and she kept saying "I couldn't do it without you." But she could have because she is an incredible talent. Then my boyfriend came in and told me about all the nominations for 'Escape at Dannemora' too. Then Ben Stiller texted me. So it was a pretty amazing morning," — Patricia Arquette, who is up for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series for "The Act" and lead actress in a limited series for "Escape At Dannemora," in a statement.
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A few months ago when the presidential campaigning began, many people said, "Donald Trump won't get anywhere. He's just a buffoon and not presidential material." I don't hear that so much anymore, probably because he's been at the top of the polls for republican candidates for quite some time now. One day he and Cruz are supposedly tied, if you consider the margin of error for the polls, and the next, Trump is ahead again. What I'm hearing now is "How on earth did this happen? How did the Donald get to the top?" Who knows what will happen next?
And do consider the democratic election as well. Hillary Clinton was leading by a wide margin, but suddenly she isn't anymore, not in Iowa anyway. Bernie Sanders is running neck and neck with her, sometimes pulling ahead. Why is that? Well, at the risk of saying what you've heard a million times already, Hillary has some heavy baggage attached to her campaign. She's been around a long time, as she points out constantly, but old Bernie is the new kid in town. Isn't that what defeated her last time when Obama was the new kid? Who knows?
I listen to the nightly news and occasionally read about the candidates because I'm trying to educate myself about their attributes and their weaknesses. I'd like to make myself a checklist to decide which candidate I'll vote for when the time comes. I don't know everything that needs to be on the list, but I'll start with one particular thing—(1) Has this candidate been caught in an obvious lie to the public? How can I or anyone else vote for someone who has blatantly lied to us before? I think of the old adage; Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Are we sheep that just blindly follow a candidate, no matter what he does? Mussolini said during WWII that the Italian people were like sheep. It mattered little what he did, they followed him. Donald Trump said that he could stand in the street and shoot someone and his followers would remain loyal. He's saying they are sheep; he's just using different terms.


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Look Between the Lines: Handicapping Week 16 in the NFL
James Hernandez has more than 15 years in the sports handicapping industry and contributes weekly for FOXsports.com as our betting expert. Have comments or questions? Make sure to email him at jameshernandez1981@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jhern81.
Philadelphia Eagles (-7) over Washington Redskins
After a deflating loss at home to Dallas the Eagles will need to regroup quickly in order to keep their postseason hopes alive. Lucky for them they have a date with the hapless Redskins. During their current six-game losing streak, Washington has been outscored 170-86 -- and four of the six defeats were by double-digits. Although rookie head coach Jay Gruden just received the dreaded "vote of confidence" from upper management, he still has to be upset with the fact that Robert Griffin III is still his only option at quarterback. It's hard to find blame in Gruden, considering that all three of his career victories have come with someone other than RG3 under center. You should back the team still playing for something, as the Redskins continue to give the Kardashians a run for their money as television's most dysfunctional makeshift family.
San Diego Chargers (+3) over San Francisco 49ers
Does anyone else here feel like the wrong team is favored? Both teams are coming off of losses, however only San Francisco has been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. With the uncertainty surrounding their head coach it appears as if San Francisco is just going through the motions to end the season and San Diego may be able to capitalize on a team that has checked out. Despite losing the previous two weeks, the Bolts still control their playoff fate and wins the final two weeks of the season will ensure them a second consecutive Wild Card berth. These are two franchises headed in opposite directions so be sure to go with San Diego as Rivers and his guys dig deep to extend their playoff hopes for one more week.
Detroit Lions (-6.5) over Chicago Bears
Even the "Curse of Bobby Layne" won't be enough to put an end to the dumpster fire known as the Chicago Bears and their three-game losing streak. Despite having five wins on the season, there is a legitimate argument to be made for Chicago being the worst team in the NFL. Let's face it; no team is doing less with more. Jay Cutler's atrocious play looks even worse considering he is the highest-paid player in the NFL. Chicago lost its will to fight weeks ago, so go with the Lions as they easily win and cover to set up a week 17 showdown for the NFC North division title versus the Pack.
Atlanta Falcons (+6.5) over New Orleans Saints
After 15 weeks of forgettable football, the NFC South will be one step closer to crowning a division winner on Sunday. Both the Falcons and Saints have played subpar football for the majority of the season, but the rules say each division will have a winner and that division winner will host a playoff game on Wild Card weekend. Defense has seemingly been optional for both these teams -- they rank 31st and 32nd in total defense. Look for Matt Ryan and Drew Brees to air it out early and often and the quarterback who can self-inflict the least amount of damage will likely be the victor. It's hard to imagine a scenario where either of these teams should be favored, so I am just taking the points here as the lesser of two evils. This is a game you bet and forget about until it's time to check the final score, because sitting and watching this contest in its entirety is a punishment no one should have to endure.
Baltimore Ravens (-4.5) over Houston Texans
As rookie head coach Bill O'Brien contemplates whether to start Thad Lewis or Case Keenum on Sunday, his counterpart John Harbaugh is devising a game plan that will keep his Baltimore Ravens alive in the AFC playoff chase. Whomever gets the starting nod for Houston will have their work cut out for them as they prepare to face a veteran defense that has been playing playoff football since a Week 14 trip to Miami. Look for Joe Flacco to test a vulnerable secondary with the deep ball as Baltimore hopes to get the Smiths (Torrey and Steve Sr.) a few trips to pay dirt. Justin Forsett and his 1128 yards rushing should pace a very underrated running game as the Ravens chew up clock and control time of possession in order to exhaust the elite pass rushing of Watt and company. This time of year there are two types of teams: those playing for the postseason and those just playing out the string. Once again take the team with something to play for as Baltimore wins and covers a tough road contest in Houston.
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