One year ago, RYSE released a statement in response to the ongoing genocide happening in Gaza. 

“As an organization that addresses the root causes of violence, RYSE recognizes that these same children and young adults who are facing genocide in Gaza right now were born under a longstanding colonial occupation resourced and ratified by the US. And fortified by the lies and slander of the mainstream media against oppressed peoples everywhere, from Richmond to Gaza.”

In remembrance, grief, love and rage, RYSE continues to stand in solidarity with Palestine through our words, actions, and spaces.