A protest/vigil was held outside of Richmond City Hall along Broad Street to mark the 5th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. The event was sponsored by the Virginia Antiwar Network (VAWN) and Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC). About 100 people partcipated during the course of the 2 hour, street-side demonstration. In addition to several organizers, a number of veterans and those with family members serving (or having served) in the Iraq spoke to the crowd in attendance.

A forum on the impacts of the war here at home was held at Asbury Methodist Chruch in Churchill following the vigil. The forum was sponsored by VAWN and included five guest speakers. All were women of color, giving those who attended a different and enlightening perspective on the war not generally covered by the mainstream media or politicians on Capital Hill.