Rho Iota Lambda vs Abolitionist Sanctuary

Greetings Brothers! Welcome to the Rho Iota Lambda App. We are providing this tool to support and enhance our communication, collaboration, and engagement within the fraternal community. We are thrilled to have you join our digital application to connect and receive information at your fingertips. This official Rho Iota Lambda App is for members of the chapter to find out about our events, chat with Chapter members, View Chapter Documents, View Chapter Directory, and much more. The ability to effectively communicate with Chapter members will help us continue to develop leaders, promote brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our community. The App also allows guest to view many features of the app in the Guest View. Guests can also receive push notifications of Chapter and Community events. As a Guest you can also contact the brothers, with any questions, or comments. On February 4, 1999, a group of brothers met and discussed the possibility of chartering a chapter in Chesterfield County. This group, then known as the Greater Richmond Alumni Association of Alphas, petitioned the fraternity during the 94th General Convention in Dallas, TX. The brothers identified community groups to begin a partnership and initiated the formal application process for chartering a chapter with the general organization. During this time the group created a constitution and by-laws and began the initial framework for a fully functional chapter. Chapter officers were selected and formal meetings were held twice a month. Several community projects were formalized during this time. Some of them included South Richmond Adult Daycare Center, YMCA: Youth Mentoring Program, Voter Registration, and the Hospitality House.

MISSION Abolitionist Sanctuary is a national coalition of Black-serving churches, civic organizations and communities trained in abolitionist principles to unite against the moral crisis of mass incarceration and the criminalization of impoverished Black motherhood. We are abolitionists who collectively make a radical investment in liberation and communal flourishing achieved through education, consulting, and civic engagement. Our educational commitment is to train faith and civic leaders to apply abolitionist principles to repair, restore, and rebuild just and equitable communities. As consultants, we advise organizations to integrate solutions that strengthen diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. As community organizers, we create transformative justice strategies to increase civic engagement that affirms the inherent worth of underrepresented groups, especially impoverished Black mothers. VISION We envision training a faith-based abolitionist movement to repair harms, restore relationships, and rebuild a more just and equitable society for impoverished Black mothers to flourish beyond punishment, policing, and prisons. VALUES We follow a 5C-value system derived from the survival strategies of Black mothers who struggle to provide for themselves and their families against interlocking systems of oppression. These values counter the vices of condemnation, neglect, conformity, cowardice, and individualism—all of which support and perpetuate carceral systems. MEMBERS Members of Abolitionist Sanctuary work to build a national coalition united against the moral crisis of mass incarceration and the criminalization of impoverished Black motherhood. As a membership community, we apply abolitionist principles and transformative justice strategies to repair, restore, and rebuild a more just and equitable society. We create solutions that affirm the inherent worth of underrepresented groups, especially impoverished Black mothers. All members, regardless of membership type, receive the following benefits: 1. Social Network. Full access to AbolitionistSanctuary.org to socialize, organize, and mobilize with a community of abolitionists. Includes access to membership directory, social groups, and mobile app. 2. Abolition Academy. Full access to AbolitionAcademy.com to advance the study, teaching, research, and practice of abolitionist principles. 3. Resources. Receive exclusive access to podcasts, studies, book club, facilitated discussions, mentorship, programming, and an invitation to membership meetings with the Executive Director, Board members, and experts. 4. News & Jobs. Full access to news about Abolitionist Sanctuary, its members, current events, call-to-actions, and a job board. 5. Discounts. Receive discounts on event tickets, such as the Annual Gala and other educational and community-based programs.