On April 29, 1975 as U.S. helicopters evacuated military and civilian personnel from besieged Saigon the first of an estimated 50,000 Southeast Asian refugees began arriving at Camp Pendleton.
On April 29, 1975 – as U.S. helicopters evacuated military and civilian personnel from besieged Saigon – the first of an estimated 50,000 Southeast Asian refugees began arriving at Camp Pendleton.
Sculpture inspired by BLM protests moves into Ashland Town Hall
The story behind the Ashland Peace Project
and last updated 2021-04-21 18:17:23-04
ASHLAND, Va. An Ashland artistâs wooden sculpture, that was inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests, has a prominent new home. Arthur Brill designed the Ashland Peace Project in the weeks following the death of George Floyd and the police reform protests that followed.
â What can I do? is the question I ask myself. What I can do is, I can attract attention,â Brill explained.
The sculpture stands at nearly seven feet tall and depicts a large two-toned peace sign. The hand sits on a fractured white pedestal in the lobby of Ashland Town Hall on Thompson Street.