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Black Virginians Honored in 20 New Historical Highway Markers

Black Virginians Honored in 20 New Historical Highway Markers

On Juneteenth 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced the content of "20 new state historical highway markers that address topics of national, state, and regional significance in Virginia’s African Ame ...

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Juneteenth State Holiday!

Juneteenth State Holiday!

Image credit: AJ+ YouTube On June 16, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam announced that Juneteenth would be a paid holiday for state employees. He also announced that he would work on legislation to make Jun ...

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Stand in Solidarity with TakeAction Minnesota

Stand in Solidarity with TakeAction Minnesota

STATEMENT: TAKEACTION STATEMENT ON JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD May 28, 2020 Kenza Hadj-Moussa The murder of George Floyd is devastating and justice is what we are focused on.  ...

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Virginia Organizing Hosts Tele-Townhall with Senator Tim Kaine on COVID Crisis and Emergency Relief

Virginia Organizing Hosts Tele-Townhall with Senator Tim Kaine on COVID Crisis and Emergency Relief

Newport News, Va. – Today Virginia Organizing held a tele-townhall featuring Senator Tim Kaine, Margarida Jorge of Health Care for America Now (HCAN), Jill Hanken of the Virginia Poverty Law ...

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Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3

Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of our Resiliency and Self-Care newsletter! We hope this finds you safe and well. Life as we’ve known it has changed dramatically in just the span of a few mon ...

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Virginia Organizing and 100+ Public Officials Call for Congress to Direct Relief Funds to Community Priorities

Virginia Organizing and 100+ Public Officials Call for Congress to Direct Relief Funds to Community Priorities

Richmond, Va. – Today Virginia Organizing released a letter signed by over 100 current and former public officials from all areas of Virginia calling for "Relief for All Virginians ...

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Relief for All Virginians: Sign On Letter to Members of Congress

Relief for All Virginians: Sign On Letter to Members of Congress

More than 140 current and former public officials from every region of Virginia have signed this letter to our Congressional delegation. Dear Members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation, The COVI ...

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Lynchburg Wins its School Volunteer and Non-Discrimination Campaigns!

Lynchburg Wins its School Volunteer and Non-Discrimination Campaigns!

Since November 2018, the Lynchburg Chapter has been attending the Lynchburg City School Board meetings every month in order to urge them to change their restrictive volunteer policy. Individuals with ...

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25 Years of Grassroots Work for Justice Slideshow

25 Years of Grassroots Work for Justice Slideshow

Since 1995, Virginia Organizing has been bringing people together in communities all over the Commonwealth to raise their voices for the justice they need. We are a diverse, leader-led group that take ...

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Virginia Organizing Holds Virtual Forum with Richard Cordray, Former CFPB Director, Calls for Federal Cap on Interest Rates

Virginia Organizing Holds Virtual Forum with Richard Cordray, Former CFPB Director, Calls for Federal Cap on Interest Rates

Charlottesville, Va. – On Monday, Virginia Organizing and Americans for Financial Reform co-hosted a virtual forum for members to speak with Richard Cordray, the former director of ...

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