About Rosemary Gould

Register for Grassroots Gathering: September 20-22!

Register for Grassroots Gathering: September 20-22!

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Jorge Mendez | Organizing Co-Director

Jorge Mendez | Organizing Co-Director

Jorge Mendez joined Virginia Organizing as the Fredericksburg Organizer in June of 2019, and became the Co-Director of Organizing in 2024. He grew up in El Salvador, where he began to work for human r ...

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Lynchburg Schools and Community Conversations

Lynchburg Schools and Community Conversations

Recently, Lynchburg chapter leader Phil Stump was interviewed by Liz Ramos of the Lynchburg News & Advance when she covered the turnout issues the city schools have encountered in their efforts to ...

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Another Step Forward in the Lynchburg School Volunteer Campaign

Another Step Forward in the Lynchburg School Volunteer Campaign

On Tuesday, June 3, Virginia Organizing Lynchburg Chapter members Robert Flood and Solveig Kjeseth spoke at the Lynchburg School Board meeting about the restrictive policy that keeps people with a rec ...

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Update: We Met with the Governor

Update: We Met with the Governor

As you know, after Governor Ralph Northam announced that he was not going to resign, Virginia Organizing called for him to meet with us and take steps to dismantle institutional racism in Virginia. On ...

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Governor Northam Announces Process to Reinstate Suspended Driver’s Licenses to Begin July 1

Governor Northam Announces Process to Reinstate Suspended Driver’s Licenses to Begin July 1

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles preparing to send letters to eligible Virginians with specific instructions to obtain driver’s licenses RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the V ...

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Take Action on Immigration!

Take Action on Immigration!

Please help us with two national immigration issues that could have an impact on thousands of people: Ken Cuccinelli has been named as the president’s most likely candidate to take over the U.S. Citiz ...

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Connie Wright-Zink: May 2019 Leader of the Month

Connie Wright-Zink: May 2019 Leader of the Month

Connie Wright-Zink of the Staunton/Augusta County/Waynesboro Chapter (SAW) grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. She and her husband moved first to Northern Virginia in 1995 and then out ...

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Virginia Organizing to Picket and Speak at Norfolk School Board Meeting

Virginia Organizing to Picket and Speak at Norfolk School Board Meeting

What: School Board Meeting Rally When: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 6 – 9 p.m. Where: Norfolk Public Schools Administration Building, 800 City Hall Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, Va.— Virginia Organizin ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold a Press Conference Calling on Bristol Virginia School Board to Attend Public Forum

Virginia Organizing to Hold a Press Conference Calling on Bristol Virginia School Board to Attend Public Forum

What: Press conference with parents, students, and community leaders When: Monday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m. Where: In front of Bristol School Board Office (220 Lee St) Bristol, Va. — Virginia Organizing wil ...

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