What: Listening session for Richmond-area bus riders When: Thursday, August 13, from noon to 6:00 p.m. Where: University of Richmond Downtown (626 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219) Richmond, Va.—The ...
Read More »Come have a fun time! In celebration of Virginia Organizing’s 20th anniversary, we are holding an Open House at the Charlottesville office and we would love to see you there! Please join us at 703 Con ...
Read More »A great big THANK YOU to all of you who signed up online last year to support Virginia Organizing just by shopping at Kroger. Kroger has let us know that shoppers will need to re-enroll in August (now ...
Read More »The full article and audio file can be found at Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - Since the Clean Air Act of 1970, America's air has gotten cleaner, but the American Lung Association's 2015 State o ...
Read More »Danville, Va.—In response to Danville City Council’s vote to remove the Confederate flag from public property, Virginia Organizing has issued the following statements: “I am so glad that our city stan ...
Read More »Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Editor, Times-Dispatch: As a bus rider, I was excited to hear about the city’s new Bus Rapid Transit plan. I think the city has the right route and the right ...
Read More »How urgent and critical is the climate change issue for Virginia? Before giving an answer I refer to Stephen Nash, a journalist, who conducted intensive research on climate change in Virginia for his ...
Read More »What: Criminal justice forum with Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney When: Monday, August 3 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Where: Charlottesville City Council Chambers (605 E. Main Street, Charlottesvill ...
Read More »There are many ways to be an environmentalist. We may be quite diligent in engaging in practices which contribute to our Earth's well-being, while at the same time unknowingly promoting the abuse She ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing has organized with other groups across Virginia to “ban the box” in many localities and on state job applications — and we were successful! Now, we have an opportunity to make a bi ...
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