Police Training and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Published by Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Contact: Vicki Levengood 517-241-7978 Agency: Civil Rights Lansing — Communication with law enforcement will be easier for indivi ...
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I am so incredibly proud to be a part of Virginia Organizing. I’m writing today to tell you a bit about my Virginia Organizing story and ask you to consider making a monthly donat ...
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Virginia Organizing Challenges Number of School Suspensions
In the past two years, Virginia Organizing Chapters have worked to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline that has sent so many students unjustly into the juvenile justice system. ...
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Help End Mass Incarceration
Today, Virginia Organizing participated in the National Day of Empathy as part of the #cut50 campaign to reduce mass incarceration by 50 percent. The research shows school suspens ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold ‘Day of Empathy’ Media Call
What: Tele-media conference When: Wednesday, March 1 at 10:30 a.m. Where: Call 712-432-1500, access code is 529122# Lynchburg, Va. — Virginia Organizing will hold a tele-media co ...
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Equality for All Students
Published in the News and Advance I’m writing this letter to commend Scott Brabrand, superintendent of Lynchburg City Schools, and Derrick Brown for introducing change in our scho ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Rep. Goodlatte to Protect Health Care
What: Public demonstration in support of the Affordable Care Act When: Saturday, February 25 at 12 p.m. Where: Court Square, Harrisonburg, Va. Harrisonburg, Va.—The Harrisonburg C ...
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Jill Carson: January/February 2017 Leader of the Month
Jill Carson, a leader in the Lee County Chapter, was a founding member of Virginia Organizing Project’s original Organizing Committee back in 1995. Since then, Jill has stayed foc ...
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Virginia Organizing Takes Action Across the State on Health Care
In our December 2016 newsletter, we wrote about how important it was to protect, improve, and expand health care coverage for all people. Since then, Congress has taken steps to m ...
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Virginia Organizing to Congress: Don’t Break Our Hearts
What: Public demonstrations to support the Affordable Care Act When: Tuesday, February 14 Rally: 12 p.m. Candlelight Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Where: Rally: U.S. Representative Tom Garrett ...
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