Odessa Hudson: July 2016 Leader of the Month
Odessa Hudson is passionate about voting. For years, Odessa had her civil rights stripped away because she has a felony conviction on her record. She read about another returning ...
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Celebrate What McAuliffe Has Done
Published by Danville Register & Bee I have noticed a series of articles critical to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order that restored voting rights to returning citizens w ...
Read More »After Danville event, ex-offender voting applications rise
Published by Danville Register & Bee. Dozens of ex-offenders have applied to register to vote in Danville since a recent rights restoration event attended by Secretary of the ...
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PONSHOP Hosts Latin Dance Night to Benefit Virginia Organizing
What: Latin Dance Night to benefit Virginia Organizing When: Saturday, July 9, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where: PONSHOP Studio and Gallery (712 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401) ...
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Virginia Organizing Celebrates Henry County Decision to “Ban the Box”
Henry County, Va.—Virginia Organizing applauds Henry County’s decision to remove questions regarding criminal history from county job applications following a request from the Mar ...
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Secretary Thomasson and Local Groups Celebrate Restoration of Rights
Danville, Va.— More than 65 grassroots leaders and community members joined Virginia Organizing, Southwest CARES, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson on Wednesday ev ...
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Virginia Organizing Applauds Martinsville City Council Resolution on Redistricting
Martinsville, Va.—Virginia Organizing applauds Martinsville City Council’s resolution in support of statewide redistricting reform passed on Tuesday evening. Virginia Organizing M ...
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Secretary Thomasson to Join Local Groups for Restoration Celebration and Information Session
What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. Where: Calvary Baptist Church (218 Holbrook Street, ...
Read More »Stand Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Usually, people will not get too involved with matters that do not directly impact their lives. An example I have seen recently is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This pipeline will ...
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#StopTheDebtTrap
On June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed new rules aimed at reducing the harmful effects of predatory lending debt traps like payday and car title loans ...
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