Virginia Organizing Leaders to Urge City Council to ‘Ban the Box’
What: Staunton City Council Meeting When: Thursday, September 10 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Staunton City Hall (116 W. Beverly Street, Staunton, VA 24401) Staunton, Va.—Virginia Organizi ...
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Caring for our Earth with Technology
Some people argue that wind turbines are not acceptable because a number of birds are killed by them. Unfortunately, wind power does have that disadvantage at the present time, th ...
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Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing to Hold Listening Session for Area Bus Riders
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, 2321 ...
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Come Celebrate With Us!
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! Plea ...
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Virginia Organizing Commends Danville City Council for Voting to Remove Confederate Flag
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 gl ...
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New BRT must work for everyone
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 ...
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Addressing Climate Change with Urgency
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 ...
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Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Restoration of Rights Workshop
What: Restoration of civil rights workshop for formerly incarcerated individuals When: Monday, July 13 from 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Central Rappahannock Regional Library (1201 Caroline ...
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Charlottesville/Albemarle chapter meeting, July 2015
The Charlottesville/Albemarle Chapter met Monday night to make more action plans about issues concerning formerly incarcerated individuals, jobs and voting rights. ...
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Offshore drilling – make your voice heard
Not long ago I wrote about offshore drilling. This is a huge and very critical issue which cannot receive too much attention — especially since one of the proposed sites is the At ...
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