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McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs

McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs

Published in The Roanoke Times on August 3, 2016 Re: "Marching on Richmond," July 19 editorial: In that piece, you asked those in support of environmental justice to think about h ...

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Johnson: A march for environmental justice

Johnson: A march for environmental justice

This op-ed was published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch on July 29, 2016 When I moved from Hampton to Newport News in 1999, I was told I was not living in a flood zone. Fast forwa ...

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BREAKING: Supreme Disappointment from Virginia’s High Court

BREAKING: Supreme Disappointment from Virginia’s High Court

Tonight, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a stunning blow to the progress Governor Terry McAuliffe has made on voting rights by ruling that his latest restoration of rights order ...

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Will you help us #ReachTerry?

Will you help us #ReachTerry?

There is still time to register to join Virginia Organizing and hundreds of people concerned about environmental justice to tell Governor Terry McAuliffe to put people over pollut ...

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Virginians to March on the Governor’s Mansion to Demand Climate Justice

Virginians to March on the Governor’s Mansion to Demand Climate Justice

Virginia Organizing will join with more than 60 other groups on July 23 to march on the Governor's mansion to demand climate justice from the administration. Governor Terry McAuli ...

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Celebrate What McAuliffe Has Done

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 ...

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McAuliffe is Flighty on Clean Energy

McAuliffe is Flighty on Clean Energy

This letter to the editor was published on July 3, 2016 in The Daily Progress. To sign up for the March on the Mansion, click here.  Before coming into office, Gov. Terry McAuliff ...

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Come March With Me.

Come March With Me.

On July 23, Virginia Organizing will join more than 60 other student, faith, social justice, and environmental groups from all across Virginia to tell Governor Terry McAuliffe tha ...

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Stand Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds

On Thursday, June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released proposed rules for payday and title lending with the intent to curb predatory practices by these lend ...

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