Virginia Organizing Holds Successful Community Forum to discuss a Much-needed Rental Inspection Program in Richmond
For immediate release: December 13, 2024 Richmond, Va. - The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing held a successful community forum with newly elected city councilmembers to di ...
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Virginia Organizing is “Caroling for a Cause” Before the Newport News City Council to Advocate for a Peninsula Homeless Shelter
What: Caroling before the Newport News City Council to advocate for a regional homeless shelter on the PeninsulaWhen: Tuesday, December 10 at 5 p.m.Where: Christopher Newport Univ ...
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Virginia Organizing Asks, “Will these City Council Members be Naughty or Nice?” Regarding a long-awaited rental inspection program in Richmond
What: Press conference in support of the proposed rental inspection programWhen: Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m.Where: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1720 Mechanicsville ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold a Restoration of RIghts Forum in Fredericksburg
What: Restoration of Rights Forum in FredericksburgWhen: Friday, November 15, 7-8:30 p.m.Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Fredericksburg, 25 Chalice Circle, ...
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Supreme Court Ruling Violates Rights of Over 1,600 Eligible Virginia Voters
Charlottesville, Va.— Virginia Organizing is disheartened about the Supreme Court decision to resume a voter purge that has illegally removed the votes of 1,600 eligible voters fr ...
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Make the Child Tax Credit Permanent
We’re working to make the expanded #ChildTaxCredit permanent, because pandemic or not, sometimes working hard isn’t enough to pay all the bills. Add your name if you think Congres ...
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Letter: Paid sick leave is an important benefit to all Virginians
The Fairfax County Times published this letter from Dr. Rommaan Ahmad on December 11, 2020 making the case for paid sick leave throughout the Commonwealth. Virginia Organizing is ...
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A Short History of Resistance to Confederate Monuments
Denise M. Watson of the Virginian-Pilot has published this important retrospective: "The racial reckoning with Confederate monuments dates back more than a century." From the arti ...
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CDC Director: Children of Color Will Be Disproportionately Affected
Rebecca Klar of The Hill writes: Children of color will be disproportionately affected by school reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic if additional resources are not in place ...
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Black Virginians Honored in 20 New Historical Highway Markers
On Juneteenth 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced the content of "20 new state historical highway markers that address topics of national, state, and regional significance in V ...
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