Juneteenth State Holiday!
Image credit: AJ+ YouTube On June 16, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam announced that Juneteenth would be a paid holiday for state employees. He also announced that he would work on le ...
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Stand in Solidarity with TakeAction Minnesota
STATEMENT: TAKEACTION STATEMENT ON JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD May 28, 2020 Kenza Hadj-Moussa The murder of George Floyd is devastating and justice is what we are focu ...
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Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Issue 3
Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of our Resiliency and Self-Care newsletter! We hope this finds you safe and well. Life as we’ve known it has changed dramatically in just ...
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Lynchburg Wins its School Volunteer and Non-Discrimination Campaigns!
Since November 2018, the Lynchburg Chapter has been attending the Lynchburg City School Board meetings every month in order to urge them to change their restrictive volunteer poli ...
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25 Years of Grassroots Work for Justice Slideshow
Since 1995, Virginia Organizing has been bringing people together in communities all over the Commonwealth to raise their voices for the justice they need. We are a diverse, leade ...
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Virginia Organizing Holds Virtual Forum with Richard Cordray, Former CFPB Director, Calls for Federal Cap on Interest Rates
Charlottesville, Va. – On Monday, Virginia Organizing and Americans for Financial Reform co-hosted a virtual forum for members to speak with Richard Cordray, t ...
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Richmond Area Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Resource Guide
The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing has compiled this bilingual (English/ Spanish) resource guide for our local community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please share and co ...
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HCAN: COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable, Not Strip People of Health Care
For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 20, 2020 Contact: Morgan Grogan, morgan.grogan@berlinrosen.com, 512-913-8875 COVID-19 Bill Should Protect the Most Vulnerable ...
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COVID-19 and Group Meetings of Virginia Organizing
Out of concern for the health of all of our members, we have decided that all chapter meetings will now be held by conference call or online meeting. If you have any questions abo ...
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Virginia Organizing’s 25th Anniversary!
From Denise Smith, Founding Board Member I am an 11th generation (on my mother’s side) Appalachian woman. My ex-husband, a former coal miner, was injured on the railroad and we lo ...
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