Karen Downing: March/April 2019 Leader of the Month
Karen Downing is a native of the Eastern Shore and its public schools. She went to Norfolk State University and then returned home in 1990 and got involved in service to the commu ...
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Susie Joiner and the Lynchburg School Board Action
WSET-TV covered Susie Joiner's comments on behalf of Virginia Organizing at the Lynchburg School Board meeting last week. Susie said, "We need to pull back the covers on this raci ...
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Organizer Job Description
Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect ...
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Virginia Organizing Lists Demands for State Leaders to Make Amends for Racist Actions
Charlottesville, Va.—The State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing has called on Senator Tommy Norment, Attorney General Mark Herring, and Governor Ralph Northam to make amends ...
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Virginia Organizing community leaders from Lynchburg, Hampton, and Newport News were in Richmond on February 7, 2019 to talk to legislators!
Leaders of the Lynchburg Chapter of Virginia Organizing met with state Senator Steve Newman in Richmond today. They discussed problems with school suspensions. Delegate Lamont Bag ...
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Call to action after Virginia Organizing and other groups make presentations to Lynchburg School Board meeting on February 5
At the Lynchburg School Board on February 5, Virginia Organizing and other groups presented comments about the high rate of school suspensions and the policies that restrict forme ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls for Governor Northam’s Resignation
Charlottesville, Va.—On Saturday afternoon, the State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing called on Governor Ralph Northam to resign immediately following the release of a raci ...
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Time for UVA to Pay a Living Wage!
Virginia Organizing Board member Lily Hungarland recently wrote this letter to the Cavalier Daily about the poverty wages workers are paid at the University of Virginia. The lette ...
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Congratulations to Jill Hanken! Champion of Social Justice Award Winner
Jill Hanken of the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) led the Healthcare for All Virginians Coalition (HAV) for many years. We appreciate her brilliant work to convince members of ...
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Leader Tyran Green Briefs Congressional Staff on Underfunding of IDEA
The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools hosted a briefing for U.S. House staffers on January 25, 2019, focused on their report, Confronting the Education Debt. The briefing highlight ...
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