This Tuesday!
We have an important election every year in Virginia, and 2015 is no exception. On November 3, 2015, we will elect every single seat in the Virginia General Assembly. Here are som ...
Read More »Water Conservation and Dishware
There are many ways to save water in our everyday lives. One great and unexpected way to conserve comes from the dishware we use! Reusable dishware is more sustainable than disp ...
Read More »Public Programs Lift Millions of Women and Children Out of Poverty
Originally posted on the National Women's Law Center blog. Some members of Congress are putting public programs that are vital to women and families on the chopping block—despite ...
Read More »American Climate Views Propel New Energy Ethic
This blog originally appeared in The Huffington Post on October 16, 2015. More than seven in 10 Americans now believe in climate change, up from just over half in 2010, according ...
Read More »Roots and Relationships Reclaiming Community Organizing in the Obama Era
This is an excerpt from Building Power, Changing Lives: The Story of Virginia Organizing, available for order by clicking here. The article was first published in the Fall 2015 ed ...
Read More »Report: Single Virginians Need $18.70 per Hour for Living Wage
Originally posted in the Augusta Free Press. Virginia Organizing released the Alliance for a Just Society’s report, Pay Up!, which highlights the devastating effects of low pay an ...
Read More »“Ban the Box” Resolution Passes Unanimously in Prince William County
Originally posted on NewWoodbridge.org. This Tuesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously passed the “Ban the Box” resolution, introduced last week by Woodb ...
Read More »It was a BIG weekend
We had a great time celebrating our 20th anniversary at the 2015 Grassroots Gathering in Blackstone, Virginia this past weekend! Thank you to everyone who helped make this great e ...
Read More »U.S. Senator Warner Sends Message to Virginia Organizing
Check out this video from U.S. Senator Mark Warner on Virginia Organizing's Grassroots Gathering and 20th Anniversary! ...
Read More »EPA May Be Sued Over Failure to Regulate Oil and Gas Waste
Originally published in Public News Service. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has largely failed to regulate waste from oil and gas drilling, even though the agency admit ...
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