Let’s Ban the Box on U.S. Job Applications!
We hope you heard the good news that our U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine asked President Barack Obama to issue an executive order to ban the criminal history question on f ...
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Senators join push to strike criminal history questions
The Virginian-Pilot © May 9, 2015 U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined 24 Democratic colleagues in urging President Barack Obama to "ban the box" on applications for federa ...
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Charlottesville/Albemarle chapter meeting, July 2015
The Charlottesville/Albemarle Chapter met Monday night to make more action plans about issues concerning formerly incarcerated individuals, jobs and voting rights. ...
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VA Women Would Benefit from $12 Minimum Wage
Listen to the audio version of this story at Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - Momentum is building to raise the federal minimum wage, and a new analysis shows that working wo ...
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Rallying Point: Virginia Organizing Celebrates Two Decades in the Trenches
Virginia Organizing was featured as one of five non-profits in Cville Weekly on May 6, 2015 to honor our 20th anniversary. On a bulletin board in Virginia Organizing’s headquarte ...
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Virginia Organizing 2014 Annual Report
Virginia Organizing is pleased to release our 2014 Annual Report! This report highlights a year of successful campaigns and hard work by our Chapters all across Virginia. Virginia ...
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Offshore drilling – make your voice heard
Not long ago I wrote about offshore drilling. This is a huge and very critical issue which cannot receive too much attention — especially since one of the proposed sites is the At ...
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Virginia Organizing Meets for Annual Power Analysis
Virginia Organizing leaders, Board members, and staff met for a two-day power analysis of Virginia's political systems. We learned where we have power to take action and how we ca ...
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Jay Johnson Talks National Movements at Populism 2015
Virginia Organizing Treasurer Jay Johnson rallied the crowd at Populism 2015 in Washington, D.C. Jay's remarks were part of a Saturday plenary session featuring speakers across th ...
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More on the Magnificent Monarch
First, it is important to note that without the help of the Monarch Butterfly, a key pollinator, our food production could be damaged beyond repair. Our efforts, then, to bolster ...
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