New Coalition Pushes for Better Transparency Laws
By Ali Mislowsky, Capital News Service (Published on WYDaily.com) RICHMOND – Del. Dickie Bell faces a quandary every Monday. As a member of the House Education committee, he has a ...
Read More »Senator Mark Warner Commemorates Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary
The following was published in the January 12, 2015 issue of the Congressional Record: COMMEMORATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF VIRGINIA ORGANIZINGMr. WARNER. Mr. President, I wish t ...
Read More »Good News for Civil Rights!
We are excited to report that Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion opposing the enforcement of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds in Virg ...
Read More »My Restoration of Civil Rights Story
On December 18, I went to Richmond with Virginia Organizing to attend Governor Terry McAuliffe’s media conference on restoration of civil rights. This is an important issue for me ...
Read More »The Top 10 of 2014
Virginia Organizing celebrated a lot of big moments this year! Check out our top ten social justice successes in Virginia below. Please click here to make a donation to help us co ...
Read More »Holiday Season Means Insecure, Low-Wage Work
Published by Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - The retail employees ringing up those last-minute purchases deserve better than losing their hours in a few days, ac ...
Read More »Celebrating Victories in Martinsville
By Nik Belanger On Saturday, the Martinsville/Henry County Chapter of Virginia Organizing celebrated Virginia Organizing Day in the City of Martinsville by holding a restoration o ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Leaders Respond to Governor’s Action on Restoration of Rights
CHARLOTTESVILLE RESIDENT DAVON MILLER SAYS ACTION GIVES HIM HOPE Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders from across the Commonwealth were present today as Governor Terry McAuli ...
Read More »For many in Va., Medicaid coverage gap is unaffordable
By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot © December 15, 2014 The army of counselors who help people sign up online for insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace this open e ...
Read More »Success In Efforts To End Childhood Hunger in VA
Originally posted by the Public News Service on December 11, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. - A new coalition including Virginia's First Lady already is seeing results in an effort to reduce ...
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