Virginia Organizing Commends Danville City Council for Voting to Remove Confederate Flag
Danville, Va.—In response to Danville City Council’s vote to remove the Confederate flag from public property, Virginia Organizing has issued the following statements: “I am so gl ...
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Let’s Ban the Box for Federal Jobs!
Virginia Organizing has organized with other groups across Virginia to “ban the box” in many localities and on state job applications — and we were successful! Now, we have an opp ...
Read More »It was a BIG week!
Last week, Virginia and the United States saw some pretty big victories for justice! It was also painfully clear that we still have more work to do as the members of the Emanuel A ...
Read More »Big News for Marriage Equality
Did you hear even more good news today? The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states have to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples using the same criteria they use for heterosex ...
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Virginia Organizing Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality
Petersburg, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chairperson Sandra A. Cook issued the following statement on behalf of the organization after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equal ...
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Virginia Organizing Applauds Governor McAuliffe’s Decision to Remove Barrier of Court Costs and Fees as Condition of Restoration of Civil Rights
Virginia Organizing leaders were present as Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that formerly incarcerated individuals will no longer need to satisfy all court costs ...
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Virginia Organizing Applauds Governor McAuliffe’s Decision to Remove Barrier of Court Costs and Fees as Condition of Restoration of Civil Rights
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders were present as Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that formerly incarcerated individuals will no longer need to satisfy a ...
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Community Vigil Planned to Stand in Solidarity with Ferguson, Baltimore, Other U.S. Cities
What: Vigil to highlight ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism When: Saturday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m. Where: Court Square Gazebo (Court Square, Harrisonburg, ...
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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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