Elimination of the Death Penalty Overview
We believe in the elimination of the death penalty in all cases because it is fundamentally inhumane, ineffective as a deterrent to crime, and disproportionately and unjustly appl ...
Read More »End Racial Profiling Overview
Protecting civil liberties and human rights for all is a core American value. It defines the nation and is at the heart of the Bill of Rights. But today, our government is u ...
Read More »
Anti Discrimination Overview
We believe that all people should be treated fairly and with dignity in all aspects of life, regardless of race, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, ability or ...
Read More »Paycheck Fairness Act Fails Senate
By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington PostJune 5, 2012http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/paycheck-fairness-act-fails-in-the-senate-as-expected/2012/06/05/gJQATX4 ...
Read More »
MLK Vigil in Richmond Monday: His Vision, Values, & Challenge to Us.
On January 16, 2012, hundreds of Virginians will gather at the State Capitol at 5pm to celebrate and honor Dr. King's legacy and values of equality, justice and opportunity. W ...
Read More »
VIDEO: Virginia Organizing C-ville Chapter on City Diversity Hiring Victory
On Monday, September, 19th the Charlottesville Virginia Organizing Chapter testified at the Charlottesville City Council and asked the council to set as a high priority the ...
Read More »
Dismantling Racism in South Hampton Roads
Sareeta Spliggs and Tim McCarthy were two of the more than thirty participants that attended the Dismantling Racism Workshop in South Hampton Roads on September 17th. The group co ...
Read More »
Unequal Justice
Is justice color blind? Over two million people are held in federal and state prisons and jails in the United States. According to a newly released U.S. Census Report, 67% o ...
Read More »
Ehrenthal: Southern Fried America
Since I became interested in history and specifically the “Civil War”, I tried to understand why tens of thousands of poor whites supported the “rebel” cause. Most Southerners own ...
Read More »
REPORT: “How can we be equal when there is an economic divide between races?”
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, United for a Fair Economy released a new report today showing that conservative attacks on government, public sector workers, social safet ...
Read More »