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The best role models imaginable

The best role models imaginable

Leader Libby Fitzgerald of the Lynchburg Chapter wrote a wonderful letter to the Lynchburg News & Advance in support of returning citizens being allowed to volunteer in local ...

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Take Action: from Board Member Jay Johnson

Take Action: from Board Member Jay Johnson

On April 2, we held a press conference in Richmond to call on Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring to meet with us. It was covered in television news from Norf ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference Calling on the Governor and Attorney General to Meet with Anti-Racist Organizations and Work to Dismantle Racism

Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference Calling on the Governor and Attorney General to Meet with Anti-Racist Organizations and Work to Dismantle Racism

What: Media conference with speakers from Virginia Organizing chapters around the Commonwealth When: Tuesday, April 2 at 11 a.m. Where: The Bell Tower, Capitol Grounds, Richmond, ...

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Virginia Organizing Lists Demands for State Leaders to Make Amends for Racist Actions

Virginia Organizing Lists Demands for State Leaders to Make Amends for Racist Actions

Charlottesville, Va.—The State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing has called on Senator Tommy Norment, Attorney General Mark Herring, and Governor Ralph Northam to make amends ...

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Virginia Organizing Calls for Governor Northam’s Resignation

Virginia Organizing Calls for Governor Northam’s Resignation

Charlottesville, Va.—On Saturday afternoon, the State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing called on Governor Ralph Northam to resign immediately following the release of a raci ...

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Virginia Organizing Partners with Valley Justice Coalition for Criminal Justice Forum

Virginia Organizing Partners with Valley Justice Coalition for Criminal Justice Forum

What: Forum to present new community-police relations report as well as a review of Harrisonburg Police Department's Standard Operating Procedures. The forum will invite community ...

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Harrisonburg Community – Law Enforcement Relations Report November 2018

Harrisonburg Community – Law Enforcement Relations Report November 2018

The Harrisonburg Chapter of Virginia Organizing partnered with Better Together/Mejores Juntos and Southerners on New Ground (SONG) in the development of a survey in order to inves ...

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Connect with your transgender and allied neighbors at TIES!

Connect with your transgender and allied neighbors at TIES!

Join us for the 5th annual TIES! This year at a new location! TIES brings hundreds of folks together for a conference designed to meet the interests and needs of transgender indiv ...

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Trans Day of Remembrance

Trans Day of Remembrance

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, when we honor the lives of those who have been killed in violence against transgender people. We also ask you to take action to protect the righ ...

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VIDEO: Virginia Organizing’s Roots in Southwest

VIDEO: Virginia Organizing’s Roots in Southwest

At the Grassroots Gathering, Denise Smith—a member of the original organizing committee—shared stories of Virginia Organizing's roots in Southwest Virginia and the importance of d ...

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