Eric Olson-Getty: September/October 2017 Leader of the Month
Eric Olson-Getty came to Virginia from North Carolina in 2014. He moved for a new church—his wife is a pastor of a Mennonite congregation—but got to Harrisonburg looking for a new ...
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Powerful Experience at Grassroots Gathering 2017
We had a full house at this year's Grassroots Gathering. Leaders and supporters from all parts of Virginia came together to make change for the better in our state. Members of aff ...
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NRV Chapter Calls on School Board to Fight Racism
On August 15, leaders and supporters from the New River Valley Chapter of Virginia Organizing attended the Montgomery County School Board's regular meeting to ask for a public sta ...
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Success with Augusta Health!
Three years ago this month Rita Wertman faced a terrifying crisis. Rita had been brought to the emergency room of Augusta Health Hospital for chest pain, but because she is deaf, ...
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You Can Help Virginia Organizing Put an End to Racism
On August 19, 1995, Virginia Organizing was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. One of the goals we committed to at that very first meeting was dismantling systemic racism in Virgi ...
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2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!
Click here for a downloadable PDF version of our mid-year report to see more photos and accomplishments! Virginia Organizing could not do our work without your support, and ...
Read More »Report: Reduce Incarceration To Narrow Achievement Gap
RICHMOND, Va. — Widespread incarceration of African Americans during the drug war feeds the achievement gap in U.S. schools, according to a new report. The study from the Economic ...
Read More »Police Training and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Published by Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Contact: Vicki Levengood 517-241-7978 Agency: Civil Rights Lansing — Communication with law enforcement will be easier for indivi ...
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Virginia Organizing Challenges Number of School Suspensions
In the past two years, Virginia Organizing Chapters have worked to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline that has sent so many students unjustly into the juvenile justice system. ...
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Help End Mass Incarceration
Today, Virginia Organizing participated in the National Day of Empathy as part of the #cut50 campaign to reduce mass incarceration by 50 percent. The research shows school suspens ...
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