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  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Dreame Boyd - Richmond Chapter Dreame is an active and contributing member to the Richmond Chapter and the statewide Housing Strategy Committee. She has participated in several wor ...

  • Leader of the Month – April 2025

    Leader of the Month – April 2025

    Terry "Bean" White - Norfolk Chapter Bean has been a member of the Norfolk Chapter for close to a decade, and has been a valuable participant in our local and statewide work. He fi ...

  • Leader of the Month – March 2025

    Leader of the Month – March 2025

    Kimberly Dyke-Harsley - Lynchburg Chapter Kimberly has been a wonderful contributing leader in the Lynchburg Chapter. Her involvement with VO has included giving the chapter accomp ...

  • Wythe County Chapter MLK Day March & Celebration

    Wythe County Chapter MLK Day March & Celebration

    Sunday, January 19 at 2 p.m. our Wythe County Chapter is sponsoring a march and celebration to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event will feature special performer ...

Returning Citizens Voting at Last!

Returning Citizens Voting at Last!

When Raymond Steverson, Jr. first tried to get his voting rights restored many years ago, he found it a very difficult process. After filling out the many forms and getting them n ...

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Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Candidate Forum

Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Candidate Forum

https://vimeo.com/214186731 On April 20, the Charlottesville/Albemarle County Chapter hosted a Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney candidate forum. Check out the full video ab ...

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Virginia Organizing Challenges Number of School Suspensions

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

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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Virginia Organizing to Hold ‘Day of Empathy’ Media Call

Virginia Organizing to Hold ‘Day of Empathy’ Media Call

What: Tele-media conference When: Wednesday, March 1 at 10:30 a.m. Where: Call 712-432-1500, access code is 529122# Lynchburg, Va. ­— Virginia Organizing will hold a tele-media co ...

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Equality for All Students

Equality for All Students

Published in the News and Advance I’m writing this letter to commend Scott Brabrand, superintendent of Lynchburg City Schools, and Derrick Brown for introducing change in our scho ...

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Take Action to Stop School-to-Prison Pipeline

Take Action to Stop School-to-Prison Pipeline

For the past two years, Virginia Organizing Chapters from Fredericksburg to Lynchburg and Christiansburg to Portsmouth have been working locally to stop the school-to-prison pipel ...

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Parents, Educators Fight Back Against Rising Suspension Numbers

Parents, Educators Fight Back Against Rising Suspension Numbers

To watch the original video, visit WAVY. HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — More than 20,000 students across Hampton Roads received suspensions last school year, according to data obtain ...

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Editorial: A Better Choice for Student Discipline

Editorial: A Better Choice for Student Discipline

Published in the Free Lance-Star THE REPORT presented a disconcerting situation. Virginia, more than any other state, turns students with disciplinary issues in school over to pol ...

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Grassroots Group and Spotsylvania Schools Make Progress on Discipline

Grassroots Group and Spotsylvania Schools Make Progress on Discipline

About a year ago, Spotsylvania County resident Bryn Pavek saw a startling headline. Virginia, she found, led the nation with the highest number of student referrals to police. A r ...

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