Lynchburg Campaigns Move Forward
Slow motion gay pride flag blowing in the wind. The Lynchburg Chapter has been working on two campaigns in the last year. They want the school board to create a process to allow p ...
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Virginia Organizing Celebrates Memorandum of Understanding Between Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Public Schools Outlining School Resource Officers’ Training and Scope of Duties
Abingdon, Va. – The Washington County Chapter of Virginia Organizing celebrated the recent news that the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Washington County Pub ...
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Norfolk School Suspensions are Too High
The Norfolk Chapter held a press conference on October 23, 2019 to protest the high suspension rate in the Norfolk public schools. The conference was covered by Wavy News at 4, 5, ...
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Dustin Robins: How Does Change Happen?
Back in 2015, I was still trying to get my life back together after being homeless and out of work for the last 3 years. Things had started to look up though. I had steady employm ...
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Don’t Let Politics Hijack Your School Board Forum
What: Community School Board Forum to inform Lee County Voters of Candidates' Vision and Priorities When: Tuesday, October 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Lee Theater ...
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RESCHEDULED: Virginia Organizing to Hold Press Conference on High Suspension Rates for the 2018 School Year
What: Press Conference on High Suspension Rates in Norfolk Public Schools New Date: Wednesday, October 23 from 2 – 2:30 p.m. Where: Norfolk Public Sc ...
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News & Advance: Equity Task Force Champions School Volunteer Reform
Photo by Jay Westcott/News & Advance Rachel Mahoney of the Lynchburg News & Advance reports that the Equity Task Force of the Lynchburg Public Schools supports Virginia Or ...
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Lynchburg Schools and Community Conversations
Recently, Lynchburg chapter leader Phil Stump was interviewed by Liz Ramos of the Lynchburg News & Advance when she covered the turnout issues the city schools have encountere ...
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Another Step Forward in the Lynchburg School Volunteer Campaign
On Tuesday, June 3, Virginia Organizing Lynchburg Chapter members Robert Flood and Solveig Kjeseth spoke at the Lynchburg School Board meeting about the restrictive policy that ke ...
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Virginia Organizing to Picket and Speak at Norfolk School Board Meeting
What: School Board Meeting Rally When: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 6 – 9 p.m. Where: Norfolk Public Schools Administration Building, 800 City Hall Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510 Norfolk, Va ...
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