Virginia Organizing to Hold March in Support of the DREAM Act and Temporary Protective Status
What: DREAM Act/TPS march! National Day of Action. Community members will assemble at City Hall to sign petitions and hear testimonies then march to Representative Bob Goodlatte's ...
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Pass a Clean Dream Act!
Richmond, Va. — Virginia Organizing released a statement today from Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter about the latest attempts to sabotage the Dream Act by the White House: “Virginia ...
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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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Virginia Organizing to Join “DEFEND DACA/PROTECT TPS” Week of Action Against the Repeal of Immigration Programs
What: Public demonstration in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Immigration Programs. When: Wednesday, August 30 at 6 p ...
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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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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 »Protests Against Pending Deportation in Harrisonburg
Published by WMRA. On Monday more than 75 people in Harrisonburg rallied outside the Department of Homeland Security office on Neff Avenue against a pending deportation. WMRA’s Ch ...
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Block Party Celebrates Community in the Face of Indignity
What: Block Party for Dignity, a celebration of the power of community and solidarity in the aftermath of three recent incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement, loc ...
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Press Conference at Local Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office for the Deportation of Local Harrisonburg
What: Media conference on deportation case over a piece of firewood When: Monday, May 15, 2017 — 3:30 p.m. Where: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office, 263 Neff Ave., Harris ...
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