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News & Advance: Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools

News & Advance: Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools

The great work of the Lynchburg Chapter was recently featured in a News & Advance article by Liz Ramos: "Public hearing focuses on raises, discipline at Lynchburg schools." Fr ...

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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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Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

  Nine years ago the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a monumental step forward in protecting access to affordable healthcare for up to 130 million Americans with preexisting co ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Health Care Forum on Expansion of Medicaid

Virginia Organizing to Hold Health Care Forum on Expansion of Medicaid

What: Community health care forum When: Wednesday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Where: Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Department of Social Services (110 N Mason St. Harrisonbur ...

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Susie Joiner and the Lynchburg School Board Action

Susie Joiner and the Lynchburg School Board Action

WSET-TV covered Susie Joiner's comments on behalf of Virginia Organizing at the Lynchburg School Board meeting last week. Susie said, "We need to pull back the covers on this raci ...

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Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases

Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases

Charlottesville, Va. — On March 7, 2019, the University of Virginia announced that it would start paying full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour starting January 1, 2020. Vi ...

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UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!

UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!

On March 7, UVA Today announced that the University would begin on January 1, 2020 to pay all full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour. From the article: “As a University, we ...

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Virginia Organizing partners with NAACP to host an Education Justice Forum

Virginia Organizing partners with NAACP to host an Education Justice Forum

Christiansburg, Va. — The New River Valley Chapter of Virginia Organizing and the Montgomery County - Radford City - Floyd County Branch of the NAACP hosted an Education Justice F ...

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Virginia Organizing Calls for Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax

Virginia Organizing Calls for Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax

Charlottesville, Va.—The State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing has called for a full investigation of the sexual assault allegations brought against Lieutenant Governor Jus ...

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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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