Federal Pipeline Agency Criticized for Being Too Close to Industry
RICHMOND, Va. — A spate of proposed gas pipeline projects have drawn sharp criticism from advocates who say the federal permitting agency has a built-in bias toward the industry. ...
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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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Letter: Spotsylvania Schools Take an Important Step
Published in the Free Lance-Star I would like to thank School Superintendent Scott Baker and Sheriff Roger Harris for their diligence and responsiveness in making progress on redu ...
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Exercising Our Rights Beyond the Polls
On Tuesday, November 8, Americans voted and elected a new President and other federal and local officials. After the results of the election became clear, many people reached out ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing continues conversation with Danville police for ‘more accountability’
Standing on the steps of City Hall, members of Virginia Organizing announced the progress they are making in an ongoing conversation with Danville police on accountability and tra ...
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Virginia Organizing Lynchburg Chapter to Hold School-to-Prison Pipeline Discussion
What: School-to-prison pipeline public forum When: Monday, November 14 at 6 p.m. Where: Lynchburg Public Library (Main Branch, 2315 Memorial Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501) Lynchburg ...
Read More »We’re Still Here.
Today, I woke up to a world that I had refused to imagine yesterday, a world much less secure and inclusive, much less just and caring. It wasn’t that I didn’t know there was bigo ...
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We need a plan.
We’ve got a big election happening in Virginia tomorrow! Virginia Organizing wants to know: What is your Election Day action plan? Will you tweet us @VAOrganizing, reply to this e ...
Read More »Two in Five Virginians Live in ‘Child Care Deserts’
RICHMOND, Va. — A new study shows that more than 3.25 million Virginians live in areas without enough childcare facilities to meet local needs. The Center for American Progress re ...
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Police Referrals, Out-of-School Suspensions Decline in Roanoke Schools
Published by The Roanoke Times Roanoke nearly cut in half the number of black students who were referred to police last year because of a disciplinary incident, proud administrato ...
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