Coal ash! Pipelines! Fracked gas! Chemical waste dumps! Do you know what environmental hazards are in your community? This workshop will provide an introduction to environmental justice communities and the key principles that guide our work. We'll explore the day-to-day challenges these communities confront and discuss Virginia Organizing's plans to build power around environmental justice […]

This interactive session will field questions about how Virginia government works: What is the Dillon's Rule? How long is the term for a Virginia state senator? Are there campaign contribution limits in Virginia? and more... Register here.

You may have seen the headlines: monuments toppled, Police Chief resigns, Mayor promises a Community Review Board and care-based mental health response system. Join members of Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project (RTAP) to learn how long-term organizing to end racist policing made possible many of the changes we're seeing today in this moment of uprising. […]

This interactive workshop will explore how modern racism was born here in Virginia and how Virginians of all races have a stake in ending it. We will define institutional racism in order to develop a clearer understanding of how the system functions today. Register here:

As a lot of national attention is being given to racist systems in our society, and with heightened attention to the opening of schools this fall, this will be an opportunity to learn more about the "school-to-prison pipeline." The school-to-prison pipeline is a process of criminalizing youth that is carried out by disciplinary policies and […]