Register for Grassroots Gathering 2022 (online and open for all!)

Register for Grassroots Gathering 2022 (online and open for all!)

Register for the 2022 Grassroots Gathering, which will be held online again this year: tinyurl.com/GrassrootsGathering2022 The opening meeting will be Saturday, September 10 from ...

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Karen Valdez | Harrisonburg/ Rockingham County Organizer

Karen Valdez | Harrisonburg/ Rockingham County Organizer

Karen became the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Organizer in the summer of 2022. Before that she had lived in Rockingham County for 13 years. Karen comes from a Hispanic/Latino household ...

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Terran Young | Wise County Organizer

Terran Young | Wise County Organizer

Terran became the Wise County Organizer in 2022. She spent her early childhood in Wise County, moved to Middletown, Ohio, and then returned home as a young adult after college. Sh ...

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Rachel Hefner | Richmond Area Organizer

Rachel Hefner | Richmond Area Organizer

Rachel Hefner became the Richmond Organizer in 2022. She grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina and went to Meredith College where she studied social work and Spanish. While she wa ...

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The Meaning of Juneteenth

The Meaning of Juneteenth

As I reflect on Juneteenth and why it is celebrated, I can't help but think about Texas where in 1865 it was first celebrated nearly three years after the Emancipation P ...

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