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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Virginia Organizing will hold demonstration Thursday to call on Congress to tax billionaires
Chapter leaders to urge Congress to tax billionaires, protect democracy in federal legislative package What: Demonstration with local speakers When: Thursday, July ...
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Should billionaires have to pay taxes?
From Susan Perry in Charlottesville: Of course billionaires should pay their fair share of taxes. That's a no-brainer right? It is very unpatriotic for billionaire companies that ...
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Letters to the Editor on rural internet access and what it means to be pro-life
Members of our chapters write letters to the editor for their local newspapers every month. It's one of the many ways we raise our voices about the change we want to see in our co ...
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Leader Tribute | LaChere Griffin-Denton
LaChere Griffin-Denton is a lifelong resident of Hampton. She got involved in Virginia Organizing because, “I wanted to be more active in government. I saw the way my local commun ...
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Virginia Organizing Condemns SCOTUS Abortion Decision
A Disaster for Women's Rights and Health Care, Especially for People of Color Richmond, Va. — After the release of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Or ...
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Virginia Health Advocacy Organizations Denounce
Commissioner Greene’s Views on Racism and
Public Health
Advocacy Organizations Call for Strong Support for Workers at VDH Addressing Racial Disparities VIRGINIA – In 2021, Virginia lawmakers passed a resolution recognizing that racism ...
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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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RPS School Board Adopts Virginia Organizing’s Bill of Rights!
Richmond, Va. -- Last night, on an 8 to 1 vote, the Richmond School Board voted to adopt the Student, Parent, and Caregiver Bill of Rights, created by the Richmond Chapter of ...
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