What: City Proclamation Honoring Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary

When: Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m.

Where: City Hall Council Chambers (603 East Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902)

Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing will be presented with a proclamation honoring the organization’s 20th anniversary at the Charlottesville City Council meeting on Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

“Virginia Organizing works hard every day against social injustice, disenfranchisement, and racial discrimination,” said Charlottesville Chapter leader Davon Miller. “As a young black man, I’m proud to be part of an organization that has been fighting for 20 years to make Virginia a better place.”

Virginia Organizing Chapters across the Commonwealth are celebrating the 20 years of grassroots organizing for social change throughout 2015.

To interview a spokesperson for Virginia Organizing, please contact Amanda Pohl at 804-337-1912 or amanda@virginia-organizing.org.

Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization that brings people together to create a more just Virginia.

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