Virginia Organizing Celebrates Henry County Decision to “Ban the Box”
Henry County, Va.—Virginia Organizing applauds Henry County’s decision to remove questions regarding criminal history from county job applications following a request from the Mar ...
Read More »Secretary Thomasson and Local Groups Celebrate Restoration of Rights
Danville, Va.— More than 65 grassroots leaders and community members joined Virginia Organizing, Southwest CARES, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson on Wednesday ev ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Applauds Martinsville City Council Resolution on Redistricting
Martinsville, Va.—Virginia Organizing applauds Martinsville City Council’s resolution in support of statewide redistricting reform passed on Tuesday evening. Virginia Organizing M ...
Read More »Roots and Relationships: Reclaiming Community Organizing in the Obama Era
This article was first published in the Fall 2015 edition of Social Policy and appears as the prologue in Building Power, Changing Lives: The Story of Virginia Organizing, availab ...
Read More »Local Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Health Care Forum in Martinsville
What: Health care forum to provide information on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace and Medicaid expansion When: Tuesday, December 8 at 6 p.m. Where: American National Universit ...
Read More »Roots and Relationships Reclaiming Community Organizing in the Obama Era
This is an excerpt from Building Power, Changing Lives: The Story of Virginia Organizing, available for order by clicking here. The article was first published in the Fall 2015 ed ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Kicks Off ‘Stand with Women’ Campaign Across Commonwealth
Roanoke, Va.—Virginia Organizing kicked off the “Stand with Women” campaign across the Commonwealth with a series of local women’s roundtables in Danville, Waynesboro, Petersburg, ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Applauds Governor McAuliffe’s Decision to Remove Barrier of Court Costs and Fees as Condition of Restoration of Civil Rights
Virginia Organizing leaders were present as Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that formerly incarcerated individuals will no longer need to satisfy all court costs ...
Read More »The Governor Banned the Box on State Job Applications!
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders, including several people who were formerly incarcerated, were present today when Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the st ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Applauds Governor’s Executive Order to Ban the Box
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders, including several people who were formerly incarcerated, were present today when Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the st ...
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