Richmond Area
The new Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing won their campaign for equity in local schools. We worked with parents, students, and teachers to create a "Parents/ Caregiv ...
Read More »General Assembly Visits – Going Strong!
Several chapters have sent representatives to visit the General Assembly so far this session. Eastern Shore, Shenandoah Valley Chapters, Newport News, and Norfolk went earlier thi ...
Read More »House Passes Crackdown on Drug Companies
Check out Virginia Organizing leaders sharing their stories about the ridiculously high costs of prescription drugs with Rep. Abigail Spanberger. The House passed a sweeping bill ...
Read More »2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!
Click here for a downloadable PDF version of our mid-year report to see more photos and accomplishments! Virginia Organizing could not do our work without your support, and ...
Read More »Statewide Power Analysis
Today, leaders from across the state came together in Harrisonburg for our Statewide Power Analysis. We took a break from workshops to stand in solidarity with the People's Climat ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing 2016 Annual Report Released
The Virginia Organizing 2016 Annual Report is more compact than our past years’ reports, but it is filled with a lot of accomplishments and wins that you helped make happen! You c ...
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Second chances
Richmond City Council’s decision to “ban the box” has helped hundreds of people with criminal records gain a second chance at employment in city jobs during the past four years. F ...
Read More »McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs
Published in The Roanoke Times on August 3, 2016 Re: "Marching on Richmond," July 19 editorial: In that piece, you asked those in support of environmental justice to think about h ...
Read More »Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing to Hold Listening Session for Area Bus Riders
What: Listening session for Richmond-area bus riders When: Thursday, August 13, from noon to 6:00 p.m. Where: University of Richmond Downtown (626 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 2321 ...
Read More »New BRT must work for everyone
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Editor, Times-Dispatch: As a bus rider, I was excited to hear about the city’s new Bus Rapid Transit plan. I think the city has the right ...
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