Virginia’s McAuliffe to announce restoration of voting rights to 13,000 felons
Published by the Washington Post Gov. Terry McAuliffe will announce Monday that he has restored voting rights to 13,000 felons on a case-by-case basis after Republicans and state ...
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Virginia Organizing Leaders Speak Out About School Suspensions in Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania, Va.— Virginia Organizing leaders attended the September 12, 2016 Spotsylvania School Board meeting to speak out about the disproportionate number of suspensions for ...
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BREAKING: Supreme Disappointment from Virginia’s High Court
Tonight, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a stunning blow to the progress Governor Terry McAuliffe has made on voting rights by ruling that his latest restoration of rights order ...
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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 ...
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Roger Chesley: Justices’ smackdown of McAuliffe’s attempts to restore felons’ voting rights isn’t final word
Published by the Virginian-Pilot. I hesitated to call Patricia Skinner on Monday. I didn’t want to further muddle a confusing situation. Skinner, a former felon-turned-health car ...
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Virginia Organizing Responds to Hate-Fueled Attack in Florida
Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to creating a more just Virginia for all people, released the following statem ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Electric Co-Ops to Diversify Board Leadership
Lee County, Va.—A recently released report from the Rural Power Project shows undemocratic election procedures resulting in disproportionate board representation in electrical coo ...
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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session
What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learnin ...
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We Celebrate and Keep Organizing
On April 22, Governor Terry McAuliffe restored the rights of 206,000 returning citizens in Virginia — and Virginia Organizing made sure directly affected people were present for t ...
Read More »Editorial: Kicking out students perpetuates problem
Published by The Free Lance-Star When a child acts out in school, it’s a problem for everyone involved—fellow students, teachers, administrators and the child’s parents. But it ma ...
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