Virginia Rising

IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2016 Contact: Malik Russell (703) 589-0856 For Many, Grassroots MLK Day Event to Provide first Experiences in Lobbying State Lawmakers STUDENT DEBT, IMMIGRATION AND MASS INCARCERATION HIGHLIGHT KEY ISSUES FOR PARTICIPANTS                                                                                                         Student Speakout@9AM (Hotel) AND RALLIES @11AM & 2 PM IN FRONT OF GAB (sidewalk of 9th Street between E Broad St. and E. Grace St) …

For Immediate Release Virginians Announce Drive Virginia Forward Campaign for All Drive Virginia Forward Joins Delegate Kaye Kory, New Americans Caucus, Senator-Elect Scott Surovell in Announcing Campaign to Expand Driving Privileges Richmond, VA- Led by a broad coalition, Delegate Kaye Kory, the New American Caucus, Senator-elect Scott Surovell, and the Drive Virginia Forward Coalition announced today that they will introduce …

Regional Field Director – Hampton Roads New Virginia Majority (NVM) is Virginia’s leading civic engagement organization. We focus on organizing historically underrepresented people, particularly people of color. Our year-round approach to organizing involves mass scale voter outreach, linked to ongoing community organizing campaigns, intensive leadership development, and advocacy. NVM is currently expanding its team. We are seeking conscious and skilled individuals with …

Listen to online at WAMU 88.5 FM Washington DC By: Michael Pope December 14, 2015 Michael Pope/WAMUDaniel Villarroel and Gloria Phunanzita watch neighborhood friends play soccer on a tennis court in Alexandria’s West End, which is slated for redevelopment. It’s late afternoon, and a chill fills the air as West End neighborhood kids gather to play soccer on the tennis …

Join us for New Virginia Majority’s first-ever People’s Congress We believe that everyone, especially communities of color, students and immigrant communities must be a part of the journey to transform Virginia into the Virginia we know it can be. We’re talking about creating a 21st century democracy based on compassion, opportunity, justice and freedom. During our first-ever People’s Congress, you’ll not only …

Worker Protection Debate Rages Over Sharing Economy By Stephen Lee Aug. 3 — As the Obama administration and congressional Democrats take further steps to clamp down on employer misclassification in the so-called “sharing economy,” their efforts appear to bump into an uncomfortable tension: that even though companies like Uber and TaskRabbit don’t provide full safety and health protections for workers, they have …

July 2, 2015   by Jon Liss At first glance, the California Labor Commission’s decision last month to award Barbara Ann Berwick some $4,000 might not seem like a big deal. But the ruling—to classify Berwick, a driver for the ride-hailing company Uber, as an employee, rather than an independent contractor—could have a sweeping impact on the growing part of …

Ride sharing regulations See Jon Liss interview (video) here Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 08/06/2015 Reporter: Ben Knight Uber is promising to create 20,000 new jobs in Australia this year and is lobbying state governments to introduce laws which legalise and regulate ride sharing. But in the United States, taxi driver unions are pushing for tougher rules on the way Uber …

April 3, 2015 New Virginia Majority Applauds Governor McAuliffe’s Executive Order to “Ban the Box” in State Hiring Practices Richmond, VA – Today, Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that state job applications would no longer include a question asking if a person has ever been convicted of a felony. The question on job applications often intimidates and discourages previously incarcerated individuals …

By Nick Anderson March 24 at 5:29 PM   The campus of the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Va., on Friday March 20, 2015. (Photo by J. Lawler Duggan/For The Washington Post) The home-state price of entry at the University of Virginia will rise 11 percent next fall — one of the highest college tuition-and-fee increases in the nation — …