NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
ProgressVA
Virginia Association of Personal Care Assistants
Virginia Organizing
Virginia New Majority
What: Press conference to highlight potential cuts to vital community services and urge lawmakers to take the time to craft a budget that puts Virginia's families first.
When: Wednesday, March 21st at 10 a.m.
Where: House Briefing Room, General Assembly Building, Richmond, VA
Why: Our representatives need to take the time to get this right and craft a budget that puts Virginia's families first. When they return to Richmond this week, its time to put the political games and corporate handouts away and negotiate a budget that works for all Virginians.
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ProgressVA is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that seeks to engage citizens from across the Commonwealth around issues of immediate state or local concern.www.ProgressVA.org
Virginia Organizing is a statewide grassroots organization that brings people together to create a more just Virginia. www.VirginiaOrganizing.org
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia works to educate Virginians and policymakers about the broad range of issues encompassing reproductive choice and lobbies our legislature to pass pro-choice policies and defeat anti-choice laws. www.naralva.org
Alliance for Progressive Values is an all-volunteer organization whose goal is to educate and influence the public, the media and elected officials at the local, state and national levels about important issues of the day. We are guided in this by our basic, common sense progressive values of economic fairness, social justice and good government.www.APVOnline.org
Virginia New Majority is building a progressive movement in Virginia by winning elections, organizing voters, and training a new generation of community leaders. Founded in 2007, we are working for a clean environment, fair immigration policies, excellent public education, high quality jobs, and a bright future for all Virginians. We are a vehicle for underrepresented communities to win a fair and free Virginia where we can all thrive.www.VirginiaNewMajority.org
Progressive Advocacy Organizations to Urge Lawmakers to Put Virginia Families First in Budget Negotiations
Media Advisory for Wednesday, March 21st
For Planning Purposes Only
Contact: Anna Scholl, ProgressVA
(434) 218-2113
anna@progressva.org
Rishi Awatramani, Virginia New Majority
(703) 589-0695
rishi@virginianewmajority.org
Sean Holihan, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
(571) 488-5742
sean@naralva.org
Scott Price, Alliance for Progressive Values
(804) 338-5893
sprice@apvonline.org
Progressive Advocacy Organizations to Urge Lawmakers to Put Virginia Families First in Budget Negotiations
Proposed budgets are riddled with giveaways to corporations and the 1% while leaving Virginia's priorities behind
Richmond, VA--As lawmakers return to Richmond Wednesday to begin a special budget session, progressive advocacy organizations from across Virginia will hold a press conference to urge them to put Virginia families first in their negotiations. The proposed House and Senate budgets give away hundreds of thousands of dollars to corporate special interests and the 1% while Virginia families are left behind. Legislators must take the time to craft a budget that protects vital community services and puts Virginia families first.
Who: Progressive advocacy organizations from across the Commonwealth, including:
Alliance for Progressive Values
The Martin L. King, Jr. Living History & Public Policy Center
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
ProgressVA
Virginia Association of Personal Care Assistants
Virginia Organizing
Virginia New Majority
What: Press conference to highlight potential cuts to vital community services and urge lawmakers to take the time to craft a budget that puts Virginia's families first.
When: Wednesday, March 21st at 10 a.m.
Where: House Briefing Room, General Assembly Building, Richmond, VA
Why: Our representatives need to take the time to get this right and craft a budget that puts Virginia's families first. When they return to Richmond this week, its time to put the political games and corporate handouts away and negotiate a budget that works for all Virginians.
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ProgressVA is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that seeks to engage citizens from across the Commonwealth around issues of immediate state or local concern.www.ProgressVA.org
Virginia Organizing is a statewide grassroots organization that brings people together to create a more just Virginia. www.VirginiaOrganizing.org
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia works to educate Virginians and policymakers about the broad range of issues encompassing reproductive choice and lobbies our legislature to pass pro-choice policies and defeat anti-choice laws. www.naralva.org
Alliance for Progressive Values is an all-volunteer organization whose goal is to educate and influence the public, the media and elected officials at the local, state and national levels about important issues of the day. We are guided in this by our basic, common sense progressive values of economic fairness, social justice and good government.www.APVOnline.org
Virginia New Majority is building a progressive movement in Virginia by winning elections, organizing voters, and training a new generation of community leaders. Founded in 2007, we are working for a clean environment, fair immigration policies, excellent public education, high quality jobs, and a bright future for all Virginians. We are a vehicle for underrepresented communities to win a fair and free Virginia where we can all thrive.www.VirginiaNewMajority.org