Progress Virginia is thrilled to announce that LaTwyla Mathias will take over as Executive Director starting on July, 12, 2021. Mathias previously served for three years as Progress Virginia’s Digital Director, conceiving of and executing award-winning digital programs while also supporting progressive organizations across the Commonwealth. “Stepping into the role of Executive Director at Progress […]
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Three Reasons We’re Celebrating The Passage of the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
It seems like approximately one million years ago (pandemic time is real), but in March, members of the General Assembly passed the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, a series of bills designed to protect domestic workers and ensure they earn at least the minimum wage for their work. This is the first of its kind […]
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Celebrate Juneteenth by Ensuring No One is Left Out
This year, we are celebrating Juneteenth by taking steps to dismantle white supremacy in our community. No matter what we look like or where we live, most of us want our families and our communities to be safe and thriving. But a handful of politicians like Glenn Youngkin throw out lies to divide us and […]
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The Power of Virginia’s Immigrant Community PV Spotlight on Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the deep racial disparities and inequities in our healthcare system. Our Black and Brown neighbors got sick at a higher rate and were most likely to die from coronavirus. As the crisis unfolded, our communities mobilized to demand action from our elected leaders to address these disparities. Now, vaccination rates are […]
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Democratic Primary Winners Announced, Time To Get To Work To Elect Progressives
Richmond, Virginia—Progress Virginia congratulates tonight’s Democratic primary election winners Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Hala Ayala for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark Herring for Attorney General. These candidates support policies that make sense to our communities. Policies like fully funding our schools, increasing access to voting rights, affordable healthcare, and abortion accesswill help us build a Virginia […]
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ICYMI: First Major Decision of Redistricting Commission Undermines Veneer of Nonpartisanship
Richmond, Virginia—Yesterday, the Virginia Redistricting Commission made its first major decision since its formation. On a 10-4 vote, they decided to hire two partisan lawyers to provide guidance throughout the map-drawing process and rejected the idea of seeking out a non-partisan lawyer. “Virginians voted for a non-partisan community mapping process, but instead they are getting […]
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First Read: Voting for More than Just Candidates in this Primary
With the Democratic primary this week, we’re all thinking about the importance of the right to vote. Regardless of which Democratic candidate is elected, they will stand up for voters, especially voters of color, who are most often targeted for disenfranchisement. No matter our race, background, or zip code, most of us believe that for […]
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Are You There Unemployment? It’s Me, Virginia.
I never thought I would need to file for unemployment. Since graduating college, I always had at least two jobs. It wasn’t uncommon for me to hold three jobs at once, usually two regular part-time jobs and one rotating, less frequent gig, like teaching improv comedy or assisting with florals for weddings. Then last year, […]
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Contract: Redistricting Communications Manager Job Description
About Progress Virginia: Progress Virginia is a multi-issue progressive advocacy organization that combines cutting edge online organizing and communications with rapid and hard-hitting earned media strategies. As Virginia’s progressive communications and digital hub, we work all year round to engage citizens from across the Commonwealth around issues of immediate state or local concern. Our mission […]
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First Read: Honoring Fallen Heroes by Building Something Worthy of Their Sacrifice
‘First Read’ is Progress Virginia’s weekly ‘news to watch’ memo featuring the scoop on the news each week. Have a tip or something we should cover? Shoot us an email at info@progressva.org. Know someone who should get this newsletter? Send them this link. This Memorial Day, and every day, we must honor the sacrifice of […]