Wouldn’t it be great if our elected officials – from Congressional representatives to Commonwealth’s Attorneys and local School Board members – shared in our dream of a Virginia free of… read more “It Begins With Each of Us Using Our Voice: Voting as an Extension of Sexual and Domestic Violence Advocacy”
This week, legislators reconvene in Richmond for a special session to address Virginia’s biennial budget, which has been severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to consider policy measures… read more “Centering Survivors in Virginia’s Special General Assembly Session”
The Action Alliance explicitly denounces the senseless and unjust murders of Black people at the hands of law enforcement, as well as the continued threats against their lives and well-being for simply… read more “Statement on Police Brutality and Working for Racial Justice”
A guest blog by NARAL Pro-Choice VirginiaImagine being trapped in a house with an abusive partner. You’re unable to leave for a variety of reasons. Now, imagine you are in… read more “Supporting Reproductive Freedom for Survivors During a Global Pandemic”
I’ll never forget the first time I attended a State and Local Partners meeting. I had just started with the Action Alliance and was invited to attend this meeting a… read more “Partnership through the State and Local Partners Meetings”
The 2020 Session of the Virginia General Assembly is off and running—and it is exciting to see an increasingly diverse group of elected leaders consider so many new policy … read more “Building Thriving Communities”
The end of the year provides many of us with an opportunity to slow down, to reflect on the events of the past year, and to spend time in deep… read more “It’s Time for Virginia to Invest in Prevention”
Last week news broke that Rep. Robert Foster, who is running for governor in Mississippi, denied ride-along access on the campaign trail to a female reporter, Larrison Campbell, unless she… read more “Unpacking the Billy Graham Rule, Especially for Political Candidates”
These past few weeks in Virginia politics have not been easy. It started with a manufactured scandal surrounding Delegate Kathy Tran’s bill that would have repealed harmful TRAP laws on… read more “BUILDING A CULTURE OF CONSENT IN VIRGINIA”
On September 27th, I watched Christine Blasey Ford testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in my mostly darkened office. The day was already gray, and only my small… read more “Responding to the Kavanaugh Hearing With a Commitment to Prevention”
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