2026 SESSION

INTRODUCED

26109253D

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 468

Offered March 12, 2026

Commending Virginia Organizing.

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Patron—Glass

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WHEREAS, Virginia Organizing is a nonpartisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Organizing encourages the participation of those who have traditionally had little or no voice in society; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Organizing encourages individuals and groups throughout the Commonwealth and in local communities to bring about change by working together and building relationships; and

WHEREAS, among Virginia Organizing's statement of beliefs is the belief that all people should be treated fairly and with dignity in all aspects of life, regardless of race, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, ability, or country of origin; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Organizing also believes in the enhancement and celebration of diversity in the communities of the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Organizing believes that community, economic, social, and environmental policy should be developed with the greatest input from the people it is meant to serve, and that policies should promote, celebrate, and sustain the human and natural resources of the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, leaders, members, and staff of Virginia Organizing work tirelessly to connect children, low-income residents, immigrants, veterans, retirees, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups to the resources that they deserve and need; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Organizing serves as an anchor for more than 50 program groups, working in partnership to support additional work in the areas of the environment, human rights, housing, transportation, and community support; and

WHEREAS, in August 2025, Virginia Organizing celebrated 30 years of grassroots organizing and bringing about real change for real people through countless campaigns to improve the quality of life for all Virginians; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Virginia Organizing hereby be commended on the occasion of its 30th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Virginia Organizing as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the organization's contributions to the Commonwealth.