April 1, 2025
Contact: Debra Freeman, [email protected], 757-452-1143
We champion the freedom of everyone in Virginia to create the best lives for themselves, their families, and their communities. We will continue our work despite the country turning into a place that many of us don’t recognize. One where corporate interests and their political allies deliberately scapegoat Black and brown communities to distract us from the real challenges we are facing. This is an obvious ploy to divide us.
We will defend our immigrant members and communities on every level of government, and NVM’s organizing work in our local chapters throughout the state includes supporting mutual aid, civic engagement, and rapid response to time sensitive issues.
While politicians and media fixate on immigration status to generate fear and chaos, the real issues affecting everyday residents in Virginia go unaddressed. The affordable housing crisis, education inequalities, and inaccessible health care aren’t caused by people who come here seeking safety; they are the result of policy choices that prioritize corporate profit over people’s needs.
The promise of America is based on a set of fundamental freedoms that continue to draw people to our nation today. All of us–regardless of immigration status–are due the freedom to worship without fear, to travel throughout our communities, access opportunities for our families, and love who we choose.
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New Virginia Majority builds power in working-class communities of color, in immigrant communities, among LGBTQ people, women, youth, and progressives across the Commonwealth. We organize for racial and economic justice through large-scale political education, mobilization and advocacy around dozens of issues. We fight for a Virginia that is just, democratic and environmentally sustainable. For more information, visit our website and follow us on X and Facebook at @NewVAMajority.