Month: September 2019

Whereas, Ruby Williams Evans departed this earth on July 27, 2019 after a lifetime of service and decades of support for the Democratic Party of Virginia. Ruby was born to Teamack and Corine Williams on August 18, 1943 and worked tirelessly as a leader in her church, her community, and the Democratic Party of Virginia. […]

Whereas​, Harriet R. Tubman was born into slavery in Bucktown, Maryland in 1820 and sustained lasting injuries and trauma from her master’s cruelty. At​ ​age 9, while Tubman was enslaved, Andrew Jackson assumed the presidency of the United States. President Jackson was a supporter of slavery’s expansion into Western territories and championed the removal of […]

Whereas, ​the minimum wage in Virginia is $7.25. Since the last minimum wage increase in 2009, the purchasing power of a minimum wage worker has grown weaker every year against inflation. The​ ​current minimum wage annual pay of $15,080 is $1,830 below the 2019 Federal Poverty Line for a family of two; this leaves single […]

Whereas​, there is a growing climate crisis in Virginia and this nation that endangers our safety, the economy, and our national security. The 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming cited more than 6,000 scientific studies, had Ninety-one authors and review editors from 40 countries. This​ ​report finds that addressing the climate crisis requires “rapid […]

Whereas, The Green New Deal (GND) Virginia Coalition proposes to create thousands of good jobs while addressing the climate emergency and restoring Virginia’s environment. The coalition’s collective efforts will redress two of the biggest crises we face: climate change and inequity. These two crises are inextricably joined. As part of a just transition, the coalition […]