by MCDC | Feb 22, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Events, Racism, Virginia
Please join us for a “Black Youth Matter” Rally on February 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM at the Freedom Wall (located directly in front of City Hall and beside the city’s amphitheater) on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia and a “Black Boys Matter” movie and...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Civil Rights, Virginia
It is time for Virginia to be on the right side of history and the right side of the law. That’s why after thorough legal analysis, I recently announced that I have concluded Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the Due Process and Equal Protection...
by MCDC | Feb 11, 2014 | Action Alerts, Health Care, Virginia
Dear Friend, What a difference a year can make! Just last year, without allowing any debate, a Republican controlled committee struck down my legislation to repeal the invasive ultrasound mandate. Today, I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote in support of...
by MCDC | Feb 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, Coal, Environment
On February 3, a Duke Energy coal ash pond ruptured—spilling more than 80,000 tons of coal ash into North Carolina’s Dan River. Enough toxic sludge to fill 73 Olympic-sized pools. But this was no accident. In the past year, three Clean Water Act lawsuits were filed...
by MCDC | Feb 9, 2014 | Action Alerts, Events, Income Inequality, Minimum Wage, Video
Please join us on February 27th for an “Inequality for All” Watch Party! Following the film, Secretary Reich and Senator Elizabeth Warren will join us on a conference call to talk about how to change the conversation on income inequality. ROBERT B. REICH,...
by MCDC | Feb 5, 2014 | Action Alerts, Citizens United, Ethics, Video, Voter Rights
Our message: You shouldn’t have to buy access to your own government. That’s why we’re building a movement big enough to force our leaders to stop answering to special-interest cronies and start answering to the people. http://youtu.be/bFtVCBNFgeo America’s...
