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The 2012 General Assembly is now in Session! The Center's members are hard at working learning, praying, and acting to make the Commonwealth a more just and compassionate place by promoting policies that protect our most vulnerable neighbors.
LEARN
There are a number of ways to get involved with the Virginia Interfaith Center and our advocacy work. First,
learn about our priority issues
and about
how to be an effective advocate
on those issues. Our
Advocacy Toolkit
can help as you raise your concerns to your elected officials and in your local paper. A preliminary list of bills we are working on can be
found here
. To track bills and learn more about how your elected representatives are voting, please visit
Richmond Sunlight
.
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, be sure to indicate that when you
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ACT
Please be sure you are
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, which will include
alerts
as to when you need to raise your voice and call your legislator
as legislation moves through the General Assembly. We also encourage you to participate in denomination specific lobby days and local chapter events throughout session, a list of which can be
found here
.
We also encourage you to get connected to other Center advocates in your community through our
local chapters
. Chapters host educational programs, social events and coordinate their advocacy efforts.
Click here to learn more about our Chapters and how to get involved.
Finally, we invite you to
become an
individual or Congregational member of the Center
,
as one of the benefits of this membership is that you will receive our biweekly newsletters to help you stay abreast of developments throughout the Commonwealth. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the financial support of advocates to help amplify our voices and achieve our vision of a more just and compassionate Commonwealth.
Become a financial supporter today.
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