The UVa Women’s Center is the spearhead organization for DVAM events within the University community.
The University hosted the panel discussion “Responding to ISIS: Violence Against Women and Girls” Monday, discussing the violence of the self-styled Islamic State against women and girls and working to brainstorm solutions to address the trauma and ongoing tragedy faced by refugees.
The Women’s Initiative, a Charlottesville based group received a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation last week.
If you’ll be staying around Grounds this summer, here’s a run-down of some of the big stories to watch out for.
The Albemarle County School Board met to discuss necessary cuts to the county’s budget Thursday night.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has taken plans to build a Western Bypass over Route 29 out of consideration. The decision poses questions surrounding the use of land purchased for the project. Many area residents hope VDOT will sell back the right-of-way for the land to members of the community.
The Charlottesville-based Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression announced nine recipients for the 2014 Jefferson Muzzle awards. The awards, according to the group’s website, “draw national attention to abridgments of free speech and press and, at the same time, foster an appreciation for those tenets of the First Amendment.”
Charlottesville may soon see a large increase in cigarette taxes. City Council convened to discuss the controversial tax, along with the annual budget and appropriations process.
The 3rd Annual Wyland Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation — a month-long competition between communities across the nation to see who achieve the greatest reduction in water and energy consumption — is coming to Charlottesville. The competition will take place through the month of April.
On Wednesday, Charlottesville City Council met with the city’s School Board in order to discuss numerous funding issues and the amount allocated to the Board by the Council.
Charlottesville government general job applications will no longer include a question regarding past felonies, officials announced Monday.
Living Wage at U.Va. presented an open letter to the Dining Services Selection committee Tuesday, urging the administration not to sign Sodexo as the University’s new dining contractor.
The Gang Reduction through Active Community Engagement, a local task force, released a report last week finding that there are 183 active gang members in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
The $200 million plan to create the Western Bypass on Route 29 through Charlottesville has been shelved, said incoming Chair of the Route 29 Advisory Board Philip Shucet.
Several environmental representatives held a conference call Thursday to discuss Charlottesville’s carbon footprint-reduction programs. Charlottesville has made great strides in recent years to reduce carbon emissions which contribute to climate change.
Charlottesville City Council held a budget forum Wednesday night to present their proposed city budget for the fiscal year 2015 to the Charlottesville community.
Charlottesville City Council met Monday evening to discuss the proposal for the city’s budget for the fiscal year of 2015. The proposed $150 million budget is 1.65% higher than last year’s, and includes $16.5 million toward the city’s Capital Improvement Program. City Manager Maurice Jones, who presented the budget at the meeting, attributes the proposed increase to a decrease in state funding of city schools.
A new Charlottesville charity plans to build the first long-term shelter for human trafficking survivors in the city by next January.
Charlottesville City Council heard the results of a student housing survey conducted in 2013 Wednesday night. Gay Perez, associate dean of students and executive director of Housing and Residence Life, presented the results.
The fake ID ring saga that led to the guilty pleas from three Charlottesville residents last year continued this past Wednesday with the guilty plea of a fourth person involved in the case.
