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Victory in Virginia, Reflections by Jon Liss

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Jon Liss, co-director of the New Virginia Majority Education Fund, shares his reflections from the recent victories in Virginia.  

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Jon Liss

Jon has organized for racial and social justice in Virginia for the last 30 years. Between 1979-1981, he organized for the creation of an African American Studies department as a student at the University of Virginia where he graduated with a B.A. in History, then went on to organize for U.S. divestment in the South African Apartheid regime. From 1983-1984, he served as an elected leader of a taxi drivers association. In 1986, Jon co-founded Tenants and Workers United (TWU), a low-income racial and gender justice organization based in the Arlandria-Chirilagua neighborhood. Jon served as the Executive Director of TWU until 2011. In 2007 he co-founded New Virginia Majority Education Fund and currently serves as both a board member and as the organization’s Co-Executive Director.​