{"id":13601,"date":"2015-08-07T12:08:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T16:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=13601"},"modified":"2015-08-07T12:08:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T16:08:07","slug":"youcentral-virginia-organizings-flag-removal-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/07\/youcentral-virginia-organizings-flag-removal-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"YouCentral: Virginia Organizing’s Flag Removal Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at SouthsideCentral, we invite all people and organizations to send us opinion pieces and statements. We will publish them unedited on a space-available basis. YouCentral articles are solely the opinion of the writer or organization. They do not necessarily represent the views of SouthsideCentral nor of our advertisers. We also encourage comments on these articles as well as opposing viewpoints (and we’ll be glad to publish them, too).<\/p>\n

Today, we have a statement from Virginia Organizing regarding Thursday night’s Danville City Council vote to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the Sutherlin Mansion.<\/p>\n

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From Virginia Organizing:<\/p>\n

Danville, Va.\u2014In response to Danville City Council\u2019s vote to remove the Confederate flag from public property, Virginia Organizing has issued the following statements:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so glad that our city stands on the side of justice and equality in deciding to take down the Confederate flag,\u201d said Matt Bailey, a leader in the Danville Chapter of Virginia Organizing. \u201cIn the time I spent canvassing to encourage support for this decision, almost everyone we talked to wanted the flag removed and were very excited to contact City Council directly. This is a great day for the City of Danville!\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnny Mayo, a member of the Virginia Organizing State Governing Board and local Danville Chapter leader, voiced the statewide organization\u2019s support for this decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud that City Council listened to the overwhelming majority of citizens who are happy to see the flag come down. Virginia Organizing believes in the dignity and respect of all people. We believe in the building of strong communities, and the Confederate flag does not do that in Danville, or anywhere in the state.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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