View our comprehensive directory of activist organizations in Central Virginia below.

All entries have been vetted before being entered in the directory to ensure that they are:

  • activist groups,
  • have an active presence in the Central Virginia area, and
  • are non-violent in nature.

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Amnesty InternationalHuman Rights
Appalachian Voices
Environment, Energy Democracy
Beloved Community CvilleRacial Justice
Black Lives MatterRacial Justice, Anti-Racism
Building ExperiencesSocial Justice
CAR2VoteElectoral Politics
Casa AlmaSocial Justice
Center for Nonprofit ExcellenceEquity
Central Virginia Violence InterruptersGun Violence
Charlottesville Area Justice CoalitionCriminal Justice
Charlottesville Center for Peace & JusticeNon-violence, Peace
Charlottesville Clergy CollectiveSocial Justice
Charlottesville Climate CollaborativeClimate
Charlottesville Food JusticeFood Justice
Charlottesville Food Not BombsFood, Economic Equality
Charlottesville Low-Income Housing CoalitionAffordable Housing
Charlottesville Friends MeetingNonviolence
Charlottesville Women’s ChoirEntertainment
Charlottesville NOW (National Organization for Women)Gender Equality
Charlottesville PrideLBGTQ+
Citizens’ Climate LobbyClimate
Coalition Against Gun ViolenceGun Control, Nonviolence
CIRAC – Charlottesville-area Immigrant Resource and Advocacy CoalitionImmigration, Justice
Clergy and Laity United for Justice & PeaceSocial Justice
Cville100Environment, Climate
Creciendo JuntosSocial Justice, Latinx
Cville Immigrant Bond FundImmigration, Justice
Cville PeaceLocal Organizing
Democratic Socialists of AmericaElectoral Politics, Social Justice, Economic Equality
Friends of NelsonClimate, Environmental Justice
Green GranniesEnvironment, Entertainment
IMPACTAffordable Housing
Indivisible CvilleElectoral Politics
Justice Forward VirginiaCriminal Justice Reform
Legal Aid Justice CenterJustice, Legal
Little Flower Catholic Worker FarmPeace, Justice, Anti-violence
Moms Demand ActionGun Control, Nonviolence
NAACPAnti-Racism, Racial Justice
National Lawyers GuildLegal Justice, Equality
PACEM  People and Congregations Engaged in MinistryShelter, Aid
People’s Coalition CharlottesvilleCriminal Justice
PFLAG Blue RidgeLGBTQ+
Piedmont Group of the Sierra ClubEnvironment, Conservation
Planned ParenthoodReproductive Rights, Healthcare
PocacitoEnvironment, Climate
Public Housing Assn. of ResidentsAffordable Housing
Roots ActionSocial Justice, Equality, Environment
Sunrise MovementClimate, Envrionmental Justice
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)Racial Justice, Anti-Racism
UCARE University & Community Action for Racial EquityAnti-Racism, Equity
Unitarian Universalists of CharlottesvilleSocial Justice
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public PolicyEconomic Equality, Racial, Social and Environmental Justice
Virginia OrganizingLocal Issues Statewide
Virginia Poor People’s CampaignEconomic Equality, Aid
War Is A CrimePeace
Westminster Presbyterian ChurchSocial Justice, Peace
Wild VirginiaEnvironmental Protection
World Beyond WarPeace
WPVCRadio, News