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“Our Health Care is Under Attack, What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back.”
December 21, 2016

Local protestors fight for Affordable Care Act, Medicare
December 21, 2016

Rally to save the Affordable Care Act held in Danville
December 21, 2016

Volunteer groups partner to help displaced Swanson Homes residents in Portsmouth
December 16, 2016

Editorial: A better choice for student discipline
December 14, 2016

Solar co-op expanding on Peninsula
December 13, 2016

First Baptist Church in need of coats for annual coat drive
December 7, 2016

Grassroots group and Spotsylvania schools make progress on discipline
December 5, 2016

Ten Thousand Villages hosts benefit for Virginia Organizing
December 4, 2016

At University of Richmond, campus election protests take on positive spin
November 18, 2016

At University of Richmond, campus election protests take on positive spin
November 16, 2016

Del McWhortle – VA Organizing
November 15, 2016

Group aims to increase transparency with police and community
November 15, 2016

Group aims to increase transparency with police and community
November 15, 2016

Virginia Organizing Lynchburg Chapter to Hold School-to-Prison Pipeline Discussion
November 14, 2016

Danville group continuing effort to increase communication between city, community
November 14, 2016

Virginia Organizing continues conversation with Danville police for ‘more accountability’
November 14, 2016

Danville group aims to increase transparency with police and the community
November 14, 2016

Community forum to address school-to-prison pipeline
November 14, 2016

Community forum to address school-to-prison pipeline
November 14, 2016

Community forum to address school-to-prison pipeline
November 13, 2016

Charlottesville’s Virginia Organizing Chapter Holds 10th Soup Bowl
November 11, 2016

Virginia Organizing Social Justice Bowl
November 9, 2016

Work on F.C. Day Labor Center Continues
November 8, 2016

Letters to the Editor for Sunday, November 6, 2016
November 6, 2016

Changes Ahead for New Dream
November 4, 2016

106 State and National Groups Urge Virginia Elections Head to Prevent Voting Discrimination and Disruption
October 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor for Oct. 24
October 24, 2016

Letters to the Editor for Monday, Oct. 24, 2016
October 24, 2016

Group Seeks to Confront and Dismantle Racism ( page 30 )
October 21, 2016

Parents in Portsmouth speak to School Board about student disciplinepractices
October 20, 2016

Why The Police Chief’s Apology Doesn’t Cut It (And What Will)
October 19, 2016

Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference to Call on Portsmouth School Board to Reduce Suspensions
October 19, 2016

ASL interpreters needed at hospitals
October 18, 2016

Following police controversy
October 14, 2016

Why It Takes Local Activists to End a School-to-Prison Pipeline
October 10, 2016

Letter: Telling it like it is
October 10, 2016

Why It Takes Local Activists to End a School-to-Prison Pipeline
October 8, 2016

Ask tough pipeline questions now
October 8, 2016

The Danville Police Dash Cam Controversy: The Real Story
October 7, 2016

Advocating for Change
October 5, 2016

Environmentalists Now Face Trespassing Charges at Governor’s Mansion
October 5, 2016

Virginia Organizing addresses council on police transparency
October 4, 2016

Virginia’s ‘sophisticated Jim Crow’ bans felons from voting
October 4, 2016

Virginia’s ‘sophisticated Jim Crow’ bans felons from voting
October 4, 2016

Activists protest Gov. McAuliffe’s environmental policies, perceived coziness with Dominion power
October 3, 2016

Dozens Call on Gov. McAuliffe to Reject Pipeline Projects
October 3, 2016

Three-day picket takes aim at McAuliffe’s record on pipelines, coal ash
October 3, 2016

Activists picket outside Gov. McAuliffe’s office to demand protection from pipelines, coal ash
October 3, 2016

Three-Day Picket Begins at Gov. McAuliffe’s Office Over Pipelines, Coal Ash Pollution
October 3, 2016

Environmental Picketers Stake Out Governor McAuliffe’s Offices
October 3, 2016

McAuliffe’s ‘not my problem’ approach hurts citizens
October 3, 2016

Virginia’s ‘sophisticated Jim Crow’ bans felons from voting
October 3, 2016

Workshop For Felon Voting Rights This Week
October 3, 2016

Virginia’s ‘sophisticated Jim Crow’ bans felons from voting
October 3, 2016

Virginia’s ‘sophisticated Jim Crow’ bans felons from voting
October 3, 2016

Virginia’s ‘sophisticated Jim Crow’ bans felons from voting
October 3, 2016

VIRGINIA’S ‘SOPHISTICATED JIM CROW’ BANS FELONS FROM VOTING
October 3, 2016

McWhorter and Tidwell: McAuliffe’s “not my problem” approach to gas pipelines rewards Dominion while harming innocent citizens
October 3, 2016

McWhorter and Tidwell: McAuliffe’s “not my problem” approach to gas pipelines rewards Dominion while harming innocent citizens
October 3, 2016

Letter: More transparency in suspensions
October 3, 2016

Successful lobbying effort changes police practices
October 2, 2016

Love is Never Silent screening to benefit Virginia Organizing
September 29, 2016

Bipartisan issue: Survey says majority of Virginians oppose pipelines
September 28, 2016

City Checks Demographics
September 28, 2016

Police Car Hoods Up, Cameras Can’t Shoot?
September 28, 2016

Police stop opening hoods to cool down cars following social media post
September 26, 2016

Local nonprofits pose questions to City Council candidates at Diversity Richmond
September 27, 2016

Following controversy sparked by photo, Danville police change policy for raised hoods
September 27, 2016

Virginia Organizing responds to Danville Police announcement
September 27, 2016

Following controversy sparked by photo, Danville police change policy for raised hoods
September 27, 2016

Police stop opening hoods to cool down cars following social media post
September 27, 2016

Police stop opening hoods to cool down cars following social media post
September 27, 2016

Police stop opening hoods to cool down cars following social media post
September 27, 2016

Police stop opening hoods to cool down cars following social media post
September 27, 2016

Police stop opening hoods to cool down cars following social media post
September 27, 2016

Two Photos Raise Questions About Police Transparency
September 26, 2016

Danville police to no longer raise hoods on patrol vehicles
September 26, 2016

Following controversy sparked by photo, Danville police change policy for raised hoods
September 26, 2016

“That’s ludicrous to do during a normal traffic stop:” Danville Police address viral post
September 26, 2016

Following controversy sparked by photo, Danville police change policy for raised hoods
September 26, 2016

Danville police respond to social media post; stop practice of opening hoods to cool down cars
September 26, 2016

Danville police change policy on raised car hoods
September 26, 2016

Spotsylvania residents speak out against ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
September 23, 2016

McAuliffe attracts heat from pipeline foes but kudos from clean energy sector during Roanoke visit
September 22, 2016

Board to decide Thursday on draining of Chesterfield coal ash pond
September 21, 2016

Poll: Virginia voters oppose McAuliffe on pipelines, coal ash
September 21, 2016

Poll shows many Virginians at odds with Gov. McAuliffe on pipeline, coal ash issues
September 21, 2016

Poll: Virginia Voters Oppose Governor McAuliffe on Fracked-Gas Pipelines, Coal Ash Disposal
September 20, 2016

Virginians need Medicaid expansion
September 19, 2016

Mann Tries Humor in Fight Against Climate Change
September 16, 2016

Residents consider economic future
September 14, 2016

It’s a madhouse
September 13, 2016

Groups meet to discuss economic future of Washington County and Abingdon
September 12, 2016

September 28, 2016 at Old Dominion University- University Theatre in Norfolk, VA.
September 12, 2016

Citizens offered chance to discuss county’s economic future
September 9, 2016

Climate Scientist Fights Critics with Comedy
September 6, 2016

Sign language interpretation at hospitals imperative
September 2, 2016

Conference on after-effects of Sept.11 attacks
September 2, 2016

Smith: Thank you, Mark Warner
September 1, 2016

Opinion/Letter: Ashamed of opposition to voting rights
August 26, 2016

Lily Hungarland: August 2016 Leader of the Month
August 24, 2016

Cook: Warner is betting on Americans
August 24, 2016

Cook: Warner is betting on Americans
August 24, 2016

Virginia Organizing supports CFPB restricting forced arbitration
August 24, 2016

Virginia Organizing supports CFPB restricting forced arbitration
August 23, 2016

Virginia Organizing Joins 280 Consumer Groups to Restrict Forced Arbitration
August 23, 2016

McAuliffe to announce restoration of voting rights to 13,000 felons
August 22, 2016

Church vandalized for 2nd time in as many weeks
August 22, 2016

Grassroots group pushes Portsmouth Public Schools to address suspension rates
August 22, 2016

Danville councilman calls on African-American community to come together over gun violence
August 19, 2016

Students highlight classroom diversity issues
August 14, 2016

Rescinded: Felons who registered to vote do not pass go
August 10, 2016

Virginia Organizing – Erwin and Folley on the radio
August 10, 2016

Virginians March for Climate Justice
August 10, 2016

Community organizer condemns Danville church vandalism
August 9, 2016

Community organizer condemns Danville church vandalism
August 9, 2016

Locals, environmental groups raise concerns over fracking standards
August 8, 2016

Danville Black Lives Matter supporter disheartened by church vandalisms
August 8, 2016

Release: Locals, Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over State Fracking Standards
August 8, 2016

Brabo going near and far to gather information on fracking
August 6, 2016

Concerns voiced about AP class racial disparity
August 5, 2016

Locals, Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over State Fracking Standards
August 4, 2016

McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs
August 3, 2016

Johnson: A march for environmental justice
July 29, 2016

After ruling, McAuliffe moves to restore rights individually
July 28, 2016

After ruling, McAuliffe moves to restore rights individually
July 28, 2016

Registrars waiting for guidance after Supreme Court strikes down order restoring voting rights to 206,000 felons
July 27, 2016

The fights for felon voting rights
July 27, 2016

Roger Chesley: Justices’ smackdown of McAuliffe’s attempts to restore felons’ voting rights isn’t final word
July 26, 2016

Virginia Governor Promises to Circumvent Court Orders to Revoke Felons’ Voting Rights
July 26, 2016

DailyClimate.org: In Virginia, protesters seek real climate and energy action
July 26, 2016

Court Gives Registrars New Directive
July 25, 2016

600 ‘March On The Mansion’ To Tell Gov. McAuliffe: Put People Over Polluters
July 24, 2016

600 ‘March on the Mansion’ to tell Gov. McAuliffe: Put people over polluters
July 24, 2016

Supreme Court of Virginia rules against Gov. McAuliffe’s orders restoring felons’ rights
July 24, 2016

March on McAuliffe: Hundreds protest pipeline
July 23, 2016

Voter registration held at Washington Co. Library
July 23, 2016

Virginia Court Strikes Down Order Giving Felons Voting Right
July 23, 2016

Va. Supreme Court throws out McAuliffe’s felon restoration orders
July 22, 2016

Six Hundred Virginians March on the Mansion to Tell Gov. McAuliffe: Put People Over Polluters on Pipelines, Coal Ash, and Climate Action
July 22, 2016

ACLU, Virginia Organizing comment on voting rights case
July 22, 2016

Virginia Green Groups Plan March on Mansion Protest
July 22, 2016

Environmental demands deserve scrutiny
July 22, 2016

Editorial: Environmental demands deserve scrutiny
July 20, 2016

Ex-Felons Pin Voting Hopes on VA Supreme Court
July 19, 2016

Restoring Voters Rights
July 18, 2016

Virginia Organizing WINA
July 16, 2016

Celebrate what McAuliffe has done
July 11, 2016

Restoration of rights celebrated
July 9, 2016

Few ex-felons registering to vote in Virginia
July 4, 2016

Lawmakers work to redraw state districts in fairest way
July 3, 2016

Redistricting needed now more than ever
June 30, 2016

Session aims to deliver understanding of restoring rights to felons
June 29, 2016

McAuliffe leads rights restoration roundtable in Norfolk
June 28, 2016

McAuliffe lambasts “fear mongering” by Republicans over voting rights restoration
June 29, 2016

McAuliffe plans to sidestep legislature on climate change
June 28, 2016

McAuliffe seeks to curb climate change in face of criticism from left and right
June 28, 2016

McAuliffe pushes for action on decreasing carbon emissions
June 28, 2016

Gov. Terry McAuliffe plans to sidestep legislature on climate change
June 28, 2016

McAuliffe promises action on carbon, climate change, sets task force in motion
June 28, 2016

City council considers redistricting resolution at meeting
June 28, 2016

Voting activists were prepped for felons order that surprised election officials
June 26, 2016

Letter to the editor: We support Gov. McAuliffe’s executive order
June 26, 2016

McAuliffe administration prepped activists for felon voting order that surprised election officials
June 26, 2016

Proposed state fracking review by private group concerns environmentalists
June 25, 2016

McAuliffe administration prepped activists for felon voting order that surprised election officials
June 25, 2016

Right-wing America’s war on voting rights
June 25, 2016

Restoration Celebration on June 29 at Calvary Baptist Church
June 21, 2016

Governor was right to restore voting rights
June 21, 2016

Environmental Groups Oppose McAuliffe’s Energy Policies
June 21, 2016

Council allocates funds for affordable housing
June 21, 2016

Local man is elated to have voting rights restored
June 20, 2016

Some 60 Organizations Send Pipeline Protest Letter to Governor of Virginia
June 20, 2016

Council allocates funds for affordable housing
June 20, 2016

Dozens of felons register to vote in Lynchburg after McAuliffe’s controversial executive order
June 18, 2016

New coalition targets McAuliffe energy policies as pipeline fights draw national interest
June 15, 2016

Environmental alliance challenges McAuliffe on energy policy
June 15, 2016

Environmental groups protest McAuliffe’s energy policies
June 15, 2016

Virginians challenge Gov. McAuliffe on energy policy, climate
June 15, 2016

Virginians challenge Gov. McAuliffe on energy policy, climate
June 15, 2016

Groups unite to challenge McAuliffe over pipelines, offshore oil, coal ash
June 15, 2016

Environmental groups protest McAuliffe’s energy policies
June 15, 2016

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has an abysmal climate record
June 10, 2016

118 Conservation, Environmental and Health Groups Blast Ozone Bill for Endangering Public Health
June 7, 2016

Report: Electric co-ops need to diversify board leadership
June 7, 2016

118 Conservation, Environmental And Health Groups Blast Ozone Bill For Endangering Public Health
June 7, 2016

New Federal Rule Targets Predatory Lending, But Critics Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
June 6, 2016

Groups praise President Obama for Social Security expansion shift
June 3, 2016

Praise for Federal Payday-Lending Regulations in Virginia
June 3, 2016

Virginia Organizing, VPLC release report on predatory lending
June 2, 2016

Lee Co. wants reopening hospital as merger condition
May 25, 2016

Lee County Hospital Authority takes concerns to SWVA Health Authority Board
May 25, 2016

Lee Co. wants reopening hospital as merger condition
May 25, 2016

Lee delegation urges inclusion in health system merger
May 25, 2016

Virginia panel has questions for Wellmont, MSHA on merger
May 25, 2016

Virginia Organizing on health insurance merger: Listen to the people
May 25, 2016

VA school discipline is ‘widespread, discriminatory,’ study says
May 19, 2016

Letter: Student meal programs important for learning
May 19, 2016

Girls outscore boys on a technology test, but troubling racial gap remains
May 19, 2016

Girls outscore boys on a technology test, but troubling racial gap remains
May 18, 2016

Girls outscore boys on a technology test, but troubling racial gap remains
May 18, 2016

We need more ASL interpreters
May 17, 2016

Letter: Virginia AG should act to stop racial profiling
May 16, 2016

Letter: Move those tankers away from Mayfield
May 15, 2016

Poll finds 87 percent of Virginians concerned over insurance mergers
May 12, 2016

Locals show support for decision on restoration of voting rights
May 9, 2016

Virginia Organizing Teams With NAACP to Help Register Voters
May 9, 2016

Climate group report criticizes McAuliffe
May 6, 2016

ONE BY ONE, VIRGINIA ORGANIZING CONNECTS PEOPLE TO SOLAR
May 4, 2016

Announcements for May 4 through May 10
May 3, 2016

Verizon workers’ union wants investigation of forced fiber upgrades
May 3, 2016

Environmental Groups Give McAuliffe a D+
April 29, 2016

Greens fault McAuliffe’s record so far on climate change, clean energy
April 29, 2016

McAuliffe gets poor marks from environmental coalition
April 29, 2016

McAuliffe gets poor marks from environmental coalition
April 28, 2016

McAuliffe gets poor marks from environmental coalition
April 28, 2016

McAuliffe Close To ‘Flunking Out’ On Environmental Issues, Groups Say
April 28, 2016

Coalition: Gov. ‘cheerleader’ for high-pollution policies
April 28, 2016

McAuliffe given D+ on climate issues, but some disagree
April 28, 2016

New Report Card Gives McAuliffe a D+ on Carbon Pollution, Clean Power in Virginia
April 28, 2016

Virginia Organizing responds to restoration of rights announcement
April 22, 2016

Barbara Kingsolver celebrates community and social change
April 21, 2016

An Earth Day Conversation with Barbara Kingsolver
April 21, 2016

Kingsolver’s Earth Day Celebration
April 20, 2016

Albritton: Why no action from Herring?
April 21, 2016

Public Health Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
April 19, 2016

Author, filmmaker to talk collaboration at Paramount Theater
April 19, 2016

Award-winning director joins Barbara Kingsolver in Charlottesville
April 18, 2016

Debra Grant: Payday lenders prey on women, families
April 17, 2016

Virginia Campaign for Consumer Choice Launches Today for Transparency, Accountability in Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana Insurance Co. Mergers
April 14, 2016

Award Winning Author Barbara Kingsolver checks in with the WINA Morning News ahead of an Earth Day conversation at the Paramount Theater
April 7, 2016

Herring, keep your promise
April 7, 2016

Elected Leaders Should Keep Their Word
April 6, 2016

New Economy Wiki Webinar
April 5, 2016

Virginia Organizing to senators: We need a strong CFPB
April 5, 2016

Virginia Organizing pushing for expansion of living wage
April 4, 2016

Herring, meet with police chiefs
April 4, 2016

Letter: Statistics will help show any issues with policing
April 3, 2016

Activists hold rally to urge support of Clean Power Plan in Virginia
April 2, 2016

Groups gather across Virginia to show support for climate action, clean energy
April 2, 2016

Rally held in Danville for Clean Power Plan
April 2, 2016

Group to host clean power plan rally in Bristol
March 29, 2016

Danville to host clean power plan rally
March 28, 2016

Equal access for deaf community improving in Central Virginia
March 25, 2016

Equal access for deaf community improving in Central Virginia
March 25, 2016

Letter: A witness to the promise
March 24, 2016

Letter: An invitation for Herring
March 24, 2016

Letter: Herring’s promise
March 19, 2016

Aspire! Award recipient ‘Asks Big Questions’ and makes big impact on campus
March 7, 2016

Aspire! Award recipient ‘Asks Big Questions’ and makes big impact on campus
March 7, 2016

If It Can Happen in Virginia…
March 4, 2016

Virginia Festival of the Book to Host Acclaimed Social Justice Advocate Bryan Stevenson
March 3, 2016

ABC 13 Investigation: How Recent Scrutiny is Impacting Local Law Enforcement
February 15, 2016

Column: Working women often fall into Virginia’s Medicaid gap
February 14, 2016

Kentucky’s decision to expand Medicaid proves beneficial compared to neighboring non-expansion states
February 8, 2016

KENTUCKY LEADING THE WAY IN MEDICAID EXPANSION AMONG NEIGHBORS
February 8, 2016

Study: Medicaid Expansion Means Healthier Workforce
February 5, 2016

Former Felons Rights Restoration Clinic, conducted by Harold Foley of Virginia Organizing of Charlottesville and PRIDE Inc.
February 2, 2016

Fredericksburg group looks at state’s high rate of ‘school to prison pipeline’
February 1, 2016

Virginia Festival of the Book 2016
January 27, 2016

Virginia Leaders to Gov. McAuliffe: Reject Dominion’s Efforts to Increase Climate Change Pollution
January 26, 2016

Report: Virginians need living wage jobs
January 25, 2016

Advocates, caregivers lobby for more state funding for Medicaid, mental health and services for the disabled
January 17, 2016

Advocates, caregivers lobby for more state funding for Medicaid, mental health and services for the disabled
January 17, 2016

Johnny Mayo: Corporations avoid doing their part
January 12, 2016

Deaf patients need special care
January 5, 2016

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