Advocacy Organizations Call for Strong Support for Workers at VDH Addressing Racial Disparities VIRGINIA – In 2021, Virginia lawmakers passed a resolution recognizing that racism is a public health cr ...
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As I reflect on Juneteenth and why it is celebrated, I can't help but think about Texas where in 1865 it was first celebrated nearly three years after the Emancipation Proclamation declaring ...
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What: Celebration of Juneteenth - Freedom Day When: Saturday, June 18 at 1 - 4 p.m. Where: St. John's Episcopal Church Yard, 275 E. Main St., Wytheville, VA Wytheville, Va. – On Sa ...
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Contact Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine to extend premium tax credits Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to help people afford health insurance by extending subsidies that were orig ...
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Richmond, Va. -- Last night, on an 8 to 1 vote, the Richmond School Board voted to adopt the Student, Parent, and Caregiver Bill of Rights, created by the Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing ...
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Yesterday the General Assembly passed the budget proposal the Budget Committee has been working on for weeks. It's far from perfect, but the conferees worked out a compromise that includes increases i ...
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Warm hellos and welcomes to you! A new season and a new edition of our newsletter is here. These uncertain times have felt like an endurance test none of us signed up for. The tensions between ever-ch ...
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Portsmouth, Va. — Virginia Organizing's Portsmouth Chapter will host a free community mental health forum on Wednesday, June 8 at 6 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. The chapter has ...
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Virginia Organizing's Portsmouth Chapter will host a free community mental health forum on Wednesday, June 8 at 6 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth. The church is at 500 Court Street, and ...
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