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Did you get your unemployment yet?

Did you get your unemployment yet?

Virginia's unemployment system is the slowest in the United States.  Unemployment insurance is supposed to be emergency aid. If there’s an issue with someone’s claim, it’s supposed to get fi ...

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Virginia Organizing Reacts to President Biden’s Speech, Urges Prescription Drug Reform

Virginia Organizing Reacts to President Biden’s Speech, Urges Prescription Drug Reform

Richmond, Va. — Following President Biden’s speech to a joint session of Congress outlining his new American Families Plan, Ladelle McWhorter, chairperson of Virginia Organizing, issued the following ...

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Environmental Justice in the News

Environmental Justice in the News

Executive Director Brian Johns recently published an op-ed in the Roanoke Times about the difficulty of getting environmental justice legislation passed in the General Assembly. Brian explained each o ...

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On the Level

On the Level

On The Level envisions a future where people and planet thrive together but know more people are needed to make it happen. So, they're helping every single person find their home in the climate moveme ...

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Virginia Organizing to hold car rally at Middle River Regional Jail to call on five local jurisdictions to vote no on proposed jail expansion.

Virginia Organizing to hold car rally at Middle River Regional Jail to call on five local jurisdictions to vote no on proposed jail expansion.

What: Rally with testimonies from people directly impacted by local incarceration practices and will feature a virtual interactive art activity by a local artist When: Monday, ...

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Environmental Justice Town Hall with U.S. Rep. Don McEachin

Environmental Justice Town Hall with U.S. Rep. Don McEachin

On March 25, Virginia Organizing leaders and partners from other environmental justice organizations discussed proposed legislation in Congress and issues their communities face. Leaders spoke about t ...

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On 11th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Virginia Organizing and Sen. Tim Kaine to Celebrate Affordability Improvements Under the American Rescue Plan

On 11th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Virginia Organizing and Sen. Tim Kaine to Celebrate Affordability Improvements Under the American Rescue Plan

ACA Supporters Hold Town Hall to Celebrate ACA’s Accomplishments and Urge Lawmakers to Make Long Term Investment in Health Care What: Town hall with Sen. Tim Kaine and Virginia Organizing le ...

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Transit Win in the New River Valley!

Transit Win in the New River Valley!

Dustin represented Virginia Organizing in D.C. in 2018. At the beginning of 2021, members of the New River Valley Chapter convinced Blacksburg Transit to bring back bus service needed by the community ...

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Virginia Billionaires Got $7 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic, Their Collective Wealth Jumping By 17%

Virginia Billionaires Got $7 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic, Their Collective Wealth Jumping By 17%

Gains of Richest Residents Could Pay For Relief Checks of $820 for All 8.5 Million Virginians & Still Leave Billionaires as Rich as They Were Before COVID Richmond, Va. — The collective ...

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Lobby Day – Un día de cabildeo virtual estatal

Lobby Day – Un día de cabildeo virtual estatal

Abajo encontrará la traducción a español.(Find a Spanish translation below.)On Wednesday, February 10 at 9 a.m., Virginia Organizing will hold a virtual statewide lobby day. We are delighted to announ ...

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