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Virginia Organizing to Host Virtual Roundtable on 55th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare to Urge More Robust Federal COVID-19 Relief

Virginia Organizing to Host Virtual Roundtable on 55th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare to Urge More Robust Federal COVID-19 Relief

What: Virtual roundtable with health care providers, patients, and community leaders When: Thursday, July 30 at 12:30 p.m. Where: Zoom; join by video (click here) or phone (1-929-436-2866; M ...

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New COVID-19 Relief Proposal Falls Short for Families, Workers, and State and Local Budgets

New COVID-19 Relief Proposal Falls Short for Families, Workers, and State and Local Budgets

Richmond, Va. — Following the release of Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 relief package in Congress, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Del McWhorter released the following statement: "As COV ...

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CDC Director: Children of Color Will Be Disproportionately Affected

CDC Director: Children of Color Will Be Disproportionately Affected

Rebecca Klar of The Hill writes: Children of color will be disproportionately affected by school reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic if  additional resources are not in place, former Centers for ...

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School Policing Snapshot

School Policing Snapshot

by Dr. Ruth Osorio, Ph.D. of the Norfolk Chapter To download a PDF of the full article (including Norfolk-specific information) click here. For the general Virginia version, click here. Summary: Below ...

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Critical Protections Passed Protecting Workers Against COVID-19

Critical Protections Passed Protecting Workers Against COVID-19

Emergency temporary standards mandate common-sense protections for Virginians in the workplace Richmond, VA— Today, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board acted to protect the Commonwealth’s worke ...

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Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

For more information and supplemental materials or to register for the webinar, click here. ...

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Preserve Giles County

Preserve Giles County

Preserve Giles County is a citizens group organized to oppose interstate gas pipelines, and the hydraulic fracturing they sustain, and to preserve our natural heritage and the way of life it provides. ...

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Lynchburg Chapter calls for SROs to be removed from city schools

Lynchburg Chapter calls for SROs to be removed from city schools

On July 7, Pastor Reason Chandler and other leaders in the Lynchburg Chapter submitted comments to the Lynchburg School Board to ask that the schools eliminate the position of school resource officer ...

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Sendy Portillo | June 2020 Leader of the Month

Sendy Portillo | June 2020 Leader of the Month

Sendy Portillo moved to Richmond from El Salvador in 2008. She was looking for an organization to get involved in when Virginia Organizing started developing a chapter in the Richmond area in 2019. Be ...

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Seven Billionaires in Virginia See Net Worth Jump $5.2 Billion or 12.7 Percent in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

Seven Billionaires in Virginia See Net Worth Jump $5.2 Billion or 12.7 Percent in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

Meanwhile State & Local Government Services Face Deep Cuts as Congress Stalls on New COVID-19 Financial Aid Package Washington—Virginia has seven billionaires who collectively saw their wealth inc ...

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