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Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

Happy Birthday, Affordable Care Act!

  Nine years ago the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a monumental step forward in protecting access to affordable healthcare for up to 130 million Americans with preexisting conditions. The new bud ...

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Karen Downing: March/April 2019 Leader of the Month

Karen Downing: March/April 2019 Leader of the Month

Karen Downing is a native of the Eastern Shore and its public schools. She went to Norfolk State University and then returned home in 1990 and got involved in service to the community. When Virginia O ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Health Care Forum on Expansion of Medicaid

Virginia Organizing to Hold Health Care Forum on Expansion of Medicaid

What: Community health care forum When: Wednesday, March 20 at 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Where: Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Department of Social Services (110 N Mason St. Harrisonburg, VA 22802) Harrison ...

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Susie Joiner and the Lynchburg School Board Action

Susie Joiner and the Lynchburg School Board Action

WSET-TV covered Susie Joiner's comments on behalf of Virginia Organizing at the Lynchburg School Board meeting last week. Susie said, "We need to pull back the covers on this racist system," referring ...

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Organizer Job Description

Organizer Job Description

Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their ...

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Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases

Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases

Charlottesville, Va. — On March 7, 2019, the University of Virginia announced that it would start paying full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour starting January 1, 2020. Virginia Organizing's C ...

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UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!

UVA Announces Expansion of Living Wage for Full-time Employees!

On March 7, UVA Today announced that the University would begin on January 1, 2020 to pay all full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour. From the article: “As a University, we should live our valu ...

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Virginia Organizing partners with NAACP to host an Education Justice Forum

Virginia Organizing partners with NAACP to host an Education Justice Forum

Christiansburg, Va. — The New River Valley Chapter of Virginia Organizing and the Montgomery County - Radford City - Floyd County Branch of the NAACP hosted an Education Justice Forum on Saturday, Mar ...

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Virginia Organizing Calls for Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax

Virginia Organizing Calls for Investigation of Sexual Assault Allegations against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax

Charlottesville, Va.—The State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing has called for a full investigation of the sexual assault allegations brought against Lieutenant Governor JustinFairfax. Virginia ...

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Virginia Organizing Lists Demands for State Leaders to Make Amends for Racist Actions

Virginia Organizing Lists Demands for State Leaders to Make Amends for Racist Actions

Charlottesville, Va.—The State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing has called on Senator Tommy Norment, Attorney General Mark Herring, and Governor Ralph Northam to make amends for their past racis ...

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