In early 2022 a group of queer community members and allies decided to hold a Pride celebration at Breaks Interstate Park in rural Appalachia, on the Virginia-Kentucky border. The event was to be less ...
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Liz was born in Boston and attended the University of Rhode Island, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In 2006, she moved to Halifax, Virginia where she found her passion for health ...
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For our Community Learning and Strategy Session (CLASS) on THURSDAY, September 7 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will be talking about Rural Organizing. Come learn about how organizing in rural commun ...
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For our Community Learning and Strategy Session (CLASS) on THURSDAY, August 3 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will be talking about how to facilitate meetings effectively. Become a facilitator for your chapter ...
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For Beatriz Ambermann of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations (VACOLAO), organizing for political power is about connection and community across time and space. Since 2001, VACOLAO has been ...
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Gayland grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina where he learned community organizing from his mother at an early age, as he accompanied her throughout the community to register voters and encourage the ...
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For our Community Learning and Strategy Session (CLASS) on THURSDAY, July 6 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will be talking about Energy Justice. Come learn about how our energy system works, what ene ...
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Shortly after Lily Koym was born in 2015 she was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening congenital heart defect. After months of treatment, her doctors at the University of Virginia Medical Center sa ...
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https://youtu.be/Ct3q8ewJ0WE Juneteenth is officially a national independence day. It is a federal holiday here in the United States of America. On this day, we commemorate the emancipation of en ...
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Clio joined Virginia Organizing as the New River Valley Organizer in June of 2023. She grew up in the Charlottesville area and graduated in May of 2023 from the University of Virginia, where she major ...
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