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Richmonders for Peace in Israel-Palestine (RPIP)

Richmonders for Peace in Israel-Palestine (RPIP)

Richmonders for Peace in Israel-Palestine (RPIP) is a diverse group committed to working together and with others to support a just and lasting peace that ends the conflict between Israelis and Palest ...

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VA Among States to Cut Incarceration and Still See Crime Fall

VA Among States to Cut Incarceration and Still See Crime Fall

Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Many states, including Virginia, that have reduced their prison populations are seeing their crime rates go down, too, according to a new report by the ...

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Generation180

Generation180

Generation180 is a nonprofit organization formed to accelerate broad adoption of clean energy technology across the United States. Learn more at www.generation180.org. ...

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Dian Williams: June 2016 Leader of the Month

Dian Williams: June 2016 Leader of the Month

Dian Williams is a newer Virginia Organizing leader in Portsmouth who got active after learning about Virginia Organizing at a local civic league meeting. "When I heard about all the issues that Virgi ...

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes New Rules, Virginia Organizing Responds

On Thursday, June 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released proposed rules for payday and title lending with the intent to curb predatory practices by these lenders. The proposed rul ...

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The American People Really Really Really Don’t Like Payday Lending

The American People Really Really Really Don’t Like Payday Lending

A used car salesman, a Wall Street banker and a payday lender walk into a bar. If the bartender is anything like most Americans, that payday lender might have a tough time getting a drink. No One Like ...

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Va. Grassroots Alliance Challenges Governor McAuliffe Over Gas Pipelines, Offshore Oil, and Coal Ash; Calls for a ‘March on the Mansion’ in July to Demand Clean Power

Va. Grassroots Alliance Challenges Governor McAuliffe Over Gas Pipelines, Offshore Oil, and Coal Ash; Calls for a ‘March on the Mansion’ in July to Demand Clean Power

Contact: Kelly Trout, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organizing.org Cat McCue, Appalachian ...

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EPA’s Handling of Environmental Discrimination Cases Criticized

EPA’s Handling of Environmental Discrimination Cases Criticized

Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. - Despite more than 300 complaints that local environmental regulations have been discriminatory toward minority communities, the Environmental Protectio ...

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Will You Join Us?

Will You Join Us?

I want to invite you to Virginia Organizing’s Grassroots Gathering 2016 on September 16-18 at the Smith Mountain Lake Skelton 4-H Conference Center. You can click here to get more information and to r ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to Hate-Fueled Attack in Florida

Virginia Organizing Responds to Hate-Fueled Attack in Florida

Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to creating a more just Virginia for all people, released the following statement on the massacre i ...

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