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Huge Energy Savings in VA Affordable Housing Apartments

Huge Energy Savings in VA Affordable Housing Apartments

Original and audio found at Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - Basic steps for Virginia's affordable housing will have a huge energy efficiency payoff, according to two new studies. The National Hou ...

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Second Annual ‘Green Walk’ to be Held to Promote Access to Healthy Food in Petersburg

Second Annual ‘Green Walk’ to be Held to Promote Access to Healthy Food in Petersburg

What: 2nd Annual Green Walk When: Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: 453 Harding Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 Petersburg, Va.—Virginia Organizing and Virginia State University’s Harding St ...

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Early Bird Registration for Grassroots Gathering Ends May 31!

Early Bird Registration for Grassroots Gathering Ends May 31!

There are only a few days left to receive a free 20th anniversary Virginia Organizing t-shirt with your Grassroots Gathering registration! Are you registered? To get your free shirt, you must be regis ...

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Virginia Organizing and NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center to Host Workshop for Employers of Immigrants

Virginia Organizing and NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center to Host Workshop for Employers of Immigrants

What: Workshop to assist employers with worker eligibility When: Tuesday, May 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. Where: Massanutten Regional Library Main Branch Meeting Room (174 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA ...

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Community Vigil Planned to Stand in Solidarity with Ferguson, Baltimore, Other U.S. Cities

Community Vigil Planned to Stand in Solidarity with Ferguson, Baltimore, Other U.S. Cities

What: Vigil to highlight ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism When: Saturday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m. Where: Court Square Gazebo (Court Square, Harrisonburg, VA 22801) Harrisonbur ...

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Virginia Organizing to Receive City Proclamation Commemorating 20th Anniversary

Virginia Organizing to Receive City Proclamation Commemorating 20th Anniversary

What: City Proclamation Honoring Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary When: Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Staunton City Hall (116 W Beverly Street, Staunton, VA 24401) Staunton, Va.—Virginia ...

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Let’s Ban the Box on U.S. Job Applications!

Let’s Ban the Box on U.S. Job Applications!

We hope you heard the good news that our U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine asked President Barack Obama to issue an executive order to ban the criminal history question on federal job applicatio ...

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Group Comes Up With Ways For Duke Energy To Address Coal Ash Spill Issues, Now Up For Public Review

Group Comes Up With Ways For Duke Energy To Address Coal Ash Spill Issues, Now Up For Public Review

One of Virginia Organizing's leaders, David Wilson, was featured in this story. To watch the full story at WSET, please click here. Danville, VA-- Thousands of tons of coal ash has settled in the bott ...

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Senators join push to strike criminal history questions

Senators join push to strike criminal history questions

The Virginian-Pilot © May 9, 2015 U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined 24 Democratic colleagues in urging President Barack Obama to "ban the box" on applications for federal jobs. The "ban the ...

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Rallying Point: Virginia Organizing Celebrates Two Decades in the Trenches

Rallying Point: Virginia Organizing Celebrates Two Decades in the Trenches

Virginia Organizing was featured as one of five non-profits in Cville Weekly on May 6, 2015 to honor our 20th anniversary.  On a bulletin board in Virginia Organizing’s headquarters in Charlottesville ...

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