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BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

 On Wednesday, May 1, Virginia Organizing and other groups held multiple public events across the state as a part of a grassroots campaign in support of comprehensive immigra ...

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Va. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Senate immigration proposal

Va. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Senate immigration proposal

April 18, 2013http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/va-lawmakers-have-mixed-reactions-to-senate-immigration-proposal/article_b4c8d324-9e6e-59a9-bb33 ...

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About the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Chapter

About the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Chapter

Charlottesville is the statewide headquarters of Virginia Organizing and also has an active local chapter. Local residents work on a variety of issues including immigration reform ...

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The Predators’ Creditors: How the Biggest Banks are Bankrolling the Payday Loan Industry

The Predators’ Creditors: How the Biggest Banks are Bankrolling the Payday Loan Industry

  On Saturday, February 25 at 11:00 am, Virginia Organizing supporters and community members will be meeting at the Bank of America at the Barracks Road shopping center ...

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Letter to Bank of America: You’re on Notice, See you In Charlotte.

Letter to Bank of America: You’re on Notice, See you In Charlotte.

Today, Virginia Organizing leaders attempted to the deliver the following letter to the Charlottesville branch manager. The mananger kindly refused so the group went to the neares ...

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Breaking up with Bank of America: Michele’s story

Breaking up with Bank of America: Michele’s story

Over the last several months Virginia Organizing has joined the campaign Move Our Money USA in moving $57 million away from the big banks into credit unions and small banks.We hav ...

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8th Annual Virginia Organizing Social Justice Bowl!

8th Annual Virginia Organizing Social Justice Bowl!

Virginia Organizing will hold its eigth annual Social Justice Bowl on Friday, November 18, at 6:00 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Rugby Road. The Social Justice bowl i ...

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“It’s not me, it’s you.” Breaking up with the big banks.

“It’s not me, it’s you.” Breaking up with the big banks.

Wall Street and the big banks crashed our economy, destroyed jobs, caused millions to lose their homes, bankrupted city and state budgets and refused to pay their fair share of wh ...

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JOIN US! Friday @ 1:30pm, Virginia Organizing Calls on Charlottesville to Divest from the Big Banks

JOIN US! Friday @ 1:30pm, Virginia Organizing Calls on Charlottesville to Divest from the Big Banks

 Beginning With Wells Fargo on Friday, Residents to Close Accounts in Protest of Bailouts, Illegal Foreclosures and Corporate Money in PoliticsCHARLOTTESVILLE- Inspired by th ...

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VIDEO: Virginia Organizing C-ville Chapter on City Diversity Hiring Victory

VIDEO: Virginia Organizing C-ville Chapter on City Diversity Hiring Victory

On Monday, September, 19th the Charlottesville  Virginia Organizing Chapter testified at the Charlottesville City Council and asked the council to set as a high priority the ...

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