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  • About the Danville Chapter

    About the Danville Chapter

     Residents of Danville and Pittsylvania County came together to create the Danville Chapter in 2010. Since then, Virginia Organizing has won real change in Danville: . In 2010, the ...

  • Vote!

    Vote!

    From State Governing Board member, Ebony B. Guy: Your vote only counts if you go to the polls, or if you have voted absentee in time. All voting ends at 7 p.m. on Tuesday ...

  • Hearne: Big Pharma puts a price on life

    Hearne: Big Pharma puts a price on life

    Originally published by The Roanoke Times.Joshua Hearne is a member of Virginia Organizing and the Spiritual Director of Grace and Main Fellowship in Danville For the last several ...

  • Take Action: from Board Member Jay Johnson

    Take Action: from Board Member Jay Johnson

    On April 2, we held a press conference in Richmond to call on Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring to meet with us. It was covered in television news from Norfo ...

Supporters cheer victory for health care in Danville

Supporters cheer victory for health care in Danville

Tiffany HollandJune 29, 2012http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/jun/29/supporters-cheer-victory-health-care-danville-ar-2023997/Drivers downtown during the Friday lunch hour rush ...

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Danville Man Among Bank Of America Protesters

Danville Man Among Bank Of America Protesters

Posted: May 10, 2012 4:41 PM EDTSee the video here:  http://www.wset.com/story/18267035/danville-man-among-bank-of-america-protesters?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default ...

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What is Del. Marshall thinking?

What is Del. Marshall thinking?

The following letter to the editor was published in the Danville Register and Bee and was writen by Viriginia Organizing leader Maxine Jackson: What is Del. Marshall thinking? By: ...

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Danvile Vs. The Sharks

Danvile Vs. The Sharks

As of this week all the bills to curb predatory lending have died. Nevertheless, a dozen hearty Danville souls line the sidewalk in front of Advance America on Wednesday to send S ...

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VIDEOS: Where does Rep. Robert Hurt stand on Social Security?

VIDEOS: Where does Rep. Robert Hurt stand on Social Security?

Crossposted at Blue VirginiaAs the holidays approach many area seniors are struggling to pay the bills, let alone afford gifts for their loved ones.That's why Danville seniors ...

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Money down the toilet: tens years of the Bush tax cuts

Money down the toilet: tens years of the Bush tax cuts

As debt ceiling debate continues, we are marking the tenth anniversary of the policy that created most of the federal budget gap: the Bush tax cuts. On July 7, 2001, George W. Bus ...

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VIDEO: UACT Community Organizing Spring Break in Danville

VIDEO: UACT Community Organizing Spring Break in Danville

The week of March 13, the Danville chapter of Virginia Organizing welcomed 12 students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Instead of spening time on the beach or hangin ...

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Danville Virginia Organizing Speaks Out for Immigrants’ Rights at DCC

Danville Virginia Organizing Speaks Out for Immigrants’ Rights at DCC

Danville, VA- Danville residents held a campus tabling event collecting dozens of hand written postcards for immigrant rights on Tuesday at Danville Community College. The Danvill ...

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Barker: Reaching out to our Congressman

Barker: Reaching out to our Congressman

The follow letter to the editor was published in the Danvile Register and Bee on February 7, 2011.I write today to inform you and your readership about an awesome, smallscale even ...

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Virginia Organizing Meeting Focuses on Local Unemployment and Why Congress Must Act

Virginia Organizing Meeting Focuses on Local Unemployment and Why Congress Must Act

Community Members Call on Congress to Extend Unemployment Benefits, Extend Tax Cuts for the Middle Class and End Tax Cuts for the Wealthy  Danville, VA – Close to twent ...

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