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  • Cassandra Waters | Norfolk Organizer

    Cassandra Waters | Norfolk Organizer

    Cassandra Waters joined Virginia Organizing as the Norfolk Chapter organizer in June 2024. Originally born in Portsmouth, she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High school and has also ...

  • Southeast Regional Grassroots Gathering 2024 in Hampton

    Southeast Regional Grassroots Gathering 2024 in Hampton

    Southeast Regional Grassroots GatheringNorthampton Community Center1435 Todds Ln, Building AHampton, VA 23666Saturday, June 15 at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. This Saturday our Newport News/Ham ...

  • About the Norfolk Chapter

    About the Norfolk Chapter

    Community leaders established the Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing in 2009. Originally covering all of South Hampton Roads, the chapter has won protections for residents of a ...

  • The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

    The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

    On August 29, President Biden announced that Medicare has selected the first 10 medications that they will negotiate lower prices for. These negotiations were made possible by the ...

45 years of Earth Day!

45 years of Earth Day!

With each passing year more and more attention is being directed to our Earth and Her wellbeing. Vital progress has been made in the last 15 years, but there is much more work to ...

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Why we need to curb carbon emissions

Why we need to curb carbon emissions

An increasing number of environmentalists seem to be trying to convince us that "The sky is falling!" (like the saying from the story of Chicken Little) when they stress the dire ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Immigration Protest at Rep. Rigell’s Office

Virginia Organizing to Hold Immigration Protest at Rep. Rigell’s Office

What: Demonstration in support of comprehensive immigration reform When: Wednesday, April 1 at noon Where: U.S. Representative Scott Rigell’s Virginia Beach Office (4772 Euclid Ro ...

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#ACAWorks: Adam and Ro’s Story

#ACAWorks: Adam and Ro’s Story

Ro is a single mom that falls in the Medicaid coverage gap because Virginia legislators refuse to expand Medicaid. ...

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#ACAWorks: Sheila’s Story

#ACAWorks: Sheila’s Story

Sheila of Norfolk shares why she supports the ACA (hint: because it's working)! ...

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Water Conservation Tips

Water Conservation Tips

March 22nd was World Water Day, an increasingly popular day to celebrate and give us pause to consider our water use and conservation efforts. Water is a precious and limited reso ...

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Virginia Organizing Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act Across the Commonwealth

Virginia Organizing Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act Across the Commonwealth

Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chapters in Virginia Beach, Richmond, Waynesboro, and Danville celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( ...

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Five-Year Plans: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act and Looking Forward

Five-Year Plans: Celebrating the Affordable Care Act and Looking Forward

By Dottie Holtz The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accomplished what 100 years of health care reform could not—for the first time, we have the lowest number ...

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South Hampton Roads: Virginia Organizing to Celebrate 5th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act

South Hampton Roads: Virginia Organizing to Celebrate 5th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act

What: Affordable Care Act 5th Anniversary Celebration When: Monday, March 23 at noon Where: Corner of Constitution Drive and Bonney Road, Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Va.—The So ...

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Up From Debt: Debra’s Story

Up From Debt: Debra’s Story

Virginia Organizing participated in The Alliance for a Just Society's Up From Debt conference in March. Debra Grant shared her story (watch below). Have you ever been trapped in a ...

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