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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 ...

South Hampton Roads Community to Gather to Talk Climate Change, Flooding in Area

South Hampton Roads Community to Gather to Talk Climate Change, Flooding in Area

What: ‘A Flood of Voices’ storytelling and climate change discussion When: Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. Where: Union United Church of Christ (877 Goff Street, Norfolk, VA 23504) S ...

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Virginia Organizing to Host UMASS Students for Alternative Spring Break

Virginia Organizing to Host UMASS Students for Alternative Spring Break

Virginia Beach, Va.—The South Hampton Roads Virginia Organizing Chapter will host the University of Massachusetts Alliance Community Transformation (UACT) students for an alternat ...

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Do you ‘top off’ your gas tank?

Do you ‘top off’ your gas tank?

Climate change necessitates that each of us work at reducing our carbon footprint (the amount of carbon dioxide we emit into the atmosphere by our actions and lifestyle). One way ...

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Environmental Justice: Plastic is Everywhere

Environmental Justice: Plastic is Everywhere

Plastic has become so prevalent that it is sometimes found in the food we eat. Learning these facts can be disturbing! Plastic waste has ended up in our oceans, affected marine sp ...

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Three Habits for Reducing Consumption

Three Habits for Reducing Consumption

Most people struggle to consume less energy, buy less "stuff" and keep the house green. According to a publication, The Green Life, there are three habits can help us in this ende ...

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Marroni: Christmas Trees

Marroni: Christmas Trees

By Ed Marroni As the Christmas season draws to a close, those of us who have fresh cut Christmas trees are faced with the task of how to dispose of them. This carbon sucking plant ...

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For many in Va., Medicaid coverage gap is unaffordable

For many in Va., Medicaid coverage gap is unaffordable

By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot © December 15, 2014 The army of counselors who help people sign up online for insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace this open e ...

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Community to Gather in Celebration of Immigration Relief and to Call on Congress for Reform

Community to Gather in Celebration of Immigration Relief and to Call on Congress for Reform

For Immediate Release: December 1, 2014 What: “Light the Way” gathering for comprehensive immigration reform When: Monday, December 1, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Town Center of Virg ...

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Immigration reform advocates cheer Obama’s order

Immigration reform advocates cheer Obama’s order

Photo Credit: Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot Published in The Virginian-Pilot on November 22, 2014 By Gabriella Souza Local advocates for immigration reform were cheering ...

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Peña: We need real immigration reform

Peña: We need real immigration reform

Published in The Virginian-Pilot on November 22, 2014 By Linda Peña I have been in the United States for 16 years. When the president gave relief to millions of young people like ...

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