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  • Preston Graves | New River Valley Organizer

    Preston Graves | New River Valley Organizer

    Preston joined Virginia Organizing as the New River Valley organizer in September 2025. He is a native of Southwest Virginia, growing up and living in Christiansburg. He has extens ...

  • Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Janice "Jay" Johnson - Newport News/Hampton Chapter Jay Johnson has been a torchbearer of Virginia Organizing for 30 years. She was a founding member of the State Governing Board, ...

  • New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day FundraiserSaturday, October 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Eastern Montgomery Park5003 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA 24087 Virginia Organizing New River Valley invit ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Keep calm and cider on with your Peninsula Chapter this fall!  May you and your family be well as the fall season begins. Carve out some time with your Peninsula Chapter! This ...

Sea Rise Threat to Norfolk, Atlantic and Gulf Military Bases

Sea Rise Threat to Norfolk, Atlantic and Gulf Military Bases

Published by Public News Service Climate change represents a serious problem for U.S. coastal military bases - especially in and around Norfolk, according to a recent study. The r ...

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Lily Hungarland: August 2016 Leader of the Month

Lily Hungarland: August 2016 Leader of the Month

Lily Hungarland began her journey with Virginia Organizing in high school. She recently graduated and started at UVA this month. "I started learning about social justice issues an ...

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Release: Locals, Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over State Fracking Standards

Release: Locals, Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over State Fracking Standards

State protections questioned as industry-funded review gets underway ABINGDON, Virginia – Local residents and community activists joined environmental and social justice groups to ...

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Advisory: Locals, Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over State Fracking Standards

Advisory: Locals, Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over State Fracking Standards

State protections questioned as industry-funded review gets underway ABINGDON, Virginia – Local residents and community activists will join environmental and social justice groups ...

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McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs

McWhorter: Renewables would bring more jobs

Published in The Roanoke Times on August 3, 2016 Re: "Marching on Richmond," July 19 editorial: In that piece, you asked those in support of environmental justice to think about h ...

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Roger Chesley: Justices’ smackdown of McAuliffe’s attempts to restore felons’ voting rights isn’t final word

Roger Chesley: Justices’ smackdown of McAuliffe’s attempts to restore felons’ voting rights isn’t final word

Published by the Virginian-Pilot.  I hesitated to call Patricia Skinner on Monday. I didn’t want to further muddle a confusing situation. Skinner, a former felon-turned-health car ...

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Odessa Hudson: July 2016 Leader of the Month

Odessa Hudson: July 2016 Leader of the Month

Odessa Hudson is passionate about voting. For years, Odessa had her civil rights stripped away because she has a felony conviction on her record. She read about another returning ...

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Celebrate What McAuliffe Has Done

Celebrate What McAuliffe Has Done

Published by Danville Register & Bee I have noticed a series of articles critical to Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order that restored voting rights to returning citizens w ...

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After Danville event, ex-offender voting applications rise

After Danville event, ex-offender voting applications rise

Published by Danville Register & Bee.  Dozens of ex-offenders have applied to register to vote in Danville since a recent rights restoration event attended by Secretary of the ...

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PONSHOP Hosts Latin Dance Night to Benefit Virginia Organizing

PONSHOP Hosts Latin Dance Night to Benefit Virginia Organizing

What: Latin Dance Night to benefit Virginia Organizing When: Saturday, July 9, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where: PONSHOP Studio and Gallery (712 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401) ...

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