Second Annual ‘Green Walk’ to be Held to Promote Access to Healthy Food in Petersburg
What: 2nd Annual Green Walk When: Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: 453 Harding Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 Petersburg, Va.—Virginia Organizing and Virginia State Un ...
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Virginia Organizing and NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center to Host Workshop for Employers of Immigrants
What: Workshop to assist employers with worker eligibility When: Tuesday, May 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. Where: Massanutten Regional Library Main Branch Meeting Room (174 South Main Stre ...
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Community Vigil Planned to Stand in Solidarity with Ferguson, Baltimore, Other U.S. Cities
What: Vigil to highlight ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism When: Saturday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m. Where: Court Square Gazebo (Court Square, Harrisonburg, ...
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Virginia Organizing to Receive City Proclamation Commemorating 20th Anniversary
What: City Proclamation Honoring Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary When: Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Staunton City Hall (116 W Beverly Street, Staunton, VA 24401) St ...
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Group Comes Up With Ways For Duke Energy To Address Coal Ash Spill Issues, Now Up For Public Review
One of Virginia Organizing's leaders, David Wilson, was featured in this story. To watch the full story at WSET, please click here. Danville, VA-- Thousands of tons of coal ash ha ...
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Rallying Point: Virginia Organizing Celebrates Two Decades in the Trenches
Virginia Organizing was featured as one of five non-profits in Cville Weekly on May 6, 2015 to honor our 20th anniversary. On a bulletin board in Virginia Organizing’s headquarte ...
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BY ALLIE ROBINSON GIBSON | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va. — In 1994, a community organizer came across the border from Kentucky into Southwest Virginia and started talking t ...
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More on the Magnificent Monarch
First, it is important to note that without the help of the Monarch Butterfly, a key pollinator, our food production could be damaged beyond repair. Our efforts, then, to bolster ...
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The Magnificent Monarch
The Monarch Butterfly—how magnificent! For such a small and almost weightless creature, the Monarch Butterfly has tremendous energy and endurance. Year after year, they travel abo ...
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Getting Things Done in Virginia
Originally posted by Veer Magazine on March 31, 2015. Most of us often feel frustrated and powerless as individuals regarding issues that affect us. We can sometimes feel utterly ...
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