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  • Eduardo Acevedo | Richmond Area Organizer

    Eduardo Acevedo | Richmond Area Organizer

    Eduardo joined Virginia Organizing as the Richmond Area Chapter organizer in July 2025. As a native of Chesterfield, Eduardo is very familiar with the greater Richmond area, having ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Have a sun-sational summer with your Peninsula chapter and join us for our upcoming events in Newport News and Hampton! We're moving the needle on local issues like housing, educat ...

  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Dreame Boyd - Richmond Chapter Dreame is an active and contributing member to the Richmond Chapter and the statewide Housing Strategy Committee. She has participated in several wor ...

  • Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    On May 12, our Halifax/South Boston Chapter held a Day Without Child Care event that recognized the importance of child care and early childhood education for parents, providers, a ...

My Story

My Story

My name is Patricia Smith and I want to tell you a little bit about why I am active with Virginia Organizing. About two years ago, I was in charge of the social justice committee ...

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Lack of Medicaid expansion poses a bigger danger to Americans than terrorism

Lack of Medicaid expansion poses a bigger danger to Americans than terrorism

Published in The Washington Post Letters to the Editor, July 25, 2014 Regarding Petula Dvorak’s July 19 Metro column, “Lines of desperation: Once-a-year chance to get medical care ...

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Washington County supervisors to look at natural gas ordinance

Washington County supervisors to look at natural gas ordinance

Posted: Saturday, June 28, 2014 11:22 pm | Updated: 11:25 pm, Sat Jun 28, 2014. ALLIE ROBINSON GIBSON | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va. — An ordinance governing drilling for ...

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Group sends a Medicaid message

Group sends a Medicaid message

 BY PAMELA GOULD / THE FREE LANCE-STARJune 30, 2014Former Fredericksburg Mayor Lawrence Davies carried a poster-board sign as he joined about 80 people Sunday morning in a si ...

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Virginia Organizing holds march in Fredericksburg for Medicaid

Virginia Organizing holds march in Fredericksburg for Medicaid

June 29th, 2014, 12:47 pmFredericksburg.comAbout 80 people showed up in Fredericksburg this morning to march across the Falmouth Bridge to House Speaker Bill Howell’s office ...

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Criminal box to be dropped on city job application

Criminal box to be dropped on city job application

Published by The Danville Register and Bee on Wednesday June 18, 2014. By Denice Thibodea Danville City Council chambers erupted into applause near the end of its Tuesda ...

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Southside: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Martinsville and Danville

Southside: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Martinsville and Danville

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2014LOCAL VIGILS PART OF NINE ACROSS VIRGINIA What: Vigils in support of Medicaid expansion When: Thursday, June 12 at 8 p.m. ...

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Central Virginia: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Staunton and Charlottesville

Central Virginia: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Staunton and Charlottesville

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2014 LOCAL VIGILS PART OF NINE ACROSS VIRGINIA   What: Vigils in support of Medicaid expansion When: Thursday, June 12 at 8 p.m. Where: Gypsy Hill ...

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Virginia Beach: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Virginia Beach

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2014 LOCAL VIGIL PART OF NINE ACROSS VIRGINIA   What: Vigil in support of Medicaid expansion   When: Thursday, June 12 at 8 p.m ...

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Pennington Gap: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Pennington Gap

Pennington Gap: Virginians to Gather to Support Medicaid Expansion in Pennington Gap

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2014LOCAL VIGIL PART OF NINE ACROSS VIRGINIA What: Vigil in support of Medicaid expansion When: Thursday, June 12 at 8 p.m. ...

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