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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 ...

Explanation of New Health Plan Draws a Crowd

Explanation of New Health Plan Draws a Crowd

http://www.freelancestar.com/2013-09-24/articles/18552/explanation-of-new-health-plan-draws-a-crowd/By Kate ThisdellNew health insurance marketplaces will be open for business in ...

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Illinois Democrat makes immigration pitch in Virginia

Illinois Democrat makes immigration pitch in Virginia

By Mary Orndorff Troyan, USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/26/gutierrez-immigration-virginia-goodlatte/2704081/ HARRISONBURG, Va. -- The battle over im ...

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South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Attend Governor’s Talk on Restoration of Rights

South Hampton Roads Chapter Leaders Attend Governor’s Talk on Restoration of Rights

On Tuesday, August 13, Governor Bob McDonnell visited Tidewater Community College (Portsmouth Campus) to discuss changes to the process of restoration of rights in Virginia. Virgi ...

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Slings and arrows of immigration

Slings and arrows of immigration

By Carlos Campo The Virginian-Pilot © July 24, 2013 "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." It has been many years since I first read that line from "Hamlet" as an undergra ...

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Virginia Organizing Holds Immigration Rally in Richmond

Virginia Organizing Holds Immigration Rally in Richmond

Richmond, Va.—On Saturday, July 27 at 1 p.m., Virginia Organizing and other groups held a rally at Monroe Park to call on House Majority Leader Congressman Eric Cantor to su ...

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Immigration reform in the real world

Immigration reform in the real world

Virginian-Pilot http://hamptonroads.com/2013/07/immigration-reform-real-world The U.S. Senate's bipartisan approval last month of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's broken immigr ...

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Goodlatte says illegal immigrants aren’t all the same, and should get varied treatment

Goodlatte says illegal immigrants aren’t all the same, and should get varied treatment

By David Ress, Roanoke Times http://www.roanoke.com//news/2050231-10/goodlatte-says-illegal-immigrants-arent-all-the-same.html The most difficult issue in immigration reform may w ...

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Council asks administration to examine bus routes

Council asks administration to examine bus routes

By F. M. Wigginshttp://m.progress-index.com/news/council-asks-administration-to-examine-bus-routes-1.1507601PETERSBURG - It may mean changes for the budget, but City Council sent ...

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Understanding the Affordable (Health) Care Act

Understanding the Affordable (Health) Care Act

On April 23, Region III Director of Health and Human Services Joann Grossi visited Viriginia Beach to educate the public on the health insurance marketplace system that will open ...

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BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

 On Wednesday, May 1, Virginia Organizing and other groups held multiple public events across the state as a part of a grassroots campaign in support of comprehensive immigra ...

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