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  • 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 ...

  • Albemarle/Charlottesville Chapter Update – May 2025

    Albemarle/Charlottesville Chapter Update – May 2025

    It’s been a while since our Chapter posted an online update, but we’ve been busy since our last update! Since October, we’ve met regularly every month, bringing us to our 8th chapt ...

  • Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Over the past month, our Halifax/South Boston Chapter has been actively working with local kids and community members to address safety concerns in their neighborhoods—especially t ...

VIDEO:Cuccinelli at UMW, Carbon Dioxide & Discrimination=Good, Women’s Right to Choose=Bad

VIDEO:Cuccinelli at UMW, Carbon Dioxide & Discrimination=Good, Women’s Right to Choose=Bad

 Attorney General Cuccinelli lost his cool during a question-and-answer period at a UMW forum on 9/17/11. Mr. Cuccinelli seemed noticeably flustered by the students and appea ...

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VIDEO: Virginia Organizing C-ville Chapter on City Diversity Hiring Victory

VIDEO: Virginia Organizing C-ville Chapter on City Diversity Hiring Victory

On Monday, September, 19th the Charlottesville  Virginia Organizing Chapter testified at the Charlottesville City Council and asked the council to set as a high priority the ...

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VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, “YOU FAIL!”

VIDEO: Cuccinelli hears from Mary Wash Students on health care lawsuit, “YOU FAIL!”

On Saturday, September 17, Attorney General Cuccinelli made an appearance on UMW's campus. He heard from students about his ongoing challenge to the health care law. Many of t ...

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AG Cuccinelli Goes Real Housewives on UMW Students

AG Cuccinelli Goes Real Housewives on UMW Students

Virginians have gotten used to our Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, embarrassing the Commonwealth on the national stage. From suing the federal government over health care reform ...

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Dismantling Racism in South Hampton Roads

Dismantling Racism in South Hampton Roads

Sareeta Spliggs and Tim McCarthy were two of the more than thirty participants that attended the Dismantling Racism Workshop in South Hampton Roads on September 17th. The group co ...

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Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann’s HPV Vaccine Reality Check

Dr. Lillis: Michelle Bachmann’s HPV Vaccine Reality Check

The following was originally posted on Progress Notes and was written by Dr. Chris Lillis, Fredericksburg Physician and Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee Member. Ther ...

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Friday September 9 in Richmond: Tell Cantor and Obama: We Need Jobs!

Friday September 9 in Richmond: Tell Cantor and Obama: We Need Jobs!

As you probably know, President Obama will be in Richmond this Friday to talk about his jobs plan. Not to be outdone, Rep. Cantor announced a jobs event for the same day. Virginia ...

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The Power of Community

The Power of Community

As long as we care about each other and the place we live, every community has the ability to transform itself from being a simple aggregate of people to being a real community.(P ...

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Fredericksburg, September 10: Use Your Voice, Change Your World

Fredericksburg, September 10: Use Your Voice, Change Your World

Frustrated with elected officials?Why haven’t you told them so? Too shy?Too discouraged?Reluctant?Tongue tied? Learn the Tools — Practice the SkillsGather up ...

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Ehrenthal: A Not So Happy Labor Day for the Unemployed

Ehrenthal: A Not So Happy Labor Day for the Unemployed

Today is Labor Day. Officially, unemployment is about 9.1 percent. The real level of unemployment and under employment is probably over 20 percent. Many of those whether unemploye ...

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