VIDEOS: UVA Virginia Organizing Chapter Lobbies at General Assembly
Although Charlottesville is not that far from Richmond, it can sometimes feel like it is miles away. While the Jefferson-designed buildings of the UVA campus strongly resemble his ...
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Barker: Reaching out to our Congressman
The follow letter to the editor was published in the Danvile Register and Bee on February 7, 2011.I write today to inform you and your readership about an awesome, smallscale even ...
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S. Hampton Roads Virginia Organizing Lobbies Legislators for Immigrant Rights
A delegation of Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake residents visited Richmond on Thursday for a day of lobbying their legislators for immigrants rights. The South Hampton Road ...
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Sen. Houck is taking on CSX on rail tank cars
The following letter to the editor was written by Virginia Organizing member Joe Katz and was published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star on 2/4/11.I'm writing to thank sta ...
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VIDEO: Candace Graham Testifying on taking funds from health care and education for transportation.
A bill under consideration by the General Assembly, was killed on Friday that would have shifted millions of dollars of state funds away from services like health care and into tr ...
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Holding CSX Accountable in Fredericksburg
The following blog post was first posted at Blue Virginia on January 28, 2011.The residents of Mayfield, a neighborhood near downtown Fredericksburg, have taken a major stand agai ...
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Virginia Organizing Mary Washington Chapter Joins Virginia United for Immigrants Rights for “Week of Action for Progress, Fairness, and Security”
University of Mary Washington students will hold a campus march for immigrant rights on Wednesday, February 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the Bell Tower. The Mary Washington Chapter of Virgi ...
Read More »Freelance Star: Bill would limit rail-car stays
RICHMOND --CSX would have only eight hours in which to store hazardous materials at its train yard near the Mayfield neighborhood, or face losing state funding, under a budget ame ...
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Join us Thursday to Speak Out Against Cantor’s Health Care Repeal Vote
Join Us to Ask Cantor to End the “Political Theater”And Not Deny Young People Health CareFollowing Wednesday’s vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act (A ...
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Virginia Organizing 2011 Legislative Agenda
It is with great pleasure that we share Virginia Organizing’s legislative agenda for the 2011 General Assembly session. Our 2011 legislative agenda includes the following pr ...
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