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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

What do your taxes go for? March with us on Tax Day and find out!

What do your taxes go for? March with us on Tax Day and find out!

On Tax Day, we held a march in Charlottesville, beginning at City Hall and ending at the Central Library to highlight where our taxes go and the need to rebalance our state and fe ...

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VA Tax Day Message: Be Fair

VA Tax Day Message: Be Fair

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - While many will be talking about the burden of high taxes today, as the tax deadline looms, a group of Virginia residents will be celebrating the good that ...

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Dr. Mark Ryan: March 22nd PPACA forum in Richmond

Dr. Mark Ryan: March 22nd PPACA forum in Richmond

This was originally posted by Mark Ryan, MD on the National Physicians Alliance BlogOn March 22nd, I was honored to join Virginia’s 3rd district Rep. Bobby Scott, Joanne Gro ...

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VIDEO: Spotsy Residents Call on GA to “Bake a Bigger Pie”

VIDEO: Spotsy Residents Call on GA to “Bake a Bigger Pie”

On March 24, the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to learn about the budget priorities of area residents. Virginia Organizing and partner groups in the area ...

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Charlottesville Health Care Law Forum Tuesday, April 5

Charlottesville Health Care Law Forum Tuesday, April 5

Charlottesville Health Care Forum:  Come learn how the new health care law impacts YOU!Raise your hand if you’ve heard someone complain about the health care reform law ...

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Education Reform in Fredericksburg

Education Reform in Fredericksburg

Education reform continues to be the topic of many national policy conversations. Virginia Organizing's Fredericksburg members interested in the issue have been thinking about edu ...

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We Won! Victory on Fredericksburg CSX Campaign

We Won! Victory on Fredericksburg CSX Campaign

We won. We don’t get to write those two simple words often enough at Virginia Organizing, but part of working on tough issues means that the struggle can take a while. That ...

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House Vote on Car Title Lending: Money Wins Out Over Common Sense

House Vote on Car Title Lending: Money Wins Out Over Common Sense

Yesterday the House voted in favor of SB 1367 which would allow out of state drivers to take out a title loan in Virginia. The bill expands predatory lending and rolls back much o ...

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Danville Virginia Organizing Speaks Out for Immigrants’ Rights at DCC

Danville Virginia Organizing Speaks Out for Immigrants’ Rights at DCC

Danville, VA- Danville residents held a campus tabling event collecting dozens of hand written postcards for immigrant rights on Tuesday at Danville Community College. The Danvill ...

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Edd Houck is playing hardball with CSX; it’s about time

Edd Houck is playing hardball with CSX; it’s about time

The following editorial was published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star on February 9, 2011.IT'S been over a year now since Mayfield residents acquired some disturbing new ...

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