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  • 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 ...

  • Leader of the Month – April 2025

    Leader of the Month – April 2025

    Terry "Bean" White - Norfolk Chapter Bean has been a member of the Norfolk Chapter for close to a decade, and has been a valuable participant in our local and statewide work. He fi ...

S. Hampton Roads Virginia Organizing Lobbies Legislators for Immigrant Rights

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

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.

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

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”

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 ...

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Freelance Star: Bill would limit rail-car stays

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 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

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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Come Out And Learn About the Health Care Law in Fredericksburg!

Come Out And Learn About the Health Care Law in Fredericksburg!

Just days after House Republicans start their crusade to repeal the health care law, Virginia Organizing will hold a large, educational forum on the new health care law, the Patie ...

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Health care: The A.G.’s Constitution, or Lincoln’s Declaration?

Health care: The A.G.’s Constitution, or Lincoln’s Declaration?

The following letter was published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star. Date published: 12/29/2010The U.S. Constitution has served as a model for many countries around the world. ...

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