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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 ...

HHS Regional Director Speaks at Forum and Explains the Health Care Law

HHS Regional Director Speaks at Forum and Explains the Health Care Law

Local Forum Answers Questions About the New Health Care Law ***Click Here to Download Pictures of the Event*** Norfolk, VA –Virginia Organizing, along with Empower Hampton Roads a ...

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YachtsVs. Schools: The Need for a Balanced Approach to State’s Budget Problems

YachtsVs. Schools: The Need for a Balanced Approach to State’s Budget Problems

Call to Action: Danville Residents Call on the General Assembly and the Governor to Restore Budget Cuts and Bring Balance Back to Virginia Danville, VA- Virginia Organizing held a ...

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Residents to Gather in Front of School Board Building to Call on Leaders to Restore Cuts and Bring Balance Back to Virginia

Residents to Gather in Front of School Board Building to Call on Leaders to Restore Cuts and Bring Balance Back to Virginia

Seesaw Demonstration to Illustrate the Need for a Balanced Approach to State’s Ongoing Budget Problems Fredericksburg, VA- On Tuesday, September 14, Virginia Organizing will hold ...

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Community Forum Addresses CSX Train Cars Containing Toxic Materials Parked in Mayfield

Community Forum Addresses CSX Train Cars Containing Toxic Materials Parked in Mayfield

Fredericksburg, VA – On September 8, local residents held a forum on the dangers posed to the community by CSX/Transflo rail cars containing toxic chemicals parked in the Ma ...

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Toon Talk: Hazardous Neighborhood

Toon Talk: Hazardous Neighborhood

  Originally Published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star By Clay Jones, August 12, 2010 http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/toontalk/2010/08/12/hazardous-neighborhood/ Fo ...

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Remote Area Medical Shows Why Appalachia and America Need the New Health Law

Remote Area Medical Shows Why Appalachia and America Need the New Health Law

Wise, VA –Community members and health care advocates say the huge demand for RAM’s services exemplifies why health care reform is desperately needed in Appalachia and America. Fo ...

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Community Leaders To Speak Out For Health Care Bill Outside Cuccinelli July 1 Trial

Community Leaders To Speak Out For Health Care Bill Outside Cuccinelli July 1 Trial

Health Care Bill Information Fair Outside U.S. District Court HouseRichmond, VA – On Thursday, July 1, as Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli attempts to derail federal health c ...

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Beverly James Talks Health Care With Jay

Charlottesville–Right Now: Beverly James Talks Health Care With Jay

http://www.cvillepodcast.com/tag/virginia-organizing-project/ ...

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Chesapeake axes plan but doesn’t save mobile park

Chesapeake axes plan but doesn’t save mobile park

CHESAPEAKE The City Council on Tuesday unanimously rejected a developer's proposal to build multi-family homes at a South Military Highway mobile home park. But a representative f ...

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Door by Door: Voting and Jobs

Door by Door: Voting and Jobs

By Lauren Groetch: VOP InternHere at the Charlottesville office, summer interns have been busy with a multi-faceted civic engagement project. We’re going door-to-door, atten ...

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