General Assembly Visits – Going Strong!
Several chapters have sent representatives to visit the General Assembly so far this session. Eastern Shore, Shenandoah Valley Chapters, Newport News, and Norfolk went earlier thi ...
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Virginia Organizing to Host “Preach-In Rally” Calling on Legislators to Stop Abusive Payday and Title Lending
What: Preach-In Rally Against Predatory Lending When: Friday, January 24, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Where: ACE Cash Express, 4213 Portsmouth Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701 ...
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Virginia Organizing and Veterans for Change to Hold Candidate Forum in Portsmouth
What: Open Candidate Forum When: Tuesday, September 15 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Where: Trinity Episcopal Church; 500 Court Street, Portsmouth VA 23704(Park in Kin ...
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Tyran Green | September/October 2019 Leader of the Month
At the Grassroots Gathering this year, Tyran spoke about her experience over the summer as an intern for Virginia Organizing. She and the other interns held a living wage rally at ...
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Virginia Organizing to Rally Outside Senator Warner’s Office in Norfolk for Lower Prescription Drug Prices
What: Rally for Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices When: Tuesday, August 20 at 12 p.m. (noon) Where: Senator Warner's Norfolk Office at 101 West Main Street, Norfolk, VA 2 ...
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Leader Tyran Green Briefs Congressional Staff on Underfunding of IDEA
The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools hosted a briefing for U.S. House staffers on January 25, 2019, focused on their report, Confronting the Education Debt. The briefing highlight ...
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline and Virginia Organizing
I joined the Portsmouth Chapter of Virginia Organizing two years ago because a friend of mine told me I could get help for my son there. He was suspended and threatened with expul ...
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My Daughter was also in the School-to-Prison Pipeline
I started trying to get my daughter the help she needed when she was still in elementary school. She didn’t pass the SOLs, even after we hired a tutor for her. I initiated a child ...
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Become a voter: REGISTER TODAY!
At the Grassroots Gathering, we heard from returning citizens about restoration of rights, learned how to register new voters, and even saw someone register to vote for the first ...
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Trump’s Executive Order Will Make America Flood Again (and Again and Again)
Published by Union of Concerned Scientists. On August 15, Trump signed an executive order, repealing an Obama-era executive order that updated the Federal Flood Risk Management St ...
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