Virginia Organizing Celebrates Memorandum of Understanding Between Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Public Schools Outlining School Resource Officers’ Training and Scope of Duties
Abingdon, Va. – The Washington County Chapter of Virginia Organizing celebrated the recent news that the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Washington County Pub ...
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Don’t Let Politics Hijack Your School Board Forum
What: Community School Board Forum to inform Lee County Voters of Candidates' Vision and Priorities When: Tuesday, October 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Lee Theater ...
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Virginia Organizing: H.R. 3 Takes Major Step Toward Holding Big Pharma Accountable and Lowering Drug Prices for Virginia Families
Rocky Gap, Va.—Last week Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a new proposal to curb prescription drug prices through negotiations, new penalties for non-compliant drug companies, and ...
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Beauty in Diversity
2019 Summer intern Vallen Ellis has published an op-ed in the Roanoke Times about the importance of cultural awareness. From the article: "Growing up as a biracial woman in the Ap ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold a Press Conference Calling on Bristol Virginia School Board to Attend Public Forum
What: Press conference with parents, students, and community leaders When: Monday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m. Where: In front of Bristol School Board Office (220 Lee St) Bristol, Va. — Vi ...
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About the Lee and Washington County Chapters
Our Washington County Chapter is one of our oldest! Over the years the chapter has worked locally on literacy, anti-bullying, predatory lending, health care reform and has coordin ...
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Jerry Hill – August/September 2018 Leader of the Month
Jerry Hill grew up in Southwest Virginia, but he moved to Northern Virginia when he was young to become a teacher, administrator, and elementary school principal in Loudoun County ...
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Expand Medicaid to Help Treat Opioid Addiction
Virginia Organizing supporter Eric Blevins in Marion, Virginia writes in the Richmond Times Dispatch about his journey to recovery from a substance use disorder. He argues that Me ...
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VIDEO: Virginia Organizing’s Roots in Southwest
At the Grassroots Gathering, Denise Smith—a member of the original organizing committee—shared stories of Virginia Organizing's roots in Southwest Virginia and the importance of d ...
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Medicaid Expansion in the News
Dear friends, Last week Virginia Organizing and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) held nine news conferences around the state, with faith leaders, members o ...
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