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Rally held in Danville for Clean Power Plan

Rally held in Danville for Clean Power Plan

Published by the Danville Register & Bee. A Clean Power Plan rally was held in Danville on Saturday afternoon to raise awareness of efforts being made to reduce carbon polluti ...

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Abingdon to Host Clean Power Plan Rally

Abingdon to Host Clean Power Plan Rally

Event Part of Statewide Rallies Calling for Carbon Reduction ABINGDON, Va. – Virginians and organizations are joining together in support of the Clean Power Plan during a momentou ...

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Aspire! Award recipient ‘Asks Big Questions’ and makes big impact on campus

Aspire! Award recipient ‘Asks Big Questions’ and makes big impact on campus

BLACKSBURG, Va., March 7, 2016 – Nicole Selz has a maxim. She worked on it for over a year, honing the words to convey the meaning she so strongly believes in. It is a deceptively ...

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Help fight for clean energy!

Help fight for clean energy!

Virginia Organizing is partnering with groups to hold 10 events across the state on April 2 to take a stand in support of a bold clean power plan for Virginia. If you live in or c ...

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Grassroots Gathering 2016: Brief Recap

Grassroots Gathering 2016: Brief Recap

Over the weekend of September 16-18, Virginia Organizing leaders gathered at Smith Mountain Lake to discuss important issues facing Virginians this year like education justice, en ...

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Virginia Organizing Kicks Off ‘Stand with Women’ Campaign Across Commonwealth

Virginia Organizing Kicks Off ‘Stand with Women’ Campaign Across Commonwealth

Roanoke, Va.—Virginia Organizing kicked off the “Stand with Women” campaign across the Commonwealth with a series of local women’s roundtables in Danville, Waynesboro, Petersburg, ...

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Agency that got its start in SWVa. celebrates two decades of success

Agency that got its start in SWVa. celebrates two decades of success

BY ALLIE ROBINSON GIBSON | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va. — In 1994, a community organizer came across the border from Kentucky into Southwest Virginia and started talking t ...

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Virginia Organizing looks to revive Wythe, Bland Chapter

Virginia Organizing looks to revive Wythe, Bland Chapter

Originally posted by the Wytheville Enterprise on March 10, 2015. For the past 20 years, Virginia Organizing has addressed issues that affect the quality of life of Wythe and Blan ...

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Virginia Organizing to Celebrate 20th Anniversary and Town Council Proclamation Honoring Organization

Virginia Organizing to Celebrate 20th Anniversary and Town Council Proclamation Honoring Organization

What: Celebration of Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary When: Monday, February 23 at 6 p.m. Where: Wytheville Presbyterian Church (285 Church Street, Wytheville, VA 24382) Wyt ...

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Commentary: House health care plan is nothing more than a Band-Aid

Commentary: House health care plan is nothing more than a Band-Aid

Originally posted in the Free Lance-Star on February 12, 2015. Several years ago, I was unemployed and slipped and fell on some ice. I went to a wonderful free clinic in Southwest ...

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