Proud to be a part of this movement
I am so incredibly proud to be a part of Virginia Organizing. I’m writing today to tell you a bit about my Virginia Organizing story and ask you to consider making a monthly donat ...
Read More »By the Numbers: Medicaid Expansion in Each Va. Legislative District
Researched and published by The Commonwealth Institute Virginians across the commonwealth would get access to quality, affordable health insurance if state lawmakers close the cov ...
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Virginia Organizing Challenges Number of School Suspensions
In the past two years, Virginia Organizing Chapters have worked to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline that has sent so many students unjustly into the juvenile justice system. ...
Read More »Grassroots Gathering 2017
Thank you for visiting our Grassroots Gathering 2017 registration page. Unfortunately, online registration is now closed. For more information, please contact your local organizer ...
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Help End Mass Incarceration
Today, Virginia Organizing participated in the National Day of Empathy as part of the #cut50 campaign to reduce mass incarceration by 50 percent. The research shows school suspens ...
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Equality for All Students
Published in the News and Advance I’m writing this letter to commend Scott Brabrand, superintendent of Lynchburg City Schools, and Derrick Brown for introducing change in our scho ...
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Virginia Organizing Takes Action Across the State on Health Care
In our December 2016 newsletter, we wrote about how important it was to protect, improve, and expand health care coverage for all people. Since then, Congress has taken steps to m ...
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Virginia Organizing Appears on NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News did a segment this weekend on people across the country speaking out to protect health care. Virginia Organizing leader Matt Skeens of Wise was at our Abingdon ra ...
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Virginia Organizing 2016 Annual Report Released
The Virginia Organizing 2016 Annual Report is more compact than our past years’ reports, but it is filled with a lot of accomplishments and wins that you helped make happen! You c ...
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Stategic Planning and Action Weekend
Virginia Organizing had a weekend with people moving to action and learning new strategies across the state. In Blacksburg, about 60 people came out to an intensive 16 hour commun ...
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