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The Difference is You

The Difference is You

Today, the difference between oppression and empowerment, injustice and justice, is you. Thank you for considering a monthly donation on #GivingTuesday to help us reach our goals ...

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Take Action to Stop School-to-Prison Pipeline

Take Action to Stop School-to-Prison Pipeline

For the past two years, Virginia Organizing Chapters from Fredericksburg to Lynchburg and Christiansburg to Portsmouth have been working locally to stop the school-to-prison pipel ...

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Exercising Our Rights Beyond the Polls

Exercising Our Rights Beyond the Polls

On Tuesday, November 8, Americans voted and elected a new President and other federal and local officials. After the results of the election became clear, many people reached out ...

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We’re Still Here.

We’re Still Here.

Today, I woke up to a world that I had refused to imagine yesterday, a world much less secure and inclusive, much less just and caring. It wasn’t that I didn’t know there was bigo ...

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Statewide Power Analysis

Statewide Power Analysis

Today, leaders from across the state came together in Harrisonburg for our Statewide Power Analysis. We took a break from workshops to stand in solidarity with the People's Climat ...

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We need a plan.

We need a plan.

We’ve got a big election happening in Virginia tomorrow! Virginia Organizing wants to know: What is your Election Day action plan? Will you tweet us @VAOrganizing, reply to this e ...

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Time to Get Out the Vote for November 8

Time to Get Out the Vote for November 8

The voter registration deadline has passed and now it is time to think about voter turnout in Virginia for the November 8 Election Day. The Presidential election is probably the m ...

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BREAKING NEWS: Voter Registration Deadline Extended

BREAKING NEWS: Voter Registration Deadline Extended

BREAKING NEWS! Did you miss the October 17 voter registration deadline? The Department of Elections website was malfunctioning that day and some voters did not get to register. If ...

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Why the Police Chief’s Apology Doesn’t Cut It (And What Will)

Why the Police Chief’s Apology Doesn’t Cut It (And What Will)

Published at OurFuture.org. This week, Terrence M. Cunningham, the president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, spoke out about the need to build relationships ...

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People > Polluters

People > Polluters

On October 5, 23 environmental activists were arrested outside the Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia. About 50 people were in Richmond that day to tell Virginia Governor Te ...

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