Don’t Miss the Friday Deadline!
We have only one more day to submit comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in support of strong rules for predatory lenders. Will you take a minute and visit ...
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Calling out pollution, two dozen are arrested in Virginia
Published by Environmental Health News Twenty-three people were arrested Wednesday as the fight to stop fossil fuel infrastructure erupted in Virginia, according to groups stagin ...
Read More »I Stand for Environmental Justice
On Monday, October 3, Virginia Organizing leaders will join protesters from other groups in Richmond to send a clear message to Governor Terry McAuliffe: we don't want your pipeli ...
Read More »Ask tough pipeline questions now
Published by the Danville Register and Bee. To the editor: I am writing out of deep concern for my family and community to respond to a recent article, (“Report: MVP’s impact ‘min ...
Read More »Are you registered to vote?
Have you registered to vote for the 2016 election? If not, you have just over a month to meet the October 17, 2016 deadline to register to vote in November’s election. You can reg ...
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Virginia Organizing Joins Governor Terry McAuliffe in Portsmouth
On Monday, September 12, 2016, Virginia Organizing South Hampton Roads Chapter leader Shelia Carter had the honor of introducing Governor Terry McAuliffe at a large voter outreach ...
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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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Good News and Bad News
We’ve got some good and bad news. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has extended the comment period to October 7, 2016 for the proposed rules aimed at reducing the h ...
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Last Chance to Register!
We are almost two weeks away from Virginia Organizing’s Grassroots Gathering 2016. There are still some spaces left if you have not registered yet or if you think of someone who m ...
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Care for our Earth: Pressure from Dominion = Contaminated Water
Regional residents are currently faced with the issue of the coal ash disposal in Chesapeake. Coal ash is what is left after coal is burned in coal-powered plants. In previous dec ...
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