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  • Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner

    Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner

    Not all mental health care is created equal. For Myra Anderson of Brave Souls on Fire, nothing underlines that statement more than the ways Black people have experienced marginaliz ...

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  • 2023 Power Analysis

    2023 Power Analysis

    The annual Power Analysis conference was held in person this year for the first time since 2019! We were all happy to be together again at Massanetta Springs. 40 members of the Sta ...

  • Join us for CLASS in May: Why We Vote

    Join us for CLASS in May: Why We Vote

    For our next Community Learning and Strategy Session on May 2 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will discuss "Why we vote." Throughout our history, Virginia Organizing has worked to build powe ...

Day of Action for Affordable Energy

Day of Action for Affordable Energy

Join the 2023 Day of Action for Affordable Energy on Thursday, January 26th (8 a.m. - 12 p.m.) in Richmond, Virginia. Meeting with your elected officials face-to-fa ...

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Lobby Day for Child Care

Lobby Day for Child Care

The General Assembly is back in session and lawmakers are making policy decisions that will directly impact Virginia's child care system! Sign up today for the 2023 Virginia ...

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Wythe County Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wythe County Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Wythe County Chapter of Virginia Organizing invites you to join us this Sunday, January 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the Millwald Theater following the annual MLK Jr. walk. T ...

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Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

Equitable School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap around services, additional school su ...

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Celebration of Ladelle McWhorter

Celebration of Ladelle McWhorter

Members of the State Governing Board and Executive Director Brian Johns met in Richmond on December 8 to celebrate Ladelle McWhorter, who served as chairperson of Virginia Organiz ...

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Keeping Child Care on the Map Advocacy Training

Keeping Child Care on the Map Advocacy Training

Join us and the Virginia Promise Partnership together with member organizations Freedom Virginia and Save the Children Action Network for an advocacy training on Thursday, De ...

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The Clinch Coalition | Featured Community Partner

The Clinch Coalition | Featured Community Partner

Nigerian afrobeat legend Fela Kuti had a hit song about water, entitled Water No Get Enemy. If it was easier to sing along to it might be an anthem for today’s water protectors he ...

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Dismantling Racism Workshop

Dismantling Racism Workshop

After three years, Virginia Organizing held our three day in person workshop from November 11-13! 39 people participated, including our wonderful Spanish interpreters. The group w ...

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Win for Stafford Custodial Workers!

Win for Stafford Custodial Workers!

Virginia Organizing and the Custodial Workers of the Stafford Schools achieved a victory on November 8 by getting the Stafford County School Board to include their list of demands ...

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Town Hall on Access to Utilities

Town Hall on Access to Utilities

Do you want utilities to be affordable and accessible? Virginia should ensure access to essential utilities — especially for socially and medically vulnerable people — and make it ...

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