Debra Grant: Payday lenders prey on women, families
Published by the Virginian-Pilot I had a relative who needed to borrow $150, so I took out a payday loan to help. Every month, I would have to roll the loan over until the next mo ...
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Virginia Organizing at the CFPB Hearings
On April 7, 2016, Virginia Organizing leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Virginia Or ...
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Elected Leaders Should Keep Their Word
Published on Blue Virginia Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring made a promise to constituents in October 2015 that we’d like him to keep. Back in October, the Attorney General ...
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Do you support clean energy?
On Saturday, April 2, a diverse group of Virginians got together in 12 different locations to ask Governor Terry McAuliffe to create a BOLD and STRONG Clean Power Plan for Virgini ...
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Letter: Statistics will help show any issues with policing
Published in the Free Lance-Star. Last October, state Attorney General Mark Herring spoke at the annual conference of the grassroots community group Virginia Organizing. He pledge ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Earth Day and Virginia Organizing
I'm writing to invite you to join me at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville on Friday, April 22, for a special event in support of Virginia Organizing. This group has inspire ...
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Fight for Workers’ Rights
Do you remember how many times we fought so hard to get workers a living wage? Today, we need your help to stop some bad legislation that would prohibit a locality from enacting a ...
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Care for Our Earth: National Parks
Most, if not all of us, have experienced the wonderful joy and peace which accompanies a stroll through our National or State Parks. It's a pleasure that is hard to surpass. On Au ...
Read More »All Year Long
Virginia Organizing wanted to be sure to remind you that Tuesday, March 1 is the presidential primary in Virginia! Every registered voter may participate in this primary. If you w ...
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