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General Assembly Update March 10, 2014

General Assembly Update March 10, 2014

Unfortunately, this past Saturday, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned for the session without passing a budget or dealing with the question of Medicaid expansion.  ...

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Care for Our Earth

Care for Our Earth

This article is a condensed version of the recent Chesapeake Bay Foundation Report on polluted runoff. What a surprise and shock to learn that one inch of rainfall on an acre of i ...

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Marroni: Carbon Footprint

Marroni: Carbon Footprint

At this stage of our life, hopefully, each of us has made some changes in our daily habits which help to reduce our carbon footprint. Some of the more common changes probably are ...

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We hope you will join us to celebrate at a benefit concert for Virginia Organizing!

We hope you will join us to celebrate at a benefit concert for Virginia Organizing!

 On Friday, February 21, one of Ireland's finest traditional Irish music bands, Dervish, will begin its U.S. tour in Charlottesville, specifically to support th ...

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Marroni: My Promise to the Environment

Marroni: My Promise to the Environment

By Ed MaroniThe future of our Earth for coming generations is bleak if we of our present world delay taking strong action to remedy our Earth's struggle to provide us sustenance. ...

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Leadership Development is Not a Deliverable

Leadership Development is Not a Deliverable

Published by Social Policy: Organizing for Social and Economic Justice Credibility counts Brian Johns is the organizing director of Virginia Organizing. Recently his wife Paige an ...

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Social Justice is the Gift That Gives All Year!

Social Justice is the Gift That Gives All Year!

Dear Supporters, It’s been a great year here at Virginia Organizing and we hope you got to participate in some of the many actions and trainings we’ve done! I wan ...

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Charlottesville 10,000 Villages Fundraiser This Sunday!

Charlottesville 10,000 Villages Fundraiser This Sunday!

How can you:- buy beautiful holiday gifts for your loved ones...- know that the third-world artisans who made them were fairly paid...- support Virginia Organizing's social ju ...

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Marroni: Low Prices, High Cost

Marroni: Low Prices, High Cost

By Ed Marroni We have been programmed to look for lower prices (and why not) in our society. Our search for low prices sparks the economy because we are inclined to make more purc ...

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Mary Gaston

Mary Gaston

We were deeply saddened to learn that long time Virginia Organizing volunteer in the Charlottesville office, Mary Gaston, passed away. Mary's obituary appeared in the Daily Pr ...

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