VOTE Tuesday and why we phone home!
There are only five days until Election Day! At Virginia Organizing, we’re working hard to make sure that people get out and vote on November 2. We think our communities wor ...
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Civic Engagement: 2010 Civic Engagement Outreach
Virginia Organizing will be knocking on doors to talk with voters about economic justice issues throughout the summer and fall of 2010. In addition, we will also be register ...
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Who will the Governor be joining for tea this weekend?
This weekend Governor Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will be addressing the Tea Party convention in Richmond. Known for their far right wing stances, the Tea Pa ...
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46 Strong and Counting!
By: Michele Mattioli, VOP Special Projects Coordinator Recently Pat Lloyd, one of VOP’s dedicated weekly volunteers, had a surprise realization, “VOP is the umbre ...
Read More »Door by Door: Voting and Jobs
By Lauren Groetch: VOP InternHere at the Charlottesville office, summer interns have been busy with a multi-faceted civic engagement project. We’re going door-to-door, atten ...
Read More »Art Contest: Tell Your Kids, Grandkids, Nieces, Nephews and Neighbors!
What can we do to make Virginia a better place? What do I draw/paint/create?The Virginia Organizing Project is holding an art contest to celebrate its 15th anniversary of org ...
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Valley Residents to Attorney General: Speak for Yourself, Mr. Cuccinelli!
While Cuccinelli Spoke Inside the Spotswood Country Club, Residents Spoke Out in Opposition to His Recent Actions Opposing Health Care Reform, Gay Rights and Environmental Protect ...
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Local Faith Community Encourages Governor Tim Kaine to Sign an Executive Order to Restore Voting Rights for Former Felons
Public Pressure Mounts To Update Virginia’s Rights Restoration Process PETERSBURG, VA- As Governor Kaine wraps up his final two months in office, groups are pushing th ...
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Community Members Ask Governor Kaine to “Stop Waffling” and Sign an Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights for Former Felons
Virginia Beach Civil Rights and Faith Groups Hold Restoration of Voting Rights Breakfast Virginia Beach, VA- With one week left in Governor Tim Kaine’s term, local civil rights ...
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