Governor McAuliffe Falls Far Short on Energy Executive Order Today
Contact: Mike Tidwell, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022 (cell), mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organ ...
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Secretary Thomasson to Join Local Groups for Restoration Celebration and Information Session
What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. Where: Calvary Baptist Church (218 Holbrook Street, ...
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Virginia Organizing Responds to Immigration Decision
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter issued the following in response to the U.S. Supreme Court 4-4 tie decision in United States v. Texas: "Virginia Or ...
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Virginia Organizing Rally to Call on Local Officials to Address School-to-Prison Pipeline
What: Rally to support students in the community and to hold local officials accountable for promises made to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline When: Saturday, June 25 at 11 a ...
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Va. Grassroots Alliance Challenges Governor McAuliffe Over Gas Pipelines, Offshore Oil, and Coal Ash; Calls for a ‘March on the Mansion’ in July to Demand Clean Power
Contact: Kelly Trout, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organizing.org C ...
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Virginia Organizing Responds to Hate-Fueled Attack in Florida
Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing, a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to creating a more just Virginia for all people, released the following statem ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Electric Co-Ops to Diversify Board Leadership
Lee County, Va.—A recently released report from the Rural Power Project shows undemocratic election procedures resulting in disproportionate board representation in electrical coo ...
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Grassroots Groups Praise President Obama for Social Security Expansion Shift
President Obama’s declaration that Social Security should be expanded, and not cut, has been applauded with great enthusiasm by groups nationwide which work to protect Social Secu ...
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Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center Release Virginia Lending Report and Discuss New CFPB Rules for Predatory Lending
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center, organizations that have been working to stop predatory lending practices in Virginia for many years, released a ...
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Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center to Hold Tele-Media Conference to Discuss New CFPB Rule for Predatory Lending
What: Tele-media conference to discuss just released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules for small dollar, short-term lenders When: Thursday, June 2 at 2 p.m. Where: Call i ...
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