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Virginia Organizing Pushes for Equal Access to Health Care for Deaf Community

Virginia Organizing Pushes for Equal Access to Health Care for Deaf Community

Charlottesville, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders are working with several Central Virginia hospitals to improve services for the deaf community, which includes some basic services ...

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Virginia Organizing Fredericksburg Chapter to Hold Community Meeting on School Discipline Issues

Virginia Organizing Fredericksburg Chapter to Hold Community Meeting on School Discipline Issues

What: “School to Prison Pipeline” Community Workshop When: Tuesday, February 2 at 7 p.m. Where: Lee Hall 412, University of Mary Washington (1301 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, V ...

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Report: Shortage of Living Wage Jobs in Virginia Leaves Workers Struggling

Report: Shortage of Living Wage Jobs in Virginia Leaves Workers Struggling

Portsmouth, Va.—New research by Virginia Organizing’s national partner Alliance for a Just Society shows that in Virginia, only 44 percent of current job openings pay a living wag ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to Governor’s Proposed Budget

Virginia Organizing Responds to Governor’s Proposed Budget

Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter issued the following statement in response to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s 2016-2018 proposed budget: “Virgi ...

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Amherst County Board of Supervisors Repeals Discriminatory Ordinance

Amherst County Board of Supervisors Repeals Discriminatory Ordinance

Amherst, Va.—Virginia Organizing leaders in the emerging Lynchburg Chapter celebrated yesterday when the Amherst County Board of Supervisors voted to repeal an ordinance that coul ...

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Virginia Organizing Partners with Ten Thousand Villages for Shopping Event on Sunday

Virginia Organizing Partners with Ten Thousand Villages for Shopping Event on Sunday

What: Shopping day to benefit Virginia Organizing When: Sunday, December 13 from 1-5 p.m. Where: Ten Thousand Villages Charlottesville (105 West Main Street (Downtown Mall), Charl ...

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Chief Broadfoot and Virginia Organizing Hold Media Conference to Highlight Citizen Complaint Procedure

Chief Broadfoot and Virginia Organizing Hold Media Conference to Highlight Citizen Complaint Procedure

What: Joint press conference to highlight the availability of the City of Danville Police Department citizen complaint forms When: Wednesday, December 9 at 11:30 a.m. Where: Green ...

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Local Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Health Care Forum in Martinsville

Local Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Health Care Forum in Martinsville

What: Health care forum to provide information on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace and Medicaid expansion When: Tuesday, December 8 at 6 p.m. Where: American National Universit ...

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State and Regional Groups Push for Stronger Virginia Fracking Protections

State and Regional Groups Push for Stronger Virginia Fracking Protections

Richmond, VA – Today, four environmental and public interest organizations joined forces to call on Governor Terry McAuliffe to conduct a comprehensive review of the state’s safeg ...

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Virginia Organizing to Demonstrate in Support of Immigration on the Anniversary of DAPA Executive Order

Virginia Organizing to Demonstrate in Support of Immigration on the Anniversary of DAPA Executive Order

Media Advisory What: Demonstration in support of immigrants and refugees When: Friday, November 20 at 3 p.m. Where: U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte’s Harrisonburg office (70 Nor ...

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