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Environmental Justice: Plastic is Everywhere

Environmental Justice: Plastic is Everywhere

Plastic has become so prevalent that it is sometimes found in the food we eat. Learning these facts can be disturbing! Plastic waste has ended up in our oceans, affected marine sp ...

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Health Secretary Urges Medicaid Expansion

Health Secretary Urges Medicaid Expansion

By Margo Maier Capital News Service RICHMOND – Virginia’s secretary of health and human services, William A. Hazel, wants legislators to put aside their political differences and ...

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Spotsylvania commission selects additions for mural

Spotsylvania commission selects additions for mural

by Dawnthea Price Originally posted by the Free Lance-Star on February 11, 2015. Spotsylvania County’s Historic Preservation Commission selected several prominent people of color ...

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Huge Virginia solar farm scuttled because Virginia utilities aren’t interested

Huge Virginia solar farm scuttled because Virginia utilities aren’t interested

Originally posted by Blue Virginia on Friday, January 9, 2015. A solar array that would have more than doubled Virginia's solar power will not be built after all, with the develop ...

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New Coalition Pushes for Better Transparency Laws

New Coalition Pushes for Better Transparency Laws

By Ali Mislowsky, Capital News Service (Published on WYDaily.com) RICHMOND – Del. Dickie Bell faces a quandary every Monday. As a member of the House Education committee, he has a ...

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Senator Mark Warner Commemorates Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary

Senator Mark Warner Commemorates Virginia Organizing’s 20th Anniversary

The following was published in the January 12, 2015 issue of the Congressional Record: COMMEMORATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF VIRGINIA ORGANIZINGMr. WARNER. Mr. President, I wish t ...

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Good News for Civil Rights!

Good News for Civil Rights!

We are excited to report that Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion opposing the enforcement of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds in Virg ...

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Holiday Season Means Insecure, Low-Wage Work

Holiday Season Means Insecure, Low-Wage Work

Published by Public News Service By Dan Heyman RICHMOND, Va. - The retail employees ringing up those last-minute purchases deserve better than losing their hours in a few days, ac ...

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Celebrate at The Festivale!

Celebrate at The Festivale!

What are your plans for March 13? Save the date and come join Virginia Organizing at The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville to honor our 20th anniversary with a big “Festivale” ...

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The Top 10 of 2014

The Top 10 of 2014

Virginia Organizing celebrated a lot of big moments this year! Check out our top ten social justice successes in Virginia below. Please click here to make a donation to help us co ...

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