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Norfolk Virginia Organizing Chapter Secures Concrete Changes to Benefit People with Disabilities

Norfolk Virginia Organizing Chapter Secures Concrete Changes to Benefit People with Disabilities

Norfolk, Va. – The Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing and disability rights advocates celebrate a win today, as changes to accessibility are happening in the city of Norf ...

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Wythe County Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wythe County Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Wythe County Chapter of Virginia Organizing invites you to join us this Sunday, January 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the Millwald Theater following the annual MLK Jr. walk. T ...

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Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

Equitable School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap around services, additional school su ...

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Dismantling Racism Workshop

Dismantling Racism Workshop

After three years, Virginia Organizing held our three day in person workshop from November 11-13! 39 people participated, including our wonderful Spanish interpreters. The group w ...

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Win for Stafford Custodial Workers!

Win for Stafford Custodial Workers!

Virginia Organizing and the Custodial Workers of the Stafford Schools achieved a victory on November 8 by getting the Stafford County School Board to include their list of demands ...

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Keynote Speaker Saturday: Narissa Rahaman

Keynote Speaker Saturday: Narissa Rahaman

Meet Narissa Rahaman, Executive Director of Equality Virginia at the final Grassroots Gathering mass meeting this Saturday, October 8 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Narissa's commitment to ...

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Action alert! Protect Pine Grove from a Landfill

Action alert! Protect Pine Grove from a Landfill

Dear Pine Grove Community Members, Partners, and Allies,  Please make a public comment on behalf of the historic Black Pine Grove Community in rural Cumberland County, Virgin ...

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Virginia Organizing to Host Town Hall with Stafford County Public School Custodial Workers

Virginia Organizing to Host Town Hall with Stafford County Public School Custodial Workers

What: Community Town Hall to Discuss Stafford County Public Schools Safety and Working Conditions When: Saturday, August 27 at 3:30 p.m. Where: Unitarian Universalist Fe ...

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Black Women and Health Care in Virginia

Black Women and Health Care in Virginia

Photo credit: Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS Barbara Jefferson Harris, a leader in the Norfolk Chapter and Virginia Organizing's State Governing Board treasurer, courageo ...

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