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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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Letters to the Editor on rural internet access and what it means to be pro-life

Letters to the Editor on rural internet access and what it means to be pro-life

Members of our chapters write letters to the editor for their local newspapers every month. It's one of the many ways we raise our voices about the change we want to see in our co ...

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Virginia Health Advocacy Organizations Denounce<br>Commissioner Greene’s Views on Racism and<br>Public Health

Virginia Health Advocacy Organizations Denounce
Commissioner Greene’s Views on Racism and
Public Health

Advocacy Organizations Call for Strong Support for Workers at VDH Addressing Racial Disparities VIRGINIA – In 2021, Virginia lawmakers passed a resolution recognizing that racism ...

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Letter: Importance of Teaching Cultural Competency in Schools

Letter: Importance of Teaching Cultural Competency in Schools

Governor Youngkin is intensely working to remove “divisive” concepts from Virginia education policy. The concepts in question are cultural competency, understanding of inherent bi ...

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Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing Celebrates Transit Win

Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing Celebrates Transit Win

Norfolk, Va. — After months of letter writing, a press conference, and meetings with executives of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) and the Board of Commissioners,  ...

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