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  • Power Analysis 2024

    Power Analysis 2024

    “We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Springs ...

  • 2024 Legislative Priorities

    2024 Legislative Priorities

    The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've buil ...

  • Chapter Updates November 2023

    Chapter Updates November 2023

    We attended Grassroots Gathering 2023 in Richmond! It was great to connect with other chapters and learn at the many workshops. We rallied in support of voting rights, demanding th ...

  • Virginia Organizing to March on Governor’s Mansion Saturday, November 4

    Virginia Organizing to March on Governor’s Mansion Saturday, November 4

    What: March to protest the Youngkin administration's rollback of restoration of rights When: Saturday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. Where: Departs from St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 8 ...

46 Strong and Counting!

46 Strong and Counting!

By: Michele Mattioli, VOP Special Projects Coordinator Recently Pat Lloyd, one of VOP’s dedicated weekly volunteers, had a surprise realization, “VOP is the umbre ...

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Door by Door: Voting and Jobs

Door by Door: Voting and Jobs

By Lauren Groetch: VOP InternHere at the Charlottesville office, summer interns have been busy with a multi-faceted civic engagement project. We’re going door-to-door, atten ...

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Art Contest: Tell Your Kids, Grandkids, Nieces, Nephews and Neighbors!

Art Contest: Tell Your Kids, Grandkids, Nieces, Nephews and Neighbors!

What can we do to make Virginia a better place? What do I draw/paint/create?The Virginia Organizing Project is holding an art contest to celebrate its 15th anniversary of org ...

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Valley Residents to Attorney General: Speak for Yourself, Mr. Cuccinelli!

Valley Residents to Attorney General: Speak for Yourself, Mr. Cuccinelli!

While Cuccinelli Spoke Inside the Spotswood Country Club, Residents Spoke Out in Opposition to His Recent Actions Opposing Health Care Reform, Gay Rights and Environmental Protect ...

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Local Faith Community Encourages Governor Tim Kaine to Sign an Executive Order to Restore Voting Rights for Former Felons

Local Faith Community Encourages Governor Tim Kaine to Sign an Executive Order to Restore Voting Rights for Former Felons

Public Pressure Mounts To Update Virginia’s Rights Restoration Process  PETERSBURG, VA- As Governor Kaine wraps up his final two months in office, groups are pushing th ...

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Community Members Ask Governor Kaine to “Stop Waffling” and Sign an Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights for Former Felons

Community Members Ask Governor Kaine to “Stop Waffling” and Sign an Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights for Former Felons

  Virginia Beach Civil Rights and Faith Groups Hold Restoration of Voting Rights Breakfast Virginia Beach, VA- With one week left in Governor Tim Kaine’s term, local civil rights ...

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