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 bui ...
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The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter
On August 29, President Biden announced that Medicare has selected the first 10 medications that they will negotiate lower prices for. These negotiations were made possible by the ...
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The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner
In the fight against childhood cancer, children are noncombatants. That is the response of The Alyssa House Board Chair, Lynn Divers, to the more common conception of cancer treat ...
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Brave Souls on Fire | Featured Community Partner
Not all mental health care is created equal. For Myra Anderson of Brave Souls on Fire, nothing underlines that statement more than the ways Black people have experienced marginali ...
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2023 Power Analysis
The annual Power Analysis conference was held in person this year for the first time since 2019! We were all happy to be together again at Massanetta Springs. 40 members of the St ...
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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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Legislative Priorities (as of January 19, 2023)
School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap-around services, additional school support staf ...
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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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Virginia Organizing to Host Media Conference with Congressman Donald McEachin to Celebrate the Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
What: Press Conference to Educate the Community on the IRA and Celebrate its Passage When: Thursday, September 1 at 10 a.m. Where: Health Brigade, 1010 N Thompson St, Richmond, VA ...
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Virginia Organizing Celebrates Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Calls for Vigilance Against Backward Drilling and Pipeline Policies
Richmond, Va. — After the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S. Senate, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter released the following state ...
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