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  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Have a sun-sational summer with your Peninsula chapter and join us for our upcoming events in Newport News and Hampton! We're moving the needle on local issues like housing, educat ...

  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Dreame Boyd - Richmond Chapter Dreame is an active and contributing member to the Richmond Chapter and the statewide Housing Strategy Committee. She has participated in several wor ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    This month, we are highlighting the Preserve Giles County as our Featured Partner. This article is a repost from September 2022. Preserve Giles County is currently involved with op ...

  • Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    On May 12, our Halifax/South Boston Chapter held a Day Without Child Care event that recognized the importance of child care and early childhood education for parents, providers, a ...

Warner criticizes House’s approach on immigration

Warner criticizes House’s approach on immigration

 BY MARKUS SCHMIDT Richmond Times-Dispatchhttp://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_7c5a117b-adf0-54f7-9c3c-2c1fa0fbafc6.htmlSen. Mark R. W ...

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Goodlatte’s bill falls short of reform

Goodlatte’s bill falls short of reform

By Sandra A. Cookhttp://www.roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/1898076-12/goodlattes-bill-falls-short-of-reform.htmlImmigration reform, in some capacity, is on the horizon. People acr ...

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Coming this fall: New opportunities for health care for thousands of Virginians

Coming this fall: New opportunities for health care for thousands of Virginians

 By Massie Whorley, The Commonwealth Institutehttp://thehalfsheet.org/?utm_source=The+Half+Sheet_exchange_credits&utm_campaign=half+sheet+8&utm_medium=emailStarting O ...

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BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

BIG Week in Immigration Reform Struggle

 On Wednesday, May 1, Virginia Organizing and other groups held multiple public events across the state as a part of a grassroots campaign in support of comprehensive immigra ...

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Immigration policy tough for families, group says

Immigration policy tough for families, group says

    By Corinne ReillyThe Virginian-Pilot© May 2, 2013 http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/immigration-policy-tough-families-group-says VIRGINIA BEACH Standing in the wind an ...

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Paths to Citizenship

Paths to Citizenship

Check out the link below for a great graphic explaing the possible paths to citizenship in the Senate immigration bill! http://qz.com/76047/all-the-paths-to-us-citizenship-in ...

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Va. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Senate immigration proposal

Va. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Senate immigration proposal

April 18, 2013http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/va-lawmakers-have-mixed-reactions-to-senate-immigration-proposal/article_b4c8d324-9e6e-59a9-bb33 ...

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Making Bank of America Pay Events

Making Bank of America Pay Events

Our friends at North Carolina Coalition Against Corporate Power are heading back to Bank of America to hold them accountable! Here is some information on how you can get involved: ...

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Tax Fairness on Tax Day!

Tax Fairness on Tax Day!

 Yesterday, Virginia Organizing leaders in Richmond, Charlottesville and Hampton Roads participated in actions to promote tax fairness on Tax Day. In Charlottesville, we held ...

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Hundreds Attend Reform Rally

Hundreds Attend Reform Rally

By ALEX ROHR Daily News-Record HARRISONBURG — A scattered, motley force of hundreds of people sur­rounded the south steps of Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Wednesday evening ...

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