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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 ...

Social Security Issue Overview

Social Security Issue Overview

 Some politicians in Washington are working to end Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as we know them. They want to cut Social Security benefits and raise the retirement ...

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Predatory Lending Overview

Predatory Lending Overview

 For nearly six years, Virginia Organizing has joined with many other organizations in urging the members of the Virginia General Assembly to stop predatory lenders and the f ...

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Environmental Justice Overview

Environmental Justice Overview

 Virginia Organizing works with coalition partners on a number of different environmental issues. We support the work of organizations fighting for clean air and clean water ...

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Economic Justice Overview

Economic Justice Overview

 Economic justice is a commitment to ensuring that all people are able to afford necessities, not preyed upon by exploitive financial industries and products, and given equal ...

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Restoration of Rights Overview

Restoration of Rights Overview

 In the United States, only Virginia and Kentucky permanently disenfranchise all felons upon conviction, requiring an act of the Governor to restore voting rights. Virginia ...

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Civic Engagement Overview: Making Voices Heard

Civic Engagement Overview: Making Voices Heard

 The voices of all people matter. We believe in the rights of workers, consumers, shareholders and taxpayers to democratic self-organization. We are dedicated to encouraging ...

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Budget and Tax Reform Overview

Budget and Tax Reform Overview

 We strive to work towards a long-term solution that restores balance to the state’s budget and tax structure.We do not support further budget cuts to vital services li ...

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End Racial Profiling Overview

End Racial Profiling Overview

 Protecting civil liberties and human rights for all is a core American value. It defines the nation and is at the heart of the Bill of Rights. But today, our government is u ...

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Anti Discrimination Overview

Anti Discrimination Overview

 We believe that all people should be treated fairly and with dignity in all aspects of life, regardless of race, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, ability or ...

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Paycheck Fairness Act Fails Senate

Paycheck Fairness Act Fails Senate

 By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington PostJune 5, 2012http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/paycheck-fairness-act-fails-in-the-senate-as-expected/2012/06/05/gJQATX4 ...

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