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  • Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Leader of the Month – August 2025

    Janice "Jay" Johnson - Newport News/Hampton Chapter Jay Johnson has been a torchbearer of Virginia Organizing for 30 years. She was a founding member of the State Governing Board, ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Featured Community Partner | Nature Connection Lab

    Human societies evolved in tight communities intertwined with and nurtured by the unique landscapes where they found themselves, and the idea that there is something out there call ...

  • New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day Fundraiser

    New River Valley Field Day FundraiserSaturday, October 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Eastern Montgomery Park5003 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA 24087 Virginia Organizing New River Valley invit ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – September 2025

    Keep calm and cider on with your Peninsula Chapter this fall!  May you and your family be well as the fall season begins. Carve out some time with your Peninsula Chapter! This ...

Voter Town Hall Meeting Scheduled at Norfolk State on Thursday

Voter Town Hall Meeting Scheduled at Norfolk State on Thursday

Did you know that Virginia has a new voter ID law?You are invited to a Voter Education Town Hall on Thursday, June 28th,between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in Norfolk State University ...

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Virginia Organizing Volunteer, Fernando Perez, Speaks Out About Supreme Court Immigration Ruling

Virginia Organizing Volunteer, Fernando Perez, Speaks Out About Supreme Court Immigration Ruling

Elizabeth Lamb Please click here to watch the video June 25, 2012 Some of Virginia's delegates said illegal immigration affects the entire country. Similar policies have been up f ...

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What happens to unemployed, young adults if Affordable Care Act goes away?

What happens to unemployed, young adults if Affordable Care Act goes away?

http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/2012/losing-obamacare-cost-unemployed-young-adults/ With the Supreme Court set to rule on the Affordable Care Act, the entire law could we ...

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Activists Await High Court’s Health Care Decision

Activists Await High Court’s Health Care Decision

Mary DunleavyJune 23, 2012http://www.nbc29.com/story/18864904/activists-await-high-courts-health-care-decision (visit link to watch member Dell Eriwn and Executive DIrector Joe Sz ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to Report Showing Economy Recovering Slowly, Increasing Inequality

Virginia Organizing Responds to Report Showing Economy Recovering Slowly, Increasing Inequality

URBAN INSTITUTE ANALYZES GROWTH SINCE 2007 AND PROJECTED GROWTH UNTIL 2017 RICHMOND, VA-The Urban Institute released a national report today detailing economic recovery and projec ...

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National Bill Targets Racial Profiling

National Bill Targets Racial Profiling

Today, join advocates and individuals around the country for a coordinated day of online action to take a stand against racial profiling!Please enter the letter below at Virginia ...

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Obama announces shift in deportation policy

Obama announces shift in deportation policy

June 15, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/politics/immigration/index.html Washington (CNN) -- In an election-year policy change, the Obama administration said Friday it will sto ...

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Housing Costs in Virginia Still Out of Reach

Housing Costs in Virginia Still Out of Reach

Posted by HOME: http://homeva.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/housing-cost-in-virginia-still-out-of-reach/ June 14, 2012 According to the 2012 report “Out of Re ...

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Elimination of the Death Penalty Overview

Elimination of the Death Penalty Overview

We believe in the elimination of the death penalty in all cases because it is fundamentally inhumane, ineffective as a deterrent to crime, and disproportionately and unjustly appl ...

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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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