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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 ...

Affordable Housing Vigil in Wytheville

Affordable Housing Vigil in Wytheville

What: Silent Vigil, March, and Community Forum about the Need for Affordable Housing When: January 24 at 5 p.m. Where: Elizabeth Brown Park, 205 S. 4th Street to Open Do ...

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Affordable Housing Vigil in Waynesboro

Affordable Housing Vigil in Waynesboro

What: Vigil to Call for Housing in Waynesboro When: Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m. Where: Embrace Community Center, 932 Fir Street, Waynesboro, VA Waynesboro, Va. — V ...

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Day of Action for Affordable Energy

Day of Action for Affordable Energy

Join the 2023 Day of Action for Affordable Energy on Thursday, January 26th (8 a.m. - 12 p.m.) in Richmond, Virginia. Meeting with your elected officials face-to-fa ...

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Lobby Day for Child Care

Lobby Day for Child Care

The General Assembly is back in session and lawmakers are making policy decisions that will directly impact Virginia's child care system! Sign up today for the 2023 Virginia ...

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Wythe County Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wythe County Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Wythe County Chapter of Virginia Organizing invites you to join us this Sunday, January 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the Millwald Theater following the annual MLK Jr. walk. T ...

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Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

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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Large turnout for Forestbrooke tenants’ demonstration outside Amurcon Realty

Large turnout for Forestbrooke tenants’ demonstration outside Amurcon Realty

Richmond, Va. — The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing held a demonstration on December 10 at 12 p.m. outside the Amurcon Realty Offices in downtown Richmond. Forty-two peopl ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Demonstration outside Amurcon Realty over Forestbrooke Tenant Grievances

Virginia Organizing to Hold Demonstration outside Amurcon Realty over Forestbrooke Tenant Grievances

What: Tenant demonstration over failures by Amurcon Realty to maintain Forestbrooke Apartments When: Saturday, December 10 at 12 p.m. Where: Amurcon Realty Offices, 1111 E Main St ...

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Keeping Child Care on the Map Advocacy Training

Keeping Child Care on the Map Advocacy Training

Join us and the Virginia Promise Partnership together with member organizations Freedom Virginia and Save the Children Action Network for an advocacy training on Thursday, De ...

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The Clinch Coalition | Featured Community Partner

The Clinch Coalition | Featured Community Partner

Nigerian afrobeat legend Fela Kuti had a hit song about water, entitled Water No Get Enemy. If it was easier to sing along to it might be an anthem for today’s water protectors he ...

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