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Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing Celebrates Transit Win

Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing Celebrates Transit Win

Norfolk, Va. — After months of letter writing, a press conference, and meetings with executives of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) and the Board of Commissioners,  ...

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Featured Community Partner | POWHR

Featured Community Partner | POWHR

It's a place where great beauty and ugliness collide. It's a landscape of forests and mountains that is home to human and more-than-human creatures who have held it as sacred for ...

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A Thank You Letter from Erika Holliday, Tri-Cities Organizer

A Thank You Letter from Erika Holliday, Tri-Cities Organizer

I am so glad to have this opportunity to thank you for the support you have given to Virginia Organizing. I recently joined the staff as the Tri-Cities Organizer after being a mem ...

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Featured Community Partner | AMMD Pine Grove Project

Featured Community Partner | AMMD Pine Grove Project

The AMMD Pine Grove Project is a historic preservation initiative with a mission to “protect, restore, and repurpose the historic Rosenwald Pine Grove Elementary School” located i ...

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Build Back Better Passes the House – Virginia Organizing Leaders Celebrate

Build Back Better Passes the House – Virginia Organizing Leaders Celebrate

Accomac, Va.—In response to today’s passage of the Build Back Better Act by the House of Representatives, Virginia Organizing issued the following statement: "The Build Back Bette ...

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Newport News Listening Session on Housing

Newport News Listening Session on Housing

Rent too high? Maintenance issues? Can't find housing? Landlord dispute? Share your story and join the fight to improve housing in Newport News and Hampton! Virtual Community List ...

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Rally to Call on Waynesboro City Council to Improve Tenants’ Rights

Rally to Call on Waynesboro City Council to Improve Tenants’ Rights

What: Rally to call for an expansion of tenants' rights and protections in Waynesboro  When: Saturday, November 13, 1 p.m. Where: On the sidewalk at ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to Build Back Better Framework

Virginia Organizing Responds to Build Back Better Framework

Richmond, Va.—After the Biden administration announced a new framework for its Build Back Better package in Congress, Virginia Organizing released the following statement: "W ...

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400 Years of Racism and Resistance: a Story of Virginia

400 Years of Racism and Resistance: a Story of Virginia

On October 21, Libero Della Piana of the Alliance for a Just Society, hosted one of our most popular workshops, which teaches parts of the history of Virginia that you probably di ...

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43 Percent Jump In Virginia Billionaire Wealth—Almost All Tax-Free

43 Percent Jump In Virginia Billionaire Wealth—Almost All Tax-Free

9 Virginia Tycoons Have Enjoyed a $18 Billion Increase in Wealth Since Pandemic Began; Their Rise in Riches Alone Could Fund 11 Percent of the Cost of Lowering ACA Healt ...

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