Residents to Gather in Front of School Board Building to Call on Leaders to Restore Cuts and Bring Balance Back to Virginia
Seesaw Demonstration to Illustrate the Need for a Balanced Approach to State’s Ongoing Budget Problems Fredericksburg, VA- On Tuesday, September 14, Virginia Organizing will hold ...
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Community Forum Addresses CSX Train Cars Containing Toxic Materials Parked in Mayfield
Fredericksburg, VA – On September 8, local residents held a forum on the dangers posed to the community by CSX/Transflo rail cars containing toxic chemicals parked in the Ma ...
Read More »Callander: Health care reform deserves praise
Crossposted on Stafford County Sun...Grumbling about health care reform is a regular topic on cable TV to the point that I’ve decided to devote my column this week to the po ...
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Toon Talk: Hazardous Neighborhood
Originally Published in the Fredericksburg Freelance Star By Clay Jones, August 12, 2010 http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/toontalk/2010/08/12/hazardous-neighborhood/ Fo ...
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Payday Lending in the New Financial Reform Law
After a mammoth battle with the banks, on July 21 President Obama signed the financial reform bill into law. The new financial reform bill includes a Consumer Financial Port ...
Read More »A Note from Joe Szakos
Dear friends,Thank you for joining us to celebrate the Virginia Organizing Project's 15th Anniversary. A lot can happen in 15 years and sometimes looking back can be dizzying! ...
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Dr. Ryan: Cuccinelli Tries to Deny Virginia Health Care
By: Mark Ryan, M.D. On July 1, I walked past many mounted and plain clothes police and stood in front of the federal courthouse in Richmond as Attorney General Ken Cuc ...
Read More »A Response to Webb’s “Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege.”
The following article was written by Larry Yates in response to Senator Webb's recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal. Larry Yates is long time activist and former VOP Sh ...
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Remote Area Medical Shows Why Appalachia and America Need the New Health Law
Wise, VA –Community members and health care advocates say the huge demand for RAM’s services exemplifies why health care reform is desperately needed in Appalachia and America. Fo ...
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