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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 ...

New COVID-19 Relief Proposal Falls Short for Families, Workers, and State and Local Budgets

New COVID-19 Relief Proposal Falls Short for Families, Workers, and State and Local Budgets

Richmond, Va. — Following the release of Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 relief package in Congress, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Del McWhorter released the followi ...

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CDC Director: Children of Color Will Be Disproportionately Affected

CDC Director: Children of Color Will Be Disproportionately Affected

Rebecca Klar of The Hill writes: Children of color will be disproportionately affected by school reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic if  additional resources are not in place ...

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School Policing Snapshot

School Policing Snapshot

by Dr. Ruth Osorio, Ph.D. of the Norfolk Chapter To download a PDF of the full article (including Norfolk-specific information) click here. For the general Virginia version, click ...

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Critical Protections Passed Protecting Workers Against COVID-19

Critical Protections Passed Protecting Workers Against COVID-19

Emergency temporary standards mandate common-sense protections for Virginians in the workplace Richmond, VA— Today, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board acted to protect the ...

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Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

Weekly Voter Registration Trainings

For more information and supplemental materials or to register for the webinar, click here. ...

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Lynchburg Chapter calls for SROs to be removed from city schools

Lynchburg Chapter calls for SROs to be removed from city schools

On July 7, Pastor Reason Chandler and other leaders in the Lynchburg Chapter submitted comments to the Lynchburg School Board to ask that the schools eliminate the position of sch ...

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Seven Billionaires in Virginia See Net Worth Jump $5.2 Billion or 12.7 Percent in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

Seven Billionaires in Virginia See Net Worth Jump $5.2 Billion or 12.7 Percent in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

Meanwhile State & Local Government Services Face Deep Cuts as Congress Stalls on New COVID-19 Financial Aid Package Washington—Virginia has seven billionaires who collectively ...

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Black Virginians Honored in 20 New Historical Highway Markers

Black Virginians Honored in 20 New Historical Highway Markers

On Juneteenth 2020, Governor Ralph Northam announced the content of "20 new state historical highway markers that address topics of national, state, and regional significance in V ...

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Juneteenth State Holiday!

Juneteenth State Holiday!

Image credit: AJ+ YouTube On June 16, 2020 Governor Ralph Northam announced that Juneteenth would be a paid holiday for state employees. He also announced that he would work on le ...

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Stand in Solidarity with TakeAction Minnesota

Stand in Solidarity with TakeAction Minnesota

STATEMENT: TAKEACTION STATEMENT ON JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD May 28, 2020 Kenza Hadj-Moussa The murder of George Floyd is devastating and justice is what we are focu ...

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