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Virginia Organizing to Hold Eight Events to Support Dreamers and DACA in Response to Upcoming Supreme Court Decision

Virginia Organizing to Hold Eight Events to Support Dreamers and DACA in Response to Upcoming Supreme Court Decision

What: Statewide Events to Support DACA  When: From November 9-19 (see schedule below) Where: Danville, Eastern Shore, Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Immigration Vigil in Harrisonburg to Support DACA at the Supreme Court

Virginia Organizing to Hold Immigration Vigil in Harrisonburg to Support DACA at the Supreme Court

What: Vigil/Day of Action to support DACA  When: Monday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Holy Family Center at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (154 N. Main St., H ...

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Our Goals for the 2020 General Assembly

Our Goals for the 2020 General Assembly

From Del McWhorter, Chairperson: "Virginia Organizing members recognize that after every election we have to go to work to convince our delegates and senators to take action for j ...

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Virginia Organizing Lists Goals for 2020 General Assembly Session

Virginia Organizing Lists Goals for 2020 General Assembly Session

Richmond, Va. – In response to the Democrats winning both houses of the General Assembly yesterday, Virginia Organizing's chairperson, Del McWhorter, released the following s ...

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Vote!

Vote!

From State Governing Board member, Ebony B. Guy: Your vote only counts if you go to the polls, or if you have voted absentee in time. All voting ends at 7 p.m. on Tuesda ...

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Prayer Vigil to Protect Dreamers

Prayer Vigil to Protect Dreamers

Virginia Organizing and partner organizations will hold a Prayer Vigil to Protect Dreamers on Saturday, November 9 at 1 pm at the Jackson Street United Me ...

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Newport News Transit Action

Newport News Transit Action

Leaders Jackie McIntyre and Jay Johnson Wavy News covered the Newport News Chapter visit to their city council on Tuesday, October 22. To watch video and read the article by Chris ...

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Norfolk School Suspensions are Too High

Norfolk School Suspensions are Too High

The Norfolk Chapter held a press conference on October 23, 2019 to protest the high suspension rate in the Norfolk public schools. The conference was covered by Wavy News at 4, 5, ...

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Virginia Organizing to Speak at Newport News City Council Meeting on Improving Public Transportation

Virginia Organizing to Speak at Newport News City Council Meeting on Improving Public Transportation

What: Public comments from speakers who depend on public transportation at City Council meeting When: Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. Where: City Council Chambers behind C ...

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Dustin Robins: How Does Change Happen?

Dustin Robins: How Does Change Happen?

Back in 2015, I was still trying to get my life back together after being homeless and out of work for the last 3 years. Things had started to look up though. I had steady employm ...

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