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Join us for CLASS in May: Why We Vote

Join us for CLASS in May: Why We Vote

For our next Community Learning and Strategy Session on May 2 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will discuss "Why we vote." Throughout our history, Virginia Organizing has worked to build pow ...

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Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action | Featured Community Partner

Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action | Featured Community Partner

When you’re taking on a crisis as comprehensive as climate change, almost any thread you pull will lead back to it. For Dr. Jerome Paulson, his thread was lead poisoning among his ...

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2023 VIRGINIA STATE LEGISLATOR REPORT CARDS

2023 VIRGINIA STATE LEGISLATOR REPORT CARDS

INTRODUCING OUR 2023 LEGISLATOR REPORT CARDS: Ahead of the 2023 General Assembly session, Virginia Organizing developed four legislative priority areas for the upcoming year: 1) s ...

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Returning Citizens, Delegate Don Scott, Senator Mamie Locke, and Community Organizations to Hold Restoration of Rights Press Conference

Returning Citizens, Delegate Don Scott, Senator Mamie Locke, and Community Organizations to Hold Restoration of Rights Press Conference

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2022 Contact: Debra Freeman, dfreeman@newvirginiamajority.org, 757-452-1143 Rosemary Gould, rosemary@virginia-organizing.org, 434-962-7261 Ka ...

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Featured Partner | Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS)

Featured Partner | Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS)

The people at Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS), a longstanding Joint Plan of Work partner of Virginia Organizing, have stood up to commonplace negative portrayals of ...

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What is RGGI?

What is RGGI?

(Scroll to the bottom for the comment link and directions.) In 2020, Virginia joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) through the passage of the Clean Energy and Comm ...

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Norfolk Virginia Organizing Chapter Secures Concrete Changes to Benefit People with Disabilities

Norfolk Virginia Organizing Chapter Secures Concrete Changes to Benefit People with Disabilities

Norfolk, Va. – The Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing and disability rights advocates celebrate a win today, as changes to accessibility are happening in the city of Norf ...

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Richmond Housing Win!

Richmond Housing Win!

Richmond City Council has agreed to create a rental inspection program after the Richmond Chapter spent months lifting the voices of Forestbrooke Apartment tenants who live in dan ...

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