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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 ...

Session Aims to Deliver Understanding of Restoring Rights to Felons

Session Aims to Deliver Understanding of Restoring Rights to Felons

Published by Danville Register & Bee Marty Jackson recalled his “long journey” to getting his rights restored — and he wanted to do his part to help anyone else wishing to do ...

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Secretary Thomasson and Local Groups Celebrate Restoration of Rights

Secretary Thomasson and Local Groups Celebrate Restoration of Rights

Danville, Va.— More than 65 grassroots leaders and community members joined Virginia Organizing, Southwest CARES, and Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson on Wednesday ev ...

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Virginia Organizing Applauds Martinsville City Council Resolution on Redistricting

Virginia Organizing Applauds Martinsville City Council Resolution on Redistricting

Martinsville, Va.—Virginia Organizing applauds Martinsville City Council’s resolution in support of statewide redistricting reform passed on Tuesday evening. Virginia Organizing M ...

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Governor McAuliffe Falls Far Short on Energy Executive Order Today

Governor McAuliffe Falls Far Short on Energy Executive Order Today

Contact: Mike Tidwell, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022 (cell), mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organ ...

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Carbon Cutting Rules Should Cut VA Electric Bills, Study Finds

Carbon Cutting Rules Should Cut VA Electric Bills, Study Finds

Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – If done right, cutting carbon could come with lower electric bills. Some energy analysts have said that for a while, and a study f ...

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Come March With Me.

Come March With Me.

On July 23, Virginia Organizing will join more than 60 other student, faith, social justice, and environmental groups from all across Virginia to tell Governor Terry McAuliffe tha ...

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Secretary Thomasson to Join Local Groups for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

Secretary Thomasson to Join Local Groups for Restoration Celebration and Information Session

What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. Where: Calvary Baptist Church (218 Holbrook Street, ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to Immigration Decision

Virginia Organizing Responds to Immigration Decision

Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter issued the following in response to the U.S. Supreme Court 4-4 tie decision in United States v. Texas: "Virginia Or ...

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Stand Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Stand Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Usually, people will not get too involved with matters that do not directly impact their lives. An example I have seen recently is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This pipeline will ...

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Virginia Organizing Rally to Call on Local Officials to Address School-to-Prison Pipeline

Virginia Organizing Rally to Call on Local Officials to Address School-to-Prison Pipeline

What: Rally to support students in the community and to hold local officials accountable for promises made to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline When: Saturday, June 25 at 11 a ...

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