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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 ...

Medicaid at 50: Huge benefits for Virginia’s kids

Medicaid at 50: Huge benefits for Virginia’s kids

(Published in Public News Service.) Medicaid turns 50 years old this week, and the impact it's had on the lives of children is being praised, both by advocates and academics. Two ...

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Clean power plan should ease Virginia electric bills

Clean power plan should ease Virginia electric bills

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. – An Environmental Protection Agency plan to cut carbon pollution should actually save Virginia families money, if meeting the plan ...

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Clean power plan projected to save money for Virginia families

Clean power plan projected to save money for Virginia families

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. - The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants should save money for Virgini ...

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Care for our Earth

Care for our Earth

Probably the simplest way to combat global warming, reduce water consumption and save the rainforests (which amount to being a responsible steward of our Earth) is adopting (to so ...

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Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Restoration of Rights Workshop

Fredericksburg Virginia Organizing Chapter to Hold Restoration of Rights Workshop

What: Restoration of civil rights workshop for formerly incarcerated individuals When: Monday, July 13 from 6 – 8 p.m. Where: Central Rappahannock Regional Library (1201 Caroline ...

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Virginia could do more for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Virginia could do more for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Published in Public News Service. HANOVER, Va. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on farms within the Chesapeake Bay water ...

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Offshore drilling – make your voice heard

Offshore drilling – make your voice heard

Not long ago I wrote about offshore drilling. This is a huge and very critical issue which cannot receive too much attention — especially since one of the proposed sites is the At ...

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Virginia consumers benefit from CFPB

Virginia consumers benefit from CFPB

Published in Public News Service. RICHMOND, Va. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which celebrates its fourth anniversary this month, has recovered billions of do ...

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Care for Our Earth

Care for Our Earth

Recycling, along with reusing, reducing, and repairing, were among the practices we were initially encouraged to adopt to preserve our environment. Though some would think recycli ...

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It was a BIG week!

It was a BIG week!

Last week, Virginia and the United States saw some pretty big victories for justice! It was also painfully clear that we still have more work to do as the members of the Emanuel A ...

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