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  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Update – June 2025

    Have a sun-sational summer with your Peninsula chapter and join us for our upcoming events in Newport News and Hampton! We're moving the needle on local issues like housing, educat ...

  • Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Leader of the Month – May 2025

    Dreame Boyd - Richmond Chapter Dreame is an active and contributing member to the Richmond Chapter and the statewide Housing Strategy Committee. She has participated in several wor ...

  • Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    Featured Community Partner | Preserve Giles County

    This month, we are highlighting the Preserve Giles County as our Featured Partner. This article is a repost from September 2022. Preserve Giles County is currently involved with op ...

  • Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    Keeping Communities Safe in Halifax/South Boston

    On May 12, our Halifax/South Boston Chapter held a Day Without Child Care event that recognized the importance of child care and early childhood education for parents, providers, a ...

Join us for CLASS!

Join us for CLASS!

For our Community Learning and Strategy Session (CLASS) on THURSDAY, October 5 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will be talking about building campaigns and civic engagement. Come ...

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The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

The Alyssa House | Featured Community Partner

In the fight against childhood cancer, children are noncombatants. That is the response of The Alyssa House Board Chair, Lynn Divers, to the more common conception of cancer treat ...

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Virginia Organizing’s March on Governor’s Mansion Postponed Due to Storm

Virginia Organizing’s March on Governor’s Mansion Postponed Due to Storm

Richmond, Va. - Virginia Organizing announced that the march scheduled for tomorrow, September 23, at 10:30 a.m. from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Richmond to the governor's man ...

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Virginia Organizing Media Conference to Demand Hampton City Council Meet with the People

Virginia Organizing Media Conference to Demand Hampton City Council Meet with the People

What: Media conference to call on Hampton City Council to meet with members When: Wednesday, September 13 at 6 p.m. Where: 22 Lincoln StreetHampton, VA 23669 Hampton, Va ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference on Transit Win in Suffolk

Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference on Transit Win in Suffolk

What:  Media conference on extended hours announced by Suffolk transit When:  Monday, September 11 at 10:30 a.m.     Where: Outside Suffolk Transit Hub on ...

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Stand Up for Fair Housing Community Vigil in Waynesboro

Stand Up for Fair Housing Community Vigil in Waynesboro

What: Vigil to Call for Fair Housing in Waynesboro When: Friday, September 9 at 6 p.m. Where: Christ Tabernacle Church, 489 N. Winchester Avenue, Waynesboro, VA Waynesbo ...

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Rally against Homelessness in Wytheville

Rally against Homelessness in Wytheville

What: Rally to bring awareness to the needs of the unhoused in Wythe County When: Monday, August 14 at 4 p.m. Where: 150 E Monroe Street, Wytheville, VA Wytheville, ...

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Patchwork Kinfolx | Featured Community Partner

Patchwork Kinfolx | Featured Community Partner

In early 2022 a group of queer community members and allies decided to hold a Pride celebration at Breaks Interstate Park in rural Appalachia, on the Virginia-Kentucky border. The ...

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VACOLAO | Featured Community Partner

VACOLAO | Featured Community Partner

For Beatriz Ambermann of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations (VACOLAO), organizing for political power is about connection and community across time and space. Since 20 ...

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July CLASS: Energy Justice 101

July CLASS: Energy Justice 101

For our Community Learning and Strategy Session (CLASS) on THURSDAY, July 6 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, we will be talking about Energy Justice. Come learn about how our energy s ...

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