THIS TAX DAY, VIRGINIA’S BILLIONAIRES GET EVEN RICHER AS CONGRESS PROPOSES TAKING HEALTHCARE AND FOOD AID AWAY FROM MILLIONS
State Billionaires Are Worth 83% More Since Enactment of 2017 Tax Law Congress Wants to Extend For Immediate Release: April 15, 2025 Charlottesville - This Tax Day, as last-minute filers send in their returns, federal lawmakers in Congress are workin...
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Virginia Organizing and Other Child Care Advocates Mark National “Week of the Young Child” April 7-11
For Immediate Release: April 7, 2025 Contact: comms@virginia-organizing.org Charlottesville — It is no secret that child care educators are the workforce behind the workforce. That’s why the National Association for the Education of Young Children is...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Legislators to Protect Our Healthcare in Southwest Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2025 CONTACT: Brian Johnsbjohns@virginia-organizing.org276-619-1920 When: Tuesday, April 8 at Noon Where: Lee County Hospital, 127 Healthcare Dr, Pennington Gap, VA 24277 There are significant changes to Medicaid and...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Members of Congress to Vote to Lower Overdraft Fees
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2025 Contact: Brian Johnsbjohns@virginia-organizing.org276-619-1920 Virginia’s Members of Congress will soon cast deciding votes in House of Representatives Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine voted to lower over...
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Virginia Organizing Rallies Across the State to Call on Members of Congress to Respond to Their Constituents – Again
For Immediate Release: March 24, 2025 Contact: Brian Johns, 276-619-1920, bjohns@virginia-organizing.org What: Press Conference at Congressman Griffith’s officeWhen: Saturday, March 29 at 11 a.m.Where: W. Main and N. Franklin St, Christiansburg, VA...
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Virginia Organizing Rallies Across the State to Call on Members of Congress to Respond to Their Constituents
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025 Contact: Meghan McNamara, 847-922-1213, meghan@virginia-organizing.org What: Direct Actions at Congresswoman Kiggans’ and Congressman Griffith’s officesWhen: Wednesday, March 19 at 10 a.m.Where: Virginia Beach;...
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Virginia Organizing to hold a press conference in support of legislation for improving housing conditions and addressing energy justice
For Immediate Release: January 27, 2025 Contact: Rachel Hefnerrachelhefner@virginia-organizing.org434-422-6480 What: Press conference in support of proposed legislation aimed at improving housing conditions and increasing energy efficiency for all Vi...
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Virginia Organizing Delivered Greeting Cards with Constituent Stories to Legislators at the General Assembly
For Immediate Release: January 22, 2025 Contact: Rachel Hefnerrachelhefner@virginia-organizing.org434-422-6480 Richmond, Va.— During the first full week of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session, Virginia Organizing handed out greeting cards to a...
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Virginia Right to Vote Coalition Will Work to Amend Virginia’s Constitution to Protect Voting Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 13, 2024 Contact: Kelsey Cowger, kelsey@progressva.org, 434-484-2795 Virginia Right to Vote Coalition Will Work to Amend Virginia’s Constitution to Protect Voting Rights RICHMOND, Va. – Today multiple...
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Virginia Organizations Unite to Discuss Issues Facing Immigrant Community
Virginia Organizing is happy to be working alongside these impactful organizations to discuss issues facing our immigrant communities. Please see the media advisory sent out by the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights this week. FOR PLANNING PURPO...
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Virginia Organizing Holds Successful Community Forum to discuss a Much-needed Rental Inspection Program in Richmond
For immediate release: December 13, 2024 Richmond, Va. - The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing held a successful community forum with newly elected city councilmembers to discuss the importance of the rental inspection program on Wednesday, Dec...
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Virginia Organizing is “Caroling for a Cause” Before the Newport News City Council to Advocate for a Peninsula Homeless Shelter
What: Caroling before the Newport News City Council to advocate for a regional homeless shelter on the PeninsulaWhen: Tuesday, December 10 at 5 p.m.Where: Christopher Newport University, Freeman Center, 1 University Place, Newport News, VA 23606 Newp...
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Virginia Organizing Asks, “Will these City Council Members be Naughty or Nice?” Regarding a long-awaited rental inspection program in Richmond
What: Press conference in support of the proposed rental inspection programWhen: Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m.Where: Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1720 Mechanicsville Tpke, Richmond, VA 23223 Richmond, Va. - The Richmond Chapter of Virgi...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold a Restoration of RIghts Forum in Fredericksburg
What: Restoration of Rights Forum in FredericksburgWhen: Friday, November 15, 7-8:30 p.m.Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Fredericksburg, 25 Chalice Circle, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 Virginia Organizing invites the public to a Re...
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Supreme Court Ruling Violates Rights of Over 1,600 Eligible Virginia Voters
Charlottesville, Va.— Virginia Organizing is disheartened about the Supreme Court decision to resume a voter purge that has illegally removed the votes of 1,600 eligible voters from election rolls one week before the November election. Many of the vo...
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