Legislative Priorities (as of January 19, 2023)
School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap-around services, additional school support staf ...
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Affordable Housing Vigil in Waynesboro
What: Vigil to Call for Housing in Waynesboro When: Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m. Where: Embrace Community Center, 932 Fir Street, Waynesboro, VA Waynesboro, Va. — V ...
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Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities
Equitable School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap around services, additional school su ...
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Large turnout for Forestbrooke tenants’ demonstration outside Amurcon Realty
Richmond, Va. — The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing held a demonstration on December 10 at 12 p.m. outside the Amurcon Realty Offices in downtown Richmond. Forty-two peopl ...
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Virginia Organizing to Hold Demonstration outside Amurcon Realty over Forestbrooke Tenant Grievances
What: Tenant demonstration over failures by Amurcon Realty to maintain Forestbrooke Apartments When: Saturday, December 10 at 12 p.m. Where: Amurcon Realty Offices, 1111 E Main St ...
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Virginia Organizing Demands Newport News City Council Address Homelessness Crisis
What: Media Conference on Homelessness When: Wednesday, October 5 at 11 a.m. Where: Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter, 5843 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23605 Newport ...
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Leader Tribute | LaChere Griffin-Denton
LaChere Griffin-Denton is a lifelong resident of Hampton. She got involved in Virginia Organizing because, “I wanted to be more active in government. I saw the way my local commun ...
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Urgent action alert: tell Gov. Youngkin to accept the budget
Yesterday the General Assembly passed the budget proposal the Budget Committee has been working on for weeks. It's far from perfect, but the conferees worked out a compromise that ...
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A Home for the Holidays… Cannot Wait!
Virginia Organizing to hold Housing Resources Community Event What: Housing Resources Community Event When: Thursday, April 28 at 5 p.m. Where: Pearl Bailey Library ...
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Newport News/Hampton Chapter Updates
For the past few months, the Newport News/Hampton Chapter has been busy formulating our next campaign and helping our neighboring chapters with their campaign efforts. We recently ...
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