Featured Partner | Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS)
The people at Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS), a longstanding Joint Plan of Work partner of Virginia Organizing, have stood up to commonplace negative portrayals of ...
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What is RGGI?
(Scroll to the bottom for the comment link and directions.) In 2020, Virginia joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) through the passage of the Clean Energy and Comm ...
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Norfolk Virginia Organizing Chapter Secures Concrete Changes to Benefit People with Disabilities
Norfolk, Va. – The Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing and disability rights advocates celebrate a win today, as changes to accessibility are happening in the city of Norf ...
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Richmond Housing Win!
Richmond City Council has agreed to create a rental inspection program after the Richmond Chapter spent months lifting the voices of Forestbrooke Apartment tenants who live in dan ...
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First Gender Justice Workshop!
Over the weekend, 40 members of Virginia Organizing met in Harrisonburg for our first workshop on dismantling patriarchy and working toward gender justice. Over the three days, pa ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls for the Supreme Court to Overturn Fifth Circuit’s Radically Pro-Corporate Attack On The CFPB
Richmond, Va.—After the Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case in which the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals attacked the funding mechanism of the Consumer Financial ...
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ARTivism Virginia | Featured Community Partner
A powerful movement needs artistic media that gives structure to the messages we carry and an outlet for the emotions we wish to convey. Media that inspires and motivates and teac ...
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Legislative Priorities 2023 (as of 2/6)
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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Resiliency & Self-Care Newsletter, Winter Issue 2023
In the words of author John Green, “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn't.” So in that spirit, let’s dive in. Read the newsletter here. ...
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