Virginia Organizing to Host Town Hall with Stafford County Public School Custodial Workers
What: Community Town Hall to Discuss Stafford County Public Schools Safety and Working Conditions When: Saturday, August 27 at 3:30 p.m. Where: Unitarian Universalist Fe ...
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Register for Grassroots Gathering 2022 (online and open for all!)
Register for the 2022 Grassroots Gathering, which will be held online again this year: tinyurl.com/GrassrootsGathering2022 The opening meeting will be Saturday, September 10 from ...
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Climate Justice and the MVP: Why Should You Care
Climate Justice and the MVP: Why Should You Care? At Virginia Organizing, we are celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. It lowers medicine costs for seniors, make ...
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Grassroots Gathering Talent Show!
We are excited for another year of witnessing the talent and creativity of our members with this year's virtual talent show. The event will be held Friday, September 9th, 2022 at ...
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Virginia Organizing Celebrates Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Calls for Vigilance Against Backward Drilling and Pipeline Policies
Richmond, Va. — After the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S. Senate, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Ladelle McWhorter released the following state ...
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Karen Valdez | Harrisonburg/ Rockingham County Organizer
Karen became the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Organizer in the summer of 2022. Before that she had lived in Rockingham County for 13 years. Karen comes from a Hispanic/Latino household ...
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Ways to help flood victims in Kentucky and Southwest Virginia
I live in Wise County. My family and my home are ok, but many of my neighbors have been hit by the flooding, and folks in Eastern Kentucky have been hit even harder. Small, local ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls for Congress to Pass Inflation Reduction Act on 57th Anniversary of Medicaid/Medicare
Priorities include spending on climate, lower drug prices, tax enforcement Richmond, Va.—In response to news that the Inflation Reduction Act may pass the Senate, Virginia Organiz ...
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Black Women and Health Care in Virginia
Photo credit: Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS Barbara Jefferson Harris, a leader in the Norfolk Chapter and Virginia Organizing's State Governing Board treasurer, courageo ...
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Terran Young | Wise County Organizer
Terran became the Wise County Organizer in 2022. She spent her early childhood in Wise County, moved to Middletown, Ohio, and then returned home as a young adult after college. Sh ...
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