Newport News/Hampton Chapter Updates
The Newport News/Hampton Chapter has been door knocking on the peninsula. We are sharing with our neighbors who we are as an organization and what we are doing as a chapter in New ...
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Virginia Organizing Wythe County Chapter to Hold Candidate Forum
What: Candidate Forum for Congress and Wytheville Town Council When: Thursday, November 3 at 6 p.m. Where: Wytheville Heritage Preservation Center, 115 West Spiller ...
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Virginia Organizing to Host Day of the Dead Celebration in Harrisonburg
What: Day of the Dead Celebration with live music, food trucks, and local artist vendors to fundraise for Our Community Place When: Saturday, October 29 at 12 - 5 p.m. W ...
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Patrice Smallwood Joins the Board!
We are so proud to announce that Patrice Smallwood of Norfolk has joined the State Governing Board! Patrice's first experience with Virginia Organizing was in 2019 when she took p ...
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Virginia Organizing Hosts Cookout to Build Community and Promote Civic Engagement
What: Community Cookout to Promote Civic Engagement and Reproductive Justice When: Sunday, October 9 from 4 - 6 p.m. Where: North Park, 800 Bridge Avenue, Waynesbo ...
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Early Voting and Upcoming Deadlines
Virginia has an election every year. This November 8 all of Virginia will be voting on our members of Congress. Some areas will also vote on local elected offi ...
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Preserve Giles County | Featured Community Partner
“You can just take pictures for posterity.” That was the answer the citizens of the village of Newport, VA got when they asked how they were supposed to preserve the history of th ...
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Action alert! Protect Pine Grove from a Landfill
Dear Pine Grove Community Members, Partners, and Allies, Please make a public comment on behalf of the historic Black Pine Grove Community in rural Cumberland County, Virgin ...
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Virginia Organizing to Host Media Conference with Congressman Donald McEachin to Celebrate the Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
What: Press Conference to Educate the Community on the IRA and Celebrate its Passage When: Thursday, September 1 at 10 a.m. Where: Health Brigade, 1010 N Thompson St, Richmond, VA ...
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Elisabeth Chaves | Climate Equity Policy Fellow
Before becoming Virginia Organizing’s first Climate Equity Policy Fellow in 2022, Elisabeth was a member of the New River Valley chapter for four years. She first moved to Blacksb ...
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