About the Portsmouth Chapter
The Portsmouth Chapter began in January 2016 and is one of the largest chapters of Virginia Organizing. Their first campaign was to reduce suspensions as a way of stopping the sch ...
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About the Norfolk Chapter
Community leaders established the Norfolk Chapter of Virginia Organizing in 2009. Originally covering all of South Hampton Roads, the chapter has won protections for residents of ...
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About the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Chapter
Charlottesville is the statewide headquarters of Virginia Organizing and also has a local chapter. Local residents work on a variety of issues including immigration reform, budget ...
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About the New River Valley Chapter
The New River Valley Chapter became one of Virginia Organizing’s chapters in April 2017. In the beginning, the chapter focused on a local campaign to disrupt the school-to-prison ...
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Don’t Go Breaking our Bank – Virginia Organizing Rally in Richmond
Richmond, Va. - The Richmond Chapter of Virginia Organizing along with members from chapters around the state will march from St. Paul's Episcopal Church to the General Assembly B ...
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Celebration of Tales | Featured Community Partner
(Picture: Storyteller Sheila Arnold, Photo: Rob Craighurst) When was the last time you heard a good story? Not as a solitary encounter with a good book or a Netflix binge, but dir ...
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Wise County Chapter and Partners to Hold Community Conversations on Nuclear Reactors
From the article by Mike Still in the Kingsport Times-News: "The Clinch Coalition, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Appalachian Peace Education Center, Virginia Organizing ...
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New CFPB Overdraft Rule Proposal Would Protect Families from Exorbitant Junk Fees
Richmond, Va.— After the CFPB introduced an important new rule to stop financial institutions from punishing hard working families, Virginia Organizing Chairperson Lily Hungarland ...
Read More »Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March & Celebration in Wythe County
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King this Sunday, January 14, 2024 in Wytheville! The annual march will start at 2 p.m. at Bethel AME Church (635 E. Main St.) and conclude at the Mill ...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March & Celebration in Wythe County
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King this Sunday, January 14, 2024 in Wytheville! The annual march will start at 2 p.m. at Bethel AME Church (635 E. Main St.) and conclude at the Mill ...
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