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The Farmville Herald

2010-10-20

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Newport News Chapter Meeting

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Hampton/Newport News Chapter Meeting

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Harrisonburg/ Rockingham County Chapter Meeting

March 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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A message from Elisabeth Chaves, Virginia Organizing's Climate Equity Policy Fellow:In 2020, the General Assembly voted for Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). RGGI is a cooperative effort by 11 states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It brings down emissions by requiring power plants to buy allowances for the pollution they generate. These funds are then used to benefit communities that are affected by climate change.Since it began, RGGI has reduced emissions by 50% in the participating states (which is much more than the rest of the country) and has raised $6 billion. In Virginia, RGGI has brought in $590 million for the Housing Innovations in Energy Efficiency program (HIEE) and the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund Grant (CFPF). HIEE funds support low-income housing: the creation and preservation of low-income and extremely low-income energy efficient housing AND major repairs to homes to make them eligible for weatherization. CFPF provides support for regions and localities across Virginia to reduce the impacts of flooding.In spite of all these benefits, Governor Youngkin has decided to pull Virginia out of RGGI. Last December, the Air Pollution Control Board voted in support of his proposed regulations to withdraw Virginia from RGGI and is now undergoing a year-long process to finalize that decision.It's not clear that the board even has the legal right to disregard this law, but in any case RGGI is a valuable program for addressing climate change and harm to low-income communities. Virginia should remain in RGGI. The Air Pollution Control Board is receiving public comments on this decision until March 31. Thousands of people, and 90% of comments, have been in favor of RGGI. Any comment in support of RGGI will be counted, even if it is as short as, "Don't take Virginia out of RGGI." The pressure is building on the Board, and these comments will also have an influence on any future court case that decides whether the administration followed the law. Please comment today! When you get to the website, click the "Enter a comment" link to share your thoughts with the Board. Make sure you hit Submit at the bottom of that page for your comment to be recorded.Thank you for taking action! ... See MoreSee Less

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We had a fantastic bilingual panel on digital communications with our partner organizations this afternoon. Thanks to Dreamer Mothers In Action - DMIA, Generation180 , and Protect Our Water Heritage Rights for providing such creative, inspiring ideas. And thanks to the Virginia Language Justice Collective for interpretation. ... See MoreSee Less

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Support Virginia Organizing in our work to build power for long-term change!Day to day, you will assist the Director of Finance and Administration. This will involve helping to manage the office, giving support in accounting and human resources, and helping to communicate with the staff. This position will also help support our Joint Plans of Work. As part of a diverse, hard-working, and values-driven staff, you will help real people make real change at the local, state, and national levels.This is a part-time position in our office in Charlottesville. Let us know if you're interested!!! ... See MoreSee Less

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The Norfolk Chapter is celebrating today. They won their campaign to upgrade infrastructure for people with disabilities. Thank you to everyone for your work on this critical issue.From Barbara J. Harris, Treasurer and Norfolk Chapter member:It is my great pleasure as a Governing Board Member and Executive Treasurer of Virginia Organizing to extend heartfelt thanks to Norfolk City Council Members McClellan, Royster, Doyle, Johnson, and Chief of Staff Peter Buryk for being highly instrumental in securing over 100 million dollars in funding allocated to solve many of the problems our disabled community face daily that are detrimental to their safety and mobility. They also committed to fixing the following accessibility issues: To establish a bus stop in front of Endependence Center; to make the ADA website user friendly as well as have an ADA coordinator accessible to the disabled community when problems arise; cessation of speeding traffic on Hampton Blvd and Waterside Dr. as well as safer crossings for residents on Redgate Ave; accessibility at businesses for people with mobility difficulties; assist transportation vans with designated parking and or permits that load and unload disabled persons at locations throughout the city; create loading zones and loading docks for wheelchairs; establish a bus stop at Social Security Building on Military Highway. Once again we thank the city council members who work in tandem with Virginia Organizing, Our Voices, and the disabled community to meet their needs as well as hear their voices. We are celebrating these victories for the disabled community. ... See MoreSee Less

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24 people from all over Hampton Roads joined the Norfolk Chapter for a one day dismantling racism workshop over the weekend. Members of the Newport News/Hampton and Suffolk Chapters also participated. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped make this a thoughtful, power-building event! ... See MoreSee Less

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