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Letter to Bank of America: You're on Notice, See you In Charlotte.

February 4, 2012 - 00:12

Today, Virginia Organizing leaders attempted to the deliver the following letter to the Charlottesville branch manager. The mananger kindly refused so the group went to the nearest post office and mailed the following:

February 3, 2012

VIDEO: Fredericksburg Residents Call on Sen. Reeves to Oppose Voter Suppression Bills

February 2, 2012 - 23:05

Twenty fours hours after the House of Delegates passed HB 9, one of many voter suppression bills, Fredericksburg residents gathered at the library to speak out against a slew of bills moving through the General Assembly that threaten voting rights and waste tax dollars. Residents called on Senator Reeves to oppose voter suppression laws. Senator Reeves just had one of the slimmest margins of victory in recent history and should appreciate the need to protect each Virginian’s vote.

Brown: An Afternoon With VP Biden on the SOTU

January 31, 2012 - 03:12

“We can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair shave, and plays by the same sets of rules”—President Obama

As a member of the State Governing Board of Virginia Organizing, last Wednesday I had the opportunity to attend a State of the Union Amplification event with members of US Action.

VIDEO: Small Business Owner Charles Stanton Speaks out on Health Exchange

January 31, 2012 - 02:49

As the new health care law goes into effect at the state level, small businesses are key stakeholders whose views should inform the implementation process.

Ehrenthal: Voter Fraud & Bigfoot, They Make Exist, But are Hard to Find

January 27, 2012 - 03:34

The right to vote, in a democracy, is a basic right.  Under the United States Constitution that right in established by the 15th Amendment. 

“No one can be denied the right to vote because of race, color or previous condition of servitude.”

But members of the Virginia General Assembly have introduced several bills to restrict voting rights.  A couple months after Maine’s overwhelming rejection of their Voter ID law, the Old Dominion is giving large-scale disenfranchisement a go 'round.

Scher: Former RN on the Virginia Health Benefits Exchange

January 27, 2012 - 02:37

On January 25, former Anthem nurse and member of the Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee testified in front of the special Senate Health Insurance Subcommitte. He spoke out on the need for a consumer-friendly, quasi-governmental Exchange. Here's what he said:

My name is Ray Scher. I am speaking before you today as former Anthem managed care nurse and a member of the Virginia Organizing Health Care Committee.