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About the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Chapter

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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Virginia Organizing will hold demonstration Thursday to call on Congress to tax billionaires

Virginia Organizing will hold demonstration Thursday to call on Congress to tax billionaires

Chapter leaders to urge Congress to tax billionaires, protect democracy in federal legislative package  What: Demonstration with local speakers When: Thursday, July ...

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Should billionaires have to pay taxes?

Should billionaires have to pay taxes?

From Susan Perry in Charlottesville: Of course billionaires should pay their fair share of taxes. That's a no-brainer right? It is very unpatriotic for billionaire companies that ...

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Relief for All Virginians: Sign On Letter to Members of Congress

Relief for All Virginians: Sign On Letter to Members of Congress

More than 140 current and former public officials from every region of Virginia have signed this letter to our Congressional delegation. Dear Members of the Virginia Congressional ...

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Dave Rogers | January/February 2020 Leader of the Month

Dave Rogers | January/February 2020 Leader of the Month

Dave Rogers first came to Charlottesville when he was an undergraduate at UVA in 1965. After graduation, he moved to the Tidewater area to become a teacher, but he missed Charlott ...

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Virginia Organizing Fundraiser at Ten Thousand Villages Sunday, December 8

Virginia Organizing Fundraiser at Ten Thousand Villages Sunday, December 8

What: Ten Thousand Villages will donate a portion of sales to Virginia Organizing When: December 8 from 1-5 p.m. Where: Ten Thousand Villages on the downtown mall in Cha ...

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Shenandoah Valley Chapters and Charlottesville Hold DACA Actions

Shenandoah Valley Chapters and Charlottesville Hold DACA Actions

Members of the Shenandoah Valley Chapters went to D.C. to join the national march to the Supreme Court building. In Harrisonburg on Monday, November 11, the Shenandoah Valley Chap ...

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UVA and the “Lost Cause”

UVA and the “Lost Cause”

(Photo courtesy Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library) Professor Elizabeth Varon of the University of Virginia has published an important history of the Confederate ...

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Virginia Organizing Members Warn Texas v. US Lawsuit Could Overturn ACA, End Pre-Existing Protections, and Strip Coverage from Millions

Virginia Organizing Members Warn Texas v. US Lawsuit Could Overturn ACA, End Pre-Existing Protections, and Strip Coverage from Millions

Charlottesville, Va. – On July 9, the first day of arguments in the Texas v. United States lawsuit that threatens to derail health coverage and consumer protections for millions o ...

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Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases

Virginia Organizing Thanks UVA and President Jim Ryan for Wage Increases

Charlottesville, Va. — On March 7, 2019, the University of Virginia announced that it would start paying full-time employees a living wage of $15/hour starting January 1, 2020. Vi ...

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