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  • About the Danville Chapter

    About the Danville Chapter

     Residents of Danville and Pittsylvania County came together to create the Danville Chapter in 2010. Since then, Virginia Organizing has won real change in Danville: . In 2010, the ...

  • Vote!

    Vote!

    From State Governing Board member, Ebony B. Guy: Your vote only counts if you go to the polls, or if you have voted absentee in time. All voting ends at 7 p.m. on Tuesday ...

  • Hearne: Big Pharma puts a price on life

    Hearne: Big Pharma puts a price on life

    Originally published by The Roanoke Times.Joshua Hearne is a member of Virginia Organizing and the Spiritual Director of Grace and Main Fellowship in Danville For the last several ...

  • Take Action: from Board Member Jay Johnson

    Take Action: from Board Member Jay Johnson

    On April 2, we held a press conference in Richmond to call on Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring to meet with us. It was covered in television news from Norfo ...

Virginia Organizing to Congress: Don’t Break Our Hearts

Virginia Organizing to Congress: Don’t Break Our Hearts

What: Public demonstrations to support the Affordable Care Act When: Tuesday, February 14 Rally: 12 p.m. Candlelight Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Where: Rally: U.S. Representative Tom Garrett ...

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Help End Mass Incarceration

Help End Mass Incarceration

Today, Virginia Organizing participated in the National Day of Empathy as part of the #cut50 campaign to reduce mass incarceration by 50 percent. The research shows school suspens ...

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“Our Health Care is Under Attack, What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back.”

“Our Health Care is Under Attack, What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back.”

Listen to the audio of this story at WVTF Radio Word that the Affordable Care Act is under attack has its supporters in Virginia planning a series of protests around the state.  R ...

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“Don’t Take Away Our Care!”: Danville Chapter tells Congress to protect the Affordable Care Act

“Don’t Take Away Our Care!”: Danville Chapter tells Congress to protect the Affordable Care Act

Danville, Va.—Twenty members of the Danville Chapter of Virginia Organizing gathered at Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS) in Danville to protest the planned repeal of the ...

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Virginia Organizing continues conversation with Danville police for ‘more accountability’

Virginia Organizing continues conversation with Danville police for ‘more accountability’

Standing on the steps of City Hall, members of Virginia Organizing announced the progress they are making in an ongoing conversation with Danville police on accountability and tra ...

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Statewide Power Analysis

Statewide Power Analysis

Today, leaders from across the state came together in Harrisonburg for our Statewide Power Analysis. We took a break from workshops to stand in solidarity with the People's Climat ...

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Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference on Police Transparency and Community Values

Virginia Organizing to Hold Media Conference on Police Transparency and Community Values

What: Media conference with community leaders to provide updates on police transparency campaign and speak in support of community values When: Monday, November 14 at 5:45 p.m. Wh ...

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Ask tough pipeline questions now

Ask tough pipeline questions now

Published by the Danville Register and Bee. To the editor: I am writing out of deep concern for my family and community to respond to a recent article, (“Report: MVP’s impact ‘min ...

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Virginia Organizing Responds to Danville City Police Change in Practice

Virginia Organizing Responds to Danville City Police Change in Practice

Danville, Va.— Virginia Organizing celebrated an announcement from the Danville Police Department that they will no longer open the hoods of patrol vehicles after local Virginia O ...

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Virginia Organizing Takes Action Across the State on Health Care

Virginia Organizing Takes Action Across the State on Health Care

In our December 2016 newsletter, we wrote about how important it was to protect, improve, and expand health care coverage for all people. Since then, Congress has taken steps to m ...

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