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  • Support our Housing Work

    Support our Housing Work

    From Clio Schurtz, New River Valley Organizer When I was 12 years old, I asked my best friend if I could live with her for a while because the bank was taking our house. I didn’t u ...

  • Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority Cl ...

  • Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

    Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

    Please join our Newport News/Hampton Chapter on Tuesday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. We will speak at the Newport News City Council meeting about the need for a shelter for unhoused p ...

  • Director of Communications

    Director of Communications

    Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect t ...

Support our Housing Work

Support our Housing Work

From Clio Schurtz, New River Valley Organizer When I was 12 years old, I asked my best friend if I could live with her for a while because the bank was taking our house. I didn’t ...

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Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority C ...

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Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

Newport News/Hampton Chapter Housing Action

Please join our Newport News/Hampton Chapter on Tuesday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. We will speak at the Newport News City Council meeting about the need for a shelter for unhoused ...

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Director of Communications

Director of Communications

Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect ...

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Celebration of Tales | Featured Community Partner

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

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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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March & Celebration in Wythe County

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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2024 Legislative Priorities

2024 Legislative Priorities

The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've bui ...

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Community Gear Library | Featured Community Partner

Community Gear Library | Featured Community Partner

Harrisonburg, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, is surrounded by mountains. Most of those mountains are public land, whether it be the remote and rustic George Wash ...

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The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

The True Cost of Diabetes by Shelia Carter

On August 29, President Biden announced that Medicare has selected the first 10 medications that they will negotiate lower prices for. These negotiations were made possible by the ...

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