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Welcome to VA BLOC's Newsletter "On the BLOC", where we share monthly updates on what the team and Action Squad have been up to!

Thank you to all who have invited us to your amazing community events! Through these pop-ups, we have been able to register new voters, help with updating registrations, assist with rights restoration applications, and share more about our work in issue advocacy and organizing.

This month, we attended:

A special thanks to Ms. Eileen for volunteering & Happy Birthday 🎈!

Whether you want to simply chat with us or if you want us at your community event, contact us! We also look for community partners or businesses where we can do pop-ups or leave voter education materials.

We also lead various types of workshops including:

  • Advocacy workshops

  • Voter education

  • Voter registration

Fair & safe elections are powered by poll workers! It is an important, but overlooked, way to protect our democracy right on the frontline. Sign up to become a poll worker for our community today! 

“Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure every election runs smoothly and everyone's vote is counted.” - Power the Polls
Sign Up Here
Our sister organization, Virginia Student Power Network, is launching a fall survey to get to know young organizers + students interested in organizing across the state better and to understand the best ways to support them in their organizing. VSPN is a statewide, multi-issue grassroots organization whose purpose is to build the collective power of young people across the state and to develop their leadership and organizing skills.

For the survey, click the square image above, or go to https://bit.ly/2022VSPNFALLSURVEY
Here is their website if you would like to know more about them! https://www.vastudentpower.org/
Share with any students or young people you may know!

On the first day of school, we went to An Achievable Dream Middle and High School to surprise the Dreamers from our summer camp and wish them well as they start this new year. It was so good to see their smiling faces as they take on their Sophomore year. We also went to Marshall Early Learning Center and Huntington Middle School to make sure the students, teachers, and staff know that we’re rooting for them!

VA BLOC's Birthday!

VA BLOC turns 6 on September 1st! We are so excited that for the last 6 years we have been registering voters, empowering our community, and building healthier communities. Through challenging times, together, we continue to fight for the world we deserve! Join our members as we continue this new year so that at our next birthday, we can celebrate even more accomplishments with YOU! Volunteer and join our Action Squad: va-bloc.org/volunteer/

Early Voting

Early voting for the November General & Special Elections begins 9/23/2022. You don't have to wait for Election Day to cast your ballot! Go in-person to your local voter registrar’s office or request a ballot be mailed to you at tinyurl.com/VABVoterReg.

Special Session

The General Assembly returns for Special Session on September 7, 2022 as they continue working on outstanding conference reports and electing judges. Be sure to watch the Senate and House live feeds by clicking the corresponding buttons at linktr.ee/VABLinks.

National Voter Registration Day

We are once again officially partners of National Voter Registration Day! We are on a mission to build vote ready & empowered communities. More details to follow, but in the meantime:

Community Forum on Aging

*Early Bird Registration ends 9/16*

The Peninsula Agency on Aging is accepting reservations for its annual forum, on 10/5/22,  at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. It will include 9 educational, hands-on workshops, over 100 vendors that provide resources & services to older adults, lunch, & a keynote address by the oldest female BMX racer in the U.S., Miss Kitty, The BMX Mama. For full details
& to register at a discounted price, click here.

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More Pictures from August!

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