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Amplifying the progressive & BADASS voices of the Virginia Grassroots, virginiagrassroots.org - BADASSBoutique.org - #WhenWeVoteWeWin, #WhenWeWorkTogetherWeWin, #FridayPowerLunch -

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Two forces shape politics long before anyone casts a ballot: The stories people believe and the groups they belong to. How do people come to believe what they believe? How do we reach them when identity, fear, belonging & political messaging collide? How do we move people toward action before Nov?

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I just signed up for Statewide StandUp: Three VA Constitutional Amendments! Want to join me? Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7–8 pm | Virtuhttps://redwineblue.controlshift.app/events/statewide-standup-three-va-constitutional-amendments

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Sept 25, Noon ET. tinyurl.com/2026fpl
THE COST OF COURAGE: Who speaks up. Who shows up. And what happens next

@nenrich.bsky.social USAID Whistleblower "Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID"

@stevepwrites.bsky.social Democracy in Color

Friday Power Lunch Podcast - September 25, Noon ET. RSVP at tinyurl.com/2026fpl THE COST OF COURAGE: Who speaks up. Who shows up. And what happens next. This week, we’re talking about courage, truth, and power. One person does something difficult and another person sees it. Someone speaks when it would be safer to remain quiet. Someone stands outside a building. Someone files a lawsuit. None of those acts guarantees what happens next. But they can make the next person feel less alone. That may be one of the most important things courage does. It doesn’t eliminate fear. It gives other people permission to move through it. And the more people who discover that they are not alone, the more light gets through. • Nicholas Enrich, USAID Whistleblower & Author of “Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.” Career Civil Servant & Former USAID Global Health Leader • Steve Phillips, Bestselling Author & Founder, Democracy in Color, a political media organization focused on race, politics, and multiracial democracy. Author of "Brown Is the New White", "How We Win the Civil War", and "Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?" #USAID #Whistleblower #DemocracyInColor #VirginiaGrassroots #NetworkNOVA #FridayPowerLunch
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THE VOTE STARTS NOW: Immigration, Due Process & the Ballot
Zuraya Tapia-Hadley, The Dream Project
Lorena Perez McGill, immigration law
Monica Sarmiento, VACIR
Susan Douglas, Third Act DC, Stop the Arch!
RSVP: tinyurl.com/2026fpl
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THE VOTE STARTS NOW: Immigration, Due Process & the Ballot Friday, September 18, Noon ET We have a powerful lineup for the Friday Power Lunch: Zuraya Tapia for Arlington County School Board of The Dream Project Lorena Perez McGill, immigration attorney Perez McGill Law Firm PLLC Monica Sarmiento of the VACIR - Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights + a special “250 Feet Too Far” spotlight with Susan Douglas of Third Act DC on the fight over the proposed vanity Arch near Arlington National Cemetery. Virginia starts Early Voting this Friday, so this is a timely one. *RSVP to get your NEW LINK: https://tinyurl.com/2026a #earlyvoting #stopthearch #DueProcess #immigration #GOTV #virginiagrassroots #NetworkNova #FridayPowerLunch
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History repeats itself — so let's repeat what works. This week on the Friday Power Lunch — @atimaomara.bsky.social on Black women organizers, Josh Kaplowitz taking Virginia volunteers to Ohio, and @davidpepperoh.bsky.social on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Join us: tinyurl.com/FPL2026a

tinyurl.comWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Friday Power Lunch 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Friday Power Lunch 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.