What’s Up WofA Week of 12.28.2025
Note: These emails are sent weekly and include timely information and links, which may expire over time.
Sunday January 4th, 4:00pm – 5:30pm Arlington
General Assembly Kickoff Reception with Clean Energy Warrior Delegate Rip Sullivan
Rip will highlight some of the best bills this session. Not surprisingly, he’ll be the patron for a number of them. Big topics include: more clean energy, more storage, electric utility reform, and data center regulation! This is your chance to ask Rip questions.
Enjoy light refreshments and mingle with fellow clean energy advocates.
RSVP Here. We’ll provide a street address a few days before the event.
Friday, January 5th – 4:00pm Deadline!
$5000 Scholarships – Hanover and Caroline County Students
Application HERE
Friday, January 9th 12:00pm
Power Lunch RSVP
Monday, January 19th 2:00pm
MLK Vigil & Advocacy Day in Richmond – Meet at the Bell Tower
On January 19th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Brady and Team ENOUGH will join our partners at the Virginia Center for Public Safety and concerned activists at the Virginia State Capitol for the annual Virginia Vigil and Advocacy Day to Prevent Gun Violence. At 2:00pm, we will gather at the Bell Tower where survivors and advocates will remember the lives lost to gun violence in Virginia and honor their lives with action. From there, we will proceed to the General Assembly Building and meet with lawmakers.
Info re: bus service:
From NoVA HERE
From Charlottesville HERE
Monday, January 26th 6:45pm
WofA Monthly Membership Meeting Live and Zoom!
We look forward to seeing you all as we kick off 2026! We will have a social gathering after the meeting at O’Sullivan’s. In addition to meeting in person, we will also be streaming our Monthly Membership Meeting.
To attend in person, please RSVP HERE
Need to Zoom? Please use Zoom Link HERE on the 26th at 6:45.
CALLS TO ACTION
Calls to Action in 2026
The Virginia General Assembly will be reconvening on January 14th for its 2026 session. Please keep an eye out for Calls to Action (CTA’s) regarding various legislative bills that affect all Virginians. They’re very simple and take less than 1 minute to complete!
Tell our elected officials: Virginia Families are counting on you!
Virginia’s housing crisis affects all of us – but we have champions in the state legislature who are fighting for solutions. This 2026 legislative session, elected officials in the General Assembly will have the opportunity to pass groundbreaking anti-rent gouging legislation that will give localities the power to protect tenants from extreme rent increases. Our representatives need to hear from us now. Let them know that their constituents support bold action on housing affordability and are counting on their continued leadership.
- Click Here to Take Action (from New Virginia Majority)
- Click Here to Take Action (Spanish version)
Sign-On to Letter to WMATA Board of Directors
Since the state of Virginia provides significant funding to WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – aka metro rail), and organizations based in Northern VA serve many Metro riders/users – thought this letter may be of interest. The letter responds to increasing arrests and enforcement encounters involving our immigrant and Black and Brown neighbors in and around the Metro system, which many of our organizations are seeing translate into detention, deportation, and harm to the communities we serve. It calls on WMATA to take concrete steps to reduce harm and ensure Metro is safe and accessible for all riders.
- Read the Sign-on Letter to the WMATA Board Chair from concerned metro area residents and organizations
- Click Here to Sign-on (both individual and organizational sign-on is being accepted, with a deadline of December 22)
NEW
Changes to USPS Postmarking – Impact on Mail-In Ballots, Tax Returns and More – one more reason to vote Early In-Person!
The USPS recently changed its postmark policy (late 2025) so that most mail is now postmarked at regional processing centers, not when dropped off, meaning the date on the stamp can be days after mailing, potentially causing late penalties for tax/legal deadlines. To get a true date-of-mailing postmark, you must go inside a Post Office and request a free manual postmark at the counter; otherwise, mail time-sensitive items much earlier or use online/drop-box options to avoid issues.
Legislative Policy Resources from Center for Common Ground
- Virginia – HR1 – The Big Beautiful Bill (National and Virginia specific impacts) – Read Here
- Virginia Policy Briefing: Legislative policies that mitigate the damage done by Federal cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and education – Read Here
VGC Legislative Priorities Letter Delivered!
Please see the VGC 2026 Legislative Priorities Letter sent to the Virginia General Assembly, by the Virginia Grassroots Coalition. If you would like to get involved in one/more of the Legislative Working Groups, please contact the following (list is not exhaustive) – if you are interested in a topic that is not listed, please contact [email protected]
- Gun Violence Prevention. Contact – Kathleen Murray, [email protected]
- Good Governance. Contact – April Breslaw, [email protected]
- Advocates for Women & Families. Contact – Marie Ann Leyko, [email protected]
- Climate and Clean Energy – Sharon Shutler, [email protected]
- Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform. Contact – Nancy Morgan, [email protected]
- Immigration. [email protected]
RESOURCES
Spreadsheet of Current and Future Local Actions
State Navigate Virginia Election Data and More
Indivisible’s website has specific messages for you to communicate with your Senators and Representatives offices, and includes scripts and a form that will automatically connect your phone with their offices.
PFLAG Connects Monthly Meetings times and more
ONGOING
Get involved in WofA’s Actions on Immigration and More:
WofA has been very active in the Immigration/Anti-Ice Space! Adopt a Day Labor Corner (1 hour in early morning/crews of 2-4 people); Rights Canvassing for Businesses and Communities (1-2 gratifying hours in targeted areas on your own or with groups); Rapid Response to ICE Abductions – (Mostly verification, but may entail recording. You decide.); how to join the neighborhood chalkers and many more important opportunities to truly make a difference! Find out more HERE
Join WofA’s Visibility Brigade – Tuesdays and Sundays
Join the Rush Hour Resistance! Come join us on Tuesdays 3:30 – 4:30 and Sundays, 3:30 – 4:30 on an overpass near you to assemble oversized letters made of foam board to create inspiring messages for the passing motorists below. Visibility Brigades is part of a nationwide movement to show everyday people that they are not alone in these unprecedented times. Please email Lisa to join the fun at [email protected]
People Powered Choir – Interest
We want to launch a longer-term people power choir depending on interest. No singing voice? No problem. Just come, have fun and remind our neighbors of what joy and kindness look like. Email Maria at [email protected]
Tesla Tuesday!
Tuesdays 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm 2710 S Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA
What’s the Plan – Indivisible – Thursdays 3:00pm
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan. RSVP HERE
Lobby Days with Senator Warner’s Office (Monthly Zoom) RSVP HERE
Upcoming Advocacy Events, Lobby Days and Elections
5Calls.org
Mobilize
ICYMI
WofA Merchandise Shop Is Now Open! WofA Gear for Good Trouble Now Available!
We have added long-sleeve shirts and sweatshirts for all your canvassing needs! Your purchase helps support our organization!Find the latest in WofA Resistance Gear and Accessories HERE
