COVA Coalition: progressive women in Hampton Roads, VA
@covacoalition
Community. Connection. Action. We bring women (and men) together to protect reproductive freedom, support public education and advocate sensible gun laws. We bust butt for candidates, strengthen democracy, and write an effing lot of postcards!
Tomorrow, Tuesday 7/21, our friends at HerStory/@redwineblueusa.bsky.social & the Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalist Church are hosting LIGHTWORKERS, a documentary about democracy, hope & civic action. Get inspired! ℹ️: redwineblue.controlshift.app/events/join-...
COVA's Visibility Brigade is at it again. #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble #Resist
#HamptonRoads, this Sat, July 18, honor the legacy of Rep. #JohnLewis with the #GoodTrouble Lives On Weekend of Action in Williamsburg at 2pm with the @lwvwilliamsburg.org, W'burg JCC Indivisible, & W'burg Unitarian Universalists. ℹ️: www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a... 🧵(1/2)
Sen. Smith is right. 👇 After the killings of #LorenzoSalgadoAraujo & #JoanSebastianGuerrero, ICE must be abolished. #CTA: call your reps & tell them to repeal funding for ICE & to abolish the agency. Taxpayer dollars should not be used to terrorize communities. ℹ️: 5calls.org/issue/abolis...
#HamptonRoads, do you live in VA-02? If so, it's time to #vote! 🗳️ The Democratic #primary for Congress is underway. There is still time to update your registration if you have moved since the last election or to request an absentee ballot. Help choose the person to defeat Jen Kiggans in the fall.
Dear #Virginia, did you know there are 3 amendments on our ballots this #MidtermElection? Ordinary laws can be rewritten. Constitutional amendments PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Vote YES on Nov 3 to protect🏳️🌈♀️🗳️! Learn more here: covacoalition.org/home/virgini... 🧵(5/5)
Dear #Virginia, did you know there are 3 amendments on our ballots this #MidtermElection? Ordinary laws can be rewritten. Constitutional amendments PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Vote YES on Nov 3 to protect 🏳️🌈MARRIAGE EQUALITY ♀️REPRO RIGHTS 🗳️VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION 🧵(4/5)
Dear #Virginia, did you know there are 3 amendments on our ballots this #MidtermElection? Ordinary laws can be rewritten. Constitutional amendments PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Vote YES on Nov 3 to protect 🏳️🌈MARRIAGE EQUALITY ♀️REPRO RIGHTS 🗳️VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION 🧵(3/5)
Tomorrow join @teamfreedomva.bsky.social & #AffordableVirginia in #Suffolk to stand up for affordable healthcare, to support Virginia families, & to tell Rep. Kiggans it's time to put people over politics.
On Thursday, July 9, it's our monthly membership meeting in #Norfolk. Come meet like-minded people who aren't satisfied to sit on the sidelines. We'll learn about local efforts to protect democracy & educate voters. Sign up via the QR code or here: www.mobilize.us/virginiagras...
The City of #Norfolk is using taxpayer money to contract with Flock, which operates AI-enabled cameras that spy on residents & visitors constantly & without a warrant. Learn more on Sat, July 11 at this info session. #surveillance
#Virginia, over 1000 bills came out of the 2026 General Assembly. Many of them take effect as laws tomorrow, July 1. Here's a summary of significant bills which correspond with COVA Coalition's areas of focus. 🧵 Read more here: www.arlnow.com/2026/06/29/f...
Many thanks to candidates #DrNilaDevanath, #BillFleming, and #PatrickMosolf as well as our moderator #KateforthePeople for a stimulating forum on Wednesday evening!
COVA's Visibility Brigade has been busy! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #Pride
#HamptonRoads residents, you can phone your reps about the #datacenter tax exemption at the numbers below. TELL THEM it's time to end the free ride!
Celebrate #Juneteenth with COVA's Street Team! We'll be talking to voters at events in #Norfolk & #VirginiaBeach this weekend. Come on out & show people that the resistance is alive and well! Multiple locations & shifts ℹ️: www.mobilize.us/virginiagras...
Join Sen. Louise Lucas on 6/17 in #VirginiaBeach on her #DataCenter Listening Tour. #Virginia is at the center of the data center boom.What does that mean for our communities? Will we continue to exempt Data Centers from paying $2 billion in annual sales taxes? 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/senator-l-...
#Virginia, are you rested up? Yes, this week, #elections begin again. Please note that if your local office is closed on June 19 for the Juneteenth state holiday, then the office should be open for early voting on Thu, June 18. ℹ️: www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ba...
COVA Coalition is hosting a #CD2 Congressional Candidate Forum from 6-7:30 pm on Wednesday, June 24, at Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd. in #VirginiaBeach Sign up to attend via Mobilize at www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, an ex-officio board member, sued to have Trump’s name removed from the building.
Want to know how to make politicians do what you want? Save the date for Delegate Glass’s book club in #Norfolk. Read “Grab Them by the EARR,” and join the discussion on Thursday, June 18. Scan the QR code on the graphic to download the selection.
#HamptonRoads, it's #WearOrange weekend! Don your colors to highlight the need to #endgunviolence. Then head out to TWP #FuseFest in #Norfolk & the Awareness Walk in #Suffolk. @momsdemandaction.org #weareorange
Join us next Thursday, June 11, in #VirginiaBeach for our monthly meeting & get the latest on how to take action this summer. Sign up: www.mobilize.us/virginiagras...
Who tells the public what's really happening when systems stop protecting people? Advocates do. Communities do. Throughout history, #LGBTQ+ communities have understood this deeply. Explore these issues on @networknova.bsky.social's Power Lunch, this Friday. 🔗https://networknova.org/live/
#Virginia, save the dates 📆 in August for @networknova.bsky.social 's 10th Anniversary Women's Summit! Gather with grassroots activists from across the Commonwealth & across the country. Show Up, Power Up, & Fight Back!🥊 Early bird rates thru June 15: networknova.org/ws2026
Happy #Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 Check out these ways to celebrate in #HamptonRoads. Look for our Street Team, who'll be out and about with voter info, swag, & more! Want to hit the bricks with us? 👣 Sign up by sending an email to covastreetteams@gmail.com.