Get Connected. Take Action.
COVA Coalition’s Action Connection Page is your gateway to local change throughout Coastal Virginia. Whether you’re ready to speak out, show up, or lend a hand, this page helps you find real ways to get involved – from advocacy and events to community-led initiatives.
Your voice matters here. Let’s put it to work.
Sunday, October 18
Free Screening of Film "13th"
- Please join the ACLU of Virginia, COVA Coalition, and additional partners for a special screening of Ava DuVernay’s powerful documentary “13th” at 5 pm on Sunday, October 18, in Virginia Beach, VA.
- “13th” is a 2016 American documentary film that explores the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States.
- The screening will be followed by a guided panel discussion.
- Virginia Beach, VA – Address provided following RSVP. Sign up and RSVP via Mobilize… HERE
Saturday, October 17
NO KINGS in Coastal Virginia
- Many NO KINGS rallies and protests are planned for Saturday, October 17, in Coastal Virginia and the South Hampton Roads area. Here are the ones we know about, with their Mobilize links. Pick one near you and be heard…
- Virginia Beach & Norfolk, 11 am-1 pm: Choose one of eight Intersections or a Car Parade (Car Parade begins at 10 am). There are 2 corners in Norfolk and 6 in VB, all along Virginia Beach Blvd. This one is ours (COVA Coalition), along with partners Visibility Brigade CoVa, Virginia Beach Resistance, South Hampton Roads Indivisible, Norfolk Indivisible, and MoveOn – Sign Up HERE
- Chesapeake I, 10 am-12 pm: Atlantic Ave. & Battlefield Blvd., hosted by B.N.W. and Rise Up Chesapeake – Sign Up HERE
- Chesapeake II, 10 am-12 pm: Taylor Rd. & Portsmouth Blvd., hosted by South Hampton Roads Indivisible and HERstory – Sign Up HERE
- Chesapeake III, 10 am-12 pm: 910 Great Bridge Rd., hosted by Veterans For Peace 757 – Sign Up HERE
- The entire purpose of this year’s NO KINGS is to convince people to VOTE EARLY. Your signs should reflect that theme.
Saturday, October 24
Leafleting Blitz
- Help COVA Coalition spread information about the Three Amendments to likely voters in Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach during their Leafleting Blitz, from 12-2 pm on Saturday, October 24.
- No knocking, no persuading, just drop the lit and GO! Bring a friend or meet a friend — it’s the fastest, funnest democracy-saving activity out there!
- Depending on the city you choose, volunteers will meet in Great Bridge, Greenbrier, Downtown Norfolk, Wards Corner, or Lynnhaven. The exact address locations will be provided after you sign up… HERE
Upcoming festivals and gatherings
COVA Coalition's Street Team
- Join COVA Coalition’s Street Team – Our volunteers share educational materials and discuss why it’s important to vote “yes” on the 3 amendments to the Virginia Constitution that will be on the ballot this November.
- We’ll also show people how to register to vote or check/update their voter registration on their phones, give out stickers, and encourage others to find their voice, take action, and protect democracy.
- Saturdays, Oct. 17-31, 9-11 am – East Ocean View Farmers Market at 2413 Ocean View Ave. in Norfolk – Sign Up HERE
- Sunday, Oct. 18, 12-6 pm – Virginia Fall Wine Festival at Town Point Park on the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront in Norfolk, VA – Sign Up HERE for one or more two-hour shifts.
- Sunday, Oct. 25, 1-2 pm – “The Heart Sellers” at the Wells Theatre, 108 E. Tazewell St., Norfolk, VA – Sign Up HERE
Fight Against Data Centers
March for a Moratorium
- COVA Coalition is joining the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) for the Virginia Beach stop on Virginia’s March for a Moratorium — a two-week series of events across the Commonwealth calling for a statewide pause on new data center development.
- Additional partners on this event include the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, the Center for Sustainable Communities, and Save the Dismal LTD.
- Data centers’ rapid, unchecked buildout is out of control and creating serious harms in our region. We’ll gather with local residents, community organizations, advocates, and elected leaders to demand that Virginia slow down and figure out how to protect our communities before approving any more data centers.
- The March will begin at 3 pm on Tuesday, October 20, in Virginia Beach. Meet at the Virginia Beach Town Center, 222 Central Park Ave. Sign Up HERE
Norfolk and Virginia Beach
COVA Coalition Work Parties
- Join COVA Coalition for weekly work parties through the election… MONDAYS in Virginia Beach and TUESDAYS in Norfolk:
- Norfolk – 6:30-8 pm on Tuesdays upstairs at Yorgos Topside, 2123 Colonial Ave. Entrance on 22nd Street… Sign Up HERE
- Volunteers will work on a variety of tasks, including postcard writing, text banks, phone banks, packet building for down-ballot races, putting together signs, and more.
On-Going anti-trump regime protests
Weekly Protests and Rallies
- WEDNESDAYS at 7:30 am: Resist & Persist VB Weekly Street Protest, hosted by Visibility Brigade COVA at the corner of Virginia Beach Blvd at Independence Blvd., near 4592 Virginia Beach Blvd.
- FRIDAYS at 5 pm: SDC’s “RESIST! Sidewalk Protest in North Suffolk” at the corner of Hampton Roads Pkwy and College Dr in Suffolk, VA, near 6150 College Dr. Sign Up Here
- SATURDAYS at 9 am: Rise Up Chesapeake! Weekly Protest at the intersection of Volvo Parkway and Battlefield Blvd. Park in the Lowe’s parking lot (1308 Battlefield Blvd. N). RSVP to Nancy at npettigrewah@gmail.com.
- SATURDAYS at 10 am: SDC’s “NO! Downtown Protest – Suffolk, VA, Rally” at the corner of North Main Street & East Constance Road, near the Suffolk Visitor’s Center (524 N. Main St.). Sign Up Here.
- SATURDAYS at 4:30 pm (2 pm beginning Oct. 17): “Stop the Genocide in Palestine” Protest Rally…– 1st Sat – Virginia Beach Blvd. and Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach– 2nd, 4th & 5th Sat – City Hall Ave. and St. Paul’s Blvd., Norfolk– 3rd Sat – Oyster Point Rd. and Jefferson Ave., Newport News.
Visibility Brigade COVA
Displaying Protest Messages on Freeway Overpasses
- We protest government injustice and failures through nonviolent resistance on highway bridges in Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
- The physical messaging on freeway overpasses is to connect with and activate voters, and to demonstrate that resistance is possible.
- To join in this activity, send an email to COVARallies@gmail.com. In the subject line, write Membership. Then, in the body of the email, include first name (or nickname) and last name, email address, mobile phone number, and how you came to know about Visibility Brigade COVA.
- Check out the Visibility Brigade COVA Facebook Page
Each friday at 12 pm
Friday Power Lunch Podcast with Network NOVA
- A weekly video podcast to amplify the voices of the Virginia grassroots on politics, culture, and women making change.
- The program’s co-hosts are Katherine White, Finale Norton, and quite often, our very own Carrie Short, one of the co-founders of COVA Coalition.
- SIGN UP and REGISTER HERE
postcard committee
Postcard Parties and Porches
- COVA Coalition’s Postcard Committee organizes postcard parties. Watch this page, our newsletter, our social media sites, and our events calendar to find out when and where the next postcard party will take place.
- We have also placed packs of postcards on the porches of several of our members. All you have to do is pick up a pack or two of postcards and address lists at one of these porches, write the postcards, and then return them once completed. Add postcard postage if you can handle the expense.
- Our postcards cover many activities, such as Get Out The Vote, Voting Yes on the three Virginia constitutional amendments, supporting specific candidates, and Flipping the House during the Midterms.
- If you are interested in participating, send an email to… covapostcards757@gmail.com
2026 Calendar
Events for South Hampton Roads
Includes all our COVA Coalition events and allied organizations’ activities concentrated in the South Hampton Roads area, including Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Smithfield, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Windsor. Go to Events Calendar HERE.
COVA coalition swag
Resistance Looks Good On You!
We have partnered with Postcards4VA to set up a Pro Shop for COVA Coalition. This is where you can purchase our Swag… t-shirts, stickers, mini cards, and more. Visit our shop HERE. Once you get to the shop, scroll down to see the t-shirts and other COVA Coalition items.
Start a Community Circle!
Our motto is: Community, Connection, Action!
Come on – if you have two or three friends, you can start a COVA Coalition Community Circle! We are a loose-knit band of badasses forming little groups all over Coastal Virginia. You’ll get support from the COVA Coalition network, where you can link up with curated calls to action, get access to graphics to use and find ways to pool resources. It’s easy to form a group, and it’s the best way to support each other!
Already a member of another group?
Join our coalition of community group leaders who meet every 6 weeks to share calendars and resources. Our Coalition includes Indivisible, Red, Wine and Blue, Freedom Virginia, Ocean View Advocates for Reproductive Rights, Little Neck Moms, The Demsels, VB Resistance, and more! More than 15 groups and circles in Hampton Roads – and counting!