[CCPJ Update] CCPJ update, June 12, 2007

[sue chase]

EVERYONE, PLEASE NOTE:  The "submit your event" function on CCPJ's new
website is not completed yet.  Until further notice, PLEASE submit your
event to me, Sue Chase at schase at cstone.net with the following required
information:  BE CLEAR AND BRIEF.
Title of event  -  date, time, location (directions if necessary)  -  brief
description of the event  -  admission fee or free  -  contact name, phone,
email.
Please get events to me several days before the Tuesday updates go out.
THANK YOU.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

The following E-mail comes from the Charlottesville Center for Peace and
Justice
(CCPJ) (434 961 6278).  CCPJ  Web site:
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org

Important: Please use the 'Submit Your Event for Listing' form to submit
your event to
 the CCPJ web site and email list:
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org

Also: To subscribe  or unsubscribe to the CCPJ email list please use:
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org

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CONTENTS:
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CCPJ REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS:
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ANTI -WAR DEMONSTRATIONS

Thursday, June 14, 2007    5:00 - 6:00 pm

Federal Building, corner of Ridge and Water St.

ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS - EVERY THURSDAY.

Bring your own sign or use one of ours.

CCPJ  961-6278
Mike:  245-9898

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CCPJ GENERAL MEETING

Sunday, July 01, 2007     7:00 pm

Friends Meeting House,  1104 Forest, off of Preston

Please join us for our monthly meeting.  Find out what's going on in the
area of peace and justice, offer your ideas, and participate in events and
actions.

Pot luck dinner at 5:45, meeting at 7:00.   ALL WELCOME.

CCPJ  961-6278

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CCPJ RELATED NEWS--CALLS to ACTION and CCPJ SPONSORED EVENTS
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(1)  CCPJ ANNUAL MEETING
 Tuesday, June 12, 2007

(2)  TAKING IMPEACHMENT TO CITY COUNCIL
 Monday, June 18, 2007

(3)  VIRGINIA PEACE SUMMIT
 Friday, June 22, 2007

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OTHER NEWS, CALLS TO ACTION, LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS
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 (4)  PUBLIC WITNESS STATEMENT TO END THE WAR
 Wednesday, June 13, 2007

 (5)  THIRD ANNUAL FARM FOOD VOICES
 Thursday, June 14, 2007

 (6)  WE MAKE CHANGE - BOOK LAUNCH
 Thursday, June 21, 2007

 (7)  VIRGINIA SOCIAL FORUM: 4th ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE UNITED
 Friday, June 22, 2007

 (8)  INTERFAITH PRAY FOR PEACE GATHERING
 Thursday, June 28, 2007

 (9)  'PEACE" LICENSE PLATE
 Sunday, July 01, 2007

 (10)  JOHN MCCUTCHEON BENEFIT CONCERT IN RICHMOND
 Thursday, July 05, 2007

 (11)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
AN EVENING OF JAZZ, ART AND POETRY
 Saturday, July 14, 2007

 (12)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
A FESTIVAL GALA: MULTICULTURAL DANCE AND DRUM EVENT
 Saturday, July 21, 2007

 (13)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
A TASTE OF GHANA WITH A TASTE OF GOSPEL.
 Thursday, July 26, 2007

 (14)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL
 Saturday, July 28, 2007


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DESCRIPTION: CCPJ SPONSORED EVENTS
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(1)  CCPJ ANNUAL MEETING

Tuesday, June 12, 2007          Gathering and pot luck 5:30 pm, meeting 6:45

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 190 Rugby Rd.
Charlottesville

At its Annual Meeting CCPJ hosts a broad gathering at which scores of
community activists come together to eat and enjoy good fellowship, tens of
community organizations get to update us all on their activities-- and
everyone present gets to vote in CCPJ's next five-person governing Board.
Mark your calendars now for the potluck that starts at 5:30 p.m., and the
meeting that starts at 6:45 p.m.

If you would like child care during the meeting (starting at 6:45) for a
child 3 or older, please  call 961-6278 by June 6.

Sponsored By: CCPJ   434 961-6278

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(2)  TAKING IMPEACHMENT TO CITY COUNCIL

Monday, June 18, 2007           6:30 pm

City Hall, Charlottesville

CCPJ has collected signatures on a petition asking Charlottesville to join
the long list of
cities that have passed resolutions to petition the US House to begin
impeachment proceedings against Cheney and Bush.

We will be making our opinion known to the City Council at its public
meeting on June 18 and asking that City Council Members pass a resolution.
The more of us who are there, and the more IMPEACH signs and shirts we have,
the better.

Sponsored By: CCPJ

David Swanson  202 329-7847   david at davidswanson.org

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(3)  VIRGINIA PEACE SUMMIT

Friday, June 22, 2007           12:00 noon - 6:00 pm

Shannon Farm, Nelson County, Virginia

This year the Peace Summit is meeting at Shannon Farm in Nelson County.
Please join CCPJ, The Virginia Anti-War Network and other peace/justice
organizations as we enjoy lunch together, create our agenda for the day, and
talk about significant events and activities of the past year and plan for
the year to come.

12:00 noon - lunch (Please bring something to share).

Followed by discussions, reports, plans.

At 6:00 pm those attending the Peace Summit are welcome to join The People
United for dinner and are also welcome to stay for the Virginia Social
Forum/People United weekend which starts at 6:00 pm on Friday and ends after
lunch on Sunday, June 24.  There is a sliding scale registration fee  to
attend the weekend event (information: 434 906-0421  or
info at thepeopleunited.org).

For more information about the Peace Summit:
John Gallini   gallinjb at aol.com

CCPJ  434 961-6278

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DESCRIPTION:OTHER LOCAL / REGIONAL EVENTS
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(Two un-numbered events just in):
Better Than Television Presents Radical Film Tuesdays at the Roadkill Book
Depot,
1302 Avon St. (Avon and Druid) in Belmont.
JUNE 12 film:  I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE (A Musician's Journey Through War in the
Middle East), directed by Michael Franti.    7:30 pm  FREE.
JUNE 19 film:  MADE IN SECRET (The Story of the East Van Porn Collective).
7:30 pm FREE
For more information (including description of the films):
roadkilldd at yahoo.com
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(4)  PUBLIC WITNESS STATEMENT TO END THE WAR

UU Church Chville  This will be posted until June 18.

On May 20, 2007, the congregation of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church -
Unitarian
Universalist, in Charlottesville, passed a public witness statement that
calls for the withdrawal  of U.S. troops from Iraq, together with
international diplomacy that includes Iraq's neighbors.
The resolution calls for the following four actions:
1. The United States government to establish a definite timetable and
deadline for the complete withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq;
2.  Innovative and persistent international diplomacy, to include factions
within Iraq and Iraq's  neighbors in the Middle East;
3.  Congressional oversight, with thorough and public investigation of the
United States' conduct  prior to and during the war; and
4.  Thorough and sustained support for U.S. service men and women, veterans
and their families; and sustained humanitarian assistance for the people of
Iraq.

This resolution is the culmination of several months of discussion among
church members on the war in Iraq.  It follows a similar call for troop
withdrawal by the Unitarian Universalist
Association at its national General Assembly meeting in the summer of 2006.

We hope that other Americans of faith will add their voices to calling for
an end to our
country's military occupation of Iraq.

Christine Black    christineblack1 at aol.com

To read the complete public witness statement:
http://uucharlottesville.org/peace/index.asp.

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(5)  THIRD ANNUAL FARM FOOD VOICES

Thursday, June 14, 2007           5:30 - 9:00 PM,  Western Albemarle High
School
We encourage you to bring a dish to share, prepared from locally grown and
raised produce, meat, chicken, and dairy.  Come learn different aspects of
local small farming and enjoy the food and company.

FARM FOOD VOICES: EAT LOCAL
Making the Right Choice for Health, Taste and Bio-security

FOOD TASTING AND SEMINAR

ADMISSION FREE.
DONATIONS GRATEFULLY RECEIVED

Presenting:
DAVID GUMPERT Journalist and writer for BusinessWeek.com. Author of several
books and articles about small business and entrepreneurship.  David has
written extensively about the plight of small, sustainable farmers.

GREG NIEWENDORP The first official NAIS resistor.  Greg is a grass-based
cattle farmer from Michigan who has refused to allow his carefully raised
herd to be experimented on by the Michigan  Department of Agriculture.

EMCEE:
Virginia's own Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm, sustainable agriculturist
extraordinaire.

Eat Farm Fresh Food, meet local producers, hear dynamic speakers, bid on a
silent auction, and browse the book and information tables. Childcare
available.

Western Albemarle H.S. is at 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike (Rt. 250) via Exit
107 off I-64,  toward CROZET/YANCEY MILLS.

Sponsored by:
Virginia Independent Consumers and Farmers Association and the Weston A.
Price
Foundation-Charlottesville Chapter

Information: www.vicfa.net
540 364-1877  or  434 760-5514   editor at vicfa.net

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(6)  WE MAKE CHANGE - BOOK LAUNCH

Thursday, June 21, 2007           7:30 pm

Buford Middle School Auditorium

You are invited to the launch of We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk
About What They Do - and Why - a timely new book by writer/editor Kristin
Layng Szakos and VOP Executive Director Joe Szakos. The book helps to
demystify this little-known profession and offer a glimpse into the daily
lives of the people who make changing the world their life's work.

The free event features musician John McCutcheon, readings by the authors,
and book signings.

We Make Change will be available for $25 (publisher's price $27.95), with
proceeds going to a special fund for recruiting and training interns and
apprentice organizers.

Sponsored By: Virginia Organizing Project

Sally Bastian  434 984-4655  x229   bastian at virginia-organizing.org

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(7)  VIRGINIA SOCIAL FORUM: 4th ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE UNITED

Friday, June 22, 2007     6:00 pm

Shannon Farm, Nelson County, Virginia

PLEASE NOTE:  The Forum is from June 22nd - 24th (Friday - Sunday)

Shannon Farm is near the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Activists from acoss Virginia will gather for a weekend of networking,
strategizing and fun at beautiful Shannon Farm at the base of the Blue
Ridge. Come prepared to share about the work that your group is doing and
explore ways that activists can cooperate regionally as we work to adress
war, racism, prisons and immigration issues during the year to come. Lots of
downtime is built into the agenda for swimming, volleyball and visiting.

To register: www.virginiasocialforum.blogspot.com or (434) 906-0421

Registration fee - Sliding scale $0 - $100 per person

Accomodations - Camping, In-home hospitality, local motels

Sponsored By: The People United

Jeff Winder  434 906-0421   info at thepeopleunited.org

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(8)  INTERFAITH PRAY FOR PEACE GATHERING

Thursday, June 28, 2007      7:15 - 8:30 pm

Unity Church, 2825 Hydraulic Rd. Charlottesville

On the final Thursday of every month, the Interfaith Pray for Peace
Gathering welcomes people of all faiths, backgrounds, and beliefs to an
inspired and inspiring flow of prayers, meditations and songs for peace.

Sponsors: Interfaith Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia-URI; Gesher
Center; Unity Church.

Heena Reiter  434 970-7836   meditate at geshercenter.org

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(9)  'PEACE" LICENSE PLATE

Posted until Sunday, July 01, 2007

The Virginia General Assembly has approved production of a new and beautiful
specialty license plate that will promote community peacebuilding and
contribute to the financial support of non-profit conflict resolution
centers across Virginia. The Community Peacebuilding plate displays a
tranquil image of a dove, with the word "Peace".

The cost of the plate is $25 per year.  350 vehicle owners need to
"pre-purchase" the plates by July 1 2007 or the plates will not be produced.
As of May 9, only 190 people had done so. Your help is needed!

Application forms can be obtained by calling Roanoke's Conflict Resolution
Center at (540) 342-2063 X300 and requesting an application and instructions
for submission or by visiting the Virginia Association for Community
Conflict Resolution's website:
http://www.vaccr.org/peaceplate.htm

Marcia  540 342-2063 x300   admin at conflictresolutioncenter.us

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(10)  JOHN MCCUTCHEON BENEFIT CONCERT IN RICHMOND

Thursday, July 05, 2007           7:30 pm

VCU Singleton Performing Arts Center, 922 Park Ave.

Five-time Grammy nominated folksinger John McCutcheon will perform a benefit
concert for the Richmond Peace Education Center.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for students and $50 for families.
Tickets for John
McCutcheon in concert are available at www.rpec.org or by calling the Peace
Center at 232-1002

Sponsored By: Richmond Peace Education Center
Paul Fleisher  804 232-1002   rpec at rpec.org

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(11)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
AN EVENING OF JAZZ, ART, AND POETRY

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Saxx Jazz and Blues Lounge, 407C Monticello Rd. Charlottesville
Scholarship Fundraiser--Advance Tickets Only.
Sponsored By: Chihamba/African-American Cultural Arts Festival 2007
Page West Hill  977-3265

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(12)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
A FESTIVAL GALA: MULTICULTURAL DANCE AND DRUM EVENT

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Watch for location and time for this dance and drum festival.
Sponsored By: Chihamba/African-American Cultural Arts Festival 2007
Page West Hill  977-3265

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(13)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
A TASTE OF GHANA WITH  A TOUCH OF GOSPEL

Thursday, July 26, 2007
J.P. Burley Middle School, Rose Hill Drive, Charlottesville
Sponsored By: Chihamba/African-American Cultural Arts Festival 2007
Page West Hill   977-3265

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(14)  "FABRICS OF THE COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, HEALTH, AND HOME"
AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL

Saturday, July 28, 2007   10:45 am -  all day
Booker T. Washington Park, Preston Ave., Charlottesville
Everyone welcome.
Sponsored By: Chihamba/African-American Cultural Arts Festival 2007
Page West Hill  977-3265

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