[CCPJ Update] CCPJ Update April 28. 2008

[Susan Berres]

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*David Swanson Interviews Tom Perriello*

WHEN: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:00 -- 9:00 pm

Tom Perriello, candidate for Congress from Virginia's 5th District, has 
some very interesting ideas. Here's a chance to ask him questions about 
things you care about. David Swanson will be interviewing him live, and 
he'll be taking your questions.

Go to: http://thepeoplespeakradio.net to learn more.

Go to http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/listen-live to listen live. 
You'll find instructions there to enter a paltalk chat room where you 
can post questions. You can also phone in and ask Tom your questions on 
the air. Call in toll free from anywhere in the United States or Canada 
at 888-228-4494 or anywhere else in the world at 877-489-6350.

Following the show, the audio file will be posted at 
http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/audio/2008

You can find there now the recordings of numerous shows with amazing 
guests. To support The People Speak Radio please donate at 
http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/donate

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*Join Our Anti-War Demonstration This Thursday*

<http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/thursday>

WHEN: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 5:00 -- 6:00 pm

WHERE: Federal Building, corner of Ridge and Water Streets, Charlottesville.

Map and more info: http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/thursday
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*Come to Monthly CCPJ Meeting*

WHEN: Sunday, May 4, 2008 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1042 Preston Avenue, 
Charlottesville

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. Everyone is welcome.

Pre-meeting potluck at 5:45. Nourish yourself with good food and 
conversation.

More information: 434-961-6278
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*CCPJ Salon*

WHEN: May 17, 2008 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Call Susan at 434-244-0374 or e-mail susan.oberman at gmail.com 
<mailto:susan.oberman at gmail.com> for directions

TITLE: "Getting Through Hard Times: (That's Now Folks)."

Join us and bring your songs, instruments, and ideas...
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*The Fall & Rise of American Liberalism: Media, Race, Religion & Bruce 
Springsteen*

WHEN: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12 Noon - 1:30 pm (book signing to follow)

WHERE:Harrison Institute Auditorium
Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

American 20th-century liberalism may be poised for a comeback. Attacks 
from aggressive conservatives and trenchant criticism from the 
multicultural left have rendered consensus liberalism a shell of a 
political movement and a label that liberal candidates tend to shun. But 
is all this changing? This panel discussion will ask the following 
questions: What aspects of 20th-century American liberalism are 
inappropriate for the 21st century? Is the United States a fundamentally 
conservative nation? Can our fractured and hyperactive media environment 
foster a sense of common purpose or tolerate the deliberate temperament 
of liberalism? Can liberalism thrive in an increasingly diverse United 
States - i.e., can it contain multitudes?
For more information visit http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/node/1553
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*Peace in the Holy Land -- Speakers Tour*

WHEN: Sunday, May 10, 2006 1:00 pm

WHERE: Northside Library, Albemarle Square

Mazen Faraj and Rami Elhanen, proud members of Proud Parents and 
Families Forum, an association of Israeli and Palestinian families who 
have turned their shared bereavement into a shared passion for peace.
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*Cindy Sheehan Live on The People Speak Radio*

WHEN: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:00 -- 9:00 pm

David Swanson will be interviewing Cindy live, and she'll be taking your 
questions.

Go to: http://thepeoplespeakradio.net to learn more.

Go to http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/listen-live to listen live. 
You'll find instructions there to enter a paltalk chat room where you 
can post questions. You can also phone in and ask Tom your questions on 
the air. Call in toll free from anywhere in the United States or Canada 
at 888-228-4494 or anywhere else in the world at 877-489-6350.

Following the show, the audio file will be posted at 
http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/audio/2008

You can find there now the recordings of numerous shows with amazing 
guests. To support The People Speak Radio please donate at 
http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/donate

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*Help Host Fundraiser for Cindy Sheehan in Charlottesville*

Would you like to be part of a host committee for a fundraiser for Cindy 
Sheehan in Charlottesville?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is working hard to give Bush and Cheney 
another $178 billion or so for the occupation of Iraq, money that might 
very well also be used to attack Iran. Pelosi is blocking any 
impeachment hearings for Cheney or Bush.

Our friend, Cindy Sheehan, who has been to Charlottesville twice before, 
has announced that she will run against Pelosi as an independent 
candidate for peace and the rule of law. Here's the San Francisco 
Chronicle's article from Friday: http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/33022

Here's Cindy's website: http://cindyforcongress.org

Here are 1,500 articles by and about Cindy: 
http://afterdowningstreet.org/cindy

Cindy can come here for a campaign fundraiser event on the evening of 
Thursday, May 22nd.

Would you like to be part of a host committee for this event? This would 
mean helping to plan and promote it, helping at the event, being named 
in the materials, and getting into the event free. Contact David Swanson 
immediately at david at davidswanson.org <mailto:david at davidswanson.org>

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*Eyes Wide Open -- Note: New Times!*

WHEN: Friday, May 23, 2008 1:30 -- 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 24, 2008 10 a.m.-6 pm
Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:00 -- 5:00 pm

WHERE: Free Speech Wall, Downtown Mall

Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee's 
widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, features 
a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty, a field of shoes 
and a Wall of Remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the 
conflict, and a multimedia display exploring the history, cost and 
consequences of the war.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

For more information contact: christineblack1 at aol.com 
<mailto:christineblack1 at aol.com>

Sponsored by:
The TJMC Universalist Peace Conversations,
The Charlottesville Friends Meeting
The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
Veterans for Peace
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*Promote Peace -- Join the Peace Alliance Group*

WHEN: Every Tuesday at 5:30 pm

WHERE: Mudhouse

Adults and teens interested in Peace are invited to join us to promote 
the creation of the US Dept. of Peace.

For more information visit www.thepeacealliance.org 
<http://www.thepeacealliance.org>, or www.studentpeacealliance.org 
<http://www.studentpeacealliance.org>
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*May 1 Day of Action for Immigrant Rights Funding Appeal*

In the face of escalating attacks on immigrant peoples nationwide, 
especially in nearby Prince William County, people throughout the region 
have united to say ¡Ya Basta! Enough! The May 1, 2008 Coalition has been 
meeting weekly to plan the annual May 1 Day of Action for Immigrant Rights.

Although our work is entirely volunteer, there are many expenses that 
must be met. These costs include: a sound system, Porta-Potties, banner 
& sign materials, printing costs, transportation and more. We must raise 
at least $3,500 over the next week to meet these basic needs. Those who 
can't help financially but wish to volunteer can call 202-640-5315.

Your contributions can be sent to Mexicanos Sin Fronteras / Mexicans 
Without Borders, PO Box K, Woodbridge, VA. 22191. (Please note "For May 
1") For tax deductible contributions of more than $100, please send your 
check made out to Wesley United Methodist Church 5312 Connecticut Ave NW 
Washington, DC 20015 C/O David Thurston. (Again, note "for May 1."

¡El Pueblo Unido Jamas Seran Vencido!
The People United Will Never Be Defeated!

In Solidarity,

John Steinbach
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*Petition to End Modern-Day Slavery in the Fields of Florida*

CCPJ has endorsed the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' petition to end 
Sweatshops & Modern-Day Slavery in the Fields of Florida. The latest 
target of the Fair Food effort is Burger King.

The CIW is launching a national petition drive to demand that Burger 
King and other food industry leaders work with the CIW to improve the 
wages and working conditions of the workers who pick their tomatoes, and 
join with the CIW in an industry-wide effort to eliminate modern-day 
slavery and human rights abuses from Florida's fields. The petitions 
will serve as notice that those who sign are "prepared to stop 
patronizing Burger King now, and other food industry leaders in the 
future, should they fail to do so." The campaign comes on the 200th 
anniversary of the US ban against the importation of slaves, and echoes 
key strategies of the early abolitionist movement that helped hasten the 
end of slavery in the 19th century.

Please visit www.ciw-online.org <http://www.ciw-online.org> for further 
information and to sign the petition before April 24, 2008.

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*No More Nukes at Lake Anna -- Two Ways to Help!*

1. Please continue to send your comments about the proposed nuclear 
power plant at Lake Anna to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 
NORTHANNA.Colaeis at nrc.gov <mailto:NORTHANNA.Colaeis at nrc.gov>.

Public comment should stress global warming issues, ongoing and 
ever-worsening drought conditions in central VA and the entire Southeast 
and the impact of drought on nuclear plants (threats of shutdowns, 
etc.).Stress that we have a water crisis throughout Virginia, that Lake 
Anna is not a sufficiently robust body of water to sustain any 
additional reactors and that it is already ecologically impaired.

Message should be site-specific as that is all the NRC is concerned 
about for the purposes of this public comment period.

2. The People's Alliance for Clean Energy (PACE) and Blue Ridge 
Environmental Defense League (BREDL) as well as three Louisa residents 
are appealing (in court) the decision by our own VA Dept. of 
Environmental Quality
to issue Dominion a 316A variance to continue to use the "cooling
lagoons" at Lake Anna as its own private Waste Heat Treatment Facility
and dump water used to cool nukes without an upper temperature limit.
This is in violation of the Clean Water Act.

For further information visit 
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/node/1460 or call 434-296-2494.

Money is needed to fund the appeal. Tax deductible donations can be made 
to PACE, P.O. Box 1166, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
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*Help Increase the Peace Workshop*

WHEN: Friday-Sunday May 2, 3 and 4, 2008

WHERE: Living Education Center for Ecology and the Arts, 609 East Market 
Street, Charlottesville

The Help Increase the Peace Program, known as HIPP, is a 3-day workshop 
that teaches young people and adults communication skills for conflict 
resolution. HIPP confronts prejudice and renews our hope to be agents 
for positive social change. The training introduces alternatives to 
violence and allows participants to practice various options by modeling 
and role playing. Exercises include self-affirmation and discovery of 
how insensitivity can magnify problems. It's straightforward and fun. 
And it's happening here in Charlottesville.

Suggested donation: $30 - includes lunches and snacks (Scholarships 
available).
Participants should plan to attend all three sessions: Friday 6PM-9PM, 
Saturday 10AM-6PM, and Sunday 1PM-7PM

To register or for more information contact:
Raven Long at 434-960-7836 or ravenkwill at gmail.com 
<mailto:ravenkwill at gmail.com>
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*Third Annual Treehuggers Ball*

WHEN: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:00 pm

WHERE: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 717 Rugby Rd.

The Treehuggers Ball, featuring music from /Trees on Fire/, is a 
fundraiser to celebrate forest protection, community education and 
environmental awareness. The Treehugger's Ball is a benefit for The 
Living Education Center for Ecology and the Arts and Wild Virginia and 
features a raffle, silent auction, dancing, chocolate buffet, massage, 
food, and fun.

For more information call 434-971-1647 or visit 
www.livingeducationcenter.com <http://www.livingeducationcenter.com> or 
www.wildvirginia.org <http://www.wildvirginia.org>.

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*Community Bikes Volunteer Training*

WHEN: Saturday, May 17th, 12-2p.m.

WHERE: Community Bikes

New volunteers needed for the summer!
Come learn bike mechanics and tips on working
with neighborhood youth. Then sign up to help with
open access shop time.

To register call 882-1516

For more information visit www.cvillecommunitybikes.org 
<http://www.cvillecommunitybikes.org>
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*"Building a New World" Conference*

WHEN: Thursday, May 22, 2008

WHERE: Radford VA

Thousands of activists, academics, journalists, poets, musicians and 
policymakers will converge at the 2008 "Building a New World"
Conference. If you want to participate in building a new
world, sign up now. Hotel and dorm rooms are limited.

Sponsored by World Prout Assembly

Learn more at:
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/node/1254

For further information contact Garda Ghista at: wpaeditor at gmail.com 
<mailto:wpaeditor at gmail.com> or 859 781-4979.
skype - garda.ghista
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*Willie Nelson and Family to Play Charlottesville Pavilion*

WHEN: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 7:00 pm

WHERE: Charlottesville Pavilion

Willie Nelson, creator of the beautiful song "Whatever Happened to Peace 
on Earth" and founder of the Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute, and 
his peace activist family, will be performing.

For more information visit 
http://www.charlottesvillepavilion.com/calendar/show/65/
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This E-mail comes from the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice 
(CCPJ)
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org
434 961 6278

CCPJ's work depends on your participation and on your funding.
Please contribute what you can here:
http://charlottesvillepeace.org/donate

To submit events to the CCPJ website: Please use the 'Submit Your Event 
for Listing' form at http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org

To submit events to this weekly email update, please send the following 
information to Sue Berres at Sue at TellMeAboutItTours.com:
title of event, date, time, location, *brief* description, sponsor, 
contact name/email/phone. Please put CCPJ in the subject line.

To subscribe or unsubscribe to the CCPJ email list please use:
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