[CCPJ Update] CCPJ Update Monday, February 18, 2008

[Sue Berres]

ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS - EVERY THURSDAY
Thursday, February 21, 2008          4:30 -
5:30  pm        Federal Building, corner of
Ridge and Water
ANTI -WAR DEMONSTRATIONS

We encourage a LARGE PEACE PRESENCE on the
FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
Mark your calendars!
Come weekly if you can.

Bring your own sign or use one of ours.

CCPJ:  961-6278
Mike:  245-9898
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CCPJ GENERAL MEETING
Sunday, March 2, 2008       7:00 - 9:00 pm
Trinity Episcipal
Church, 1042 Preston Avenue

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.

There will be a potluck supper at 5:45.
Join us for good food and conversation
prior to the meeting.

All welcome!

CCPJ  961-6278
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CCPJ NEWSLETTER MAILING PARTY
Thursday, February 28, 2008     7pm
Charlottesville

You are invited to help fold and label the
CCPJ March 2008 snailmail newsletter. Good
company
assured.

RSVP to Eleanor Amidon, eamidon at hotmail.com
or 540-456-8506 for directions.
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FREE SCREENING OF "UNCOUNTED"/DISCUSSION
WITH FILMMAKER
Thursday, February 21, 2008     7 pm
Sojourner's Church at 1017 Elliott Avenue

CCPJ will screen a new film in
Charlottesville on a very timely topic: the
verifiability of U.S.
elections. We'll bring the writer, director,
and producer of "Uncounted," David
Earnhardt, to
town to show his film and then speak about
it and lead a discussion.

There will be no charge for admission, and
we encourage you to join us and bring along
anyone who
 cares about how (and whether) votes are
counted.

MORE INFORMATION:
http://charlottesvillepeace.org/uncounted
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CCPJ PLANS FOR 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ
OCCUPATION IN MARCH 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008

Please read our tentative plans for a series
of exciting actions in March, and help us
out by
telling us what you are interested in taking
part in.

We are planning carpools or vans or buses to
Washington, D.C., for a variety of events
between
March 10th and 19th.

We are planning a variety of events in
Charlottesville as well, and need to hear
which of our
ideas interest you.

Please go to the following webpage, read the
details, and post a comment at the bottom of
the
page letting us know your thoughts:

http://charlottesvillepeace.org/march2008
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FREE TALK ON ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY'S
AMERICAN INDIANS
Sunday, February 24, 2008       3pm   CHM
402
(Chemistry Auditorium) at the University of
Virginia

CHIEF BILLY TAYAC  "THE NATIVE PEOPLE STILL
LIVE"

Chief Billy "Red Wing" Tayac of the
Piscataway Nation is coming to UVA to talk
about issues
affecting today's American Indians.

Chief Tayac has been an Indian activist for
several decades. He  is currently working to
assist
Spanish speaking Indians who are suffering a
new era of economic invasion resulting from
NAFTA
and the unregulated practices of many
multinational corporations based in the US.
Chief Tayac is
 a voice for Indian people everywhere and an
inspiration to all of us.

Sponsored by the American Indian Student
Union and the Charlottesville Center for
Peace and
Justice. Light refreshments will be served.

 A map and more information can be found at
http://www.aisu.student.virginia.edu/.
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"BUILDING A NEW WORLD" CONFERENCE
Thursday, May 22, 2008            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.

Sponser
World Prout Assembly

Learn more at:
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/node/125
4

For further information contact Garda Ghista
at:
wpaeditor at gmail.com or 859 781-4979. skype -
garda.ghista
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UGANDA CHILD SOLDIER AWARENESS WEEK EVENTS
Beginning Monday, February 18, 2008
James Madison University

Uganda Child Soldier Awareness Week will
have a special focus on female
child soldiers and child mothers.  All
events take place at James Madsion
University.

These events will feed into the Lobby Days
put on by Resolve Uganda in
Washington, DC from Feb 24th-26th.

Monday 18:  Uganda Rising Film Screening
(Harrison 2105, 7pm)

Tuesday 19: Commons/speaker day (Wilson
Auditorium, 7 pm)
Grace Akallo - author of Girl Soldier
Betty Bigombe - peace negotiator and
specialist for USIP
Michael Poffenberger - Resolve Uganda
Faith McDonnell - American activist and
writer
Sarita Hartz - Founder and Director of the
Zion Project

Wednesday 20: Book signing/Q&A with Girl
Soldier Authors Grace Akallo and
Faith McDonnell (Taylor Hall (Taylor Down
Under) , 5:30)

Friday 22: The Electric Pool Party, Benefit
concert (Taylor Hall (Taylor
Down Under), 7:30)

For further information:
http://ugandalobbyday.com/
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WORLD-CLASS ARABIC MUSIC  IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Tuesday, February 19, 2008        8 PM
McLeod Auditorium at the University of
Virginia

Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine
present:

"Le Trio Joubran"

A world-class 'oud ensemble from Nazareth,
Israel, performers at Carnegie
Hall and the Jerusalem Festival.

Accompanied by percussionist Youssef
Hbeisch, the Joubran brothers present
an evening of original compositions and
improvisations, bringing to
Charlottesville a renowned representation of
the Arabic instrumental
tradition.

Feb. 19, 8 PM, McLeod Auditorium at the
University of Virginia.

Tickets sold at UVA Lawn and Newcomb Hall
and at Plan 9 Music Stores in
Charlottesville, Richmond and Harrisonburg.

Price is $12 in advance with a Student ID
and $15 at the door.

This event is co-sponsored by the Arab
Student Organization, Komak, UVA
Music Department, Lorna Sundberg
International Center, Vice President for
Student Affairs, Office of Diversity and
Equity, the Cultural Programming
Board, the Middle East Studies Department
and the Department of Middle
Eastern and South Asian Languages and
Culture.

For more information about the artists,
visit www.eyefortalent.com

For further information contact
jy7q at virginia.edu
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SILENT MARCH
Wednesday, December 31, 2008      6:00 pm
Free Speech Wall, Downtown Mall,
Charlottesville
Greg Gelburd invites us all to join him in
silent protest of the current
administration's
policies:

There is power and strength in silence.  The
march will consist of
walking on the downtown mall, without
placards, signs or voices,
once a week, from the free speech wall to
the Omni and back. A
ten minute walk. In silence, centering on
moving the world in the
right direction. Each week, on Friday at 6
PM. Please wear something white.

Greg Gelburd  979 4639
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