[CCPJ Update] CCPJ Update July 1, 2008

Tue Jul 1 20:39:37 EDT 2008

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*Bush at Monticello -- Protests and Tickets!*

*To get in* you must pick up free tickets at 7 a.m. on Wednesday at the 
Monticello Visitors Center. Bring as many people as you can, and each 
request the maximum of four tickets. Go early!

*To protest outside* meet at 8 a.m. on Friday at Quarry Park. Please 
bring posters, signs, costumes, banners, props.

*Keep phoning Monticello!* The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, a private 
nonprofit, owns and operates Monticello with a professed mission of 
preservation and education. Call Monticello right now and ask them to 
uninvite Bush: (434) 984-9822. Then let the Daily Progress newspaper in 
Charlottesville know that you've done that: enewstips at dailyprogress.com 
<mailto:enewstips at dailyprogress.com>

The Unitary Executive is scheduled to disgrace the grounds of Thomas 
Jefferson's house, Monticello, in Charlottesville, Va. During a July 4 
naturalization ceremony, immigrants will swear to "support and defend 
the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all 
enemies, foreign and domestic" at an event besmirched by the presence of 
the Constitution's leading domestic enemy. Jefferson's Declaration of 
Independence from King George faulted him for harassment by his troops, 
elevating the military above civilian power, denying people a fair trial 
by jury by transporting them overseas to be tried on false accusations, 
and other abuses that have been matched by our current King George. He 
has claimed the power to ignore laws, to rewrite laws, to adhere to 
secret laws, to discard habeas corpus, to spy without warrant, to detain 
without charge, to torture, to murder, and to lie the nation into wars 
of conquest. All citizens, old and new, have a duty to support and 
defend the Constitution, a document that requires the impeachment of a 
president as criminal and abusive as the current one.

Learn more about impeaching Bush: http://afterdowningstreet.org/bush

For information on the protest, including housing if coming from out of 
town, call 434-961-6278.

For more information visit:  http://charlottesvillepeace.org/node/1615

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  Join Our Anti-War Demonstration This Thursday

WHEN: Thursday, July 3, 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, July 6   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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  Defenders for Peace, Justice and Equality Forum on Iran

WHEN:  Thursday, July 3, 7:00 p.m.

WHAT:  Iran: Stopping the Next War Before It Starts

July 3, 2008 is the 20th anniversary of the day the USS Vincennes shot 
down an Iranian civilian airbus in the Persian Gulf, killing nearly 300 
men, women and children. We will rededicate ourselves to working to 
prevent any U.S. military attack or sanctions against Iran.

Presentation:  A group-reading of a letter written to Capt. Will Rogers 
of the USS Vincennes by Capt. Habib Ahmadzadeh of the Iranian Navy on 
the 10th anniversary of the Iran airbus disaster. Members of the 
People's Peace Delegation to Iran met Capt. Ahmadzadeh during our 
journey to Iran. He asked us to share his letter with the people of the 
United States, in the hope that it would lead to a world in peace, not war.

Video: 'BAM 6.6' --- In 2003, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude 
of 6.6 leveled the southern Iranian city of Bam, killing more than 
30,000 people. "Bam 6.6" explores the aftermath of this disaster through 
the story of two California tourists, one of whom is Jewish. The film 
strips away cultural and religious differences to provide a glimpse of 
the deep humanity of the Iranian people. Introduced by Rostam Pourzal, 
U.S. President, CASMII. 7 p.m., Asbury United Methodist Church, 324 N. 
29th St.

Presented by the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality

For more information call (804) 644-5834, e-mail 
DefendersFJE at hotmail.com <mailto:DefendersFJE at hotmail.com> or visit 
www.DefendersFJE.org <http://www.defendersfje.org/>

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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, or 
www.studentpeacealliance.org

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    Southeast Convergence for Climate Action

WHEN:  August 5---August 11,

WHERE:  Central VA -- Sophia House in Louisa County Virginia* *

This summer, join people of *all ages and backgrounds* for the second 
annual Southeast Convergence for Climate Action.   We are excited to 
continue the struggle for climate justice in the southeast with an 
engaging week of workshops, strategizing, and direct action! This year's 
convergence will be hosted in Virginia where communities are fighting 
uranium mining, nuclear power, mountaintop removal coal mining, and new 
(as well as old) coal plants.   We will unite to fight the coal 
industry's stranglehold on our region while rejecting the deadly nuke 
industry's attempt to position itself as the solution to the climate crisis.

The convergence is a place to strengthen our movement, network with new 
allies, and take action against dirty energy while working to build a 
sustainable world.

Workshops will include: community organizing, direct action 101, 
debunking false solutions to climate change, blockades, sustainable 
living systems, media, disaster response, fighting nukes and coal, and 
much more. The convergence will culminate in an empowering action to 
show that the southeast is serious about tackling climate change.

For more information visit www.climateconvergence.org 
<http://www.climateconvergence.org> or email: 
risingtide at mountainrebel.net <mailto:risingtide at mountainrebel.net>

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*6th Annual Happily Natural Day*

WHEN:  Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31, 2008 

Theme: Hip Hop For Social Change :  An African-centered business expo, a 
cultural arts and craft trade show, an all day lecture & workshop 
seminar, a conscious hip hop, soul and spoken word showcase, a fashion 
and natural hair exhibition and holistic health fair all rolled in one.

For more information visit www.HappilyNaturalDay.com 
<http://www.happilynaturalday.com/>.

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