[CCPJ Update] CCPJ Update October 20, 2008

[Susan Berres]

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<http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org>
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*CCPJ Events*
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*Join Our Anti-War Demonstration This Thursday*

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

WHEN: October 23, 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, November 2, 2008 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Friends Meeting House, 1104 Forest Street, 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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*Join Us at the Next CCPJ Salon*

WHEN: November 8, 2008 7:30 pm

WHERE: 604 Grove Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22902
Call 244-0374 for directions

TOPIC: Dear Mr. President, The First Thing I Want You to Do Is . . .

Bring memorabilia from the current or any past campaigns and your ideas 
for writing to the new president.

"The tyranny of a prince is not so dangerous to the public welfare as 
the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."
Montesquieu, 1748

The CCPJ Salon is a gathering to connect people in the peace and justice 
community. Our intention is to create dialogue on peace and justice 
issues, to provide a space for interpersonal and group communication and 
to further both enjoyment and action.
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*Events Sponsored by Other Organizations*
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*United Nations Association Potato Potluck*

WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:00 pm

WHERE: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, 717 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville

The Blue Ridge Virginia Chapter of the United Nations Association of the 
USA (UNA-USA) will host a free gala feast of potatoes to underscore 
hunger in the world and to celebrate the UN's proclamation of 2008 as 
the "International Year of the Potato." The event will feature music by 
the "United Notions" and special guest speaker David Smith, Deputy 
Director of the UN's Washington DC Office.

Why is the potato the food of the future? The potato produces more 
nutritious food more quickly, on less land, and in harsher climates than 
any other major crop - up to 85 percent of the plant is edible human 
food, compared to around 50% in cereals.

*To register* for this free event, contact bruce.carveth at gmail.com 
<mailto:bruce.carveth at gmail.com> indicating the number in your party. 
Bring a pot-luck potato dish to share.

Admission: FREE (bring a potato dish to share)

For more information contact: Bruce Carveth, 434-295-3289 or 
bruce.carveth at gmail.com <mailto:bruce.carveth at gmail.com>
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*QCC Walks! Against Gun Violence*

WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2008 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us on a /March for Peace/, led by NAACP President M. Rick Turner 
and Ms. Angaleen Luck-Goodloe, starting from Tonsler Park at the corner 
of 5th St. Extended and Cherry Ave.

For more information contact Quality Community Council at 434-977-3045.
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*Private Corporation Seeks to Open 1,000-Bed Immigrant Prison In Farmville*

Please Take Action Now to Demand Accountability

BACKGROUND:
Last week, it was announced that a private corporation would open a 
1,040-bed immigrant detention facility in Farmville, Virginia. Immigrant 
solidarity groups in Virginia are in preliminary discussions about a 
response. As a first step, The People United has been conducting 
research into the background of the private company, Immigration Centers 
of America (ICA), and the financial arrangements that they have with 
local and federal authorities. ICA refused to answer any questions.

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) distanced 
the federal agency from ICA, maintaining that their only agreement is 
with the city of Farmville. City Manager Gerald Spates made a commitment 
to send answers to The People United on October 7. He did not follow 
through and has since refused to return phone calls to The People United.

Read the investigative report:
http://www.thepeopleunited.org/immigrantJustice.php?id=7

Read the opinion piece by Sue Frankel-Streit:
http://www.thepeopleunited.org/events.php?id=16

Private, for-profit prisons have a well-documented history of horrendous 
human rights abuses. Those responsible need to hear now that we do not 
want this prison in Virginia. Take action now to show that we will not 
stand quietly by and allow this to proceed unquestioned.

CALL:
Farmville Town Manager
Gerald Spates (434) 392-5686

ICA Representatives
Ken Newsome (CEO of AMF Bakery Systems) (800) 225-3771
Russell Harper (804) 282-6550 ext. 12
Warren Coleman (804) 282-6550 ext. 14

THE PEOPLE UNITED'S REQUEST:
We want the Farmville Town Manager to meet with The People United and 
other concerned groups and answer all of their questions. We want this 
meeting to be open to the media.

Call now. Use the talking points below or your own reasons for opposing 
the prison but remember to make the request for a meeting. And please 
help spread the word!

TALKING POINTS:
·Immigrant detention facilities do not make our communities safer and we 
do not want to see one built here. It is time for an end to a culture of 
fear and division exemplified by the plans for this new prison.

·We have seen the human rights abuses at other privately-run prisons and 
we will not stand for that here. For example, immigrants in Elizabeth, 
New Jersey were awarded $2.5 million in damages after an investigation 
showed that poorly trained guards served rotting food and physically and 
mentally abused prisoners.

·Private prisons are not appropriate vehicles for revitalizing our 
economy. A study by Washington State University found that prison 
construction actually slows economic growth in small towns.

For more information, contact Jeff Winder at (434) 906-0421 or 
jeff at thepeopleunited.org <mailto:jeff at thepeopleunited.org>.
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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. Include 
the event information in your email or in a Word file - no pdf files, 
please.

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

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