[CCPJ Update] CCPJ Update September 6, 2009

Sun Sep 6 15:04:59 EDT 2009

http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org
What's New:

Save McIntire Park: Join “Hands Across McIntire” on September 27
“Up the Yangtze” Documentary Film at Greene Library
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CCPJ Events
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Join us at the next CCPJ Meeting!
Note New Date and Time!

WHEN: Sunday, September 13 4:30 p.m. Note new date and time!
WHERE: Friends Meeting House, 1104 Forest Street, Charlottesville
Want peace in your lifetime? Come join us and find out how you can  
help make it happen.
Please join us at the meeting and stay for the potluck afterwards at  
6:30. Nourish yourself with good food and conversation.
For more information call 434-961-6278
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Demonstrate for Peace with CCPJ

WHEN: Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:00 – 6:00 pm
WHERE: Federal Building, corner of Ridge and Water Streets,  
Charlottesville.
Warm bodies needed. Signs and good times provided.
Map and more info: http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/thursday
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Events Sponsored by Other Organizations
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Interfaith Pray for Peace Gathering
WHEN: Thursday, September 24 7:15 pm
WHERE: 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.
Sponsored by the Interfaith Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia  
(URI); Gesher Center; Unity Church
For more information contact Heena Reiter at gesher at mindspring.com or  
434-970-7836
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”All for One” Day for Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/ 
Albemarle
WHEN: Tuesday, September 8 All Day
WHERE: Foods of All Nations
Foods of All Nations will be donating a portion of their sales to LVCA  
on Tuesday, September 8. You can help support our cause by doing your  
weekly shopping, having lunch, or picking up dinner at “Foods”  
during this day. This family run business has been in operation for  
over 50 years and offers an amazing selection of imported and local  
delicacies.
Sponsored by Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle
For more information contact Jackie Bright at info at literacyforall.org
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6th Annual Family Peace Festival
WHEN: Sunday, September 13 11:00am
WHERE: St. Joseph's Villa, 8000 Brook Road, Richmond 23227
The Family Peace Festival will feature performances from the Latin  
Ballet of Virginia; Ezibu Muntu; Spoken Word & Hip-Hop by Rasul Elder;  
and Falun Gong, a Chinese dance.
There will be interactive children's crafts and games, a variety of  
ethnic foods, and an interfaith worship service. The festival will  
also include many exhibitors and vendors from the greater Richmond area.
The Family Peace Festival is a celebration of peace that originally  
began in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. The mission of  
the annual event is to provide an opportunity for children, youth, and  
adults of the greater Richmond area to gather to celebrate peace and  
diversity.
The organizers hope to foster a growing sense of community among the  
participants. The day is intended to encourage mutual collaboration  
and appreciation among Richmond's diverse communities of faith.  
Sponsoring organizations include Richmond Peace Education Center, The  
Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond and other faith-based and  
nonprofit organizations.
Spaces for nonprofit organizations and vendors are still available.  
For information about reserving a place for a display, please contact  
the vendor coordinator at tables at familypeacefestival.org
For more information about the Festival: www.familypeacefestival.org
For general information: info at familypeacefestival.org or call 232-1002.
For information on exhibit tables or vending: tables at familypeacefestival.org 
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Sponsored by Richmond Peace Education Center & Interfaith Council of  
Greater Richmond
For futher information contact Anne Khan at annekhan at familypeacefestival.org
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Sierra Club Program: Mountaintop Removal Mining & What Happens After  
Coal
WHEN: Wednesday, September 16     7:00 p.m.
WHERE: St. Mark Lutheran Church (corner of Ivy Rd. & Alderman Rd. in  
Charlottesville)

Tom Cormons of Appalachian Voices and Al Weed of Public Policy  
Virginia will discuss the negative aspects of mining and burning coal  
to generate electricity in Virginia.
For more information contact John at (434) 973-0373 or jcruickshank4 at gmail.com
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New Literacy Tutor Training – Parts 1 and 2
WHEN: Part 1 – Monday, September 21 5:30 pm
Part 2 - Monday, September 28 5:30 pm
WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, 500 Park Street, Charlottesville
Several students are on waiting lists and need your help. No teaching  
experience necessary, training and lesson plans provided. Refreshments  
will be served.
Registration required, please call 434.977.3838
Sponsored by the Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle
For further information contact Jackie Bright at  
info at literacyforall.org or 434.977.3838.
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Wednesday Film Series: Up the Yangtze
WHEN: Wednesday, September 23 7:00 pm
WHERE: Greene County Library, 222Main St., Stanardsville, VA
UP THE YANGTZE: Directed and written by Yung Chang (2007
. An astonishing documentary of culture clash and the erasure of  
history amid China's economic miracle. The film explores the  
incalculable human impact of the giant Three Gorges Dam project on the  
Yangtze, China's longest river. When completed, the 600-foot-high dam  
will be the largest hydroelectric project in the world. As we watch  
the steadily rising water swallow more and more of the landscape, the  
film conveys an ominous sense of a society changing too fast in its  
stampede into an unknown future. A collaboration with P.O.V. PBS'  
award-winning nonfiction film series.
Sponsored by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
For more information contact Ginny Reese at greene at jmrl.org or  
434.985.5227
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HANDS ACROSS MCINTIRE
: A Chain of Hands to Save the Park
WHEN: Sunday, September 27 2:00 pm
WHERE: McIntire Park, near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
WHY: To save the park
The Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park is planning a mass  
demonstration to protest the proposed construction of the Meadowcreek  
Parkway in McIntire Park.
PARKING:  Parking lot near the wading pool, MACAA off Park St., or at  
the skateboard park.
Rain or Shine
! If it rains, please bring a colorful umbrella.
For more information contact Daniel Bluestone at 924-6458 or dblues at virginia.edu

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Every Baby Matters
WHEN: Monday, September 28 7:00pm
WHERE: JMRL Central Library 201 E. Market St. Charlottesville
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS: a PBS documentary.
African-American infants are more than 3 times as likely to die before  
their first birthday than white infants in Charlottesville. This film  
examines the enigma of the Black-white infant mortality gap. Breyette  
Lorntz, Asst Prof of Medicine, UVA Medical Center, will lead a  
discussion following the film.
Sponsored by the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library and the  
Charlottesville City Schools Adult Learning Center
For more information contact John Halliday at halliday at jmrl.org or  
434.979.7151, ext 206.
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Justice (CCPJ)
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org
434 961 6278
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