[CCPJ Update] CCPJ Update September 20, 2009

Sun Sep 20 22:05:57 EDT 2009

http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org
What's New:
"Who Decides About War" Conference
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CCPJ Events
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Join us at the next CCPJ Meeting!

WHEN: TBD 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 24, 2009 5:00 – 6:00 pm
WHERE: Federal Building, corner of Ridge and Water Streets,  
Charlottesville.
Want a “peace” of the action? Be there!
Map and more info: http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org/thursday
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Events Sponsored by Other Organizations
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International Peace Day Celebration
WHEN: Monday, September 21 7:00pm
WHERE: Unity Church, 2825 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville
The U.N.-SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2009.

September 21 is the International Day of Peace when thousands of  
communities in the global community celebrate their commitment to a  
more peaceful, just and sustainable world. In Charlottesville, this  
celebration will take place at Unity Church, 2825 Hydraulic Circle,  
starting at 7:00 PM, Monday, September 21. Peace-related music,  
stories, and poetry will be offered by talented people from our  
community, including cellist Tanya Anisimova, guitarist Ali Youssefi,  
and others.
A suggested donation of $5 - 10 is requested at the door; children are  
free.
Proceeds will support awareness of interfaith cooperation locally and  
globally.
Sponsored by the Interfaith Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia- 
URI; Gesher Center; Unity Church. and others.
For more information, see www.interfaithcooperation.org, or call  
434-990-4220.
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Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award Presentation to former  
President James Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
WHEN: Monday, September 21 7:00pm
WHERE: JMU Convocation Center, 895 University Boulevard, Harrisonburg
On behalf of the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at James  
Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, CCPJ members, families and  
friends are invited to come see and hear former President Carter and  
his wife Rosalynn Carter.
They will be receiving the Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award,  
given annually by Dr. Sushil Mittal and the Gandhi Center to those who  
have contributed to global peace and nonviolent conflict resolution.
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/, or call  
540.568.3853
The costs are $10 for the lower level and $5 for the upper level.
Sponsored by the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at James  
Madison University
For more information call (540) 568-7249
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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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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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Who Decides About War? Conference
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, October 2-3
WHERE: Georgetown Law School, Washington, DC.
Who decides about war and peace? Congress? The President? The Courts?  
The People?

  What kind of national defense should the U.S. have? What type of  
military?

  WHO DECIDES ABOUT WAR?

The National Conference on War Powers, Law, and Democracy

  will confront essential questions raised by the U.S. invasions and  
occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. These questions are timely, as  
the process that brought the United States into those wars is widely  
recognized today as having been flawed at best, dishonest at worst.
This engaging event will bring together activists and academics,  
public officials and veterans, lawyers and military families.
We will use facilitated discussions, panel presentations, and  
workshops to accomplish two goals. First, to educate ourselves and  
each other about the issues involved, the state of the law, and  
alternatives. Second, to develop a statement of common principles  
leading to a more democratic, comprehensive, and durable national  
defense policy — one that will honor the Constitution and help keep  
the United States from entering into unnecessary wars.

For more information visit
http://www.WhoDecidesAboutWar.org

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Justice (CCPJ)
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org
434 961 6278
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