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Please note: The dates for the next several updates will be on or around:
Saturday, July 26
Thursday, August 7
Monday, August 18
Please plan accordingly in sending in your events.

CCPJ Events
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Join Our Anti-War Demonstration This Thursday

WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 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, August 3, 2008 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

Events Sponsored by Other Organizations

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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House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations

This Friday, July 25th, the House Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing called "Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations." While not defined explicitly as a hearing on the articles of impeachment that Rep. Dennis Kucinich has put forth, this is the closest we've seen to a formal discussion on Capitol Hill related to the issue of impeachment. Click here for the AP article explaining what's happening: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iE21FOVAfMfEbAE5LDwiYm8fGh4QD91UJD6O1

There are several things you can do between now and Friday:

By clicking here http://www.democrats.com/topelosiandjudiciary you can send a message to members of the House Judiciary Committee. Be sure to tell them how important it is for them to be at the hearing on Friday, and for them to speak up for impeachment.

Get in touch with your local media outlets before Friday and urge them to fully cover the hearing. And it would be great if you can also get in touch with national media outlets to demand that they cover the hearing. For media contact information click here: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/

Sign - and get others to sign - the petition organized by Dennis Kucinich: http://impeachment.kucinich.us/petition/ (We had some trouble logging on to this site, so please be patient and keep trying!)

If you are in or near Washington, DC try to get to the hearing yourself. Folks need to be there early, by 9 am. The hearing will be in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141 starting at 10 am. For more information contact ningroup@gmail.com

This message sponsored by United for Peace and Justice.
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Buses to Demonstration Against Attacking Iran

WHEN: Saturday, August 2, 2008

A committee of CCPJ is working to reserve busses so that we can all demonstrate in Washington, D.C., and/or Virginia Beach on August 2nd, a national day of action organized by:
http://stopwaroniran.org
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Promoting Resolution Against Attacking Iran at City Council Meeting

WHEN: Monday, August 4, 2008

WHERE: Charlottesville City Hall

Please mark these dates on your calendars now and plan on them. Thanks!

For more information call 434-961-6278 or visit http://charlottesvillepeace.org
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Southeast Convergence for Climate Action

WHEN: August 5—August 11, 2008

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 or email: risingtide@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.
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This E-mail comes from the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice (CCPJ)
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org
434 961 6278

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