CCPJ Events

Join us to help plan a CCPJ retreat scheduled for September.

Please join us to help plan a CCPJ Retreat.

Join us for our monthly meeting to discuss local and regional efforts for peace and justice. A potluck dinner precedes the meeting, beginning at 5:45. All are welcome!

Note: If you wish to present an agenda item at the general meeting, please contact the CCPJ Board by April 28.

The TrueMajority.org "IranMobile", a Dr. Strangelovian thermonuclear missle/bomb that rises for launch 20 feet in the air with George W. Bush astride, is coming to Charlottesville, Va., as part of the NotAnotherWar.org campaign to stop an impending war on Iran. Lights, smoke, music, audio are part of the presentation. Citizen activists will provide written materials and encourage discussion of the U.S. policy of aggressive war that was born 5 years ago this week. Please come out and join us!

The American public elected a Congress to end one war in 2006, and -- far from ending it -- our government is threatening to launch another war, this time against Iran. The current issue of U.S. News and World Report includes an article with the headline "Six Signs the U.S. May Be Headed for War in Iran." The illegal occupation of Iraq is entering its sixth year.

More information about the IranMobile is available at http://notanotherwar.org

More about the threat of an attack on Iran is available at http://dontattackiran.org

The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice (CCPJ), which is assisting in this event, is at http://charlottesvillepeace.org

Join members of CCPJ every Thursday from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. to demonstrate for peace in front of the Federal Building at the corner of Ridge and Water Streets. Bring signs and props or use one of the posters we provide.

In response to the influential words of Chief Billy "Redwing" Tayac we are forming a committee to work on the issues affecting American Indians. This group will work towards organizing actions to preserve tribal lands, Promote better conditions on reservations, join The Longest Walk, recognize Spanish Speaking Indians' native heritage and achieve a more open policy to Spanish Speaking Indians immigrating to the United States.

For more information please contact Rian Dovis at 434.295.3381 or rianchandler@gmail.com

Please join us for an informal discussion about and analysis of, how our tax dollars are being spent-- particularly the enormous proportion that goes to the military budget.

Join us on March 13-16 for a film festival marking five years of occupying Iraq. Discussions will follow each film.

The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, OFFSCREEN, and University Democrats, are sponsoring. The film screenings will all be free and open to the public. The sponsors encourage everyone to come, regardless of their opinions on the Iraq occupation or political affiliations.

WHERE: Kaleidoscope Room in Newcomb Hall, on the main grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. (#30 on this map.)

WHEN: March 13, 14, 15, 16. Events begin at 7 p.m. on the first three nights and 5 p.m. on the final day.

FILMS:

March 13 at 7 p.m.: The Ground Truth
The film's director and producer Patricia Foulkrod will lead a discussion following this stunning look at the lives of veterans of the occupation of Iraq.

March 14 at 7 p.m.: In the Valley of Elah
This Academy Award nominated film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon, and is based on a true story of veterans of the Iraq occupation. A discussion will follow.

March 15 at 7 p.m.: Leading to War
This just-released film shows us how the architects of the invasion of Iraq led a nation into war. Here is an opportunity to hear them make their case for war in their own words. A discussion will follow.

March 16 at 5 p.m.: The Power of Nightmares (three one-hour films with intermissions)
This BBC film trilogy draws comparisons between Neocons and Islamists and argues that the threat of al Qaeda is largely a myth used by politicians. A discussion will follow.

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.

There will be a potluck supper at 5:45.
Join us for good food and conversation
prior to the meeting.

All welcome!

The newsletter folding and mailing party on Thursday,
Feb. 28, 7 pm, will take place at 1948 Thomson Road,
Charlottesville. Thomson Road goes off of Emmet St., opposite
the UVA parking garage—the garage with the bookstore on the top.
For more information, please call Virginia Rovnyak at
540-456-6930.

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.

Changing the World Through Community Organizing
Fri. March 28th, 6:00 PM

Three authors discuss various aspects of community organizing --why organizers do what they do, the "nuts and bolts" of how they do it, and how a retreat center has been effective in renewing their energy to work to change the world.

Featuring:
Michael Jacoby Brown, author of Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World, has worked as a community organizer, trainer, and consultant for numerous community, labor, religious, government, and health organizations.

Kristin Layng Szakos (with co-author Joe Szakos) has written We Make Change: Community Organizers Talk About What They Do--and Why. She is a freelance writer and editor and the former director of the Appalachian Reader, a journal about community organizing.

Susan Wells, author of Changing Course: Windcall and the Art of Renewal, has been active in social jusitice movements since 1950, including as trustee of the Abelard Foundation. In 1989 she founded Windcall to address burnout among social change leaders.

Hosted by Virginia Organizing Project, Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, UVa Pride, Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR), Interfaith Gay Straight Alliance, Legal Aid Justice Center, Blue Ridge Radio Project, The People United, Charlottesville Albemarle NAACP, The Bridge, and Gay Straight Alliance of the TJMC-UU.

Moderator: Joe Szakos

Location:
City Council Chambers
605 E. Main Street
(434)970-3113

The event is open to the public with no admission charge.

Light refreshments will be served.

Chief Billy Redwing Tayac will speak on the issues and politics that affect not only American Indians, but indegeonous peoples everywhere, such as the United Nations' newly-adopted Declaration of Rights of Indigeonous Peoples. The United States was one of only four countries to reject the declaration.

On Thursday evening, February 21st, CCPJ will screen a new film in Charlottesville on a very timely topic: the verifiability of U.S. elections. We'll bring the writer, director, and producer of "Uncounted," David Earnhardt, to town to show his film and then speak about it and lead a discussion.

There will be no charge for admission, and we encourage you to join us and bring along anyone who cares about how (and whether) votes are counted. The event begins at 7 p.m. at Sojourner's Church at 1017 Elliott Avenue and will include the screening of an 80-minute film.

The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
invites you to a salon:

DATE: February 9, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 604 Grove Avenue Charlottesville, VA

Panel Discussion:

“Stop Criminalization of Immigrants in Virginia”

“Once you hear the stories and get to know Virginia's immigrants personally, it's hard to ignore the clear injustices going on throughout Virginia. What makes our work challenging is the large, silent majority who need to start speaking up to defend principles of fairness and basic dignity for Virginians, including Virginia's immigrants.” - Tim Freilich of the Charlottesville based Legal Aid Justice Center's immigrant advocacy program, The Daily Progress, 1/20/08.

The CCPJ Salon is a gathering of people with the intention to engage in dialogue on peace and justice issues, to provide a space for interpersonal and group communication, and to further both conversation and action.

FOR MORE INFORMATION please call 244-0374 or e-mail charlottesvillepeace@gmail.com

Please join us for our monthly meeting. Find out what's going on in the area of
peace andjustice, offer your ideas and participate in events and actions. Come early for a potluck dinner at 5:45.

All welcome!

CCPJ 961-6278

Live Arts presents Lysistrata on February 16, with proceeds benefiting the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice. This ancient play presents everything you need to know about how men live and die by the sword. Ribald and profound, these words have gained meaning with each of the 2500 years that have passed since they were written. And the women they empower have become more vital with every redundant bout of armed foolishness undertaken by the men for whom they must care. After the play, the director and actors will participate in a discussion with the audience.

Tickets for this benefit performance of Lysistrata will be available at New Dominion Bookstore, Quest Books, and Greenberry's, as of January 25. All tickets are $20, with general admission. No reserved seating.

CCPJ monthly general meeting from 7-9 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1042 Preston Avenue. Come early for a potluck dinner beginning at 5:45. Many new ideas and plans will be discussed. All are welcome!

ANTI -WAR DEMONSTRATIONS
Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:30 -
5:30 pm Federal Building, corner of
Ridge and Water

ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS - EVERY THURSDAY.

We encourage a LARGE PEACE PRESENCE on the
FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Mark your
calendars!
Come weekly if you can.

Bring your own sign or use one of ours.

CCPJ: 961-6278
Mike: 245-9898

CCPJ is sponsoring a demonstration urging
people
not to buy war toys for children. Let's make
a strong statement
that we should not suggest with our gifts
that war is a fun or
good activity. Demonstration site: on the
street corner where
cars turn in to Wal-Mart property. Signs
will be provided (or
bring your own).

540-456-6930

We encourage a LARGE PEACE PRESENCE on the
FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Mark your
calendars!
Come weekly if you can. Bring your own sign or use one of ours.

CCPJ Salon
December 1, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: 604 Grove Avenue Charlottesville, VA
FOR MORE INFORMATION please call 244-0374

Film and Discussion: “Dying to Live: A Migrant’s Journey”

"This documentary is a revealing, riveting and heart wrenching look at one of the most pressing issues facing our nation...this film digs deeper and explores the hopes and aspirations of the men, women and children who risk everything for a better life and for the opportunity to work toward the American Dream." U.S. Representative Luis V. Gutierrez

with special guests
Rhonda Miska, Francisco Maldonado, and Roberto Becerra

The CCPJ Salon is a gathering of people with the intention to engage in dialogue on peace and justice issues, to provide a space for interpersonal and group communication, and to further both conversation and action.

Join members of CCPJ every Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. to demonstrate for peace in front of the Federal Building at the corner of Ridge and Water Streets. Bring signs and props or use one of the posters we provide.

Listen to Public Service Announcement: mp3.

On Saturday evening, November 17, John McCutcheon will perform a farewell concert to benefit the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice. The concert will begin at 7:00 pm at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center. Tickets will also be available for a post-concert reception where John McCutcheon will meet and talk with concert-goers over hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages.

Tickets are available for sale at New Dominion Bookstore, Sidetracks, & Sneak Review Video. Tickets are $50 for the concert and reception, or $25 for the concert only.

Widely considered a master of the hammer dulcimer, the predecessor of the piano, McCutcheon has performed to sold-out audiences around the world, in venues ranging from Russia to Dallas.

Garnering seven Grammy nominations and almost every imaginable award in the independent record industry, John McCutcheon has brought joy to millions of listeners. After spending years as a local resident, McCutcheon now lives in Atlanta. His farewell benefit concert for the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice provides the opportunity to witness his blend of song and story, humor and pathos, contemporary and traditional, in an exhilarating celebration of Americana.

Buy tickets to concert only: $25 each:

Buy tickets to concert and reception: $50 each:

ARTS FOR PEACE 2007

John McCutcheon Farewell Concert

Post Concert Reception Menu



An Assortment of Fine Cheeses

Crackers and Crostini

Pomegranate - Walnut Chicken in a Pastry Shell

Risotto Balls, with Fontina Cheese and Wild Mushroom Filling

Belgian Endive, with Goat Cheese, Fig and Honey Glazed Pecans

Spring Rolls, with a Peanut Dipping Sauce

Cold Poached Salmon, with a Sorrel - Almond Sauce and a Mango - Pineapple Salsa



Pecan Tassies

Chocolate Cookies

Grapes



Assorted Non Alcoholic Beverages

The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
invites you to a salon:

DATE: October 20, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.

LOCATION: See below for contact information

Film and Discussion:

“Iraq for Sale - The War Profiteers”

The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war.

Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, and Uncovered) takes you inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a result of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so.

The CCPJ Salon is a gathering of people with the intention to engage in dialogue on peace and justice issues, to provide a space for interpersonal and group communication, and to further both conversation and action.

FOR MORE INFORMATION or directions please call Susan at 244-0374 or e-mail charlottesvillepeace@gmail.com