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Tuesday, July 1: French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "The Relations between the U.S. and France in a World Transformed." Tuesday, July 1: EXECUTION VIGILS FOR DEATH ROW INMATE BOBBY SWISHER July 1, noon, in front of the Charlottesville Circuit Court house, 315 E. High St. Signs will be provided. Also, 8:30 - 9:15 p.m. in Jackson Park on July 1 by the Sowers of Justice and 8:45 PM at the Charlottesville Friends Meetinghouse, 1104 Forest St. For more information, about Bobby Swisher, visit the Virginians Against the Death Penalty (VADP) web site, http://www.vadp.org/cases/swisher.htm Wednesday, July 2: DeanForAmerica/Meetup will be at Gordon Avenue Library in Charlottesville, Virginia at 7 p.m. Friday, July 4: JULY 4TH, USE THE BLACK SPOT TO "UNBRAND" AMERICA In the coming months a black spot will pop up everywhere ... on store windows and newspaper boxes, on gas pumps and supermarket shelves. Open a magazine or newspaper - it's there. It's on TV. It stains the logos and smears the nerve centers of the world's biggest corporations. This is the mark of the people who don't approve of Bush's plan to control the world, who don't want countries "liberated" without UN backing, who can't stand anymore neo-con bravado shoved down their throats. This is the mark of the people who want the Kyoto Protocol for the environment, who want the International Criminal Court for greater justice, who want a world where all nations, including the U.S.A., are free of weapons of mass destruction, and who pledge to take their country back. Adbusters is launching the unbranding campaign July 4th. For more information, visit the campaign web site at http://www.unbrandamerica.org Friday, July 4: Brady Earnhart plays the Gravity Lounge - Charlottesville, VA (under Foot Locker on the downtown mall) with (guitarist, vocalist, harp player, & (my) recording engineer extraordinaire) Jeff Romano Monday, July 7: Paul Freedman, director for the Project on Campaign Conduct at the Sorensen Institute, will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "War, Presidents, and Public Opinion." Wednesday, July 9: Phobe Marr, author of The Modern History of Iraq, will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. Her topic will be "Looking Forward: Can the U.S. Shape a 'New' Iraq?" Thursday, July 10: Charlottesville/Albemarle Women Who Care Delegate Mitch Van Yahres and Senator Creigh Deeds invite you to join them and special guest Senator Mary Margaret Whipple of Arlington (Senate Democratic Caucus Chair) for wine, cheese, and discussion. Thursday, July 10, 2003 At the home of Kay Slaughter, 1501 Short 18th Street (one block north of 18th & Chesapeake). To RSVP or for more information, call Connie Jorgensen at 293-3733 Saturday, July 12: Statewide Kickoff for Howard Dean. Come on Down to the Mudhouse at 9 a.m. for the festivities in Charlottesville. Monday, July 14: Bastille Day Monday, July 14: Marc Selverstone will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "The emergence of the Communist Monolith." Wednesday, July 16: Evan Thomas, assistant managing editor of Newsweek, will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "Bush and Boldness: The Assault on Risk Aversion in the national Security Establishment since 9/11. Thursday, July 17- Friday, July 18:
Sixth
Annual Virginia Governors Project In 1998 the University of Virginia Center for Politics initiated the Virginia Governors Project. The primary purpose of this project is to record for posterity the history of Virginia governors in order to apply the hard-learned lessons of the past to the challenges faced by today's Commonwealth. The project has proven successful because the topic of Virginia governors is of perennial interest and genuine importance, and the Center has shown itself to be particularly well-qualified to organize events of this type. Starting with an examination of the two terms of Gov. Mills E. Godwin, Jr., the Virginia Governors Project has proceeded chronologically through the administrations of A. Linwood Holton, John N. Dalton, Charles S. Robb, and Gerald L. Baliles. This year our focus will be L. Douglas Wilder, the 66th governor of Virginia and the first and only African American elected governor in the United States. The University of Virginia Center for Politics is pleased to partner with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the Community Idea Stations (WCVE Richmond PBS and WHTJ Charlottesville PBS) and numerous corporations, foundations, and individual donors. Friday, July 18: Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, president of Catholic Charities USA, will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "Catholicism: Confronting Religious Scandal and the Policy Advocacy." Friday, July 18: WNRN release party for sequel to their popular local compilation CD "Station Break" - Starr Hill in Charlottesville. (The CD will include Brady Earnhart's song "Get Right Back" from the new album. Tons of other cool folks playing too, including Andy Waldeck, Nickletown, Mando Mafia, Scuffletown, Faster Than Walking, Halfgrassd, Heather Berry and the Berrypickers, Kathryn Caine, and Jan Smith.) Saturday, July 19: The Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Jefferson Area Board for the Aging on Hillsdale Drive. Mary Bauer, with the Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers, will be the featured speaker. Her topic will be "New Challenges for Virginia's Immigrants." Saturday, July 19: Democratic Committees of Martinsville and Henry County Breakfast featuring The Honorable Barnie Day and The Honorable Meredith Richards at the Dutch Inn at 8:30 am Event Notes: Sponsor $100 admits (4) / Breakfast $15. Must respond by July 17. Benefits Martinsville/Henry Co. Democratic Committees For more information contact: Phil Burnette, Phone: (540) 632-5061 ext 303, or: Lorene Martin, Phone: (540) 632-7712 Sunday, July 20: Region Ten's Softball X Extravaganza Democrats vs. Republicans, 3:00, McIntire Park, Field #1. John Conover will be coaching the Democrats, who won last year 16 to 1. Monday, July 21: John D. Gazewood will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "Helping Patients with Chronic Illness: a Generalist Perspective." Monday, July 21: The Charlottesville City Council will discuss a resolution Opposing the USA Patriot Act at its 7:30 p.m. meeting. Consideration of the resolution is the fourth item on the agenda. Tuesday, July 22: Bobby Swisher is scheduled to be executed for the murder of Dawn McNees Snyder, postponed from 3 weeks ago. Please distribute the enclosed fliers to your congregations or colleagues regarding a protest to take place on the day of the execution at 12 noon, Tuesday, July 22 in front of the Charlottesville City Circuit Court at 315 E. High Street. As usual, there will be a silent vigil at about 8:45 that evening at the Friends meeting house lasting about an hour. There will also be a vigil at 8:30 – 9:00 at Jackson Park at Courthouse Square led by the Sowers of Justice. Tuesday, July 22: ALL HOSPITAL AND UVA EMPLOYEES COME AND TALK TO LT. GOVERNOR TIM KAINE ABOUT: BUDGETS AND RAISES, GRIEVANCES, HR POLICIES, ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2003 SPONSORED BY THE STAFF UNION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (SUUVA); COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (CWA) SUUVA/CWA Call Jan Cornell 984-3362 for more info. WWW.SUUVA.ORG; SUUVACWA@AOL.COM Tuesday, July 22: The League of Women Voters, at the request of the City Council, will hold a public forum for candidates for the Planning Commission on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chamber, 2nd floor of City Hall. The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates. For more information, contact Jeanne Cox, Clerk of City Council at 970-3113 or coxj@charlottesville.org. Wednesday, July 23: Joseph J. Sisco will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic will be "America's Challenge in the Post-Hussein Era." Thursday, July 24: National Kerry 2004 Meetup Not enough Kerry Supporters near Charlottesville, VA can make it, so this month's Meetup at 7 pm is cancelled. Sunday, July 27: Mt. Zion Baptist Church will celebrate their first worship service at the new Mt. Zion with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sunday, July 27th. The congregation will meet at the old Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 105 Ridge Street, at 9:45 a.m. They will begin marching to their new church at 105 Lankford Avenue at 10:00 a.m. Those who are not planning to walk will be able to ride in special buses that will be waiting on Ridge Street. The plan is that the march will arrive at the new church at 10:30 a.m. And that they will have their ribbon cutting celebration at 10:45 a.m. With the church service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Mt. Zion church members welcome you to come and help celebrate this joyous occasion. Well wishers can celebrate with the church members by joining in the procession following behind the congregation, watching as they march by, and/or attending the ribbon cutting ceremony and service. It may be that some members would appreciate help getting back to their cars on Ridge Street after the service. Monday, July 28: Alan Murray,
Washington bureau chief for CNBC, will speak at the Miller Center at 11
a.m. His topic will be "Elephant on the Table: How Washington Is Dancing
around the Coming Demographic Disaster."
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