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Saturday, February 2: Groundhog Day Saturday, February 2: Political Pasta Supper  Monday, February 4: Death Penalty Awareness Day 8:00-9:00 a.m. in Charlottesville: Rally send-off at the Federal Building, corner of Water St. and McIntyre Rd. Bring signs! Tell your friends! 10:45 a.m. in Richmond: Appointment with Sen. Creigh Deeds to discuss the death penalty. Please let Anne (annemm@earthlink.net) know if you are able to attend and whether you'd like to carpool. 10:30 a.m. in Richmond: Meet at St. Peter's Catholic Church (Grace and 8th St. side entrance) for overview on death penalty related bills. 11:30 a.m. in Richmond: Rally outside General Assembly Building/Capitol Grounds 9th St. between Grace and Broad Streets. Monday, February 4:Plan to attend Ibrahim Ramey's talk "Beyond Saddam and Sanctions: American Policy Toward Iraq after 9/11" at 7:30 pm in UVa's Newcomb Theater. Mr. Ramey has traveled to Iraq several times in recent years as part of his position with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interreligious group based in Nyack, New York. He will speak about current American policy, covering both the UN's 11-year-old economic sanctions (which UNICEF credits with the deaths of over 4,000 Iraqi children every month) and late-breaking news from Washington on the possibility of military action against Iraq. It should be an exciting first-hand discussion of these policies and of possible alternatives. To reach Newcomb Theater from off Grounds, park in UVa's guest parking garage on Emmet Street. Newcomb Hall is the closest building straight east from the garage/bookstore building (i.e. away from Emmet). The theater is on the basement level; enter Newcomb and take the stairs or elevator down. Sponsors for Mr. Ramey's talk include UVa's Middle East Studies Program, the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, UVa's International Residential College, the Islamic Council of Central Virginia, UVa's Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, and Westminster Presbyterian Church. For information call 296-7669 (eves). Tuesday, February 5: REV. FLOYD FLAKE TO SPEAK ON ROLE OF BLACK CHURCH IN BUILDING CIVIC COMMUNITY Tuesday, Feb. 5 The Rev. Floyd Flake, a former U.S. Representative from Queens and long-time pastor of the Allen AME Church, will speak on "Shifting Paradigms, Changing Perceptions, and New Perspectives." He has been asked to address the role of the black church in building civic community. His talk is co-sponsored by The Institute for Public History and The Center for Religion and Democracy. Rev. Flake has pastored the Allen AME Church in Jamaica, New York, since 1976. The church now boasts 12,000 members and a strong social outreach mission. The church has been directly responsible for the revitalization of the communities it serves. Allen A.M.E. church has supported a health clinic, a Head Start program, a Christian school, a 300 unit senior housing complex, a bus company, and the rebuilding of storefronts and homes. He is a strong supporter of policies of self-reliance. Rev. Flake served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Queens, New York from 1986-97, after being urged to run by a group of Queens-area ministers. He was re-elected five times. Although identified as a Democrat, he has supported numerous Republican initiatives that served the goals of distressed communities. He developed a reputation as a very independent thinker, supporting New Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" and the Republican-sponsored reform bill called the Community Renewal Act. This bill endorsed tax breaks and school vouchers to assist distressed communities. He resigned mid-term to support the programs in his church. In 1997, a new Allen A.M.E. Cathedral was dedicated. CONTACT: Phyllis Leffler, pkl6h@virginia.edu Tuesday, February 5: Now that Council has agreed to delay the sale of Jefferson School indefinitely, we need to give you an update and discuss the upcoming study. Your voice is important. Please attend the meeting at Jefferson School on Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by Citizens for Jefferson School, the Jefferson High Reunion committee and Preservation Jefferson. Wednesday, February 6: SUUVA-CWA You are cordially invited to a press conference to announce the affiliation of Staff at the University of Virginia (SUUVA) with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Wednesday, February 6, 2002
Please join us for this historic occassion.
For more information, please contact: SUUVA@lagsite.org or Jan Cornell/286-9432/jancornell@hotmail.com or Sylvia New Strawn/977-8252/sns@virginia.edu or Wilson McIvor/wem6v@virginia.edu 
While there is no prohibition of state employees belonging to a union, there are certain constraints which state employees in Virginia must operate under.
See also, UVa Workers: It's Time to Organize. Wednesday, February 6: The Democrats for Change will be hosting a forum for candidates for the Democratic nomination for the Charlottesville City Council from 7:00-8:45 pm in the McIntire Room of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library downtown (201 E. Market St.). Topics to include sustainable development, environment, transporation, and regional planning. Confirmed co-sponsors are: Democrats for Change, Sensible Transportation Alternatives to the Meadowcreek Parkway, Alternatives to Paving, and the Sierra Club. Moderator will be Karen Firehock. Thursday, February 7: PRESS CONFERENCE on PROTESTING THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN NYC TIME: 12:30pm Protesters included UVA students, Commune members from Twin Oaks and Acorn communes, environmentalists, 3 of the "Omni Four", Anarchists, and more. Andrew Holden Sunday, February 10: Benefit for Mental Health The MHA, UVA and Region Ten present JACK DONAHUE in Concert at Old Cabell Hall at 8 p.m. for an evening of pop & jazz standards by an artist who "already has more polish and taste than a lot of performers twice his age... Mr. Donahue is going places fast." Rex Reed, New York Observer Tickets are $15: available at Spencer's 206, Plan 9 & Order from Horder or call the MHA at 434-977-4673. Diane Taylor also has tickets for sale and may be contacted at (h) 823-5940. For a donation of $25 or more, meet Jack at a special reception following the show to mark the release of his CD - "Lighthouse" Tuesday, February 12: Chinese New Year: Year of the Horse and Mardi Gras and New Moon Saturday, February 16: The Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast will take place on Saturday, February 16th at 9:30 a.m. at Jefferson Area Board for the Aging and is open to the public. The discussion topic will be the recent Virginia Supreme Court decison regarding cross-burning and will feature State Solicitor William H. Hurd (from the Virginia Attorney General's Office in Richmond) and Josh Wheeler (with the Thomas Jefferson Center for Free Expression). At the breakfast, Josh Wheeler will be defending the court's position while William Hurd will defend the position of the state. In the meantime, Yvonne Miller has introduced SB 111 Burning object on property of another with intent to intimidate bill rewrites "the cross-burning statute, without any reference to a cross or other object and without any presumption of intent to intimidate, to provide that any person, with the intent of intimidating another, who burns an object on the property of another, on a highway or other public place is guilty of a Class 6 felony." This bill was reported from committee in the nature of a substitute with a vote of 14-Y and 0-N and
was passed by the Senate with a vote of 40-Y to 0-N. See also Why it was right to strike down the cross-burning law and Josh Wheeler Elaborates on Cross Burning, Threats and the First Amendment and Lloyd Snook's Response to Downing Smith and Others Regarding Virginia's Cross Burning Statute and other discussions of cross burning on www.loper.org/~george Saturday, February 16: A Candidate's Forum for the Democratic nomination for the Charlottesville City Council will take place at 12 noon in City Council Chambers. This forum will focus on education, health care, city finances, and other timely concerns and is jointly sponsored by the Charlottesville Democratic Committee and by the Democrats for Change. Sunday, February 17: The Waldo of the evening is Charlottesville City Council candidate Waldo Jaquith; the occasion, fundraising for his campaign. With the Impossible Trio (featuring John D'earth, Dawn Thompson, Cameron Rawlston, and Matt Wyatt) and other-to-be-announced local music acts. $15, doors. 7 pm. 709 West Main Street. 977-0017 (On the Move, The Hook, February 14-20, 2002).  Greg Howard, Peter Griesar, and devon will be there, while they are awaiting confirmations from True Love Always, Hogwaller Ramblers, Fred Boyce and a couple of other people. Tickets can be purchased from Starr Hill's website [1], Spencer's 206, or at the door. Waldo says, "Think of it as an effort to put the "party" back in "political party." (Or, if you prefer, the "fun" back in "fundraiser.") (Waldo Jaquith, electronic mail, February 14, 2002) Saturday, February 23: The Democratic Nominating Convention for City Council will take place at 10:00am at Charlottesville Performing Arts Center. The Democratic Party nominees will be selected by the participants at the meeting who are: 1. Democrats and willing to sign a pledge that they will not support anyone who is opposed to a Democrat in the May election. 2. Registered voters in the City of Charlottesville. 3. Present at the Performing Arts Center no later than 10:00 AM on February 23, 2002. Anyone who is not already registered to vote and wishes to participate in the process should do so by by February 22nd. The six candidates for the Democratic nomination for City Council who have pre-filed a declaration of candidacy are: Blake Caravati, Bern Ewert, Joan Fenton, Waldo Jaquith; Alexandria Searls, and David Simmons. We will be selecting two candidates. See also the Final Draft of Call to Convention and Lloyd Snook's Letter on Single Shotting. Designated seating areas for each precinct at the Convention will probably take up much of the front 2/3 of the Performing Arts Center. The area above the entrance will be designated for visitors and observers to make certain their is sufficient room for certified participants.
Tuesday, February 26: The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression cordially invites you to attend the February event of the 2002 Visitors' Series to hear "Getting Sued for Your Speech" Presented by Robert M. O’Neil Director of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and author of the Recently Published "The First Amendment and Civil Liability" at 7:30 p.m. Reception and book signing to follow. Open to the public but seating
is limited. To reserve your seat, call 804-295-4784.
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