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Tuesday, October 1: Helena Cobban will be speaking on "Current Cycles of Violence in Israel/Palestine" from 4:00-5:45 at Newcomb Hall, room 389, at the University of Virginia. Helena Cobban is a writer and researcher on international affairs. She contributes a regular column to The Christian Science Monitor and to the London-based Arabic-language daily, Al-Hayat. She is the author of five books, the latest of which, The Moral Architecture of World Peace: Nobel Laureates Discuss our Global Future was published by the University Press of Virginia in May 2000. Ms. Cobban currently has an affiliation with the University of Virginia as Senior Global Affairs Fellow with the university's Institute for Practical Ethics. In mid-2002, she was a member of an international Quaker Working Party on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. She is a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies, and sits on the Middle East advisory committee of Human Rights Watch. More info: Tuesday, October 1: Thirty-ninth U.S. president Jimmy Carter's birthday (1924.)  Tuesday, October 1: October 1 is the first day of Let's Talk Month. Locally, a variety of opportunities have been planned to increase public awareness of the issues and area resources. Delegate Mitch Van Yahres' TV show Community View will highlight Let's Talk Month on Saturday, October 5 at 7:00 P.M. on cable Channel 15 with an interview with Laurie McDade, Teen Pregnancy and STD Prevention Coordinator at Martha Jefferson Hospital, and Rosanne Simeone, Community Educator at Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge. Both City and County governments will proclaim October as Let's Talk Month, and a press release will be distributed to local media. Information on local sexuality education resources has been distributed to all City and County PTOs and to all members of the Chamber of Commerce. Information displays with free literature for parents and young people will be available all month at the Teen Health Center, Health Department, and Northside Library. Let's Talk Month information displays will also be staffed at the County Schools' Staff Development Day on October 3, Fridays After Five on October 4, and the Teen Culture Conference on October 14. Finally, a Mother-Daughter Social co-sponsored by MACAA and the Teen Pregnancy and STD Prevention Work Group is being offered at 2:00 P.M. on October 6 at the Central Library, offering pre-teen girls and their mothers an opportunity to enjoy activities designed to enhance their communication and understanding. For more information about the Social, please call Myra Anderson at MACAA at 295-3171. Wednesday, October 2: Brady Earnhart will be playing at Starr Hill in Charlottesville along with Danny Schmidt & Paul Curreri & -- not a musician but no less groovy for that -- the non-pigeon-hole-able writer & visual artist Andy Friedman. (Andy, who also draws cartoons, has a great CD collection, & wears cool boots in case you're into leather, is the force behind City Salvage Records, the label that carries Paul's CD & will be carrying Brady Earnhart's upcoming second one.) Show starts at 8:30. 7 bucks (cheap). Not to be missed. www.citysalvagerecords.com Wednesday, October 4: Bike to Work Day. Free breakfast for cyclists! 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. downtown at city hall and at Jordan Hall at UVa. Saturday, October 5: FOCUS Women's Resource Center presents The Fall Conference & Annual Luncheon Women's Economic Health: "The Disparity between Values and the Valued." Explore the current conditions and future economic possibilities for women and the effect on everyone. Guest Speaker: Ann Crittenden, author of The Price of Motherhood. Luncheon Catered by Sticks Kabob Shoppe followed by a book sale and signing. Saturday, October 5th For Further Information: Call 434.293.2222. Monday, October 7: Amiri Baraka's Birthday (1934). Also, National Squirrel Awareness Week. Monday, October 7: Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development Shibley Telhami at the University of Maryland will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. on "Shaping Public Opinion in the Middle East: The Role of the New Media". Monday, October 7: CALL TO ACTION WAR WITHOUT END? NOT IN OUR NAME! The Charlottesville Center for Peace & Justice will be holding a LARGE PEACE DEMONSTRATION on Monday, October 7th from 5:00- 6:00 p.m.on the 4 corners of Barracks Rd. & Emmett St. October 7th marks the anniversary of the day the United States began bombing Afghanistan, killing thousands of civilians. Join us and thousands of others across the country on this day to say NO WAR ON IRAQ! NOT IN OUR NAME! Tuesday, October 8: Jesse Jackson's Birthday (1941). Tuesday, October 8: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) Fellow Walter A. Jackson will lead a seminar from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m., on "Intoxicating Honesty": Gunnar Myrdal, Alva Myrdal and the Dilemmas of Race, Culture and Gender. The seminar will be held in the downstairs conference room at VFH. Professor Jackson's examination of personal correspondence between Gunnar and Alva Myrdal provides a glimpse into the lives of an extraordinary couple and a new understanding of Gunnar Myrdal's ideas and emotions as he was writing An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democrary in 1941. The letters, opened in 2000, reveal the summer of 1941 as a time of crisis for the Mrydals. Jackson, author of Gunnar Myrdal and America's Conscience (1990), poses three questions from this new evidence: (1) How did Gunnar Myrdal's personal crisis in the summer of 1941 affect his argument that white Americans felt a "moral dilemma" about their treatment of African Americans? (2) How did Gunnar's own psychological and family problems affect his conceptualization of the "pathological" elements in African American culture? (3) How did Gunnar's discussions and debates with Alva Myrdal about gender equality and the oppression of women influence his analysis of American racial discrimination? Jackson is an associate professor of history at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. Directions to the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities: From the North, South, and East: take I-64 or Route 29 to 250 West. Take 250 West to the Boar's Head Inn. Turn left at the Boar's Head Inn sign. Make your first left, before the Inn. Come to the top of the small hill. The VFH is on the left. From the West: Take I-64 East to 29 North. Take 250 West. Follow directions above. Tuesday, October 8: STAFF UNION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESENTS DANNY LEBLANC, CHIEF, VIRGINIA AFL-CIO, at WESTMINSTER CHURCH, RUGBY RD from 5:30-7:00 SEE WHAT SUUVA/CWA CAN DO FOR YOU IN RICHMOND Tuesday, October 8: Monticello High School Hosts Agrarian Reform Panel Tuesday, October 8 Three representatives from Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico will participate in a panel discussion regarding land reform and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Hosted by the Monticello High School Youth Leadership Initiative, a Monticello High School Forum Tuesday, October 8: Mark Warner will be on Bob Gibson's radio show from 7:30-8:30 pm. The show is broadcast on WVTF. Call-in number is 1-800-856-8900. Wednesday, October 9: John Lennon's Birthday (1940). Also, Leif Ericson Day. Wednesday, October 9: Meredith Richard's press conference at 8:30 am on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall -- in front of 111 East Main St. Mrs. Richards will be speaking about the necessity to protect Social Security, and Rep. Goode's mis-characterization of his record on the subject and will take questions from the public and the press. Wednesday, October 9: Medical Center Hour: To Have and to Hit? Understanding and Preventing Domestic Violence. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Jordan Conference Center Auditorium at the University of Virginia. Jacquelyn C. Campbell PhD RN FAAN, Nursing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins
University Copresented by The Women's Place - UVA Health System Wednesday, October 9: A Shared Car System for Charlottesville and the University of Virginia? The first in a series of discussions about Prospects for University and Community Collaborations: Wednesday, October 9, 12:30-1:45 p.m., School of Architecture, Room 302 Galin Boyd, Charlottesville Transit Authority Rebecca White, Director, Parking and Transportation, University of Virginia Moderated by William Lucy, Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning
Wednesday, October 9: Explorations In Black Leadership Speakers /Performers: Vernon Jordon, National Urban Leage Annette
Gordon-Reed, Author Attendance Information: This event is open to the public. Admission is free. Handicapped accessible. Contact Information: Institute for Public History (434) 924-6945. Wednesday, October 9: Faith and Violence: Religious and Ethical Perspectives Speakers /Performers: John Milbank, U. Va. Religious Studies Department;
Peter Ochs, U.Va. Religious Studies Department. Mr. Peter Ochs and Mr. John Milbank will explore and debate the contributions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to our conception of religious life in today's world. Attendance Information: This event is open to the public; reservations are recommended. Admission is free. Audience size estimate is 100. Handicapped accessible. Contact Information: Tammy Herring 4-3538 therring@virginia.edu <mailto:therring@virginia.edu> Thursday, October 10: Thelonious Monk's Birthday (1917). Friday, October 11: Filing Deadline for Junior League Community Grant Application. The Junior League of Charlottesville is currently accepting applications for its Community Grants program. The Community Grants program awards grants, up to $1,000, to assist non-profit community organizations in meeting immediate community needs. Funds for this program are provided by the proceeds raised from the Junior League’s annual fundraiser, Quackin’ for a Cause Duck Race and Fun Festival. 2001-2002 community grants recipients included Albemarle County Fire and Rescue, Breast Health Coalition of the Blue Ridge, Camp Holiday Trails, Charlottesville-Albemarle Mental Health Association, Charlottesville Catholic School, Charlottesville Free Clinic, Senior Center, Inc, and WVPT Festival of the Trees. Applications can be obtained from the Junior League’s website, www.avenue.org/jlc or requested by calling Laurie Tomko, Community Vice-President, at 434-825-2299. Applications must be received by Friday, October 11, 2002. Award Announcements will be made at a press conference in November. The Community Grants Committee will also be receiving and awarding grants in the Spring of 2003. Friday, October 11: National Coming Out Day "Washington, D.C. – Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe issued the following statement: The Democratic Party joins the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community in the recognition of National Coming Out Day and in celebrating the courage and conviction that millions of GLBT Americans exhibit every day in being open and honest about who they are. Democrats will keep fighting to defeat intolerance and promote respect for every American, regardless of sexual orientation. As a nation we have come far, but there is still much more to be done. We still need a federal hate crimes law to protect Americans from violence based on prejudice and hate. We need to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to assure that all Americans can work free from discrimination. We need to do more to fight HIV and AIDS, at home and abroad. And we need to work to ensure the equal treatment of gay and lesbian families. On this day, we reaffirm our commitment to the GLBT community as a partner in this struggle." (Maria Cardona, Press Release, October 11, 2002) Saturday, October 12: THE ART OF THE POLITICAL POSTER from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in the McGuffey Classroom and the ABC Center of the Book at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Make a statement! Learn about letterpress printing... and use paints, stencils, and linoleum cutting to create your own posters. Proceeds to go to Richards for Congress! Sign up for one of three sessions: 1-2:30, 2:30-4 and 4-5:30. Adults $50 and under 18, $25. Sponsorships available at $200 (includes two tickets and helps us with classroom rental and supplies!). (So far we have the freedom of expression-loving www.loper.org as a sponsor.) To inspire you, the workshop begins with a fifteen-minute slide show by Alexandria Searls of political posters from the past, from Luther to the Bauhaus, then print artist Deborah Fabrizzi will help you design your idea, set type and crank out the posters of your boldest dreams. To cap it off, printmaker Russell Richards will lead you into drawing and painting and will show you some of his own techniques. Come one, come all! Make Richards for Congress posters, Get Out the Vote posters... or tout your special cause. Class space is limited. Call or email Alexandria Searls to make a reservation (295-4302) alexsearls@earthlink.net Saturday, October 12: Columbus Day "The first recorded celebration of Columbus Day in the United States took place on October 12, 1792. Organized by The Society of St. Tammany, also known as the Columbian Order, it commemorated the 300th anniversary of Columbus's landing. The 400th anniversary of the event, however, inspired the first official Columbus Day holiday in the United States. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation urging Americans to mark the day. The public responded enthusiastically, organizing school programs, plays, and community festivities across the country. Columbus and the Discovery of America, Imre Kiralfy's "grand dramatic, operatic, and ballet spectacle," is among the more elaborate tributes created for this commemoration. The World's Columbian Exposition, by far the most ambitious event planned for the celebration, opened in Chicago the summer of 1893. Over the following decades, the Knights of Columbus, an international Roman Catholic fraternal benefit society, lobbied state legislatures to declare October 12 a legal holiday. Colorado was the first state to do so on April 1, 1907. New York declared Columbus Day a holiday in 1909 and on October 12, 1909, New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes led a parade that included the crews of two Italian ships, several Italian-American societies, and legions of the Knights of Columbus. Since 1971 Columbus Day, designated as the second Monday in October, has been celebrated as a federal holiday. In many locations across the country Americans parade in commemoration of the day." (Library of Congress, October 12, 2002). Monday, October 14: Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA) will be holding its 7th Annual Tournament of Hope, a golf tournament to support Hope House, a transitional housing program for homeless families, on October 14. The tournament will be held at Birdwood Golf Club. Shotgun start at 1:00 PM - food, beverages, prizes, range balls, comraderie - all for a good cause. Call Jeff Sobel, 295-3171, for details. Monday, October 14: Special Miller Center Forum at the Darden School at 3:30 pm. Speakers: James Childress, Hugh Heclo, Robert E. Litan and Martha Derthick Topic 1: Is There a Moral Crisis? How to Identify a Serious Moral Problem. James F. Childress is the Edwin B. Kyle Professor of Religious Studies and a professor of medical education at the University of Virginia, where he also directs the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life. Hugh Heclo was a chaired professor at Harvard for more than a decade and is now the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University. He is a recognized expert on American democratic institutions as well as the international development of modern welfare states. Topic 2: Has Capitalism Been Irreparably Harmed by the Accounting Scandals and Will the Reforms Save It? Robert Litan is vice president and director of the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. He was associate director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1995 to 1996 and deputy assistant attorney general, Antitrust Division, in the U.S. Department of Justice from 1993 to 1995. Martha Derthick will chair this panel. She is Julia Allen Cooper Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia.
Tuesday, October 15: On September 9th, 16 people walked into the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel on West Main St, and protested loudly, demanding a living wage of at least $8.65/hr for all people working within the Marriott, and a meeting with the hotel's owner, Tim Stiffler. Before this action, various living wage advocates had protested in front of the Marriott for over 90 weeks. Three people elected to stay in the Marriott after police were called, facing arrest in order to demand a metting with the hotel owner. One of the arrestees was Ian Burke, a 17 year-old student at the Living Education Center. *Please come to his trial, and show him, and his family, your support* Oct 15th Jennifer Conner and Andrew Holden, the two other living wage advocates arrested, are asking that folks make an extra effort to show up at Ian's trial. Defendents at political trials directly benefit from having their supporters in the courtroom. Andrew Holden Tuesday, October 15: VFH SEMINAR ON AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND ELECTORAL POLITICS IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) Fellow Lorraine Gates Schuyler will lead a seminar on Tuesday, October 15, from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m., "No Discouragement Stopped Them": African American Women and Electoral Politics in the Jim Crow South. The seminar will be held in the downstairs conference room at VFH. Schuyler's work is an intriguing account of the political activism of African American women in the South during the 1920s and 1930s. Decades before the "Freedom Schools" of the Civil Rights Movement, African American women organized sophisticated voter mobilization drives and citizenship schools. They worked to leverage their ballots in exchange for improved services and institutions for African Americans. Schuyler is analyzing the symbolic and substantive effects of these efforts on Southern politics. Schuyler earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in history at the University of Virginia and is now a lecturer in that department. Conversations with Fellows are held at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia. All Conversations begin at 3:30 p.m. and are followed by refreshments and an informal time for discussion and questions. Conversations conclude at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 15: The following radio and television stations will carry the Governor's address live at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15th. The speech is expected to last approximately 25 minutes. TELEVISION Public TV The televised speech will be closed captioned for the hearing-impaired. RADIO WCVE 88.9 FM Richmond Anyone with Internet access can also view the live webcast of the Governor's address at <http://www.governor.state.va.us./> Tuesday, October 15: You are invited to a PUBLIC FORUM on LIVING WAGE issues! At 7:00 p.m., Minor Hall, Room 125, University of Virginia. FEATURED SPEAKER: Jeff Chapman, Policy Analyst for the Economic Policy Institute. Mr. Chapman will address: -- The need for living wage laws Mr. Chapman's areas of expertise are: Minimum wage * Living wage * Low-wage labor markets * TANF * The Economic Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. For more information about the forum, or the living wage campaign, please contact Joe Szakos at the Virginia Organizing Project at 984-4655 or szakos@virginia-organizing.org. Wednesday, October 16: Christian Science Monitor Columnist Helena Cobban will speak at 11 a.m. at the Miller Center on "Israel and Palestine: The Continuing Crisis." Thursday, October 17 - Sunday, October 20: Tandem Friends School One-Act Play Festival This will be an exciting smorgasbord of theater pieces. Their only caution is that there are enough adult themes and a smattering of obscenities so that parental discretion is advised. These pieces would be rated PG-13 if they were films. The first collection, entitled Cultural Anthropology 101, is a collection of one act plays by Tennessee Williams, Shirley Lauro and Christopher Durang. They are directed by Jay Perry, Missel Leddington, and Nina Booth. Performers include: Monica Johnson, Bonnie Hanks, Jonathan Stumpf, Maya Cabot, Madison Fisk, Jake Minturn, Lauren Johnson and Scott Lyman. Performance times are Thursday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The second collection of one acts is entitled, All You Need Is Love. These are by Moliere, Lanford Wilson, Romulus Linney and Nina Shengold and directed by Fran Smith, John Watkins and Dinah Pehrson-Day. Performers include Hannah Rogers, Katelin Jones, Alexi Gibson, Max Perry, Maggie Scott, Meg Norwood, Axie Blunden, Owen Watson, Blake McDonald, Sophie Herskowitz, Jessie Semer, Addie Horan, Seth Stahler, and Ted Day. Performance times are Friday and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2:00 p.m.. All tickets are $6, reservations can be made by calling Sandie Powers at ext. 238 or Larry Goldstein at ext. 237. Saturday, October 19: The Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Jefferson Area Board for the Aging on Hillsdale Drive. Henry L. Grace MN. Doherty Professor Emeritus of Politics Matthew Holden will be speaking and his topic will be "Looking at 2002, 2004 and 2005." Saturday, October 19: Art Auction to benefit the campaign of Meredith Richards. On Saturday, people will get something wonderful for their lives, and support an extremely worthy cause - the campaign of Meredith Richards for Congress in the Fifth District. Meredith is a strong supporter of the arts in her present role as Vice Mayor of Charlottesville, and has pledged to continue when she is in Congress. The incumbent, Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R-Rocky Mount) has recently voted against increased funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities and voted for a bill that would have drastically cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts as well as the NEH. The event is sponsored by Randall Cash, Virginia Daugherty, Russell Richards, Alexandria Searls and David Toscano. It will take place at the Flower Market (313 2nd Street SE - the former Cavalier Beverage building), Charlottesville on Saturday October 19th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm - the auction begins at 8:00. Professional auctioneer Norman Dill will preside. Admission is a $50 contribution to the campaign, students $35. There will be tickets at the door, or may be ordered in advance by calling (434) 295-4302 or by Email to alexsearls@earthlink.net. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served and there will be a cash bar, part of the proceeds from which will go to the campaign. Works in various media will be auctioned, by noted artists including: Saturday, October 19 - Thursday October 31: Party Animals Up for Auction Volunteers can join artists in completing repairs on the Party Animals on Oct. 19-20. "The animals will be auctioned from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24 at Wardman Park [in Washington, D.C.], with proceeds going to the arts commission to finance projects in the city. Pre-bidding for sculptures judged to be the 'Top 40' animals already has started online at www.partyanimalsdcauction.org. Bidding on these and on 18 maquettes, or miniature miniature sculptures, will be completed at the auction. In addition, 157 other party animals are being auctioned off only on the Web site, with bidding scheduled to end Oct. 31. Tickets for the auction, including a reception at 6 p.m., are $100 So, far, bids on the sculpture ranges from $250 to $2,000. ... Three of the animals, two elephants and a donkey, won't go on the auction block, however, [Dorothy] McSweeny said. The donkey, 'Destination DC,' was stolen from its location outside Ford's Theatre. The two elephants were damaged beyond repair. *Both legs of 'Swiss Key,' which was on display at Massachusetts Avenue and Garfield N.W., were smashed open, its ears were torn off, and there were stab marks all over its body, she said. 'Blue,' an elephant displayed at Georgetown Park, had its turnk, ears and legs smashed. McSweeny said she is still hoping that whoever took the donkey will return it" (Alia Ibrahim, The Washington Post, October 10, 2002). *Note: It is true that 'Swiss Key' is not up for auction. However, from The Party Animals Web Site and pictures taken at the time, it would appear that 'Swiss Key' was a donkey.  Rescuephant, at the same location, is up for auction [latest bid of $500] and is an elephant.  For more on the Party Animals, see The Party Bunch. Monday, October 21: Meredith Richards, candidate for Congress in Virginia's Fifth District, will hold a press conference Monday, October 21, at 10:00 am, in the vicinity of the Walker Elementary School, Dairy Road, Charlottesville. The topic will be ... Education. Mrs. Richards will present Congressman Goode's (abysmal) voting record, and will lay out her views and positions on the subject.
For more information, please contact: Dave Sagarin Monday, October 21: Sabato five-0! A benefit evening for the UVA Center for Politics. Reception at 6 pm. Dinner and Roast at 7 pm. at the Marriott in Richmond, Virginia. For more information, contact Kim Tobin at 434-243-8473 or ktobin@virginia.edu Monday, October 21: October is Sexual Assault Awareness month and several of our local businesses are donating a portion of their sales on a given day this month to SARA. I invite you to consider supporting these folks as they support SARA. While you are there you may want to thank them for supporting this needed agency. 10/21 - The Nook on the Downtown Mall Monday, October 21 - Friday, November 1: CHARLOTTESVILLE – Students in grades K-12 throughout the United States will vote in the 2002 National Youth Leadership Initiative Mock Election when the national online ballot box opens October 21, 2002. The electronic balloting system will remain open through noon, November 1, 2002. “This fall students across the United States will have the opportunity to participate in the online voting system that is the hallmark of the Youth Leadership Initiative,” said YLI Director Ken Stroupe. “In this Congressional election year, students voting in the Youth Leadership Initiative Mock Election will learn that it is their vote - as an individual - that ultimately helps to determine the overall balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.” Students will vote online at www.youthleadership.net using secure electronic cyber-ballots that are specifically tailored to each student’s home voting location. All ballots nationwide will include races for the U.S. House of Representatives, others will also feature races for U.S. Senator and/or Governor, depending on each state’s respective election cycle. The 2002 ballots in Virginia will feature candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives as well as proposed bond issues and two proposed constitutional amendments. Ballots in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads will also feature the proposed regional sales tax increase. Founded by UVA Professor Larry J. Sabato, the National Youth Leadership Initiative is the signature program of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Designed to foster greater interest and participation in American politics and government, the Youth Leadership Initiative started as a pilot project in Central Virginia in 1998. Since its founding, the program has expanded across the United States. This is the first year that the YLI program has conducted a national mock election in all 50 states. Schools in every region of Virginia are participating in the 2002 YLI Mock Election. Many have planned special election-related events at their schools to emphasize the importance of voting and to enhance the voting experience for all students. For a specific list of school events, or voting days for specific schools please contact Angela Stokes by email at astokes@virginia.edu, or by phone at 434-243-3539. Tuesday, October 22: The League of Women Voters is holding its October General Meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd at 12 noon in O'Mansky Hall in Congregation Beth Israel, 3rd and Jefferson. The guest speaker will be the League State lobbyist Phyllis Bailey, who will speak about the upcoming election as well as the two Constitutional Amendments and the Bond issue. The public is welcome, and lunch (a salmon sandwich) is available for $8. For more information or to reserve a lunch (by Friday, October 18th), please call the League office at 970-1707. Wednesday, October 23: The chairwoman of the Women & Gender Affairs Committee, Laura Parcells, is planning on sponsoring a speaker from the Independent Women's Forum on October 23. The IWF is an organization that says, among other things, "Campus feminism is a kind of cult: as early as freshman orientation, professors begin spinning theories about how American women are oppressed under "patriarchy." Here is a list of the most common feminist myths. If you believe two or more of these untruths, you may need deprogramming... Myth: Gender is a social construction. Fact: Males are greater risk takers; females are more nurturing." Thursday, October 24: Richards-Goode Debate Hampden-Sydney College Hosts Congressional
Debate The candidates will respond to questions from a media panel with representatives from The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, The News & Advance in Lynchburg, and WFLO in Farmville. The debate, presented by The Wilson Center for Leadership in the Public Interest, will be held in Crawley Forum on Thursday, October 24 at 7:30PM.
From Charlottesville: Take I-64 East to U.S. 15 south at Zion Crossroads, east of Charlottesville; take U.S. 15 south to Farmville and Hampden-Sydney: 434-223-6000. There is a predebate rally at 5 pm at Farmville Elks Lodge. If you can go, please call 434 -245-0191 for directions. Thursday, October 24: United Nations Day The United Nations Security Council has not yet approved a US invasion of Iraq. While the war resolution passed by Congress says the US does not have to wait for UN approval to invade Iraq, the fact remains that US policy makers would find it politically difficult. Join the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice in calling on the United Nations to stand up for international law and resist the Bush Administration's rush to war. You can fax members of the UN Security Council TODAY through the GlobalExchange website at http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/iraq/StopWar101502.html Friday, October 25: Jan Smith's CD Release Party at Starr Hill. See http://www.jansmithband.com Friday, October 25 - Sunday, October 27: Human rights activists from across the country will be attending a Soulforce-sponsored weekend of pro-gay events in Lynchburg,VA, home of right-wing televangelist Rev. Jerry Falwell. Soulforce is a national movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgenderpeople. In keeping with their mission, the weekend of October 25 - 27 is intended to educate, mobilize and empower the people of Lynchburg to standup to homophobia, heterosexism, and bigotry in their community perpetuated by Christian fundamentalism and the Rev. Jerry Falwell. October 22 - 25 Gathering at 10am at the Best Western Hotel, 2815 Candlers Mountain Road. Door to door leafleting in Lynchburg for Soulforce veterans trained in nonviolence. Weekend activities - First Christian Church, 3109 Rivermont Ave (unless otherwise noted) Fri., October 25: 4:00 p.m. - Registration and Media Check-in Sat., October 26: 8:00 a.m. - Coffee 12:45 p.m. - PRESS CONFERENCE at Riverside Park 7:00 p.m. - Teach-in/Spiritual Preparation at First Christian Church Sun., October 27: 7:45 a.m. - Vigils and Leafleting outside Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist
Church during all Worship Services Organizations participating in "OUT and ABOUT" include Soulforce, Inc., National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, People For the American Way, Human RightsCampaign, Interfaith Working Group, Q-Spirit, Roanoke 7, New Beginnings ChristianChurch (Richmond), Virginians for Justice, Lynchburg Friends Meeting (Quakers),First Christian Church in Lynchburg, Roanoke Chapter of PFLAG, The RichmondLesbian and Gay Pride Coalition, Al-Fatiha (LGBTQ Muslims), Gay & LesbianAlliance Against Defamation, Equal Partners in Faith, Americans United forSeparation of Church and State, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA). Saturday, October 26: National March on Washington to Stop War With Iraq Before It Begins. Rally @ 11 am **March to the White House** Monday, October 28: Rep. Virgil Goode and Meredith Richards will make a joint appearance at Bedford's Trinity Baptist Church on Monday afternoon. The two candidates for the 5th Congressional District seat will speak to the AARP meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 29: "Origins of Conflict" Professor J. Joseph Lee of the University College Cork will be speaking on "Ireland" at the Christian Children's Fund Building (at 2821 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, Virginia), where participants will be invited to join in discussion. The moderator of the event will be Governor Gerald Baliles. For more information, call the World Affairs Council at (804) 644 - 0083. Wednesday, October 30: Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia Dale C. Copeland will speak at 11 a.m. at the Miller Center on "The New U.S. Policy of Pre-emption." Wednesday, October 30: Charlottesville, VA – Delegate Mitch Van Yahres (D-Charlottesville) and Senator Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) will hold a public forum to hear concerns about Virginia's current budget crisis on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Buford Middle School. State employees and all other interested citizens should attend. Other local legislators have been invited to participate. Wednesday, October 30: Daily Progress deadline for election letters is 5:00 P.M. on October 30th. Fax them to Daily Progress 978-7252 or e-mail them to ashelburne@dailyprogress.com. Wednesday, October 30: With the hotly contested national midterm elections only a week away, the University of Virginia Center for Politics will host Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an open presentation by professor and Center director Larry J. Sabato on Wednesday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m. in the Physics Auditorium at the University of Virginia. Sabato has been tracking every major gubernatorial, senatorial, and House of Representative race for several months on Sabato’s Crystal Ball (www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball), a website that has gained national prominence as one of the top resources for election analysis. The site has been featured in numerous publications, and it has received over 110,000 hits from journalists, students, and political junkies since early September. The event Wednesday night will feature a multimedia presentation on the key issues and races across the country, as well as Sabato’s prognostications on the election results. Following Sabato’s presentation, the University Democrats and the College Republicans will lead a discussion on the strategies and expectations of the Democratic and Republican parties. · Sabato’s Crystal Ball Election Presentation · Wednesday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m. Physics Auditorium at the University of Virginia (on McCormick Road near
the first-year dorms – parking available in the Emmet Street parking
garage) Wednesday, October 30: Birthday of John Adams (1735). Anniversary of 1938 of Orson Welles's "The War of the Worlds." Thursday, October 31: Showing of John Johnson's "Skeleton Key" and two shorts "Darkness" and "Cryptic" to raise money for his new film "Alucard" at 7pm, 9:30pm, and midnight at 300 West Main St. in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cover charge of $4.00 a ticket; $3.00 a ticket if you wear a costume.
Thursday, October 31: Magician
Harry Houdini died from a ruptured appendix on this date in 1926.
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