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Friday, April 1: 5:30 pm. Rachel King, author of "Capital Consequences: Families of the Condemned Tell Their Stories" reading/meet the author at New Dominion Books, 404 East Main Street (Downtown mall) Charlottesville. Info (434) 295 2552. Saturday, April 2: City Market in Charlottesville resumes--every Saturday through the end of October from 7:00 am to noon, in the H&R Block Parking Lot on Water Street. Information: Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy, (434) 970-3371. Saturday, April 2: Charlottesville Track Club 10 miler with a 7:45 am start. Information (434) 293-6115 or check the website, http://avenue.org/ctc/tenmiler Saturday, April 2: Equality Virginia Announces Annual Award Recipients: Dr. Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP, to accept award and give keynote address Equality Virginia proudly announces the following recipients of its annual Equality Awards, to be presented at Equality Virginia’s Second Annual Commonwealth Dinner in Richmond April 2, 2005: Equality Commonwealth Award: Dr. Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP; Equality Public Servant Award: Senator John S. Edwards, Virginia's 21st District; Equality Community Award: Hon. William G. Kocol, Administrative Law Judge. Dr. Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP, will accept the Equality Commonwealth Award, the evening’s most prestigious award, and give the keynote address. Dr. Bond, an icon in the civil rights movements of the past half century, insists that gay rights are civil rights and publicly supports gay civil marriage. With clarity and courage, Dr. Bond leads the African-American community and America at large to embrace equality and justice for gay men and lesbians. “Dr. Bond is no less than a civil rights legend. His life’s work has been enlightened political activism in pursuit of justice for all Americans. His name, like those of King, Marshall and Kennedy, will forever be synonymous with that most cherished American ideal: that we are all created equal,” said Joseph R. Price, an attorney and Chair of Equality Virginia’s Board of Directors. Other award recipients for the evening are Senator John S. Edwards of Virginia’s 21st District (Roanoke), who will accept the Equality Public Servant Award for his enduring work as a public servant to protect and advance the rights of LGBT Virginians, and Hon. William G. Kocol, Administrative Law Judge, who will accept the Equality Community Award for his years of bipartisan leadership in advancing the rights of gay and lesbian Virginians in his community and across the Commonwealth. The Second Annual Commonwealth Dinner takes place Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. This annual gala event, the largest gathering of its kind for the gay, lesbian and bisexual community of Virginia, is expected to attract more than 1,000 supporters. More information can be found at www.EqualityVirginia.org/Commonwealth_Dinner Sunday, April 3: Daylight savings time begins at 2 a.m. Set your clock one hour ahead. Monday, April 4: On Monday, April 4th at 10:30 am, David Toscano, Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates in the 57th District, will turn in petitions at the Voter Registrar's Office in the City Hall Annex to have his name placed on the Primary ballot on June 14th. On hand for the event will be several prominent local Democrats. Mr. Toscano will make brief remarks. Monday, April 4: Consistent with the rich political tradition of Mr. Jeffersons university, the University Democrats at the University of Virginia are pleased to announce a Rotunda Rally honoring and featuring Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for governor in 2005. The rally marks the official kickoff of the UDems Cavs for Kaine effort this year, and will be held on Monday, April 4th at 4:45 PM on the north (street) side steps of the Rotunda. Mr. Kaines visit to Grounds comes on the heels of his recently completed campaign kickoff tour of Virginia, during which he met face to face with thousands of voters and promoted his vision for moving the Commonwealth forward. On Monday, he will share with the U.Va. community his message of health care for hard-working Virginians, reinvestment in education and transportation, and continuance of fiscally responsible leadership in the Governors Mansion. Tim Kaine is a special candidate, said UDems President Dave Wasserman. While Jerry Kilgore is launching negative attacks, Tim is offering a positive agenda for Virginia. Theres nobody wed be prouder to campaign for, and we look forward to an unprecedented mobilization of students in 2005 to see that he wins. Students, faculty, community members, and the press are welcome to join the University Democrats on Monday, April 4th on the North side of the Rotunda at 4:45 to voice their support for Tim Kaine and his pro-business, forward-thinking, responsible leadership. Monday, April 4: 7:00 pm in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, a lecture entitled Jeffersonian Ideals and Middle Eastern Politics by R.K. Ramazani, author, scholar and Professor Emeritus of Politics. Sponsored by the Center for Politics. The event is free and open to the public; members of the media are invited to attend and should contact Matt Smyth (smyth@virginia.edu or 434-243-8466) to reserve space. Monday, April 4: Reception Honoring Tim Kaine, 7 to 9 p.m., Water Street Terrace, Charlottesville, Virginia. $1000 per couple. $500 per person. Contact Dave Mills at 804-377-0500. Tuesday, April 5: Gillian Sorensen will offer a United Nations Report at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 5: Jefferson Area Libertarians Press Conference on Albemarle County property taxes. They hold that "keeping the tax rate at the current $0.76 per $100 of assessed value amounts to a huge tax increase." In addition to holding the press conference [at 4 p.m. in the Lane Auditorium lobby of the Albemarle County Office building], members of the JAL will gather at the Asian Buffet on Rt. 29N in Charlottesville on the evening of Tuesday April 5th for their annual convention. Members will gather at 6:00 PM for dinner, with the convention beginning at 7:00 PM with a presentation by Alexander Aitken, chair of Virginians Over-Taxed On Residences. For more information, please visit www.votors.org, or www.JALibertarians.org Wednesday, April 6: Kim Tingley will formally announce his bid for the Democratic nomination for the Virginia 57th District House seat at 10 a.m. ouside Burley Middle School at 901 Rose Hill Drive. Wednesday, April 6: Ambassador of India to the United States, Ronen Sen, will offer a Report from India at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 7: UVa Athletic Director Craig Littlepage will moderate a panel with three student athletes at the Miller Center at 5:30 pm. Davon Robb, Kate Kreager and Billy Campbell will discuss how well we are preparing student athletes for life after graduation. Friday, April 8: 5:00 pm at the Caplin Auditorium, University of Virginia School of Law, Theodore B. Olson, former Solicitor General of the United States, will present the Seventh Annual Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture. Admission is free, but reservations are required: (434) 295-4784. A reception follows the lecture. Saturday, April 9: Charlottesville AIDS Walk. Information at www.aidsservices.org or call (434) 979-7714 Saturday, April 9: Is That A Building On Your Head? On Saturday April 9th from 10 am to 4pm the Charlottesville Chapter of the AIA and the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC) will host the first annual, Is That A Building On Your Head? design competition. One of the final events for the AIA’s annual Architecture Week, Is That A Building On Your Head? challenges children, community members, architecture students, designers and members of the local building industry to create remarkable hats that take the form of local landmarks, worldwide architectural icons, or fantastical structures of your own design and creation. From 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday April 9th design volunteers will be on hand in front of CCDC (On the Downtown Mall at 1st St.) to work with children and entrants in the creation of their hats. All of the materials necessary for hat construction will be provided and available at registration. Entrants may construct their hat off-site prior to Saturday, but must submit their ‘wearable building’ for entry between the hours of 10 am –4.pm on April 9th. Every entrant will be eligible for fantastic prizes, will receive a photograph of his or her hat, and their creations will be part of a public exhibition at the Charlottesville Community Design Center. There will be special prize categories for children, architecture + art students, architects and community members. Stop by on April 9th to celebrate architecture, the buildings of Charlottesville and to show off your design mettle. More information will follow. But if you would like to volunteer for this event, have boxes (shoe, cereal, and other small to medium sized boxes) that you can donate or would simply like to get a ‘head’ start, feel free to contact Terry Forbes @ 296.5684 or forbes@vmdo.com. Information on other Architecture Week events may be found at www.aiava.org . Sunday, April 10: 10,000 Kites in Charlottesville? Imagine 10,000 kites flying for peace on both sides of the 36-foot high, 500-kilometer long barrier that separates Israelis and Palestinians. Imagine 10,000 Israelis and Palestinians who cannot see each other, but can see each other's kites flying high above that Wall. Imagine those 10,000 kites painted with messages telling the world that tens of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians want peace. More than 80 Israeli, Israel/Arab, and Palestinian organizations are already participating in 10,000 Kites, and they need our help to get their message out. We will be making and flying kites in Charlottesville in solidarity with their yearnings for peace. Join us for a fun afternoon of kite making on April 10th - 3pm at The Sojourners United Church of Christ 1017 Elliott Ave.( corner of Elliott and Monticello) Materials as well as expert instruction will be available. A donation of $5. per kite is requested to cover the cost of the materials. The kite flying day is May 1st--Time and place is still to be announced. For updates or more info call (434) 961-6278 or visit us on the web at: www.charlottesvillepeace.org Sponsored by: The Charlottesville Tikkun Community and The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice. Tuesday, April 12: The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities presents VFH Fellow Lawrie Balfour, Assistant Professor, U.Va. Department of Politics speaking about "Representative Women: Slavery, Gender, and Citizenship in W.E.B. Du Bois's 'Damnation of Women'" Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville (Take 250 West to the Boar's Head Inn. Turn left at the Inn sign. Make your first left, before the Inn. Come to the top of the small hill. The VFH is on the left.) Wednesday, April 13: Birthday of Thomas Jefferson. Announcement of 2005 Jefferson Muzzles. Thursday, April 14: James Mann will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic is: The Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet. Thursday, April 14: 7:30 pm in the Westminster Presbyterian Church Library (190 Rugby Road, opposite the UVa School of Architecture), monthly open meeting of Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP): Communities’ Growth Management Efforts: Does the State Government Help or Hinder? Mitch Van Yahres, retiring delegate for the 57th District of the VA House of Delegates and Marvin (Bud) Moss, member of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors; moderated by Al Weed, ASAP Vice President. Saturday, April 16: National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day Saturday, April 16: Renowned ethicist William May will speak at the Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic breakfast at JABA on Hillsdale Drive at 9:30 a.m. His talk is entitled, "Taking Back Who We Are As a Nation from the Religious and Political Right: A Democratic View." The breakfast is free and open to the public. Prof. May was the founding director of SMU's Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, and has recently moved to this area. He served on the 1994 Task Force on Health Care Reform, and more recently on the Bush Administration's Presidential Council on Bioethics. His most recent book is the 2001 study of ethics in eight professions entitled “The Beleaguered Rulers: The Public Obligation of the Professional.” Saturday, April 16: The Charlottesville Democratic Committee will hold an assembled caucus (mass meeting) beginning at 10 a.m., on April 16, 2005 at the Water Street Terrace of the Charlottesville Ice Park, West Water Street, Charlottesville, to elect 14 Delegates and 7 Alternates to the 5th Congressional District Convention to be held in Chatham, Virginia, on May 14. The purpose of the Convention will be to elect members to the 5th Congressional District Committee. Doors to the caucus will open at 9:00 a.m. for check-in. Any person wishing to participate in the caucus shall sign a declaration form stating that he or she is a Democrat, believes in the principles of the Democratic Party, does not intend to support any candidate who is opposed to a Democratic nominee in the ensuing general election, and is a registered voter in the City of Charlottesville. Declaration forms must be filled out at the caucus prior to 10:00 am. Doors to the caucus will be closed at that time and no person may complete a form or participate in the caucus after that time with the exception of persons already in line. Anyone seeking election as a Delegate or Alternate to the 5th District Committee Convention must file a Delegate/Alternate Prefiling Form (see attachment) with Lloyd Snook, at 108 Fifth Street S.E. Suite 307, Charlottesville, VA 22902, or by fax to 295-0698, or by e-mail to cvllelaw@ntelos.net, prior to 5:00 pm, April 11, 2005. Only persons who have prefiled may be considered for nomination. If no more than the permissible number of individuals prefile for the delegate and alternate positions, those individuals will be declared the delegates and alternates and the caucus will be canceled. For further information, please contact Lloyd Snook at 293-8185, Russ Linden at 978-7775, Sherry Kraft at 295-4453, or Cheryl Oliver at 296-1865. Saturday, April 16: Please come meet and greet Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Leslie Byrne [A truly Environmentally-Friendly Candidate] at the home of Kay Slaughter, 1501 Short 18th Street, Charlottesville, Virginia from 3 to 5 p.m. RSVP kes1961@ntelos.net Tuesday, April 19: Homeowner Taxes Town Hall Meeting with Tim Kaine at 5:45 p.m. at the Albemarle County Office Building to discuss his tax proposal. Please RSVP at www.kaine2005.org and/or contact Abby Curran at abby@vavictory2005.org. Thursday, April 21: 3:30 - 5:00 pm The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies presents: Sandy Alexandre, Woodson Predoctoral Fellow/U.Va. English Ph.D. Candidate Assistant Professor, Literature Department, MIT "Hers and His(trees): Gendering the Nature of Lynching Violence" Newcomb 481. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us. Friday, April 22: Charles Duelfer will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic is: a Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence on WMD in Iraq Saturday, April 23: Michael Ignatieff will speak at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. His topic is: The Lesser Evil: Politics and Ethics in an Age of Terror. Saturday, April 23: NBC-29 Dogwood Festival Parade 2005. Information, other events at the website http://www.dogwoodfestival.org/
Tuesday, April 26: Brook Masters will speak at the Miller Center at 5:30 p.m. The topic is: Eliot Spitzer and the War Against White Collar Crime. Thursday, April 28: On Our Own's annual Thanksgiving in Spring--silent auction and dinner--at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, at 6 P.M. Please make reservations at OnOur Own, 979 2440. Saturday, April 30: THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION COMMITTEE PRESENTS A SERIES OF COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS ON: CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP Concept A series of three educational forums to involve the Charlottesville community in discussions about what causes the achievement gap, what helps to close it and how to improve achievement of all students. Purpose To provide and promote an opportunity for community citizens to: Rationale We appreciate the efforts of Charlottesville Public School leaders to place a high priority on issues related to the achievement gap. We support this effort, and we know that success can come only through a comprehensive, community-wide effort. Teachers, principals and administrators cannot do it alone; the parents cannot do it alone. The whole community must be actively engaged if we are to meet the goal. Program Participants will address the following questions: These forums are designed to support a climate that encourages open, active dialogue so that we can work together constructively to address this critical issue in our community. As an outcome, we envision these forums leading to the formation of an ongoing coalition whose purpose is to support student achievement goals. This coalition will work with City Schools and community to create an active, supportive constituency that will remain strong throughout this long-term process. Sponsors Joining the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee are: Virginia Organizing Project, Quality Community Council, Charlottesville PTO Council and Public Housing Association of Residents Saturday, April 30th, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Buford Middle School [Panelists for the April 30th forum will be Eric Johnson, Principal of Walton Middle School and Gretchen Ellis, Planner for the Commission on Children and Families. The panel presentation will be followed by small group sessions and a final closing session. The committee is asking that attendees pre-register for the forum, if possible. To register contact the Virginia Organizing Project's website at WWW.VIRGINIA-ORGANIZING.ORG and click on the link. Or, you may register when you come on the 30th.] Saturday, May 14th, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Buford Middle School For information call Alvin Edwards - 293-3212 or Cindy Stratton 872-4562. Saturday, April 30: The Premiere of John Johnson's Alucard will be held at the Dickinson Fine and Performing Arts Center at Piedmont Virginia Community College at 6 p.m. A complete telling of the novel 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker himself, in production for 5 or so years, it carries 53 locations including castle, horses, sail boats, and asylum. Running time is 3 hours and 52 minutes.  Sponsored by Lander Creative, LLC, tickets may be ordered [$10 in advance; $12 at the door] by calling 434-296-7915 between 10 and 5 on Monday through Friday or by sending a check to Darkstone Entertainment [P.O. Box 4585, Charlottesville, Virginia 22905] or Lander Creative, LLC [P.O. Box 18, Montebello, Va 24464]. Checks must be made payable to Lander Creative and must arrive no later than April 25th. The price of each ticket includes admission to the After-Premiere Private Party which will be held immediately following the movie at the Gravity-Lounge, located on the downtown mall in Charlottesville approximately 6 minutes from the PVCC theatre (www.gravity-lounge.com).A light buffet is included and there will be a cash bar serving beer, wine and sodas. With ticket there will be food available with cost included. Only those with tickets will be admitted to the party. May Sunday, May 1: 10,000 Kites in Charlottesville? In May Israelis and Palestinians will fly kites for peace on both sides of the 36-foot high, 500-kilometer long barrier that separates them. Now the number is up to 40,000 Israelis and Palestinians who cannot see each other, but will see each others kites flying high above that Wall. Those kites will be painted with messages telling the world that tens of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians want peace. More than 80 Israeli, Israel/Arab, and Palestinian organizations are already participating in The 10,000 Kites Project, and they need our help to get their message out. We will be flying kites in Charlottesville in solidarity with their yearnings for peace. Join us on May 1st - 3pm at Chris Greene Lake ( Rain Date is May 15th at the same time.) Directions - Take 29 No., turn left on Airport Rd. Rt. 649, at the Airport turn right onto 606, then make a left onto 850 (Chris Greene Lake Rd.) Look for Park sign. This is a FREE Event. For more info call 961-6278 or visit www.charlottesvillepeace.org Monday, May 2: Opening Party of Kim Tingely Headquarters at 5:30 p.m. at 913 W Main St. (across from the Hampton Suites). For details call 882-0053. Tuesday, May 3: 5:30 pm Miller Center Forum Exporting Reconstruction: Lessons Learned and Lessons Not Learned. Dean Edward L. Ayers, Kelly Prof. of History at UVa, asks, what lessons does America's Reconstruction provide for America's effors to reconstruct the world? Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 Tuesday, May 3: 7:00pm Nuclear Reactors and Radioactive Wastes: Public Concerns; an informational presentation by Dr.Judith Johnsrud at the Thomas Jefferson Unitarian-Universalist Church, 717 Rugby Road Dr. Johnsrud is a longtime activist, a former Sierra Club National Energy Committee Chair and co-founder of Nuclear Information and Resouce Services. Dr. Johnsrud ‘s presentation is free and open to the public and is sponsored by PACE, Piedmont Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Charlottesville Cente for Peace and Justice. Beans & Rice Dinner precedes the talk at 6 p.m. Adults $5; children $2. Proceeds benefit People’s Alliance for Clean Energy (PACE) Information: 296-2494 Wednesday, May 4: 5:30 pm Miller Center Forum Can God and Caeser Coexist?. Father Robert F. Drinan, fmr congressman and former dean of the Boston College Law School asks, how should modern societies bridge the conflicts between faith-driven behavior and what a particular society will permit? Book signing follows. Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 Thursday, May 5: Coffee with Tim Kingley - Hosted by Greg Okin, 805 Belmont Avenue at 6 p.m. Phone 296-7348 for more information. Friday, May 6: Clean Commute Day. Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) is free on May 6, 2005. All CTS vehicles are equipped with bike racks and are wheelchair accessible. Cyclists may bring their bikes aboard CTS and ride the bus for free on Clean Commute Day. Join fellow commuters at Barracks Road Shopping Center, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Information on alternative transportation, demonstrations, free refreshments, prizes and giveaways. Participants will be eligible to enter the random drawing for the Grand Prize Getaway at the Sugar Hollow Inn. Commuters may also log onto www.CommuterInformation.com, print out the Clean Commuter Coupon redeemable for valuable coupons at Barracks Road Shopping Center on the day of the event. Contact: Diane Taylor, (434) 970-3794, taylord@charlottesville.org Friday, May 6: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum The Kennedy Assassination and the Transfer of Power: The LBJ Tapes. Kent B. Germany and David Shreve of the Miller Center Presidential Recordings Program will review highlights from LBJ's first ten weeks in office as secretly recorded. . Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 Friday, May 6: 6:30 p.m. at the Boar’s Head Inn, the Democratic Road Back PAC is hosting a ROAST OF DELEGATE MITCH VAN YAHRES For information about becoming a sponsor or to be sure that you are on the invitation mailing list call Connie @ 293-3733 or E-mail roadback@mitchvanyahres.com Saturday, May 7: SISSY SPACEK HEADLINES FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR FIRST AMENDMENT MONUMENT On May 7, 2005, the Thomas Jefferson Center will kick off the public phase of its fundraising campaign for the Community Chalkboard and Podium -- Charlottesville's future monument to the right of free expression. An Evening of Expression will feature a conversation with Academy Award winning actress Sissy Spacek about her career in movies. Moderated by writer and radio essayist Janis Jaquith, the program will feature a Q&A session between Ms. Spacek and the audience. In addition, the evening will feature a table auction of works of artistic, musical, and (personally inscribed) written expression by Sam Abell, Susan Bacik, Lisa Beane, Guy Blundon, David Breeden, Cary Brown, Rita Mae Brown, Avery Chenoweth, Suzanne Chitwood, Tom Cogill, Richard Crozier, Rita Dove, Bob Edwards, Jan Elmore, Mike Fitts, Jim Gagnon, George Garrett, John Grisham, Cathryn Hankla, Dorothy Holden, Janis Jaquith, Lou Jordan, Mary Kalergis, Maryvonne LaParliere, Bob Llewellyn, Sally Mann, Annie Harris Massie, Nicole Noelle, Susan Northington, Barbara Perry, Lincoln Perry, Wayne Quilliam, R.E.M., Joe Sheridan, Lee Smith, Robert Sulkin, Evan Thomas, Boyd Tinsley, Russ Warren, Trudy Wheeler, William White. For more information on the event, call 434-295-4784. In March 2001, the City Council of Charlottesville, Virginia voted to approve the Thomas Jefferson Center's proposal to bring tangible and daily embodiment of the concept of free expression to the City in the form of a monument commemorating that all-important freedom. Essentially a large slate blackboard on which members of the public may express their views on any subject they choose, the monument will be located directly outside the entrance to Charlottesville's City Hall. The current plan is to break ground in the summer of 2005. Meanwhile, a virtual "chalkboard" has been created that functions just as the physical monument will. To write a message on the virtual board, please click here. Monday, May 9: The next Interfaith Gay/Straight Alliance meeting will be held Thursday, May 5th at Sojourners United Church of Christ at 6:00 pm for a brown-bag dinner and 7:00 pm for the general meeting. Sojourners UCC is located at 1017 Elliott Ave. (the corner of Elliott Ave. and Monticello Ave.) The Interfaith Gay/Straight Alliance is a faith-based group whose broad mission is to win full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons and their families. We aim to: * inform members of our community of the legal and social discrimination
currently experienced by LGBTQ persons, We invite people of all ages, backgrounds, and faiths to join us. Contact information: website: www.avenue.org/igsa , email igsa@avenue.org , phone (434) 220-0970. Monday, May 9: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Jefferson Madison Regional Library, 201 East Market St. Charlottesville. Michael Klarman, James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, will deliver a talk entitled "Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement." Winner of the prestigious 2005 Bancroft Prize, Professor Klarman will discuss the process behind the Supreme Court's landmark decision and how it set the stage for future civil rights legislation. Free and open to the public. Part of the series, "Engaging the Mind" Season schedule at: http://www.virginia.edu/engagingthemind/ Tuesday, May 10: 5:30 pm Miller Center Forum Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice From the Civil Rights Movement to Today. Charles Marsh, director of the University of VIrginia's Project on Lived Theology urges living a faith as did the leaders of the civil rights movement to build just and humane communities. Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 Wednesday, May 11: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum Blind Spot: The Inability of American Presidents to Recognize the Dangers Posed by bin Laden. Timothy Naftali directs the Presidential Recordings Program and the Kremlin decision-making project sat the Miller Center. Book signing follows. Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 Tuesday, May 17: Evening (specific time TBA) (location TBA) Charlottesville City Dems 1. Caucus to nominate local elected officials: 2. Quarterly City Committee Meeting Saturday, May 21: The Fork Union Village Project sponsors a Four Mile Run and Walk, with an 8:30 am start. Email Winston Brown at FUMA or visit the website for further information. Saturday, May 21: Forum featuring candidates for the Democratic nomination for the Virginia 57th District House of Delegates race at the Albemarle/Charlottesville Democratic breakfast at Jefferson Area Board for the Aging at 9:30 a.m. To date, David Toscano, Rich Collins and Kim Tingley have confirmed. Saturday, May 21: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Buford Middle School. Second of three Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Forums on Closing the Achievement Gap. See April 30 for details Saturday, May 21: 4:00 – 8:00 pm. BBQ for Equality Virginia, At the home of Linda Czyzyk and Susan Halsell 108 S. Lynnhaven Dr., Staunton, VA Special Guest: Dyana Mason, Executive Director of Equality Virginia. Find out more about EV and our recent successes during the 2005 legislative session Suggested minimum contribution: $20 ($35 for 2005 EV membership) Larger donations encouraged! To RSVP and for more information, e-mail Linda Czyzyk at linda.czyzyk@lexisnexis.com or call 540-886-4069. Tuesday, May 24: 11:00 am Miller Center Forum The Reagan Years. Stephen Knott and Jeff Chidester examine every facet of Reagan's domestic and foreign policy. Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 Wednesday, May 25: 5:30 pm Miller Center Forum From Spam to Obesity: Confronting the Challenges of the New Economy, a talk by Deborah Platt Majoras, chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Information at http://www.millercenter.org or (434) 924-0921 June Saturday, June 4: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Buford Middle School. Third and final Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Forum on Closing the Achievement Gap. See April 30 for details Monday, June 6: Republican mass meeting and picnic to choose nominee for the Virginia House of Delegates 57th District race at 6 p.m. at McIntire Park. Saturday, June 18: Albemarle Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast. Topic: “Listening to the people, not the pundits: What really happened on November 2nd” Retired political science professor David RePass will present an analysis of the 2004 presidential election based on national survey data gathered by the University of Michigan. This survey is of unusually high quality involving in-depth (open-ended) questions administered in respondents’ homes by skilled interviewers. Professor RePass has been analyzing these Michigan surveys for several decades and has developed methods of analysis that allow you to see precisely what factors affected the election results. Come to the breakfast and find out which issues and what it was about the candidates that produced the result on November 2nd. In the meantime, Professor RePass says that “Democrats can stop flagellating themselves about moral values; moral issues were not much of a factor in the election.” July Saturday, July 16: Albemarle Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast. Topic TBD -- please send suggestions to Breakfast Chair George Loper. August Saturday, August 20: Reminder: No Albemarle Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast--Summer Recess. September Saturday, September 17: Albemarle
Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast: What's the Best Way to Select School
Board Members? Lloyd Snook chairs a panel discussion of this perennial
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