Wednesday, June 1: Gather at the Central Place to collect more signatures for MoveOn.org's online petition to get rid of Tom Delay and then walk around the corner at 12:30 to deliver the petition to U.S. Representative Virgil Goode, whose office is on 1st St. If you'd like to get lunch or coffee on the mall, arrive a little earlier and eat with other partcipants at the fountain at the Central Place.

Wednesday, June 1: Democracy for America - Central Virginia presents: Bill Black (Virginia Grassroots Coalition) Using "Framing" to Communicate Progressive Values

Wednesday, June 1
New Albemarle County Office Building
5th Street Extended

6:00 Social and refreshments (bring something to share); 6:30 Workshop begins. Come help work to defeat Rob Bell! Steve Koleszar is a great candidate and needs our support!

Wednesday, June 1: Charlottesville City School Board Study Session at 7:00 p.m. in the Booker T. Reaves Media Center of Charlottesville High School.

Thursday, June 2: 5.30 pm. Miller Center Forum, How Can the Nation's Intelligence Capabilities be Fixed? Charles S. Robb, former Governor of Virginia and former U.S. Senator, was a co-chair of the Presidential Commission on theIntelligence Capabilites of the United States regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Events are free and open to the public. Information at (434) 924-0921 or http://www.millercenter.org

Thursday, June 2: 5.30 – 7.30 pm. The Charlottesville Waldorf Foundation invites you to a preview of Holding Up for the Long Term: An Exhibit on Sustainable Strawbale Walls, Building and Architecture. Charlottesville Community Design Center, 101 East Main Street (on the Downtown Mall) Wine reception • hors d’oeuvres • exhibit presentation Casual attire. RSVP 434.293.3900 or campaign@greenestschool.org

Thursday, June 2: The next Interfaith Gay/Straight Alliance meeting will be held Thursday, June 2 at the Friends Quaker Meeting at 6:00 pm for a brown-bag dinner and meeting. The Friends Meeting is located at 1104 Forest St.

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,
* persuade our local communities and government representatives at all levels to cease discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and to legalize marriage by same-sex couples
* offer support and resources to local faith communities and congregations and to their LGBTQ members.

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.

Friday, June 3: Tingley Campaign Office Party - Campaign Headquarters, 913 W Main St. (corner of 10th - across from Hampton Suites) Call 296-7348 for more info.

Friday, June 3: All are welcome to attend a reception for Viola Baskerville for Lieutenant Governor, at 6:00 p.m., at 1100 Hilltop Road, Charlottesville. Anyone desiring great food, please come and support Viola for Lieutenant Governor.

Saturday, June 4: Rivanna Trails Foundation celebrates National Trails Day by sponsoring a cleanup of the Rivanna Trail. Meet at 8:30 am at McIntire Park, Shelter #1. Particpation and lunch are free but you must pre-register at www.rivanntrails.org or (434) 923-9022.

Saturday, June 4: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Miller Center Forum,Writing About War Tyler Mathisen will moderate a panel including author Gary W. Gallagher and New York Times reporter Robert Worth. Events are free and open to the public. Information at (434) 924-0921 or http://www.millercenter.org

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. Buford is at 617 9th Street SW. For more information, contact Reverend Doctor Alvin Edwards at 434/293-3212

Speakers will include Mayor David Brown representing the City, Cindy Stratton representing the community, a public school leader and a representative of the Chamber of Commerce. The question to be addressed at this Forum is: What can various community groups do to improve achievement of all students?

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.

Tuesday, June 7: Candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 57th District will join in a forum sponsored by SUUVA from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church on Rugby Road. The discussion will be limited to University-related issues--the charter issue, financial aid, the treatment of workers, the financing of higher education in Virginia, outsourcing and contract workers.

Information, Jan Cornell, jan@suuva.org, 984-3362.

Tuesday, June 7: Candidates for the Democratic nomination for the 57th District will join in a debate sponsored by Charlottesville and Albemarle Democrats at 7 p.m.at City Council Chambers. PLEASE NOTE: This is a change from the previously announced location.

Rebroadcast Schedule (Approx. length of program: 1:45:00)

Thursday, June 9: 2:00 PM, 9:30 PM
Friday, June 10: 10:00 AM, 6:30 PM, 11:00 PM
Saturday, June 11: 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM
Sunday, June 12: 7:30 AM
Monday, June 13: 9:00 AM, 8:00 PM
Tuesday, June 14: 9:00 AM, 4:30 PM

Wednesday, June 8: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum, Is Immigration a Problem? Are the MunuteMen the Answer? Peter Brimelow argues that current immigration policy "makes absolutely no sense economically." Events are free and open to the public. Information at (434) 924-0921 or http://www.millercenter.org

Thursday, June 9: 8:00 pm Last chance to attend a candidate forum for the 57th District Democratic Primary on June 14 Candidate Forum on Environmental Issues at City Council Chambers at Charlottesville City Hall. Sponsored by the Piedmont Group of the Sierra Club. Please join the candidates for the 57th District of the Va. House of Delegates as they discuss strategies for protecting our natural environment and the health of our people.

Friday, June 10: Second Friday Social: A New Tradition for Area Democrats. From 6 to 8 p.m. at Rapture Restaurant on the Downtown Mall in the back rooms. Hors d'oeuvres $5. Cash Bar.

Thursday, June 16: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum, Looking at China. Retired CIA analyst Robert M. Field served as a China specialist from 1957 through 1988. Events are free and open to the public. Information at (434) 924-0921 or http://www.millercenter.org

Thursday, June 16: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The Commission appointed by City Council to advise the Charlottesville City School Board on the hiring of a new Superintendent will meet in the Media Center at Buford Middle School (and again on Thursday, June 23rd. Contact: Linda Bowen 245-2958 Linda.Bowen@ccs.k12.va.us.

Friday, June 17: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum, Campaign 2004--and Its Aftermath. Adam Nagourney, chief politcical correspondent for the New York Times. Events are free and open to the public. Information at (434) 924-0921 or http://www.millercenter.org

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.”

Wednesday, June 22: 10:30 a.m. at Union Station in Charlottesville.announcing the formal launch of Charlottesville Citizens for Better Rail Alternatives and website http://www.cvillerail.org. Come if you can and lend your support for a sustainable transportation future for our region in which rail provides a convenient, efficient and environmentally healthy alternative to driving.

Thursday, June 23: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., the Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP will sponsor a community forum to educate our citizens about gangs and youth violence. The forum will be hosted at Pilgrim Baptist Church located at 211 Albemarle Street, Charlottesville.

The forum will feature a panel which includes Timothy Longo, City of Charlottesville Chief of Police; John Miller, Albemarle County Chief of Police; Paul Norris, University of Virginia Chief of Police, as well as representatives from the Legal Aid Justice Center, Public Defenders Office, and the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.

For more information, please contact David Bynes at (434) 409-5039 or daviddb@virginia.edu.

Thursday, June 23: 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The Commission appointed by City Council to advise the Charlottesville City School Board on the hiring of a new Superintendent will meet in the Media Center at Buford Middle School. Contact: Linda Bowen 245-2958 Linda.Bowen@ccs.k12.va.us.

Saturday, June 25: 10am until 2pm. The JFK Club will be painting portions of the Head Start building at MACAA -- the preschool eating rooms and various doors. Please bring your painting tool of choice -- brush or roller -- and a beverage to sustain you. We will provide a pizza lunch and all other painting supplies. For directions, go to the JFK Club's website at: http://www.jfkclub.squarespace.com/calendar/. Questions? Call Lori Shinseki at 244-3322.