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Thursday, January 3: 7:00 p.m. in the Buford Middle School cafeteria. Charlottesville Democrats' Reorganization meeting. This is the meeting where the City Committee is formed, and each precinct organized. Monday, January 7: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 50th birthday of our elder statesman Senator Creigh Deeds at the Second Street Gallery, 115 2nd Street SE, Charlottesville, VA Donations $50 to $5,000. Make checks payable to Deeds for Virginia, P.O. Box 5462; Charlottesville, Virginia, 22905. For more information or to RSVP, email 50@deedsforvirginia.com or call 296-2609. Tuesday, January 8: 5:30 left of center on Sex Ed - Becky Reid of Planned Parenthood will speak about the upcoming legislative session and what you can do. At Maya, 633 West Main Street, Charlottesville. Monday, January 14: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Victim - Survivor - Victor, Overcoming and Overwhelming. A victim of a sexual predator in 1973, Martin Andrews started a one-man campaign to pass, fund,and implement the Civil Commitment of Sexual Violent Predators legislation in Virginia after learning that his assailant would be released in 2003. Andrews provides training for advocates and mental health and criminal justice professionals, and acts as an advisor to various advocacy organizations. 2201 Old Ivy Road, Charlotttesville; for info: 434-924-0921. Wednesday, January 16: 7:30 p.m. monthly meeting of Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP) in the library of Westminster Presbyterian Church (190 Rugby Road, Charlottesville) The meeting will be a primer on ‘ecosystem services,’ and how understanding such services might help suggest limits to growth. The main speaker will be Claire Jantz, Ph.D., a geographer at Shippensburg University (PA) specializing in land use change modeling and the impacts of population growth. Saturday, January 19: 9:30 a.m. Monthly Albemarle / Charlottesville Democratic Breakfast. Al Weed of Public Policy Virginia will introduce Chief Ken Adams of the Upper Mattaponi Tribe of Virginia. Chief Adams will discuss the issues surrounding the long-sought and long delayed federal recognition for the tribes of Virginia. At JABA, 674 Hillsdale Drive, behind Fashion Square and adjacent to the Marriott Courtyard. The event is free, a light breakfast is offered and the public is warmly invited. Sunday, January 20: 11:15 a.m Charlottesville Councilwoman Holly Edwards will present a free, public talk/discussion entitled “Lamentations”, the stories of three families' search for housing in our community. The talk will be given at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church, Unitarian-Universalist, 717 Rugby Rd. as part of the church’s Faith In Action lecture series focused on topics of community interest. Public parking is available in church parking lots. Further information Sallie Kate Park, wildwindsk@earthlink.net Monday, January 21: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Unfinished Business: Racial Equality in American History. Michael Klarman is one of the nation’s leading authorities on race and constitutional history, and is currently a James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of History at the University of Virginia. A book signing will follow his Forum. 2201 Old Ivy Road, Charlotttesville; for info: 434-924-0921. Monday, January 21: 4:00 p.m. In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the Carter G. Woodson Institute and the Office of African-American Affairs (at UVa) will co-host a panel discussion entitled, "Chiefly About War Matters." in the Harrison-Small Auditorium at the University of Virginia. The panel will focus on Dr. King's anti-war position, as outlined in the controversial speeches he delivered at the Riverside Church in New York City and Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, shortly before he was assassinated. The panelists include:
UVA's Black Voices Gospel Choir will perform a couple of selections following the panel. A reception will follow in the Newcomb Hall Main Lounge. The panel is free and open to the public. See the following announcement in UVA Today for more information: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=3587 Tuesday, January 22: 8:35 a.m. Full Wolf Moon Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon. Thursday, January 24: Equality Virginia Lobby Day in Richmond. Please join EV and hundreds of supporters of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community for our new and improved Lobby Day and Legislative Reception. We will meet in Richmond to visit with our legislators face-to- face. This is your opportunity to meet with the people who make the laws that directly affect you and your family! No prior experience necessary, training will be provided. Info / Register Here Monday, January 28: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: From China to Chinatown: Human Smuggling Between China and the United States. Patrick Keefe is a Program Officer and Fellow at the Century Foundation, a nonprofit public policy research institution committed to the idea that a mix of effective government, open democracy, and free markets is the best solution to challenges facing the U.S. 2201 Old Ivy Road, Charlotttesville; for info: 434-924-0921 or www.millercenter.org Thursday, January 31: Bus leaves 7:45 am, returns at 3 pm. Pro-Choice Lobby Day in Richmond "After years of playing defense to defeat up to twenty bills each session, we are finally on the offense with an unprecedented prevention agenda! This year we are backing initiatives to involve parents in Family Life Education programs, define and protect birth control, and provide mental health resources for women at risk for perinatal depression. Join us to advocate for reproductive freedom in the Commonwealth. No experience necessary – training is provided. Register to reserve your seat on the bus at http://www.ppaction.org/ppav/events/2008prochoicelobbyday/details.tcl" Further info Becky Reid 434.296.1000 ext. 209 becky.reid@pphsinc.org Thursday, January 31: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum: Prosecuting the Terrorists. Rob Spencer is Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Litigation and Compliance at Lockheed Martin Corporation. He joined Lockheed Martin in 2006 after serving as an Assistant U.S.Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia. There, Spencer prosecuted terrorism and espionage cases, including United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui, and served as Co-Chief of the Assistant Attorney General’s 9/11 Task Force. 2201 Old Ivy Road, Charlotttesville; for info: 434-924-0921. Thursday, January 31: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Advocacy Training to help families, service providers and others who care about people with disabilities to answer this question: How Will Proposed Special Education Regulations Change Parents' Rights and the Rights of Children with Disabilities and What Can I Do? Specific topics will include:
Location: JustChildren Program, Legal Aid Justice Center, 1000 Preston
Avenue, Contact: Emily Dreyfus, 434-977-0553 X109 or 1-800-578-8111
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