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Thursday, July 8: 2:00 p.m. in Charlottesville City Council chambers David Toscano is hosting a panel discussion on energy efficiency initiatives here in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. Panelists include Alison Kaufmann of Dominion Virginia Power, Bill Dyer of the Charlottesville Gas Assistance Program, Kathryne Presson of the Albemarle Energy Assistance Program, and Cynthia Adams of the Local Energy Alliance Program. Sunday, July 25: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. A traveling museum that offers an examination of the history and evolution of slavery in Florida’s fields and elsewhere in America today--its roots, the reason it persists, and its solutions. Presented by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Downtown Mall directly in front of the Pavilion, near City Hall, Charlottesville. Learn more at www.ciw-online.org Thursday, July 29: 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the PVCC Stultz Center. Del. Toscano will host a "Coffee and Conversation" small group discussion, which includes a briefing on the 2010 General Assembly session. The discussions are open to the public, but you are asked to RSVP online at http://www.davidtoscano.com/outreach/conversations.php or by contacting Sarah Buckley at sarah@davidtoscano.com . Tuesday, August 3 - Sunday, August 8: Albemarle County Fair The Albemarle County Democrats will once again have a booth at the fair. They will need volunteers to staff the booth--rsvp at albemarledems@gmail.com! Tuesday, August 3: 4:30-6:00 p.m. at C'ville Coffee. Del. Toscano will host a "Coffee and Conversation" small group discussion, which includes a briefing on the 2010 General Assembly session. The discussions are open to the public, but space is limited. RSVP online at http://www.davidtoscano.com/outreach/conversations.php or by contacting Sarah Buckley at sarah@davidtoscano.com . Thursday, August 5: 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the Central Library Madison Room. Del. Toscano will host a "Coffee and Conversation" small group discussion, which includes a briefing on the 2010 General Assembly session. The discussions are open to the public, but space is limited. RSVP online at http://www.davidtoscano.com/outreach/conversations.php or by contacting Sarah Buckley at sarah@davidtoscano.com Thursday, August 12: 4:30-5:45
p.m. at the Northside Library. Del. Toscano will host a "Coffee and
Conversation" small group discussion, which includes a briefing on
the 2010 General Assembly session. The discussions are open to the public,
but space is limited. RSVP online at http://www.davidtoscano.com/outreach/conversations.php
or by contacting Sarah Buckley at sarah@davidtoscano.com
. Saturday, August 28: 3:00
- 6:30 p.m. Annual Albemarle County Democratic BBQ Friday, September 3: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: China’s Peaceful Leap Forward: China and the World Since 2008. Brantly Womack is Professor of Foreign Affairs at U.Va. and an honorary professor at Jilin University in Changchun and East China Normal University in Shanghai. He is the co-author of "Foundations of Mao Zedong's Political Thought, 1917–1935" and "Politics in China" and the editor of numerous books, including "Contemporary Chinese Politics in Historical Perspective." Womack's articles on China and Vietnam have appeared in World Politics, Government and Opposition, China Journal, and Asian Survey. Further information, directions http://www.millercenter.org Friday, September 10: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: An overview of what's happing in the Middle East. W. Patrick Lang, a retired senior officer of the U.S. Military Intelligence and U.S. Army Special Forces, trained as a Middle East specialist and served there for many years. He was the first professor of Arabic at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and served as the Defense Intelligence Officer for the Middle East, South Asia, and Terrorism. Colonel Lang is also an analyst for many television news broadcasts.. Further information, directions http://www.millercenter.org Sunday, September 12: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fluvanna County Democrats Annual BBQ. Info, directions on the website www.fluvannademocrats.org Monday, September 13: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: An overview of America in the the world William Quandt was a senior staff member on the National Security Council during the Nixon and Carter administrations, and was actively involved in the negotiations that led to the Camp David Accords and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. A former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, he is the Edward R. Stettinius Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia where he teaches courses on the Middle East and American foreign policy. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including “Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967” (Brookings, 2005, third edition). Further information, directions http://www.millercenter.org Friday, September 17: 11:00 a.m. Miller Center Forum: Domestic Policy Overview John Harris editor in chief for Politico.com a Washington D.C. based on-line magazine about politics that launched on January 23, 2007. Harris, formerly of The Washington Post, is the author of a book on Bill Clinton “The Survivor,” and the co-author with Mark Halpern of “The Way to Win: Clinton, Bush, Rove and How to Take the White House in 2008.” Mike Allen is the chief political correspondent for Politico. Prior to that he was Time Magazine’s White House correspondent and spent six years at The Washington Post, where he covered President Bush's first term, Capitol Hill, campaign finance, and the Bush, Gore and Bradley campaigns of 2000. Further information, directions http://www.millercenter.org Monday, September 20: 5:30 p.m. Miller Center Forum: The Global Battle Over Reproductive Rights Michelle Goldberg is a journalist and author based in Brooklyn, New York. Her most recent book is “The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World" and won last year’s J. Anthony Lukas Work in Progress Award. Researched in four continents, “The Means of Reproduction” tells the story of the global battle for reproductive rights, and argues that the oppression of women is the great human rights issue of our time. Goldberg is also the author of the New York Times bestseller “Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism.” She is a columnist for The Daily Beast, and her work has appeared in the New Republic, the American Prospect, The Nation, Glamour, The Los Angeles Times and many other publications. A book signing will follow her Forum. Further information, directions http://www.millercenter.org Saturday, September 26 - Saturday, October 3: The Nation Magazine Cruise Destination: Bermuda. Further info NationCruise.com Book before April 1st and get a $100 discount. Your companions on the cruise will include Victor Navasky and Katrina vanden Heuvel, along with
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