Tuesday, June 8: 5:30 p.m. Gather and pot luck followed at 6:30 p.m. Annual Peace Center Community Gathering in the Fellowship Hall of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Road, Charlottesville . Sponsored by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice.

Over 25 local peace and justice groups are invited to send representatives to give 2-minute reports on their group's most pressing issue(s). You will be amazed and inspired to hear about all the wonderful things being done here!

Tuesday, June 8: 7:00 p.m. Left of Center at Rapture on the Downtown Mall. Speaker Kent Willis, head of Virginia ACLU, will address AG Cuccinelli's assault on climate change research at UVa, among other things.

Saturday, June 12: 10:00 a.m. First of planned weekly Perriello re-election campaign canvasses. Meet at the HQ, 2250 Old Ivy Rd, then divide up and go off to knock on doors throughout the region.

Saturday, June 12: 12:30 p.m. Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia's Annual Juneteenth Celebration. Please join us at the to commemorate the 145th year of the emancipation of slaves in this country and the arrival of the notice in Texas that "all slaves are free." Darden School of Business. $35 per person, and sponsorships are available. For details visit: http://www.actblue.com/page/juneteenth2010.

Wednesday, June 16: 9:30 a.m. Rutherford Institute Summer Speaker series. David Swanson, author of Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union. Telephone to reserve a seat (434) 978 3888. Complete schedule, topics, times at www.rutherford.org

Saturday, June 19: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Regular monthly Charlottesville / Albemarle Democratic Breakfast Politics Matters: Taking Action and Moving Forward in the African-American Community With Panelists: Holly Edwards, Charlottesville City Council; Ron Price, Albemarle County School Board; Rick Turner, President, Charlottesville-Albemarle NAACP

Note location: Downtown Library, McIntire Room (will return to Cville Coffee next time). Breakfast from Mel’s Diner will be served!

Monday, June 21: 9:30 a.m. Rutherford Institute Summer Speaker series. The American Empire, Before the Fall. Bruce Fein chairman of the American Freedom Agenda. Telephone to reserve a seat (434) 978 3888. Complete schedule, topics, times at www.rutherford.org

Thursday, June 24: 11:00 a.m. Rutherford Institute Summer Speaker series. Facing Torture: The Need for Accountability. Seema Ahmad, Human Rights Fellow for the Open Society Institute. Telephone to reserve a seat (434) 978 3888. Complete schedule, topics, times at www.rutherford.org

Friday, June 25: 1:00 p.m. Rutherford Institute Summer Speaker series. Congress, the News and the Fate of the Republic: Persectives from a recovering journalist. Jay Branegan, former Time Magazine White House Correspondent. Telephone to reserve a seat (434) 978 3888. Complete schedule, topics, times at www.rutherford.org

Sunday, June 27: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Fundraiser brunch with Tom Perriello at Lake Monticello. Suggested minimum donation $10.50. At the Ashlawn Grille in the Lake Monticello Clubhouse. Further info Catherine Hobbs fluvannadems@gmail.com. Tickets / sponsorships http://www.actblue.com/page/junebrunch

Monday, June 28: 9:00 a.m. Rutherford Institute Summer Speaker series. How Do People Get the News in This Day and Age? Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist. Telephone to reserve a seat (434) 978 3888. Complete schedule, topics, times at www.rutherford.org

Monday, June 28: 1:30 p.m. Rutherford Institute Summer Speaker series. Life Before Life: Does Consciousness Survive Death? Dr. Jim Tucker directs research into children's reports of past life memories at the Division of Perceptual Studies at UVa. Telephone to reserve a seat (434) 978 3888. Complete schedule, topics, times at www.rutherford.org