Press Releases

Film Festival to Mark Five Years in Iraq

The Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, and two student organizations, OFFSCREEN and University Democrats, are sponsoring a film festival at the University of Virginia to mark the five-year point in the occupation of Iraq.

PEARLINGTON, MS (September 2007)The Building Goodness Foundation, a local non-profit, broke ground for a community center in the Gulf Coast town of Pearlington, Mississippi.

WHAT: Rally for peace, justice, and impeachment, part of Cindy Sheehan's "Journey for Humanity" march/drive from Crawford, Texas, to New York City.

WHO: Cindy Sheehan, other leading activists for peace and justice, the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Code Pink, and other allied peace and justice organizations.

WHEN: Friday, July 20, 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Outside, on the west end of the Downtown Mall, in front of the Charlottesville Ice Park, in Charlottesville, Va.

RAIN LOCATION: In case of hard rain, the event will be held at the Albemarle County Office Building at 401 McIntire Rd.

WHY: Because Dick Cheney is still the Vice President and Iraq is still occupied.

Cindy Sheehan, mother of Spc. Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq on April 4, 2004, is co-founder and president of Gold Star Families for Peace and The Camp Casey Peace Institute. She is leading a march / drive from Crawford, Texas, that will pass through Charlottesville, Va., on July 20th. Other leading activists taking part in the march and coming to Charlottesville include Rev. Lennox Yearwood, President of the Hip Hop Caucus; Debra Sweet, National Coordinator of World Can't Wait; 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern; and David Swanson, Cofounder of AfterDowningStreet.org and a Board Member of the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice (CCPJ). The route of the march can be found at http://www.thecampcaseypeaceinstitute.org

For Immediate Release June 15, 2007
Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice (CCPJ)
http://www.charlottesvillepeace.org

CONTACT: David Swanson 202-329-7847, Sally Kate Park 434-760-3553

A group of Charlottesville, Va., residents organized by the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice (CCPJ) will speak at the Charlottesville City Council Meeting at City Hall at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 18, in support of Charlottesville becoming the 80th city to pass a resolution in favor of the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney. Charlottesville would be the first city in Virginia to take this step, and would join Chapel Hill and Carrboro in North Carolina, as well as 77 other towns and cities around the country. Eleven state legislatures have considered such resolutions as well, and one – the Senate of Vermont – has passed one. Fifteen state Democratic Parties have passed resolutions calling for impeachment.

Sean McCord to Announce Candidacy for School Board

June 4, 2007

Charlottesville, VA – Long-time City resident Sean McCord will be officially announcing his candidacy for the Charlottesville City School Board Tuesday, June 5, at 4:00 PM. The press conference will be held at the Free Speech Monument on the Downtown Mall. Mr. McCord will be issuing a brief statement, followed by questions from the media.

CONSTITUENTS OCCUPY REPRESENTATIVE VIRGIL GOODE'S CHARLOTTESVILLE VA OFFICE IN PROTEST OF HIS REFUSAL TO OPPOSE NEW FUNDING FOR IRAQ WAR -- ARRESTS IMMINENT!

Local CODE PINKers will be delivering a Valentine message and some
tasty Fair Trade chocolate chip scones to Representative Virgil
Goode's office in Downtown Charlottesville (104 S. 1st St., off the
Mall) at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, February 14.

"The message is "Be Sweet and Stop Funding the Iraq War," said Shelley
Stern, who is also making scones today as a fundraiser for the Prison

Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
P.O. Box 3381, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Contact: David Swanson, 202-329-7847
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 11, 2007