Cville Dems

Chihamba African-American Arts Festival
2024-07-27 10:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Washington Park, Preston Ave
Cville Dems will have a table at the Chihamba African-American Cultural Arts Festival on Saturday July 27 at Washington Park. The Festival (the 33rd annual, always the last Saturday of July) lasts from 10:30am-7:30pm and features music, dancing, and vendors; stop by, say hi, and have some fun!

Get Out for "GOTV Thursdays" (8/8/24)
2024-08-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Our “Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Thursdays” gatherings are a fun time to socialize and therefore very popular! We plan to meet every Thursday 5-7pm through Oct. 31.
Every Thursday we send out canvassers, make phone calls, send texts, and write postcards. Please plan to join us on the lawn outside of Brazos Tacos. Since the picnic bench can fill up fairly quickly, please bring a chair or blanket to sit on the grass. If you plan to respond to texts, please bring a laptop or tablet. If the weather is bad, we’ll be inside of Brazos Tacos.
Buying and mailing postcards is expensive. If you can contribute to the cost of printing and stamps, please go to our Act Blue Page and click on postcards and stamps: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/charlottesville-democratic-committee-1
Thank you!

Get Out for "GOTV Thursdays" (8/15/24)
2024-08-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (8/22/24)
2024-08-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Our “Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Thursdays” gatherings are very popular!
Every Thursday from 5-7pm, we’ll be sending out canvassers – that’s job #1 one right now.
We will also be making phone calls, writing postcards and sending texts. Please plan to join us on the lawn outside of Brazos Tacos at Ix Art Park. Since the picnic bench can fill up fairly quickly, please bring a chair or blanket to sit on the grass. If you plan to respond to texts, please bring a laptop or tablet or charged phone. If weather is bad, we will be inside of Brazos Tacos.
Buying and mailing postcards is expensive. If you can contribute to the cost of printing and stamps, please go to our Act Blue Page and click on postcards and stamps: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/charlottesville-democratic-committee-1
Thank you!

COMMUNITY EVENT: Democracy Day - September 14
2024-08-26 08:00 - 17:00 | VA
Democracy Day 2024 — Saturday 9/14 (Noon-3pm)

Full Committee Meeting (8/26/24)
2024-08-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Forest Hills Park, 1000 Forest Hills Park Ave., Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
Calling all Cville Dems and interested parties: keep the big momentum rolling!
Please come to the Cville Dems meeting on Monday, Aug. 26, at 6:30pm at Forest Hills Park (on Forest Hills Avenue) to find out what we’ve been up to and how you can plug in for Election 2024.

Come Out for "GOTV Thursdays" (8/29/24)
2024-08-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Our “Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Thursdays” gatherings are very popular!
Every Thursday from 5-7pm, we’ll be sending out canvassers – that’s job #1 one right now.
We’ll also be making phone calls, writing postcards and sending texts. Please plan to join us on the lawn outside of Brazos Tacos at Ix Art Park. Since the picnic bench can fill up fairly quickly, please bring a chair or blanket to sit on the grass. If you plan to respond to texts, please bring a laptop or tablet or charged phone. If weather is bad, we’ll be inside of Brazos Tacos.
Buying and mailing postcards is expensive. If you can contribute to the cost of printing and stamps, please go to our Act Blue Page and click on postcards and stamps: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/charlottesville-democratic-committee-1
Thank you!

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (9/5/24)
2024-09-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States

COMMUNITY EVENT: Jefferson School Cook Off (September 7)
2024-09-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 2nd floor (JSAAHC), 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
Friday 9/6 — TIME CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER!!
The Jefferson School is holding its annual Cookoff on on the Yard from 10am-3pm to see who will come away with the title of Best Cook for Greens, Mac-n-Cheese, and Dessert. Go to their website and sign up to be a cook! Attehdee’s $5 entry fee becomes the prize money for the cooks that win.

Presidential Debate Watch Party + Cocktail Party -- both free! (9/10)
2024-09-10 19:30 - 22:30 | Fry’s Spring Beach Club, 2512 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, 22903, United States
The Cville Dems and the Coordinated Campaign are co-sponsoring a debate watch party, with a preceding cocktail party, at Fry’s Spring Beach Club on Tuesday evening, September 10. Both are free:

7:30-8:30pm — Cocktail Hour on the Terrace
8:30-10:30pm — Watch Party in the Ballroom

This should be a night to remember… do it in good company, feel free to bring a friend who’s not yet a Dem but maybe is leaning that way (we don’t have the budget for everyone to bring all their friends!).

Senior Statesmen of Virginia VA-05 District Forum (Gloria Witt only)
2024-09-11 14:30 - 15:30 | The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd., Charlottesville, 22901, United States
Senior Statesment of Virginia (SSV) invited both candidates for the VA 5th Congressional District race back in July. Gloria accepted, but her opponent declined the invitation. This is a good chance to learn about Gloria’s views on issues of importance and to ask her questions. The program will be moderated by former SSV Board member, Bob Beard.

SSV is asking all attendees to register in advance here:
https://thecentercville.org/calendar/event/118768/3

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (9/12/24)
2024-09-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States

Democracy Day 2024 — Saturday 9/14 (Noon-3pm)
2024-09-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Market Street Park, 101 E Market St, Charlottesville, 22902, United States
Come to Market Street Park (101 E Market Street) to celebrate 248 years of freedom!

MUSIC & DISPLAYS

SPEAKERS

Delegate Katrina Callsen, 57th District
Senator Creigh Deeds, 11th District
Meg Heubeck, League of Women Voters
David Toscano, former 57th & House Minority Leader
Eli Weinger, President, SERV

CO-SPONSORS

Cville Center for Peace & Justice, League of Women Voters
Sierra Club
Cville National Organization for Women,
Belmont-Carlton Neighborhood Association
Cville Friends Meeting, Peace & Social Concerns Committee
Students for Equity and Reform in Virginia (SERV)
The U.S. Democracy Day collaborative got its start ahead of the 2022 midterms. It launched as an effort to encourage news organizations across the country to report more — and better— information about the crisis facing democracy here.
THE GOAL: Draw attention to the crisis and how individuals can respond.
Democracy Day is an effort to draw attention to this crisis, provide the public with the context and information they need, and bring all types of people and media together to sound the alarm collectively.

Office Opening Party with Senator Deeds and Delegate Callsen
2024-09-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Senator Creigh Deeds & Delegate Katrina Callsen District Office, 701 E. High St., Suite 411, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Join State Senator Creigh Deeds and Delegate Katrina Callsen on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm, for cupcakes and conversation as they open their District Office in Downtown Charlottesville at 701 E. High St., Suite 411 (map)! RSVP here.

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (9/19/24)
2024-09-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States

Cville Sabroso 2024: Latin-American Cultural Festival (9/21)
2024-09-21 13:00 - 22:00 | Ting Pavilion, 700 East Main St., Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Come to Ting Pavilion for the 12th Annual Cville Sabroso Cultural Festival to celebrate the richness and vibrant diversity of Latin American culture and help support a great local community advocacy nonprofit, Sin Barreras (“Without Barriers”).
The Festival is a family-friendly fiesta + culture faire, 9 hours of live music, lively dance performances, Latino food, artisan crafts, and interactive cultural activities for kids. More info on the Cville Sabroso Facebook page, tickets available here (kids 12 and under are free).
The Cville Dems will have a table there, and Nancy Damon (nancycdamon@gmail.com) is looking for a few people to help us there. Sin Barreras itself also needs a few more volunteers; putting on a show for 5000 attendees takes a village! If you’d like to generate some goodwill for the Dems from the Latino community, volunteer at its SignUp Genius page (Spanish language skills are not required).

SwingLeft Democratic Fundraiser (9/21/24)
2024-09-21 17:30 - 22:00 | Mockingbird Restaurant, 421 Monticello Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Join us Saturday, 9/21 at 5:30 pm for a Democratic fundraiser at The Opal Lounge (above the Mockingbird restaurant in downtown Belmont).
Ticketing

After you register, you will need to submit a $100 donation to Swing Left to confirm your ticket. You can make that donation here.
Please email nicole@thelocal-cville.com a copy of your donation receipt to finalize.

Details

Music by the Jen Tal Band
Food by the Local Catering
Speaker line-up and full event schedule to be announced
Tickets are limited! $100 per person
When you sign up and submit a $100 donation, your ticket will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you’re not able to attend, your $100 donation will support grassroots participation in winning elections for Democrats through Swing Left
If you haven’t heard of it, Swing Left is a national network that helps people find high impact ways to support Democratic candidates. We focus on the most flippable races as an important step towards ensuring the progressive change needed to create a more inclusive and equitable government and society.
When you RSVP, please include a valid email address and a valid phone number so we can provide updates.

Executive Committee Meeting (9/23/24)
2024-09-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Central Branch — Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, 201 E. Market St, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
The Exec Committee will be meeting this Monday (Sept 23) at 6:30pm in the Jefferson Room at the Jefferson Madison Library. We have LOTS to accomplish, so we’re asking almost everyone to, ‘do their homework’, in order to get through everything on the agenda in a timely manner. Here goes…

PRECINCT CAPTAINS
Please come ready with specific answers to these 3 questions:

Do you have any resources you need before election day? (signs / literature / plans for a precinct gathering / etc.)
What specific resources (not including volunteers) do you need/want for your election day tables? Do you need a tent? Water cooler? Candy or decorations for your table? Something else? We want each precinct to be able to make the table welcoming and informative, so let us know what you need.
Have you started recruiting volunteers yet? What’s the status in terms of human resources? (Jason will be getting out the form for volunteer sign-up)

SUZANNE, JEREMY, JASON
Please give us updates on status in your area of leadership, any plans between now and election day, and any needs you have.

MARY ANN
Please give us the Thursday night plan from now till Nov 5. Also, can you give us an inventory of the following – postcards / stamps / addresses remaining / $ for stamps.

KUSHAAN & FRANCES (+ Will & Suzanne)
Please come prepared to introduce yourselves, give us an update on what you’re doing, and lay out your plans for the final 6 weeks of the campaign.

Voter Protection Kickoff - Charlottesville (9/25/24)
2024-09-25 15:30 - 17:30 | Online (Zoom or other)
9/22 — NO MORE OPENINGS, SORRY!
Join Team Virginia for a voter protection training kickoff in Charlottesville! This event will feature a SPECIAL GUEST. This will be a crucial training to protect the vote in Virginia.
IMPORTANT: You need to sign up for the event in advance using this link… and sign up soon, as spots are limited! Registration does not guarantee admission.
PLEASE NOTE: Time is subject to change but will be in the late afternoon.

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (9/26/24)
2024-09-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Our “Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Thursdays” gatherings are very popular!
Every Thursday from 5-7pm, we’ll be sending out canvassers – that’s job #1 one right now.
We’ll also be making phone calls, writing postcards and sending texts. Please plan to join us on the lawn outside of Brazos Tacos at Ix Art Park. Since the picnic bench can fill up fairly quickly, please bring a chair or blanket to sit on the grass. If you plan to respond to texts, please bring a laptop or tablet or charged phone. If the weather’s bad we’ll be inside of Brazos Tacos.
Buying and mailing postcards is expensive. If you can contribute to the cost of printing and stamps, please go to our Act Blue Page and click on postcards and stamps: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/charlottesville-democratic-committee-1
Thank you!

Move for Kamala: Fundraiser for Harris/Walz in 3 Movements
2024-09-28 15:00 - 18:00 | Earlysville Spaces, 690 Bent Oak Dr., Charlottesville, VA, 22936, United States
Three movement instructors are getting together in Earlysville on Saturday September 28, 3-6pm, to do a 3-hour fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz. A donation ($47 is suggested, because Kamala will be our 47th President!) gets you a place on the dance/exercise floor!
The dance card is:

Salsa with Julie Boyer
Dance Cardio with Atticus Gore
Nourishing Movement with Susan McCulley

Meet-and-Greet for Gloria Tinsley Witt (10/03/24)
2024-10-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Darden Towe Park, 1445 Darden Towe Park Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22911, United States
Come meet and chat with VA-05 candidate Gloria Witt on Thursday, October 3, 2024, 4-6pm at Darden Towne Park shelter, 1445 Darden Tower Park, Charlottesville 22911
RSVP by email: slowenhaupt@gmail.com

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (10/3/24)
2024-10-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States

Gloria Witt "Meet & Greet" (10/3/24)
2024-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Martha and Diane Szaflarski, 1446 Rugby Ave., Charlottesville, VA, United States
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Come chat with Gloria Witt on
Thursday, October 3 from 7:00-8:30pm at the home of Martha and Diane Szaflarski.

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (10/10/24)
2024-10-10 17:00 - 19:00 | VA

Learn the Dangers of Project 2025
2024-10-11 00:00 | VA
On Oct. 17 from 7-9pm, Cville Dems is co-sponsoring a virtual National Affairs Committee Policy Forum (with the Fairfax County Democratic Committee) called “How Trump’s Project 2025 Will Hurt YOU!” that will explain the sweeping policy playbook to dismantle our democratic institutions, abolish checks and balances, erode church-state separation, and impose a fascist agenda that violates basic liberties.
“Project 2025” is a far-right manifesto, officially titled “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” produced by the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation and supported by over 100 partner organizations to guide a potential second Trump White House.
To counteract this dystopian plot, the Forum’s panel of nationally eminent experts will examine key policy themes in Trump’s Project 2025 and expose their prospective painful ramifications on American lives. Forum speakers include experts on climate change; tax consequences; the movement toward destroying social security; Medicare and Medicaid; foreign and military policy; and the global threat of fascism.
Sign up for this event at https://www.mobilize.us/fairfaxdems/event/686638/

Albemarle Dems BBQ Fundraiser is Oct. 13!
2024-10-13 15:00 - 18:00 | Pen Park, 1300 Pen Park Road, Charlottesville, 22901, United States
Come out and support our Albemarle Dem friends at their annual BBQ on Sunday, October 13 from 3-6pm at Pen Park (Shelters #2+#3). You’ll get to hear a keynote speech from Khizr Khan and rub elbows with Gloria Witt, Senator Creigh Deeds, Delegates Amy Laufer and Katrina Callsen, and School Board candidate Chuck Pace. A good time will be had!

Come Out for “GOTV Thursdays” (10/24/24)
2024-10-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Brazos Tacos, 925 2nd St. SE, Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States

Beloved Community C-Ville's Virtual Tours of Charlottesville's African-American History
2024-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Mount Zion First African Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Ave., Charlottesville, VA, 22903, United States
Beloved Community Cville is a multi-racial group that came together around a common mission: to shine the light of truth on the history of the local African-American community, that has been racially and culturally marginalized.
Beloved Community is hosting a launch party on Saturday, Oct. 26 for its new online Historical Tours which come online that day; the tours take viewers to significant local African-American historical sites through a web browser or smartphone.
The party is being held at Mt. Zion First African American Baptist Church, 105 Lankford Ave., Charlottesville:

4:00-5:15pm: a selection of tour videos will be shown
5:15-6:00pm: Refreshments

Click here to register for the tour launch event.

Full Committee Meeting Monday (10/28/24)
2024-10-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Fry’s Spring Beach Club, 2512 Jefferson Park Ave., Charlottesville, 22903, United States
We’ll meet on Monday, Oct. 28 at 6:30pm at Fry’s Spring Beach Club, everyone’s welcome (bring a Charlottesville friend along!). There’ll be mugs of cider and hot chocolate, and you can keep the mug and preview our Fall Fashion line— read the next article to learn more!
