Fish Fry Fundraiser with Senator Louise Lucas
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 2nd floor (JSAAHC) 233 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesOur big annual fundraiser will be the long-awaited, much discussed fish fry… with special guest Senator Louise Lucas! WHEN: Friday, June 24, 6-8pm WHERE: on the lawn of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 223 4th Street NW Come meet and hear from Louise Lucas, President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate (and social […]
Rally to Protest the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Charlottesville Free Speech Wall 605 E. Main St., Charlottesville, VAWe're holding a rally this morning (Saturday 6/25) at 11am at the Free Speech Wall to protest the outrageous (Republican-engineered) Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, throwing out decades of legal precedent and going against the will of the American people. If you're still feeling this outrage, please join us for an hour […]
Full Committee Meeting
TBARevised bylaws to be voted on, and more!
Executive Committee Meeting (7/25/2022)
Online (Zoom or other)Agenda includes: Status of Bylaws committee Introductions of Jamar Pierre-Louis (6th Annual Back-to-School drive at Tonsler Park) and Zach Lincoln (Virginia Teen Democrats) Guidance: roles/duties of Precinct Chairs Participation in input to "Swords Into Plowshares" program misc updates: upcoming events, "Turn Out the Vote Thursdays"
“Raised/Razed” Movie Discussion with the Filmmakers!
Central Branch — Jefferson-Madison Regional Library 201 E. Market St, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesFilmmaker Lorenzo Dickerson and writer Jordy Yager, local creators of the very well-received May 2022 movie Raised/Razed about the life and destruction of Vinegar Hill, will speak at 6:30pm on July 28th at the Central Library. You can attend this event either in person (Swanson Case Room 125, formerly named the McIntire Room) or via […]
Zoom Event with Oscar-nominated Director of “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” (8/3 6:30pm)
Online (Zoom or other)Oscar-nominated documentary director Julie Cohen (past works include the acclaimed "RBG" about Ruth Bader Ginsburg) will give a special Zoom talk + Q&A to Charlottesville on August 3rd at 6:30pm for her just-released film "Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down" (see trailer here). The new movie tells the extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords' […]
