Cville Dems

The Charlottesville Democratic Committee

Nationwide Economic Boycott (2/28/25)

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We’re hearing about various boycotts as protests swell against GOP’s outright unconstitutional policies and orders. We’ll tell you what we hear about, but please understand that we don’t know more about the events/organizers than you do (if you visit their links).

[This listing is not an endorsement]

The People’s Union USA originated from grassroots efforts of Americans looking to regain control over corporate influence. They’ve come up with a way to respond to the GOP backlash against DEI: a “no-buy” day tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 28. Of course, support local businesses and use cash if you can.

List of Candidates for Statewide Seats

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Here is a list of the Democratic candidates you may see on the primary election ballot in June. They need to be officially qualified to be on the ballot (see paperwork processing article above).

Governor: former Rep. Abigail Spanberger.

Lieutenant Governor: Alex Bastiani, attorney and former local union president; Carl Eggleston, Farmville business owner and former Town Council member; state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi of Chesterfield; Babur Lateef, Prince William County School Board Chair; State Sen. Aaron Rouse; Levar Stoney, former Richmond Mayor; Victor Salgado, attorney and former Justice Dept. prosecutor.

Attorney General: Jay Jones, former VA delegate; Shannon Taylor, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County.

Reminder of Upcoming Events

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  • 3/03 – Unveiling of Court Square state historical marker acknowledging the legacy of slavery, 2pm, Charlottesville Court Square (see above)
  • 3/04 – Sign up to support Abigail Spanberger’s candidacy through ballot access forms at Charlottesville Dairy Market, 4-7pm
  • 3/07 – “Stand up for Science Rally,” sponsored by Indivisible Charlottesville (see above)
  • 3/17 – Fundraiser for House of Delegates candidate Lily Franklin, 6pm (see above)
  • 3/20-3/23 – Virginia Festival of the Book
  • 3/25 – Full Committee Meeting, 6:30pm, Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, 233 4th St NW. It’s on Tuesday!

Message from the Co-Chairs

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Dear Dems,

Let’s be clear: We’re facing a constitutional crisis of previously unseen proportions.

Donald Trump and his unelected co-conspirators are ripping apart the US government with no regard to the legality of their actions. What’s to be done?

Below are some actions you can take. If you have others to suggest, please share them with us by contacting our newsletter editor, Mary Jane Gore, at communications@cvilledems.org.

Thank you for all you do,

Nancy Damon and Josh Throneburg

Make Calls to Capitol Hill

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Formal portrait of congressional Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, wearing dark suit and standing in front of the American flag.If you’re angry, frightened, fed up, and want to get politicians’ attention, NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (aka AOC) emphasizes the effectiveness of phone calls to your congressional representatives, no matter which side of the aisle. From her Instagram account:

“For the first few years that I was in office, Republicans flooded my phones. Do you think they really thought they were going to change my mind? No. But they constantly and consistently [called].

Republicans flood the phones far more than people who are not Republicans flood the phones. And it does have an effect, because you really start to understand the strength and the scale of what you are up against.

Republicans need to get that message too, because it skews our whole environment to the right when the constant pressure comes from one place. Like, I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but people who watch Fox News all day and right-wing media all day call their members of Congress, and they tend to call members far more, and far more consistently and regularly than everybody else does. And that really matters because phone calls are one of the biggest ways that members measure, not just it’s not just numbers, it’s how they measure enthusiasm, it’s how they measure how much people are mobilizing around a certain issue. And the more they see them mobilizing, the more careful they will be in terms of not making those people more upset. And they will get pressured into acting, or hedging, what have you.”

If you want to pick up a script quickly for a call to representatives in DC, take a look at 5 Calls, a progressive issue website that provides short and sweet scripts for calls on a host of issues.