Cville Dems

The Charlottesville Democratic Committee

Executive Committee Meeting: Monday 2/27 6:30pm via Zoom

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cartoon people sitting around a meeting tableThis will be a Zoom-only meeting (we’ll email the link a day or two beforehand). As always, everyone’s input and ideas are very much welcome (needed!). Our main agenda items:
  • discuss plans for a candidate forum for the primaries
  • hear update on plans for our big annual fundraising event in June
  • solicit ideas for community outreach activities/events
  • meet the leadership team of the Charlottesville Area Young Democrats (CAYD)
  • consider whether to host an informational forum on the new (Draft) zoning map
  • hear from local activist Kate Vasiloff about the difficult issue of medical aid in dying (and legislative actions to consider)

Charlottesville’s (DRAFT) Zoning Plan Revision

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Colorful map showing various areas of new DRAFT Charlottesville zoning map“It’s finally here! Charlottesville has released its draft zoning map. As dry as that sounds, this small document has the potential to dramatically change the look, feel — and livability — of this city for decades to come.”
That quote is from a Charlottesville Tomorrow overview of where this long process stands (prior background articles here and here and here) and notes how to share your input on the draft, either in writing (via this Google Form or to engage@cvilleplanstogether.com) and/or at these upcoming community open houses:
  • Wed. Feb. 22, 6:00-8:30pm — Charlottesville High School cafeteria, 1400 Melbourne
  • Thurs. Feb. 23, 6:00-8:30pm — Buford Middle School cafeteria, 1000 Cherry Ave.
  • Sat. Feb. 25, 11am to 1:30pm — CitySpace, 100 5th St. NW (Downtown Mall)
Other information sources to check out: Cville Plans Together(including an interactive map), the City of Charlottesville website, and some of these groups that have been working on housing issues for years: Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition (CLIHC), the Charlottesville-Albemarle Affordable Housing Coalition (CHAAHC), the Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA), and Habitat for Humanity.

From the Primary Campaign Trail

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Round graphic saying "Virginia is for Voters" put out by Virginia Department of ElectionsHere are the candidates we know about in 2023 Charlottesville election races (partisan races only, we won’t be disseminating information about the non-partisan but important races for City of Charlottesville School Board and Jefferson District Soil and Water Board):
Virginia Senate District 11
Delegate Sally Hudson (https://sallyforvirginia.com)
Sen. Creigh Deeds (https://www.senatordeeds.com/)
Virginia House of Delegates District 54
David Brown (dbrowndc@gmail.com)
Charlottesville City Council
(3 seats, but we’ve not seen any candidacies announced yet)
As a matter of policy, the Cville Dems don’t take sides in primaries. We’ll cover these races through June in an even-handed way in this newsletter, on our website, and on social media.

Jefferson School Annual “Reparations Run” Fundraiser

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Graphic with a purple background for 2023 Liberation and freedom Day Reparations Run-Walk showing time and date and listing the organizations being supported - The graphic shows a Civil War-era black family including an adolescent and a babyThe Jefferson School African American Heritage Center is sponsoring its annual 8k Reparations Run fundraiser to benefit Black-led organizations on Saturday March 4 in celebration of the 2023 Liberation and Freedom Day being commemorated March 3-5.
Last year they allowed local organizations to form teams, and the Cville Dems participated that way (raising a little over $1000); let us know if you’d like to join a similar effort this year.
Or… you can sign up here to participate in the 8K run as an individual.

Report: “Repairing the World” Documentary Screening 2/11/23

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Photo of the attendees at Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church watching "Repairing the World" screening from the pewsOver 170 people came out for the Charlottesville Clergy Collective Saturday screening of the “Repairing the World” documentary about the mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday February 11; the event was important in continuing the community dialogue around how we can work together to combat antisemitism, racism, and other forms of hate in our area.