Sunday, December 04, 2011

Upcoming events in the Asheville area this week

A bunch of Asheville Santas exercising their free speech rights in front of the police station on 12-3-11.


UPCOMING EVENTS

12/05/11 MUSLIM AWARENESS PROJECT AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
“Muslim Economics and the Current World Economic Crisis”  Visiting Guest:  Dr. Zaid Albarzinji.  Dr. Albarzinji is a native of Iraq, educated at the International Islamic University in Malaysia and with a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Utah, he works for the Bank of America in Charlotte.  5:45 p.m. Mierke Dining Room /Gladfelter.  For questions, email:  spirituallife@warren-wilson.edu

12/05/11 LECTURE AT UNCA
“Where have we been?  Where are we?  Where are we going?  The Ebb and Flow of Empires” with Ann Dunn, lecturer in humanities.  Held in Lipinsky Auditorium at 11:25 AM.

12/06/11 MUSLIM AWARENESS PROJECT AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
“Embracing Hope/Overcoming Fear”    Visiting Guest:  Shaikh Imam Yahya of the Muslim American Society in Charlotte.  5:45 p.m. Mierke Dining Room./Gladfelter.  For questions, email:  spirituallife@warren-wilson.edu

12/06/11 LECTURE AT UNCA
“The Arab Spring:  Is it Summer (or Winter) Yet and Why Does It Matter? with James Larocco, director of the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.  Cost is $8.  This will be held in the Reuter Center at 7 PM.

12/06/11 LATINO IMMIGRATION AND US POLICY
Elaine Lacy will discuss Latino immigration and US policy.  Held in the Manheimer Auditorium of UNCA’s Reuter Center.  Cost is $8 and time is 7:30 PM.

12/07/11 SIERRA CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY
Bring a dish for the potluck and a book to share.  Social is at 7 PM.  Location is the Unitarian Church at 1 Edwin Street in Asheville.

12/08/11 HOMEWARD BOUND OF ASHEVILLE
Homeward Bound will be holding a fundraiser at Battery Park Book Exchange from 5 to 8 PM.  They will also be collecting warm winter wear for the less fortunate.  For more information please call 828-258-1695.

12/08/11 RALLY FOR THOSE ARRESTED FOR FREE SPEECH
This will be held at 8 AM in front of the Courthouse in Asheville.  This is to support the people of Occupy Asheville who were arrested for free speech activities.

12/09/11 SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE NIGHT AT UU CHURCH
Tonight’s film will be “Forks over Knives” and will be shown at 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville at the corner of Edwin and Charlotte.  Donations accepted.

12/12/11 NC POLICY WATCH CRITICAL CONVERSATION
The fall NC Policy Watch road trip continues!  Chris Fitzsimon and Rob Schofield will be in Asheville for a noon Crucial Conversation at the Unitarian Universalist Church.  They will review what a year of conservative leadership has meant for/inflicted on the N.C. General Assembly. Later that same day we’ll be in Boone at the Cooperative Extension Agricultural Conference Center at 7 PM.  Cost is $10 and includes a box lunch.  Register for the Asheville event at: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/event-registration/?regevent_action=register&event_id=15#reg-form

12/17/11 ENVISION AN OCCUPATION
A local activist presents photography and video of Liberty Plaza, hours before it was raided by NYPD. Prints will be be available for sale to benefit the Occupy Asheville Street Medic Team as it creates the Asheville Peoples Clinic, a free health clinic for the people of Asheville!  Time is 6 to 9 PM and location is Firestorm Cafe.

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ONGOING EVENTS
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SUNDAY
Episcopal Peace Fellowship holds a weekly vigil from 4:30 to 5 PM at All Soul's Cathedral.

TUESDAY
Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 4:30 PM at Pack Square, Vance Monument

WEDNESDAY
Haywood Peace Vigilers have a weekly vigil at 4 PM at Haywood Country Courthouse in Waynesville.
Asheville Cop Watch meeting at 5 PM at Firestorm Cafe.

THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe.

FRIDAY
Women in Black have a weekly vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square (Ash.) on the first Friday of the month.
Women in Black have a weekly vigil at noon at the Old Courthouse in Hendersonville

SATURDAY
Transylvanians for Peace and WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in Brevard.

Information on Occupy Asheville late breaking events:  http://occupyasheville.org/calendar/ 

Go to occupyasheville.org for more information, or call 888-378-0788.

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