UPCOMING EVENTS
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
12/16/11 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
The next WNC PSR monthly meeting will be at the home of Steve and Beth Gilman. Brown Bag lunch at noon with meeting from 12:30 to 2 PM. Directions to the Gilman's home: Take Highway 70 - Tunnel Road east from downtown Asheville. (From Interstate 240 going east, take Exit 7 and turn left at end of ramp.) Go several miles past the VA Hospital on left. Just before Blue Ridge Parkway overpass, turn right at stoplight onto Pleasant Ridge Road. Take 2nd right turn onto Wagon Road. Then turn left onto Birchwood to #18 on left. Physicians, health personnel and, yes, everyone; all are welcomed at the monthly meetings! Please go to www.wncpsr.org for more information, which includes how to get there and other details.
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 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.
01/04/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Richard Kark will discuss his river canoeing adventures over his lifetime. Social is at 7 PM and program starts at 7:30 PM. Location is the Unitarian Church at 1 Edwin Street in Asheville.
01/05/12 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street (the corner of Haywood and Roberts), Asheville. VFP CHAPTER 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
01/06/12 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MOVIE NIGHT
The movie “Carbon Nation” will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville at the corner of Edwin and Charlotte Street. Time will be 7 PM. Donations accepted. Contact David Williams for more information at devwilliams@juno.com.
01/07/12 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is free & open to the public. It will be held from 10AM to noon, upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Contact Ronald @ 828LUCK180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information.
01/12/12 TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON
Amnesty International will be holding a protest in DC to mark this horrible anniversary.
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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.
OCCUPY WALL STREET ASHEVILLE
Go to www.occupyasheville.org for more information, or call 888-378-0788. Information on Occupy Asheville late breaking events: http://occupyasheville.org/calendar/. General Assembly will be held at 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday at City Hall, and at 3 PM on Saturday at Pritchard Park.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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OCCUPY ASHEVILLE
From an email on Vets for Peace listserve:
I hope you all can support our local Occupy Asheville, Tuesday at 5pm, City Council Meeting . They need folks inside/out. The camp is being threatened by City Council.
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
12/16/11 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
The next WNC PSR monthly meeting will be at the home of Steve and Beth Gilman. Brown Bag lunch at noon with meeting from 12:30 to 2 PM. Directions to the Gilman's home: Take Highway 70 - Tunnel Road east from downtown Asheville. (From Interstate 240 going east, take Exit 7 and turn left at end of ramp.) Go several miles past the VA Hospital on left. Just before Blue Ridge Parkway overpass, turn right at stoplight onto Pleasant Ridge Road. Take 2nd right turn onto Wagon Road. Then turn left onto Birchwood to #18 on left. Physicians, health personnel and, yes, everyone; all are welcomed at the monthly meetings! Please go to www.wncpsr.org for more information, which includes how to get there and other details.
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 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.
01/04/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Richard Kark will discuss his river canoeing adventures over his lifetime. Social is at 7 PM and program starts at 7:30 PM. Location is the Unitarian Church at 1 Edwin Street in Asheville.
01/05/12 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street (the corner of Haywood and Roberts), Asheville. VFP CHAPTER 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
01/06/12 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MOVIE NIGHT
The movie “Carbon Nation” will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville at the corner of Edwin and Charlotte Street. Time will be 7 PM. Donations accepted. Contact David Williams for more information at devwilliams@juno.com.
01/07/12 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is free & open to the public. It will be held from 10AM to noon, upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Contact Ronald @ 828LUCK180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information.
01/12/12 TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF GUANTANAMO BAY PRISON
Amnesty International will be holding a protest in DC to mark this horrible anniversary.
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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.
OCCUPY WALL STREET ASHEVILLE
Go to www.occupyasheville.org for more information, or call 888-378-0788. Information on Occupy Asheville late breaking events: http://occupyasheville.org/calendar/. General Assembly will be held at 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday at City Hall, and at 3 PM on Saturday at Pritchard Park.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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OCCUPY ASHEVILLE
From an email on Vets for Peace listserve:
I hope you all can support our local Occupy Asheville, Tuesday at 5pm, City Council Meeting . They need folks inside/out. The camp is being threatened by City Council.
PLEASE go to City Hall for the City Council meeting this Tuesday at 5pm because the City Council is to vote on ordinances to shut down the Occupy encampment and other 24/7 activities. Relevant information can be found at ashevillenc.gov or these links:
December 13, 2011 Meeting Agenda
Staff Report, including proposed ordinances, as requested by Mayor Bellamy
Anthony & others are coordinating a response to this. Legal representation is available now! GLoLady says a concern is sanitation issue: illegal to urinate or defecate in public, but there are NO alternatives provided by the city and the city refuses to allow us to provide our own port-a-johns. Scott emphasizes that these ordinances will also affect the houseless population in general. This is an excuse to take away everyone’s civil liberties. Matthew spoke with Cecil Bothwell who says it is very likely the City Council will pass the ordinances unless an alternative is proposed. We must blow holes in the statements they’ve made. For example, can’t put a port-a-john near the encampment, so how can we deal with sanitation issues? Need a letter of intent for lawsuit because the ordinances are blatant discrimination in response to a political movement. Must draft something else to assure our safety and to ensure re-sodding of grass. City Attorney is on city staff; not an elected official, so this means that Mayor Bellamy asked him to draft the new ordinances that specifically target Occupy Asheville. She said she will not accept civil disobedience in “her town.” Matthew is starting a WG on this issue. Scott suggests being a Sanctuary City for the Democratic Process.
Please read the article below and then email the members of Asheville City Council and tell them what you think:
mayorbellamy@avlcouncil.com, emanheimer@vwlawfirm.com, cecil@braveulysses.com, jandavis@avlcouncil.com, marchunt@avlcouncil.com, chrispelly@avlcouncil.com, gordonsmith@avlcouncil.com,
mayorbellamy@avlcouncil.com, emanheimer@vwlawfirm.com, cecil@braveulysses.com, jandavis@avlcouncil.com, marchunt@avlcouncil.com, chrispelly@avlcouncil.com, gordonsmith@avlcouncil.com,
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City of Cleveland Passes Emergency Vote to Support OWS
The Cleveland City Council pass an emergency resolution 1720-11 in support of Occupy Cleveland and the Occupy Movement in general. The final vote from all the Wards was 18 yea and 1 nay. With the passing of the 1720-11 resolution Cleveland (a US City with a population of 2,250,000 people) joins other cities (Seattle, LA and Chicago etc.) that also have voiced their official support of the Occupy Movement. The following Resolution was sent to President Barack Obama and all members of the U.S. Congress.
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