UPCOMING EVENTS
07/23/12 ASHEVILLE EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATIONS
This is hosted by NC Interfaith Power and Light. Time is 7 PM and the location is St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on Charlotte Street in Asheville. Earth Sabbath Celebrations are interfaith, contemplative and experiential services which utilize community building exercises, readings from many faith traditions, music, video, ritual, movement, chant, guided meditation and other modalities to reach deep into the grief and love we feel for our Earth and help both salve and energize our spirits so we can continue the work of restoration and repair on behalf of all creation. http://www.ncipl.org/content/what_we_do/
07/23/12 SPECIAL VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
The membership voted to hold a special meeting on July 23rd, Monday night at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be at the Phil Mechanic studio in the River Arts District. The purpose of the meeting is to consider Barbara Scott's motions concerning the Israeli, Palestinian conflict. This meeting will only take up the motions concerning this topic. Only members of VFP099 (Regular and Associate) will be eligible to vote on the motions, but all people are welcomed to the meeting. Dr. Tony Bing will begin the meeting with his presentation to help the members make their decision about the motions. Fifteen to twenty minutes of discussion will follow on his presentation and then we will vote on the motions. There will be no other business brought to this meeting. We must be out of the building by 8:00 pm.
07/26/12 MINDFUL OCCUPATION MEETING - CANCELLED FOR B.I.D. FORUM, WILL BE RESCHEDULED
07/26/12 ASHEVILLE B.I.D. PUBLIC FORUM
Time is 5:30 to 7:30 PM and location is Cinjades at 22 N. Market Street, Asheville NC. This forum is for you, if: - You are concerned that a downtown BID could funnel resources away from other neighborhoods that need services and funds - You are reluctant to hand $800,000/year in public funds over to an unelected Board comprised mainly of property owners - You are worried about how a 17% increase in downtown property taxes would drive gentrification & affect you or your business - You want to work with your neighbors to create a community-based vision for improving downtown that would NOT privatize public space and drive gentrification! At this forum, we will take the first steps toward developing a community-based vision for downtown improvement that can serve as an alternative to the proposed BID. We will take a collaborative, transparent, and creative approach to identify the needs of our various, diverse communities, and then start to imagine alternatives to the BID that benefit everyone who uses downtown, and which make downtown a more accessible and welcoming environment for all!
07/23/12 ASHEVILLE EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATIONS
This is hosted by NC Interfaith Power and Light. Time is 7 PM and the location is St. Mary’s Episcopal Church on Charlotte Street in Asheville. Earth Sabbath Celebrations are interfaith, contemplative and experiential services which utilize community building exercises, readings from many faith traditions, music, video, ritual, movement, chant, guided meditation and other modalities to reach deep into the grief and love we feel for our Earth and help both salve and energize our spirits so we can continue the work of restoration and repair on behalf of all creation. http://www.ncipl.org/content/what_we_do/
07/23/12 SPECIAL VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
The membership voted to hold a special meeting on July 23rd, Monday night at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be at the Phil Mechanic studio in the River Arts District. The purpose of the meeting is to consider Barbara Scott's motions concerning the Israeli, Palestinian conflict. This meeting will only take up the motions concerning this topic. Only members of VFP099 (Regular and Associate) will be eligible to vote on the motions, but all people are welcomed to the meeting. Dr. Tony Bing will begin the meeting with his presentation to help the members make their decision about the motions. Fifteen to twenty minutes of discussion will follow on his presentation and then we will vote on the motions. There will be no other business brought to this meeting. We must be out of the building by 8:00 pm.
07/26/12 MINDFUL OCCUPATION MEETING - CANCELLED FOR B.I.D. FORUM, WILL BE RESCHEDULED
07/26/12 ASHEVILLE B.I.D. PUBLIC FORUM
Time is 5:30 to 7:30 PM and location is Cinjades at 22 N. Market Street, Asheville NC. This forum is for you, if: - You are concerned that a downtown BID could funnel resources away from other neighborhoods that need services and funds - You are reluctant to hand $800,000/year in public funds over to an unelected Board comprised mainly of property owners - You are worried about how a 17% increase in downtown property taxes would drive gentrification & affect you or your business - You want to work with your neighbors to create a community-based vision for improving downtown that would NOT privatize public space and drive gentrification! At this forum, we will take the first steps toward developing a community-based vision for downtown improvement that can serve as an alternative to the proposed BID. We will take a collaborative, transparent, and creative approach to identify the needs of our various, diverse communities, and then start to imagine alternatives to the BID that benefit everyone who uses downtown, and which make downtown a more accessible and welcoming environment for all!
08/01/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Brent Martin will talk about the Bartram Trail. Time of meeting is 7:15 and location is Unitarian Church at the corner of Charlotte Street & Edwin Place. For more information, contact Judy at judymattox@sbcglobal.net.
08/02/12 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. VFP Chapter 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/.
08/03/12 SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE AT UUCA CHURCH
Our next UUCA Social Justice film will be shared with Transition Asheville at 7 PM on Friday, August 3rd. “In Transition 2.0” is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food everywhere, localizing their economies and setting up community power stations. It’s an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world that is awash with gloom, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places. Movie is 65 minutes. Location is UUCA Church at Charlotte & Edwin Streets in Asheville.
08/04/12 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is free & open to the public. It will be held from 10 AM to noon, upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information.
08/08/12 - 08/12/12 VFP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MIAMI FL
Brent Martin will talk about the Bartram Trail. Time of meeting is 7:15 and location is Unitarian Church at the corner of Charlotte Street & Edwin Place. For more information, contact Judy at judymattox@sbcglobal.net.
08/02/12 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. VFP Chapter 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/.
08/03/12 SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE AT UUCA CHURCH
Our next UUCA Social Justice film will be shared with Transition Asheville at 7 PM on Friday, August 3rd. “In Transition 2.0” is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food everywhere, localizing their economies and setting up community power stations. It’s an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world that is awash with gloom, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places. Movie is 65 minutes. Location is UUCA Church at Charlotte & Edwin Streets in Asheville.
08/04/12 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is free & open to the public. It will be held from 10 AM to noon, upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information.
08/08/12 - 08/12/12 VFP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MIAMI FL
08/24/12 GREED! PUPPET SHOWS
It's time for puppets to rise up and help silly humans see what's really happening in the US economy! After all, who could do it better than a puppet? Info and tickets: www.deepeconomics.com/greed-puppet-shows.html. Brought to you by Red Herring Puppets, Serpent Child Productions, with assistance from Occupy Asheville Street Art/Theater Group. Three shows: BeBe Theater, August 24, 7:00 and 9:00 PM; Black Horse White Mountain, August 31, 8:00 PM.
It's time for puppets to rise up and help silly humans see what's really happening in the US economy! After all, who could do it better than a puppet? Info and tickets: www.deepeconomics.com/greed-puppet-shows.html. Brought to you by Red Herring Puppets, Serpent Child Productions, with assistance from Occupy Asheville Street Art/Theater Group. Three shows: BeBe Theater, August 24, 7:00 and 9:00 PM; Black Horse White Mountain, August 31, 8:00 PM.
08/26/12 BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE DREAM ACT
"DREAM Act Solidarity Bus Trip" Benefit & CD Release Concert by award-winning activist songwriters – emma’s revolution. This benefit is for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network's "DREAM Act Solidarity Bus Trip" and "Revolutions Per Minute" CD Release Concert. Time is 7 PM and the location is UU Congregation of Asheville at the corner of Edwin & Charlotte Street. Tickets are $15 in advance/$18 at the door. Tickets: UU Congregation of Asheville and www.emmasrevolution.com. Info: asstminister@uuasheville.org and 828-254-6001.
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ONGOING EVENTS
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TUESDAY
Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 5 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 vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square (Asheville) on the first Friday of the month.
Women in Black have a weekly vigil at noon at the City Hall 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://www.occupyasheville.org/events/
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Here’s the most recent Our Southern Community program!
A new double feature, Tom Palumbo with Veterans for Peace and Mary Olson with Nuclear Information and Resource Service. First a discussion of the impacts of war on our environment and economy, then an update on the Fukishima disaster and implications for the United States. Original Air Date 7-22-12
OSC7-22-12Part1
OSC7-22-12Partt2
OSC7-22-12Part3
http://oursoutherncommunity.org/
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A new double feature, Tom Palumbo with Veterans for Peace and Mary Olson with Nuclear Information and Resource Service. First a discussion of the impacts of war on our environment and economy, then an update on the Fukishima disaster and implications for the United States. Original Air Date 7-22-12
OSC7-22-12Part1
OSC7-22-12Partt2
OSC7-22-12Part3
http://oursoutherncommunity.org/
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TAKE ACTION: The UN has plenty of $$$ for “peacekeeping” in Haiti, and hardly any money for taking care of the horrific problem they caused - CHOLERA. Watch “Baseball in the Time of Cholera” and sign the petition to help fight cholera in Haiti. There is UNdeniable evidence that the united nations introduced cholera into Haiti through poor sanitation control at a foreign peacekeeper base. I support efforts to pressure the UN to take responsibility for the epidemic and help end the crisis through water and sanitation development in Haiti. We will not let the UN deny responsibility anymore...
FROM NC PEACE ACTION:
Dear Friends at the Coalition to March on Wall Street South
We salute you for the impressive organizing that has brought the Coalition to March on Wall Street South to this point and express our admiration for the messages that are being promoted. We are especially glad to see the prominent inclusion of a call to end the wars.
Nevertheless, NC Peace Action has decided not to endorse on this occasion due to the Charlotte Principles statement allowing for a “diversity of tactics”. From the point of view of peacemaking, the means are the ends. Therefore the degree to which we can achieve peaceful outcomes will depend on the degree to which we maintain a discipline of peaceful methods and pronouncements.
Your clarifying statement for the Charlotte Principles ( http://wallstsouth.org/call-
By allowing for the possibility of unspecified tactics, The Charlotte Principles open the way for partners to be held guilty by association with tactics it knew nothing about. We cannot offer a priori acceptance of potential divergence from nonviolent norms.
The clarifying statement to the Principles says “experience and history shows us that the only group that ever comes to political demonstrations to instigate violence is the police, infiltrators, right-wing groups, and other agents of the 1%, not the masses of people”. If you do not expect any escalation of tactics or violence from the endorsing groups, then why not make it clear from the beginning that the only acceptable tactics will be nonviolent? That would assure that any form of violence automatically falls outside the norms of the group, and therefore is the work of outsiders or undisciplined participants.
Although we cannot endorse this event without nonviolence as the stated means, we again offer our sincere appreciation for the skill and energy that has gone in to this coalition. We greatly value our friendship with the very talented organizers involved and we wish this effort every success.
NC Peace Action Board of Directors
July, 2012
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