Upcoming events in the Asheville area this week

"Eyes Wide Open" exhibit at All Souls Church in 2006.  There are boots lined up on the floor with the names of US troops from North Carolina who were killed in Iraq.

UPCOMING EVENTS

07/01/12 NATIONAL RAINBOW GATHERING
As per Rainbow Hawk: Just got word from concluded spring council, this year's annual U.S. National Rainbow Gathering, July 1st-7th is to be held in Cherokee National Forest. The site is East of South Holston Lake between the lake and Holston Mountain in the NE corner of TN. N 36.50175 W 82.04347.  More information:  http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/index.html

07/02/12 DINNER WITH PROGRESSIVES
Time is 6 PM and location is Firestorm Cafe and Books.

07/03/12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE PLANNING MEETING
This will be at 6 PM at UCC church.  Event organizer is Jonah Bolt. For more information email him at jonahbolt@gmail.com.

07/07/12 MOVE TO AMEND EVENT
National MTA spokesman David Cobb is planning to visit Asheville  on July 7th.  Time is 7 to 9 PM and location is Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville.  This is a community forum and planning meeting. More information in the press release below.

07/07/12 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.

07/09/12 STAND AGAINST RACISM COMMUNITY PICNIC
This event is for the participants in the dialogues as part of the Stand Against Racism at the YWCA.  It is a community picnic from 6 to 8 PM at Aston Park, Asheville.   Please come!  We will have food provided and games and entertainment as well as an opportunity to get to know your neighbors better.  Please see http://bordc.org/resources/astonparkflyer.pdf for a flyer which we would love for you to print and distribute.  It is also attached.

07/12/12 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/

07/12/12 MINDFUL OCCUPATION MEETING
Mindful Occupation/The Icarus Project: Friends Make The Best Medicine.  The next Mindful Occupation meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 12 and Thursday, July 26th at Wall Street Coffeehouse, 6:30pm.  If anyone has any questions, feedback, or wants to expand on any of these ideas, please feel free to do so. In the meantime, be well.  Contact Faith at faithrhyne@gmail.com.  www.mindfuloccupation.org

07/26/12 MINDFUL OCCUPATION MEETING
Mindful Occupation/The Icarus Project: Friends Make The Best Medicine.  The next Mindful Occupation meetings are scheduled for Thursday, July 12 and Thursday, July 26th at Wall Street Coffeehouse, 6:30pm.  If anyone has any questions, feedback, or wants to expand on any of these ideas, please feel free to do so. In the meantime, be well.  Contact Faith at faithrhyne@gmail.com.  www.mindfuloccupation.org