Photo taken in July 2012 at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
UPCOMING EVENTS
08/07/12 COORDINATING COUNCIL OF OCCUPY ASHEVILLE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is First Congregational Church in downtown Asheville. We will have a discussion on where Occupy Asheville should go from here.
08/08/12 - 08/12/12 VFP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MIAMI FL
08/08/12 ASHEVILLE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The next meeting of our revived chapter will be Wed., August 8 at 7 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak Street, Asheville, room E-102. We'll have light refreshments, write a couple of letters, and talk about our next steps. More info from Virginia Himmelheber, 333-4904
08/10/12 TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Toward a Clean Energy Future" Part 2 will be from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at North Asheville Library. Erika Schneider of Sundance Power Systems will share information about some practical energy producing alternatives.
08/13/12 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
Time will be 7 PM, Monday, August 13 at the UU Church's RE Common Space. Contact Lew at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us for more information.
08/20/12 TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Patrick Harper, Clean Energy planner for the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, will speak at this meeting. Time is 6:30 PM and location is West Asheville Library.
08/19/12 ETHICAL SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE MEETING
“Environmental Impact: Atomic Appalachia & the Militarized Southeast” will be presented by Clare Hanrahan and Coleman Smith at the Sunday, August 19th meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville, 2:00-3:30 PM, held at the Friends Meeting House in Asheville. This presentation with visuals is a stunning presentation of the toxic legacy of militarism on the people and culture of the Southeast U.S., exposing the cumulative impact of the wasting of the region by the military-industrial complex. The presenters contend the military has waged a war on the earth. There will be a discussion period following the presentation. All are welcome! For more information contact: asheville@aeu.org, www.aeu.org, ethicalsocietyasheville@gmail.com or 828 687-7759.
08/20/12 COMMON TABLE MEETING
This is part of Transition Asheville, and they will meet at 6:15 PM at First Congregational United Church of Christ at 20 Oak Street in Asheville.
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.
08/25/12 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE CELEBRATION
The party starts at 10:00 am and runs until 3pm. We'll have music including local bands and a few surprises! Speakers from our Action Groups will share what they've been up to, and we've invited a number of other local organizations to come and share the great work that they do in helping Asheville to make the great transition! Ongoing skill-sharing and sustainability demonstrations will bring the hands-on element to the gathering, and kid's activities will be hosted by Sundance Power Systems and others. Food will be provided by several of Asheville's finest food trucks. Location is Pack Square.
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.
08/27/12 MARCH ON THE RNC IN TAMPA
08/31/12 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. Final show: Black Horse White Mountain, August 31, 8:00 PM.
08/31/12 TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Joan Walker, Outreach and Education Officer for the NC Sustainable Energy Association will speak at this meeting. Time is 6:30 PM at 221 Highsmith Student Center at UNCA.
09/02/12 MARCH ON THE DNC IN CHARLOTTE
09/05/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Dave Erb and Yuri Koslen will discuss Asheville Redefines Transit. 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.
09/06/12 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/
09/08/12 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is 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.
09/11/12 ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The International Day of Peace proclamation will be read at the City Council meeting.
09/14/12 - 09/16/12 SOUTHERN GREEN LIVING EXPO
http://southerngreenlivingexpo.com/
09/20/12 NUCLEAR FREE CONVERGENCE IN DC
Join the Coalition Against Nukes on September 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2012. www.coalitionagainstnukes.org
09/21/12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
Join us in Asheville on Friday, September 21st, 2012, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, for the 3rd Annual International Day of Peace! Peacetown Asheville and Local 099 of Veterans for Peace, Mountain Area Interfaith Forum and other groups are sponsoring this event. Contact Rachael at rachael_bliss@yahoo.com if your organization would like to be a sponsor. Sponsorship is $50.
09/21/12 RALLY FOR NO NUKES, NO WARS AT THE NRC IN ROCKVILLE MD
http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/ai1ec_event/rally-no-nukes-no-war/?instance_id
09/22/12 GLOBAL FRACKDOWN!
Following regional/international meetings in Marseille (The Alternative World Water Forum - March 2012) and in Rio (Peoples' Summit - June 2012) as well as discussions with many groups, there is a growing consensus among the anti-fracking movements around the world that we need a global anti-fracking day to mobilize locally and to build solidarity among our movements. The local, regional and national groups in the United States have chosen a day to do a massive national 'frackdown' in the United States - 22 September 2012.
10/03/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Travis Hargett & Ken Brame will discuss Fracking: Dirty, Dangerous, and Run Amok. NC Legislative updates included. 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.
10/07/12 PROTEST THE WAR ON AFGHANISTAN
Protest the Afghanistan War in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, LA (no website yet). This war has been going on for 11 years.
11/08/12 - 11/11/12 LAKE JUNALUSKA PEACE CONFERENCE
The fifth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Love in Action: the Transformative Power of Nonviolence," will draw upon the lessons of nonviolent campaigns and their leaders who discovered a force that can change the world. Participants will explore the principles and learn the applications of nonviolence as taught by Gandhi, King, and many spiritual leaders who offered this alternative paradigm for resolving conflict, achieving justice, and building peace. For more information: www.lakejunaluska.com/peace.
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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.
08/07/12 COORDINATING COUNCIL OF OCCUPY ASHEVILLE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is First Congregational Church in downtown Asheville. We will have a discussion on where Occupy Asheville should go from here.
08/08/12 - 08/12/12 VFP NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MIAMI FL
08/08/12 ASHEVILLE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEETING
The next meeting of our revived chapter will be Wed., August 8 at 7 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak Street, Asheville, room E-102. We'll have light refreshments, write a couple of letters, and talk about our next steps. More info from Virginia Himmelheber, 333-4904
08/10/12 TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Toward a Clean Energy Future" Part 2 will be from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at North Asheville Library. Erika Schneider of Sundance Power Systems will share information about some practical energy producing alternatives.
08/13/12 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
Time will be 7 PM, Monday, August 13 at the UU Church's RE Common Space. Contact Lew at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us for more information.
08/20/12 TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Patrick Harper, Clean Energy planner for the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, will speak at this meeting. Time is 6:30 PM and location is West Asheville Library.
08/19/12 ETHICAL SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE MEETING
“Environmental Impact: Atomic Appalachia & the Militarized Southeast” will be presented by Clare Hanrahan and Coleman Smith at the Sunday, August 19th meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville, 2:00-3:30 PM, held at the Friends Meeting House in Asheville. This presentation with visuals is a stunning presentation of the toxic legacy of militarism on the people and culture of the Southeast U.S., exposing the cumulative impact of the wasting of the region by the military-industrial complex. The presenters contend the military has waged a war on the earth. There will be a discussion period following the presentation. All are welcome! For more information contact: asheville@aeu.org, www.aeu.org, ethicalsocietyasheville@gmail.com or 828 687-7759.
08/20/12 COMMON TABLE MEETING
This is part of Transition Asheville, and they will meet at 6:15 PM at First Congregational United Church of Christ at 20 Oak Street in Asheville.
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.
08/25/12 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE CELEBRATION
The party starts at 10:00 am and runs until 3pm. We'll have music including local bands and a few surprises! Speakers from our Action Groups will share what they've been up to, and we've invited a number of other local organizations to come and share the great work that they do in helping Asheville to make the great transition! Ongoing skill-sharing and sustainability demonstrations will bring the hands-on element to the gathering, and kid's activities will be hosted by Sundance Power Systems and others. Food will be provided by several of Asheville's finest food trucks. Location is Pack Square.
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.
08/27/12 MARCH ON THE RNC IN TAMPA
08/31/12 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. Final show: Black Horse White Mountain, August 31, 8:00 PM.
08/31/12 TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Joan Walker, Outreach and Education Officer for the NC Sustainable Energy Association will speak at this meeting. Time is 6:30 PM at 221 Highsmith Student Center at UNCA.
09/02/12 MARCH ON THE DNC IN CHARLOTTE
09/05/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Dave Erb and Yuri Koslen will discuss Asheville Redefines Transit. 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.
09/06/12 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/
09/08/12 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is 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.
09/11/12 ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The International Day of Peace proclamation will be read at the City Council meeting.
09/14/12 - 09/16/12 SOUTHERN GREEN LIVING EXPO
http://southerngreenlivingexpo.com/
09/20/12 NUCLEAR FREE CONVERGENCE IN DC
Join the Coalition Against Nukes on September 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2012. www.coalitionagainstnukes.org
09/21/12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
Join us in Asheville on Friday, September 21st, 2012, from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, for the 3rd Annual International Day of Peace! Peacetown Asheville and Local 099 of Veterans for Peace, Mountain Area Interfaith Forum and other groups are sponsoring this event. Contact Rachael at rachael_bliss@yahoo.com if your organization would like to be a sponsor. Sponsorship is $50.
09/21/12 RALLY FOR NO NUKES, NO WARS AT THE NRC IN ROCKVILLE MD
http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/ai1ec_event/rally-no-nukes-no-war/?instance_id
09/22/12 GLOBAL FRACKDOWN!
Following regional/international meetings in Marseille (The Alternative World Water Forum - March 2012) and in Rio (Peoples' Summit - June 2012) as well as discussions with many groups, there is a growing consensus among the anti-fracking movements around the world that we need a global anti-fracking day to mobilize locally and to build solidarity among our movements. The local, regional and national groups in the United States have chosen a day to do a massive national 'frackdown' in the United States - 22 September 2012.
10/03/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Travis Hargett & Ken Brame will discuss Fracking: Dirty, Dangerous, and Run Amok. NC Legislative updates included. 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.
10/07/12 PROTEST THE WAR ON AFGHANISTAN
Protest the Afghanistan War in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, LA (no website yet). This war has been going on for 11 years.
11/08/12 - 11/11/12 LAKE JUNALUSKA PEACE CONFERENCE
The fifth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Love in Action: the Transformative Power of Nonviolence," will draw upon the lessons of nonviolent campaigns and their leaders who discovered a force that can change the world. Participants will explore the principles and learn the applications of nonviolence as taught by Gandhi, King, and many spiritual leaders who offered this alternative paradigm for resolving conflict, achieving justice, and building peace. For more information: www.lakejunaluska.com/peace.
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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.
Every third Thursday @ 5:30pmAnti-Racism Group Discussion
firestorm cafe and booksFRIDAY
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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2012 LAKE JUNALUSKA PEACE CONFERENCE
The fifth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, "Love in Action: the Transformative Power of Nonviolence," will draw upon the lessons of nonviolent campaigns and their leaders who discovered a force that can change the world. Participants will explore the principles and learn the applications of nonviolence as taught by Gandhi, King, and many spiritual leaders who offered this alternative paradigm for resolving conflict, achieving justice, and building peace.
Speakers include: Leymah Gbowee, Liberian Peace Activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, Candler School of Theology and Civil Rights leader, Michael Nagler, President of the Metta Center for Nonviolence, and Alan Storey, Central Methodist Mission in Cape Town, Africa.
Participants will have a unique opportunity to become a part of an ongoing multi-faith community of peacemakers who practice nonviolent witness to societal and global transformation. Through the addresses, panels, and workshops, the conference provides peacemaking skill building experience that will empower and sustain us individually and in community as we do the hard work of peacemaking in a world broken and corrupted by systemic violence.
The conference will be held at Lake Junaluska, NC November 8 - 11, 2012. Early bird registration ends September 10th. Scholarships are available for college and seminary students. The scholarship application deadline is October 1st.
For more information visit us at www.lakejunaluska.com/peace.
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VETERANS FOR PEACE INFORMATION
VFP CHAPTER 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
NEW PUBLICATION OF WAR CRIMES TIMES:http://www.WarCrimesTimes.org/
A publication of Veterans For Peace -- exposing the true costs of war.
Visit VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street (the corner of Haywood and Roberts), Asheville, 28801. (828-258-1800). Hours: Tue-Sat 11 to 3 pm
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