UPCOMING EVENTS
02/19/13 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE PERMACULTURE POTLUCK SERIES
Each month in 2013 a different local teacher will present a new permaculture principle explaining how that principle can be applied to the redesign of our lives, homes, and communities to create a more resilient and sustainable human culture. We invite you to join us for these “Potlucks with a Purpose” on the third Tuesday of each month at Community Action Opportunities (25 Gaston Street) to share ideas, connection, and great food! Time is 5:30 PM.
02/20/13 “SWITCH” - A MOVIE AT UNCA
Now playing at more than 300 universities, see the film that’s changing the global energy conversation. Get the straight answers to our more controversial energy questions. See the trailer at www.switchenergyproject.com. Time is 6:30 PM and location is Rhodes-Robinson Hall (Room 125) at UNCA. Free admission, and open to the public.
02/20/13 THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN
Transition Hendersonville will screen “The Real Dirt on Farmer John” at the Black Bear Cafe at 318 Main Street in Hendersonville. Free. More information at www.transitionhendersonville.com.
02/21/13 LECTURES AND MOVIE AT UNCA
Author and Documentarian Alex Kotlowitz will be on campus for a number of events including: 1) a lecture “The Things They Carry: Growing Up Poor in the World's Richest Nation” at 12:15; 2) another lecture “Bearing Witness: Storytelling and Human Rights” at 4 PM; and 3) a documentary movie – “The Interrupters” at 7 PM. All are held at Mountain Suites at Highsmith Student Union. From producer/director Steve James and author-turned-producer Alex Kotlowitz, The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising story of three “violence interrupters” in Chicago who with bravado, humility and even humor try to protect their communities from the violence they once employed. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
02/21/13 COMMUNITY RACE DISCUSSION
This monthly discussion group is open to the public and invites community members in Asheville and Buncombe County to get together to explore issues of race, racism, privilege and identity -- topics we don't explore together on a regular basis. Sponsored in partnership with the YWCA. Time is 5:30 PM and location is Firestorm Café and Books.
02/21/13 VETERANS FOR PEACE FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAM
This will be held at the Courtyard Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building in the RAD, Asheville. Time is 5:30 PM. Open to the public, donations accepted. The film will be “Israel and Iran: Facts vs. Fear” with Ray McGovern. Call Veterans for Peace at 258-1800 for more information.
02/22/13 JUST US FOR ALL FUNDRAISER
“How We Identify” fundraising event will be at 8 PM at Toyboat Community ArtSpace at 101 Fairview Road in Asheville. $5 donation requested. President Sam “Basil” Soper said this about the event: “We don’t only expect allies to walk away learning new things about the Queer community, but people within our community should be enlightened as well.”
02/22/13 CARE OF CREATION MINISTRY – ST. EUGENE CHURCH
Care of Creation Ministry of St. Eugene has invited Father John Rausch to come to share his knowledge and understanding of the social and ecological concerns as they relate to all of us. Father Rausch is the director of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia. He is an environmental activist from West Virginia. His topic will be “The 7th Day of Creation: The Spirituality of Working in God’s Garden”. Time is 7 PM and location is St. Eugene Church on Culvern Street in Asheville. For more information, contact Connie at cmitchell28@charter.net.
02/23/13 CARE OF CREATION MINISTRY – ST. EUGENE CHURCH
“The Rising Tide and Destructive Storms of Climate Change” is the topic for today’s session. The morning will start with viewing “The Hungry Tide” a documentary about south Pacific islands endangered from global warming. Following the documentary, there will be breakout sessions on local endeavors to care for creation. Time is 9 AM to 1 PM and location is St. Eugene Church on Culvern Street in Asheville. For more information, contact Connie at cmitchell28@charter.net.
02/23/13 BRADLEY MANNING
He spent 1,000 days in jail as of today with no conviction yet. This is a travesty of justice.
02/25/13 PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
Public Safety meeting regarding Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell’s civil liberties resolution will be held at 3:30 PM. Location is Asheville Fire Station, downtown, on the 2nd floor. This resolution states that Asheville police will not comply with federal statutes regarding targeting and arrest of undocumented workers.
02/28/13 LECTURE AT UNCA
Evening Lecture with Dr. Yyvone Ortiz-Prince held at the Highsmith Student Union. Dr. Ortiz-Prince is the Executive Director for the AVID Higher Education Program. She will be discussing the impact of economic class with peers for first generation college students. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/01/13 JAVA FOR JUSTICE
Pisgah Legal Service celebrates 35 years of pursuing justice and fighting poverty! Pisgah Legal Services, Asheville Radio Group, The Van Winkle Law Firm and BMW of Asheville are partnering with great local coffeehouses to raise money for and awareness of the need for free civil legal aid, helping low-income people in Western North Carolina. Join them on Friday, March 1st at any of these coffeehouses to enjoy a cup of java and some great company. http://www.pisgahlegal.org/news-and-events/events-1/java-for-justice/java-for-justice-2013
03/02/13 URANIUM AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN OUR BACK YARD
There will be a public lecture and discussion on “Atomic Appalachia: Uranium and Nuclear Weapons in Our Back Yard - What You Should Know” Time is 7 to 9 PM and location of event is the top floor of the Battery Park Apartments in downtown Asheville. This lectures will focuses on Eastern Tennessee's uranium and nuclear weapons industry, community activism on public health around nuclear facilities, local & international organizing efforts, the work of both Tennessee and North Carolina citizen scientists, and the findings from widespread sampling of surface water, sediment, attic dust and ground water. Also touches on related impacts to Western North Carolina and Asheville due to downwind and downstream movement of radioactive releases, transport of highly radioactive materials on our highways, regional importance to reprocessing, and permanent disposal problems. Presented by New South Network of War Resisters, email newsouthnetwork@gmail.com for more information.
03/04/13 to 03/31/13 PARALLEL JOURNEYS: EXHIBIT AT UNCA
From March 4 - 31, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust” tells the stories of dozens of teenagers who were witnesses, participants, and often victims of this brutal conflict. Profiles of well-known teens, not all of whom were heroic, are part of the exhibition. Elie Wiesel (Auschwitz survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner), members of the resistance group the White Rose, and Traudl Junge (Adolf Hitler's secretary) will be included. Lesser-known teens, who survived the concentration camps, hid from the Nazis, led rescue efforts, served as soldiers, remained on the home front, or aided individuals who were targets of Nazi oppression, such as the handicapped, Jehovah's Witnesses, and political prisoners, will finally have their stories told. The "Parallel Journeys" exhibit invites visitors to contemplate ways in which their actions can make a difference in the world today. Located in UNCA Karpen Lobby. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/04/13 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is open to the public. It is held on the first Monday of the month. Time is 6 PM and location is the Fortune Building (upstairs), at 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Parking in back and on the street. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information
03/05/13 PUBLIC HEARING ON DUKE RATE HIKES
The Asheville Public Hearing by the NC Utilities Commission will be held at the Buncombe County Courthouse in the basement in District Courtroom 1. Time is 7 PM. Progress Energy/Duke is proposing a 14% rate hike. And their business plan does not include wind, solar or expansion of energy efficiency.
03/06/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Topic is North Carolina’s energy future, clean energy solutions and renewables. Time is 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
03/06/13 OPENING RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE FOR “PARALLEL JOURNEYS”
See description of this exhibit above under 03/04/13. Opening Reception is from 5:30-6:45 PM at UNC Asheville Karpen Lobby. Opening Keynote is at 7 PM at Highsmith Student Union Alumni Hall. “How the Holocaust Shaped My Life” is the topic with Dr. Walter Ziffer speaking. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/07/13 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/
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ONGOING EVENTS
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MONDAY
Occupy Asheville Weekly Meeting at 6:30 PM at First Congregational Church of Christ.
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 County Courthouse in Waynesville.
THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe.
Anti-racism Group Discussion at 5:30 PM on the third Thursday of the month 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
Homeless Network Parade on the last Friday of the month at 2 PM at Pritchard Park.
SATURDAY
Transylvanians for Peace and WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in Brevard.
Occupy Asheville General Assembly on the first Saturday of the month. 2 PM at Pritchard Park.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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An email from earlier in the week - please consider signing the petition.
Wednesday Feb 13th, President Obama is visiting Linamar Corporation in South Asheville after his State of the Union speech on Tuesday evening. The Asheville Citizen Times asked for individuals to write letters to the paper about what they wanted to say to the President. The following is what one of our signers Gabe Dunsmith of Arden wrote:
To the Citizen-Times:
From,
Gabe Dunsmith
Arden, NC
Dear President Obama,
South Asheville is suffering.
02/19/13 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE PERMACULTURE POTLUCK SERIES
Each month in 2013 a different local teacher will present a new permaculture principle explaining how that principle can be applied to the redesign of our lives, homes, and communities to create a more resilient and sustainable human culture. We invite you to join us for these “Potlucks with a Purpose” on the third Tuesday of each month at Community Action Opportunities (25 Gaston Street) to share ideas, connection, and great food! Time is 5:30 PM.
02/20/13 “SWITCH” - A MOVIE AT UNCA
Now playing at more than 300 universities, see the film that’s changing the global energy conversation. Get the straight answers to our more controversial energy questions. See the trailer at www.switchenergyproject.com. Time is 6:30 PM and location is Rhodes-Robinson Hall (Room 125) at UNCA. Free admission, and open to the public.
02/20/13 THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN
Transition Hendersonville will screen “The Real Dirt on Farmer John” at the Black Bear Cafe at 318 Main Street in Hendersonville. Free. More information at www.transitionhendersonville.com.
02/21/13 LECTURES AND MOVIE AT UNCA
Author and Documentarian Alex Kotlowitz will be on campus for a number of events including: 1) a lecture “The Things They Carry: Growing Up Poor in the World's Richest Nation” at 12:15; 2) another lecture “Bearing Witness: Storytelling and Human Rights” at 4 PM; and 3) a documentary movie – “The Interrupters” at 7 PM. All are held at Mountain Suites at Highsmith Student Union. From producer/director Steve James and author-turned-producer Alex Kotlowitz, The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising story of three “violence interrupters” in Chicago who with bravado, humility and even humor try to protect their communities from the violence they once employed. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
02/21/13 COMMUNITY RACE DISCUSSION
This monthly discussion group is open to the public and invites community members in Asheville and Buncombe County to get together to explore issues of race, racism, privilege and identity -- topics we don't explore together on a regular basis. Sponsored in partnership with the YWCA. Time is 5:30 PM and location is Firestorm Café and Books.
02/21/13 VETERANS FOR PEACE FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAM
This will be held at the Courtyard Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building in the RAD, Asheville. Time is 5:30 PM. Open to the public, donations accepted. The film will be “Israel and Iran: Facts vs. Fear” with Ray McGovern. Call Veterans for Peace at 258-1800 for more information.
02/22/13 JUST US FOR ALL FUNDRAISER
“How We Identify” fundraising event will be at 8 PM at Toyboat Community ArtSpace at 101 Fairview Road in Asheville. $5 donation requested. President Sam “Basil” Soper said this about the event: “We don’t only expect allies to walk away learning new things about the Queer community, but people within our community should be enlightened as well.”
02/22/13 CARE OF CREATION MINISTRY – ST. EUGENE CHURCH
Care of Creation Ministry of St. Eugene has invited Father John Rausch to come to share his knowledge and understanding of the social and ecological concerns as they relate to all of us. Father Rausch is the director of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia. He is an environmental activist from West Virginia. His topic will be “The 7th Day of Creation: The Spirituality of Working in God’s Garden”. Time is 7 PM and location is St. Eugene Church on Culvern Street in Asheville. For more information, contact Connie at cmitchell28@charter.net.
02/23/13 CARE OF CREATION MINISTRY – ST. EUGENE CHURCH
“The Rising Tide and Destructive Storms of Climate Change” is the topic for today’s session. The morning will start with viewing “The Hungry Tide” a documentary about south Pacific islands endangered from global warming. Following the documentary, there will be breakout sessions on local endeavors to care for creation. Time is 9 AM to 1 PM and location is St. Eugene Church on Culvern Street in Asheville. For more information, contact Connie at cmitchell28@charter.net.
02/23/13 BRADLEY MANNING
He spent 1,000 days in jail as of today with no conviction yet. This is a travesty of justice.
02/25/13 PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
Public Safety meeting regarding Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell’s civil liberties resolution will be held at 3:30 PM. Location is Asheville Fire Station, downtown, on the 2nd floor. This resolution states that Asheville police will not comply with federal statutes regarding targeting and arrest of undocumented workers.
02/28/13 LECTURE AT UNCA
Evening Lecture with Dr. Yyvone Ortiz-Prince held at the Highsmith Student Union. Dr. Ortiz-Prince is the Executive Director for the AVID Higher Education Program. She will be discussing the impact of economic class with peers for first generation college students. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/01/13 JAVA FOR JUSTICE
Pisgah Legal Service celebrates 35 years of pursuing justice and fighting poverty! Pisgah Legal Services, Asheville Radio Group, The Van Winkle Law Firm and BMW of Asheville are partnering with great local coffeehouses to raise money for and awareness of the need for free civil legal aid, helping low-income people in Western North Carolina. Join them on Friday, March 1st at any of these coffeehouses to enjoy a cup of java and some great company. http://www.pisgahlegal.org/news-and-events/events-1/java-for-justice/java-for-justice-2013
03/02/13 URANIUM AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN OUR BACK YARD
There will be a public lecture and discussion on “Atomic Appalachia: Uranium and Nuclear Weapons in Our Back Yard - What You Should Know” Time is 7 to 9 PM and location of event is the top floor of the Battery Park Apartments in downtown Asheville. This lectures will focuses on Eastern Tennessee's uranium and nuclear weapons industry, community activism on public health around nuclear facilities, local & international organizing efforts, the work of both Tennessee and North Carolina citizen scientists, and the findings from widespread sampling of surface water, sediment, attic dust and ground water. Also touches on related impacts to Western North Carolina and Asheville due to downwind and downstream movement of radioactive releases, transport of highly radioactive materials on our highways, regional importance to reprocessing, and permanent disposal problems. Presented by New South Network of War Resisters, email newsouthnetwork@gmail.com for more information.
03/04/13 to 03/31/13 PARALLEL JOURNEYS: EXHIBIT AT UNCA
From March 4 - 31, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust” tells the stories of dozens of teenagers who were witnesses, participants, and often victims of this brutal conflict. Profiles of well-known teens, not all of whom were heroic, are part of the exhibition. Elie Wiesel (Auschwitz survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner), members of the resistance group the White Rose, and Traudl Junge (Adolf Hitler's secretary) will be included. Lesser-known teens, who survived the concentration camps, hid from the Nazis, led rescue efforts, served as soldiers, remained on the home front, or aided individuals who were targets of Nazi oppression, such as the handicapped, Jehovah's Witnesses, and political prisoners, will finally have their stories told. The "Parallel Journeys" exhibit invites visitors to contemplate ways in which their actions can make a difference in the world today. Located in UNCA Karpen Lobby. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/04/13 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is open to the public. It is held on the first Monday of the month. Time is 6 PM and location is the Fortune Building (upstairs), at 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Parking in back and on the street. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information
03/05/13 PUBLIC HEARING ON DUKE RATE HIKES
The Asheville Public Hearing by the NC Utilities Commission will be held at the Buncombe County Courthouse in the basement in District Courtroom 1. Time is 7 PM. Progress Energy/Duke is proposing a 14% rate hike. And their business plan does not include wind, solar or expansion of energy efficiency.
03/06/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Topic is North Carolina’s energy future, clean energy solutions and renewables. Time is 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
03/06/13 OPENING RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE FOR “PARALLEL JOURNEYS”
See description of this exhibit above under 03/04/13. Opening Reception is from 5:30-6:45 PM at UNC Asheville Karpen Lobby. Opening Keynote is at 7 PM at Highsmith Student Union Alumni Hall. “How the Holocaust Shaped My Life” is the topic with Dr. Walter Ziffer speaking. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/07/13 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/
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ONGOING EVENTS
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MONDAY
Occupy Asheville Weekly Meeting at 6:30 PM at First Congregational Church of Christ.
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 County Courthouse in Waynesville.
THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe.
Anti-racism Group Discussion at 5:30 PM on the third Thursday of the month 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
Homeless Network Parade on the last Friday of the month at 2 PM at Pritchard Park.
SATURDAY
Transylvanians for Peace and WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in Brevard.
Occupy Asheville General Assembly on the first Saturday of the month. 2 PM at Pritchard Park.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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An email from earlier in the week - please consider signing the petition.
Wednesday Feb 13th, President Obama is visiting Linamar Corporation in South Asheville after his State of the Union speech on Tuesday evening. The Asheville Citizen Times asked for individuals to write letters to the paper about what they wanted to say to the President. The following is what one of our signers Gabe Dunsmith of Arden wrote:
To the Citizen-Times:
From,
Gabe Dunsmith
Arden, NC
Dear President Obama,
South Asheville is suffering.
I know because I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 11. I underwent intensive surgery and years of radiation treatment to rid the cancer from my neck tissue, my lymph nodes, and my lungs.
At the time of my diagnosis, my family and I knew little of the shuttered CTS of Asheville plant a mile from our house. But we soon learned that the abandoned factory was leaking the carcinogen trichloroethylene (TCE), used for decades as a degreaser—and then dumped out back.
TCE has migrated into my neighbors’ wells, into creeks I played in as a child, into our very homes. Meanwhile, CTS Corporation is alive and well, profiting on the suffering they inflicted upon Asheville. It is high past time for a full-scale cleanup. We need government intervention—and we need it now. For all the families with cancer, for all the children who are suffering, we need you, President Obama.
Making CTS Corporation pay for cleanup is the only way to right the wrong that CTS did to Asheville. Cleaning up this site should be part of a broader policy of eliminating toxic substances from the environment and protecting human life over corporate profit.
Asheville will always be my home, but this beautiful mountain town is not without its tragedies. And to rectify the injustices of the past, we need your help to shape a brighter future—and that starts with cleaning up CTS.
Sincerely,
Gabriel Dunsmith
Arden, NC
This petition is for Gabe and many others who have been affected by this toxic waste site. If you have not already shared the petition please take the time to encourage other voices to sign on for CTS Corp. to carry out a full scale cleanup.
http://signon.org/sign/cts-site-fullscale-cleanup?mailing_id=8989&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=181732
Gabe maintains a facebook page for the Clean Up CTS of Asheville
http://www.facebook.com/CTSAsheville
Sincerly,
James "Chip" Hood
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Hospitality needed for War Tax Resisters in May
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC)is meeting
in Asheville May 3-5 and the out-of-town guests, including Cindy Sheehan
and David Swanson, could use some overnight accommodations. If you can
offer hospitality or suggestions for same, please contact Clare at
"NewSouth Network" newsouthnetwork@gmail.com.
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Subject: Memo to National and State Leaders re: The 2013 Freedom Rides for Voting Rights
Attached is a memo from Alabama Senator Hank Sanders to national and state leaders asking for their help with the 2013 Freedom Rides for Voting Rights. Eight buses will be bringing people from nine of the 16 states covered by the Voting Rights Act to participate in the 2013 Selma-to-Montgomery March and the events taking place in Montgomery on March 7th and March 8th, including the Rally to Save the Voting Rights Act being held at the Alabama Capitol beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8th.
Please distribute this memo to leaders, individuals and groups that would be interested in taking part in or in mobilizing people to take part in the 2013 Freedom Rides to Montgomery from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. There are 50 seats available on each of the eight buses, and these spaces will be filled as participants are confirmed. There is no cost for individuals to ride these buses, and lodging will be provided in Montgomery on Thursday, March 7th for the 2013 Freedom Riders, also at no cost to participants. Please read the attached memo for more detailed information, and please forward this memo and share this information with others.
Thank you!
Sharon Wheeler
Alabama Education Association
Government Relations/External Affairs
(334) 220-6857
shawheel@me.com
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