In honor of Pvt. Manning
UPCOMING EVENTS
EARLY VOTING GOING ON NOW
10/28/13 ASHEVILLE
EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATION
The Earth Sabbath Celebrations are 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 of and with the Creator and creation. Time is 7 PM
and location is St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Asheville. Free.
10/28/13 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE
PROGRAM
Dynamic Governance Introductory Series (Part 1) will be from
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Handmade in America gallery. Whether the
results we want are profits for a business, solving a community problem, or
more effective fundraising, when we work in groups we always use some system
for steering the process toward results. Consensus often feels impossibly
lengthy, and Roberts Rules leaves people feeling marginalized or unengaged. The
Transition Asheville Common Table uses “Dynamic Governance” because it is an
energizing and efficient method for making decisions in such a way that each
participant is enabled to tale part as a unique individual on the basis of
equality. The Dynamic Governance Institute founded by Tracy Kunkler and
Michelle Smith has supported the Common Table in implementing this
transformational means of innovating new social and organizational structures.
This first session will teach you “paradigm shifting” decision-making tools and
meeting formats for committees, boards, organizations, or networks of
organizations to remain very organized and efficient, while inviting people
from a breadth of perspectives and styles to participate effectively. The
workshop will be fun and interactive; offering tools you can try right away.
This information came from Facebook.
10/29/13 SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM AT UU CHURCH
On Tuesday, October 29th, there will be a screening the
documentary, "The United States of ALEC", an important film about
corporate political influence at the state and national level. This screening
is on Tuesday rather than the customary Friday. The “United States of ALEC”
reports on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of us
have never heard of – ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A
national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC
presents itself as a “nonpartisan public-private partnership”. But behind that
mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to
increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge. The
location is the Unitarian Universalist Church on Edwin Street in Asheville. The film is at 7 PM. No charge,
donations accepted.
10/29/13 ASHEVILLE
HEARING ON EPA’S CARBON POLLUTION RULE
Join the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, WNC Alliance,
Sierra Club and WNC Green Congregations, and Climate Parents at the Cathedral
of All Souls in Biltmore
Village for a Citizens’
Climate Hearing from 5:30 to 7:30 PM to give testimony to the EPA in support of
carbon limits on new power plants. There will be food, educational
opportunities and fun as well. Come one, come all. Kids are welcome.
10/29/13 PISGAH LEGAL BENEFIT
In support of Pisgah Legal's work to end domestic violence,
clothing designer Julia Monet, or "J. Monet" and Magnolia Ray
Restaurant are hosting a
fashion show. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and J. Monet hopes
raise awareness and "spread loving, healing, joyful energy."
$15/person includes wine and hors d'oeuvres, all proceeds benefit Pisgah Legal
Services. The event begins at 5:30 PM at Magnolia Ray restaurant just north of Asheville. To RSVP Call
JMonet at 252-3100 or Magnolia Ray at 252-5228.
10/29/13 FORUM ON ‘AFTER TRAYVON MARTIN’
Representatives of a broad group of community organizations
have come together to continue the community conversation about the law and law
enforcement in our neighborhoods ... "After Trayvon Martin: Where Do We Go
From Here?" Our next forum is at 6:00 PM at the Shiloh Community Center.
We need your participation in this important community conversation. The
program will begin at 6pm and will include both small group roundtable
conversation and large group interaction with Sheriff Van Duncan and Chief
William Anderson. Our focus remains community safety. What is the role of
community members and what is the role of law enforcement in creating safe
communities? For more information email Carol at crhesq@gmail.com. Sponsored by
A-B Community Relations Council, Asheville Branch NAACP, Asheville Police
Department, Asheville Parks and Recreation, A-B Institute of Parity
Achievement, Baptist Minister’s Union, and
more.
10/30/13 ASHEVILLE
GREEN DRINKS
Join us Wednesday October 30th at 6PM at the Green Sage
Coffeehouse and Cafe for a fascinating talk on “Population Issues” by President
and CEO of Population Connection (formerly ZPG), John Seager. Learn what you
can do by educating yourself on the root cause of this critical issue. Rapid
population growth impacts all areas of human life and the environment. It
intensifies water and food shortages and wreaks havoc on ecosystems through
overfishing, deforestation, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
Because of population growth the natural systems are necessary to our survival
are being swiftly and severely disrupted.
10/30/13 DEATH-CARE FOR THE LIVING
An educational presentation on death-care, how it developed
and how to improve it. Alternative death-care will be explained, including laws
surrounding body disposal, and how green burial can be a cost effective,
holistic solution. Firestorm Café and Books. Time is 7 PM.
11/01/13 LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING
11/01/13 MOVE TO AMEND EVENT - “GO, GRANNY D” PLAY
We want to let you know about an inspiring event that Move
to Amend Buncombe County
is sponsoring. Asheville actress Barbara Bates
Smith will bring “Go, Granny D” her one-woman show about Doris
“Granny D” Haddock, to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville on
Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. Smith’s performance, accompanied by musician
Jeff Sebens, tells the inspiring story of 90-year-old Doris “Granny D” Haddock,
who blazed a 3,200-mile trail across America in 2000 for campaign
finance reform. The performance is open to the public; a suggested donation of
$10 is requested, but all are welcome. To learn more about Move to Amend,
contact Lew at 828-299-1242.
11/03/13 FIFTH ANNUAL EAT AT MIKE’S DINNER AND AUCTION
WNC Health Advocates (WNCHA) is hosting its 5th Annual Eat
at Mike's Dinner! WNCHA is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to offer
comfort and support to people with illness and disability, to new mothers and
families, and to advocate for access to quality healthcare for all. Join us for
our 5th annual signature fundraiser! Ticket price of $25 includes dinner from
some of your favorite local restaurants and farms. A silent auction will feature
items from local crafters and artists. For more information call 828-243-6712.
Time is 5:30 PM to 8 PM and location is First Congregational UCC Church in Asheville.
11/04/13 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEETING IN CHARLOTTE
Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting for
comments. The location is Hilton
Charlotte University Place in Charlotte. There will be a bus from Asheville to Charlotte.
This bus will leave Earthfare Parking Lot at 2:00 PM and return at midnight.
Cost is $15, with some scholarships available. For reservations for the bus:
Mary at 242-5621 or maryo@nirs.org; or contact Laura at 545-4443 or
Lsredoak@gmail.com. Outside gathering and rally 5 PM, open house from 6 to 7
PM, meeting starts at 7 PM. The NRC requests that if you wish to speak, you
register beforehand. Your choices are: online at WCRegistration@nrc.gov; by
phone at 310-287-9392; or in person at the meeting.
11/05/13 ELECTION DAY
11/06/13 RESCHEDULED – DR. CORNEL WEST LECTURE
Cornel West has had to reschedule his public lecture at UNC
Asheville due to a family emergency. The public lecture, originally scheduled
for October 16 in Kimmel Arena, will now take place at 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday,
November 6, in Kimmel Arena at UNC Asheville's Sherrill Center.
For more information, visit the university's Cultural Events website or call
828.251.6674.
11/06/13 HOWARD ZINN READ-IN
Please join the Asheville
branch of the International Socialist Organization on November 6th at 6:00 PM
at the Pack Memorial Library (Ground Floor, Activity Room) to preserve the
incredible histories of people fighting for their rights, their lives, and a
better world. “A Peoples History of the United States” by Howard Zinn has
been a definitive text for educators, activists, and revolutionaries on the
Left for more than three decades. For more information, contact
Asheville-socialism@googlegroups.com.
11/11/13 ARMISTICE DAY
11/12/13 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/
11/16/13 TO 11/17/13 DRONE CONFERENCE IN DC.
Drones
Around the Globe: Proliferation and Resistance, Washington DC
11/18/13 MOVE TO AMEND BUNCOMBE COUNTY MEETING
Time is 7 PM and location is North Asheville Library.
11/19/13 CONCERT AND RECEPTION TO HONOR LOCAL ACTIVISTS
Charlie King and Karen Brandow are musical storytellers and
political satirists. They sing and write passionately about the extraordinary
lives of ordinary people. This Perelandra Studio Concert will be held in east Asheville on November
19th. 6 PM reception with Charlie and Karen. 7 PM Concert. Both the
reception and the concert will celebrate Asheville
area participation in the Walk for our Grandchildren and Moral Mondays. Email
hras@humanrightsaction.net or or call 314-374-7446 to arrange for tickets which
are $20 (only advance tickets available).
11/19/13 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TALKS AT UNCA
In this talk, “From Mozart to Murder: A Holocaust Survivor
Muses About Radical Evil” Professor Walter Ziffer will relate his
personal encounters with such evil (genocide) to a number of attempts by
scholars to explain how such monstrosities come into being, considering our
human genetic potentials for such, as well as situations that trigger these potentialities
to transform into acted atrocities. Time is 7 PM and location is Lipinsky
Auditorium at UNCA.
11/22/13 to 11/24/13 SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH CONVERGENCE ON FORT BENNING
11/22/13 SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM AT UU CHURCH
The November 22nd film will be the award-winning film
"Chasing Ice". More information to follow.
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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 County Courthouse in Waynesville
THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe
FRIDAY
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
Third Saturdays – Asheville’s
Green Grannies invites the public to “sing for the climate” at Vance Monument.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Nuclear Regulatory Public Hearing on Waste: Monday, Nov 4 in
Charlotte
Meeting 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Hilton
Charlotte University Pl, 8629 J.M. Keynes Dr., Charlotte,
NC 28262
A BUS from Asheville
to the meeting will leave at 2pm. from Earthfare (Westgate Parking Lot), to be
back around midnight-- $15 per seat.
We need your help to fill this bus!
WHY is this meeting / mobilization important?
The U.S. NRC has been told by a federal judge to do an
environmental impact statement on storing the most highly radioactive waste
(fuel rods after they have been removed from a reactor core). Strangely, this
"look" has never been done before because NRC had always said
"the Department of Energy is going to take this waste; it is only
temporary here and it is safe, no impact."
The judge said "Not good enough" and directed NRC
to look at short term including fuel pool fires, and to look at middle term
(assuming a repository is built) and also to look at what if there is NEVER a
repository. This is the best chance that the public has ever had to
speak out on radioactive waste policy / regulation / generation / end of
generation (5 reactors closed this year, and 5 proposed reactors have been
canceled).
Contact: Mary Olson, 828-242-5621, maryo@mirs.org
(Nuclear Information and Resource Service),
http://www.nirs.org/. Contact: Laura at 828-545-4443 or Lsredoak@gmailcom
Pre-register to speak at the hearing by calling
301-287-93-92 or emailing WCRegistration@nrc.gov no later than Nov 1. If you can't attend, fax: Secretary,
US NRC, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking &
Adjudication Staff, Docket# 210-0246 or email: rulemaking.comments@nrc.com, docket #
210-0246
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