Sunday, November 24, 2013

Upcoming events for the week of November 24, 2013



This weekend, thousands came to Fort Benning to protest the School of the Americans (which has been renamed) and torture, extortion, murder and military repression. Photo came from SOA Watch email.


UPCOMING EVENTS



HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND HAPPY HANUKKAH TO EVERYONE!!
 
11/25/13 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FILM SERIES
Native American Heritage Month Film Series - We Shall Remain: Wounded Knee. Time is 7 PM and location is the Grotto on the first floor of Highsmith Union at UNCA. This is part of the Native American Heritage Month at UNCA.

11/25/13 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.

11/28/13 THANKSGIVING DINNER TO BENEFIT ROOM IN THE INN
Looking for Thanksgiving plans? Enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal at FIG Bistro in Biltmore Village from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Diners will be encouraged to donate to the FIG Fund, with all donations benefiting our Room in the Inn program! Reservations are required and can be made by visiting www.figbistro.com.     

11/28/13 THANKSGIVING FOR LGBTQ CHOSEN FAMILY
Gobble Til’ You Wobble: A Thanksgiving for LGBTQ Chosen Family! The Asheville, NC, activist group, Just Us for All, has organized an event to give people in the community a place to eat on Thanksgiving. This holiday JUFA will bring together folks in the LGBTQ spectrum who do not have contact with their family of origin due to LGBTQ status, are homeless, or are displaced LGBTQ youth. All people in the Asheville community are welcome to attend if they need a place to eat on Thanksgiving. The space is a safe space for LGBTQ youth and adults. This event is open to the entire LGBTIQA+ ally community, so anybody that respects safe spaces is more than welcome to come! Harry Potter paraphernalia and costumes will be present, but you are more than welcome to come in your muggled body form. Why Harry Potter? Hogwarts represents a home away from home for the characters in Harry Potter. It symbolizes chosen family to many. The day will be filled with games, Harry Potter movies, laughter and food. Many local businesses such as Mela Indian Restaurant, Over Easy Café, and Tupelo Honey are donating food to the event. Just Us For All members will prepare the rest of the food. If you are able to bring a dish to share potluck style please bring one. The event will take place at First Congregational United Church of Christ: 20 Oak Street, Asheville. Time is 1 PM to 7 PM.

11/29/13 PROTEST SODASTREAM ACTION
Western Carolinians for Peace & Justice in the Middle East will hold a protest in front of Bed Bath & Beyond store on South Tunnel Road in Asheville. Time is noon to 1 PM. Contact Bill at hras@humanrightsaction.net for more information. All are welcome.

12/02/13 STORIES THAT BEND TOWARD JUSTICE AND PEACE
This Middle East Film Series runs from November 4 thru December 5, with showings in Back Mountain and Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Films sponsored by Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East. Free and open to the public. Today’s film will be “The Other Son” and will be shown at Black Mountain Library. Accidentally switched at birth, an Israeli soldier and West Bank Palestinian discover their real identities. This discovery sends their families reeling. For more information, contact Bill at 314-374-7446.

12/03/13 WATER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE PRESENTATION
Transition Asheville and WaterLinks, PLLC, are presenting the Water Sustainability Initiative of WNC to encourage residents to address problems from both flood and drought conditions using available, cheap, and easy-to-apply methods for managing rain water.  Come by to learn more about what you can do to help mitigate these water concerns. Time is 6:30 PM to 8 PM and location is West Asheville Library.

12/03/13 WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL PRESENTS ‘AFRICA – A HOPEFUL CONTINENT’
Come to the Reuter Center for these fascinating lectures and panel discussions that aim to advance international awareness and foster Western North Carolina's global ties. OLLI members receive a discount on WAC annual membership fee. Non-members may attend individual lectures for a fee of $10/per lecture. Full-time students are admitted free of charge. Time is 7:30 PM to 9 PM and location is Reuter Center at UNCA.

12/04/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING AND HOLIDAY PARTY
Time is 7 PM (program starts at 7:15) at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.

12/04/13 WESTERN CAROLINIANS FOR PEACE & JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Meeting will be held at 9:30 AM to 11 AM at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. For more information, contact Bill at 314-374-7446.

12/05/13 STORIES THAT BEND TOWARD JUSTICE AND PEACE
This Middle East Film Series runs from November 4 thru December 5, with showings in Back Mountain and Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Films sponsored by Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East. Free and open to the public. Today’s film will be “The Other Son” and will be shown in Asheville at the Brooks-Howell Home on Merrimon Avenue. Accidentally switched at birth, an Israeli soldier and West Bank Palestinian discover their real identities. This discovery sends their families reeling. For more information, contact Bill at 314-374-7446.

12/05/13 JUST ECONOMICS 2013 ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Join us for our 2013 Annual Celebration featuring a unique performance titled Asheville's Got Talent starring JE members, special guest performers, and local celebrities. Our Annual Celebration will also include free music from Pleasure Chest, food, beer, and fun. Purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win great prizes and support our work. The event is free and a time to celebrate the work we all did in 2013 to build a more just and sustainable local economy. Time is 6 PM to 9 PM. This will be held at Jubilee, on Wall Street in Asheville.

12/05/13 SOUP, SONGS, SOLIDARITY BENEFIT
This is a Benefit Concert for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines, put on by the Traveling Bonfires. Malcolm Holcombe, Daniel Barber, Aaron LaFalce, Pipapelli and poets Laura Hope Gill, Pasckie Pascua, Caleb Beissert Emcee: Jadwiga McKay, Caleb Beissert.  Show starts at 7 PM and location is White Horse Black Mountain in Black Mountain. $18 at the door ($15 in advance), $10 students with ID, $5 under 12. For tickets, go to: http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/. Beneficiary of the proceeds is the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement. Traditional Filipino dinner will be served. The crowd is enjoined to come with canned goods, used clothes, anything that could be sent to typhoon victims. Please look into the Silent Auction, as well. Donations are also accepted though redcross.org, unicef.org, or rappler.com. The Traveling Bonfires roam the country, ushering arts and music events and bringing people together in celebration of peace and multicultural connectedness. Supervising Producer: Marta Osborne; Executive Director: Pasckie Pascua. INFO, call Marta at 828 280 1555, or email pasckie@yahoo.com.

12/6/13 - RECONCILIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Director of Musalaha, Dr. Salim Munayer, will be visiting the United States to speak about his organization and their efforts towards peacemaking and reconciliation in the West Bank, Israel and beyond. Musalaha (Arabic for 'Reconciliation') is a non-profit organization in Bethlehem that seeks to promote reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. For more info about Salim and his organization, visit: www.musalaha.org. This is a FREE event, donations to support the organization are encouraged. 6 PM. It will be held at the Haywood St. Methodist Church (297 Haywood Street, corner of Patton and Clingman Ave.)

12/06/13 WNC ALLIANCE BLUE RIDGE BIOFUELS TOUR
Join WNCA and Blue Ridge Biofuels for a tour of their facility and an opportunity to learn more about the process used to create biodiesel. Time is 4 PM and location is 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. RSVP to Isabelle at isabelle@wnca.org or 828-258-8737 ext 201.

12/07/13 PROTEST SODASTREAM ACTION
Western Carolinians for Peace & Justice in the Middle East will hold a protest at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Time is noon to 1 PM. Contact Bill at hras@humanrightsaction.net for more information. All are welcome.

12/08/13 PAN HARMONIA BENEFIT CONCERT
Join us on December 8th at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church downtown for a special holiday performance by Pan Harmonia of the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. The suggested donation of $25 will benefit Pan Harmonia, an independent artist collective, and our work to end homelessness.

12/12/13 SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The film will be “The Next American Revolution” and will be shown at 6:30 PM. Location is the First Congregational UCC Church at 20 Oak Street in Asheville. In the manner of TED talks, Gar Alperovitz describes the economic system, already taking form, that will follow corporate capitalism and state socialism. Informative and optimistic in outlook, he shares some American economic structures, mostly local, that are part of our national history and currently in place but overlooked by corporate media. This will be a first showing, with others to follow early next year.

12/14/13 KXL PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE TRAINING
Local organizers are planning trainings for the Pledge on December 14. These will take place at the Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Rd in Asheville (between Merrimon and UNCA). Time will be 9 AM to 1 PM. This is organized by 350 Asheville, the Rainforest Action Network, and CREDO Action. This is the Pledge: If President Obama succumbs to industry pressure and reneges on his promise to green light the Keystone XL only if it does not contribute to global warming (spoiler alert: it does), then citizens will take action to hold him to his word by occupying Federal Buildings and other key locations in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience. For more information on the trainings or to register for them, please contact Debbie at dgenz@skyrunner.net or call 828-216-2018.

12/15/13 CONTRA FOR CONSCIOUSNESS DANCE
This is a benefit for the Pine Ridge Reservation Nasula: Intercultural Service Learning. Contraversial and calling by Beth Molaro. Location is Bryson Gym at Warren Wilson College. 6:30 PM for lesson, dance is 7 to 10 PM. Suggested donation is $5 - $25.

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ONGOING EVENTS
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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

FRIDAY
Women in Black have a weekly vigil at noon at the City Hall in Hendersonville
Women in Black have a monthly vigil at 5 PM at Vance Monument in Asheville (first Friday only)

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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From the Highlander Center:

In 1979, Sandi Smith was 22 years old and a nursing student at Bennett College, where she was student body president. She was also working at Cone Mills textile plant in Greensboro, NC, where she was unionizing fellow workers and battling sexual harassment, low wages, and unhealthy working conditions. On November 3 of that year, Sandi and 4 other organizers--César Cauce, Mike Nathan, Bill Sampson, and Jim Waller--were murdered by the KKK and Nazis during an anti-Klan rally. Sandi was helping children hide on the porch of the community center when she was shot and killed.

In the memory of the organizers and to carry on their legacy and work, Highlander is honored to announce that it is now accepting applications for the next class of Greensboro Justice Fund Fellows. Through a generous gift from the Greensboro Justice Fund, Highlander is able to train 5 organizers, one for each of those killed, in a yearlong fellowship of thinking, learning, and acting.

Applications are due by Monday, December 9. For more information about the fellowship and how to apply, please visit: http://highlandercenter.org/now-accepting-applications-third-class-greensboro-justice-fund-fellowship-deadline-dec-9-2013/

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VETERANS FOR PEACE INFORMATION


NEW PUBLICATION OF WAR CRIMES TIMES:http://www.WarCrimesTimes.org/
A publication by 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 AM to 3 PM.

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