UPCOMING EVENTS
12/30/13 KWANZAA CELEBRATION
Location is Dr. Wesley Grant Center and time is 6 to 7 PM.
Nia Yaa will present on NIA (purpose). This is seven nights of celebration of
African culture led by community members. Come and be inspired for the new
year! There will be activities for the youth as well. For more information,
please call/text Bella at 912-433-5411 or Calvin at 828-407-6733.
12/31/13 KWANZAA CELEBRATION
Location is Eagle Street Coffee Emporium and time is 6 to 7
PM. Lucia White will present on Kuumba (creativity). This is seven nights of
celebration of African culture led by community members. Come and be inspired
for the new year! There will be activities for the youth as well. For more
information, please call/text Bella at 912-433-5411 or Calvin at 828-407-6733.
01/01/14 KWANZAA CELEBRATION
Location is BeLoved House and time is 2 to 4 PM. Tyrone
Greenlee will present on Imani (faith), followed by a celebratory potluck. This
is seven nights of celebration of African culture led by community members.
Come and be inspired for the new year! There will be activities for the youth
as well. For more information, please call/text Bella at 912-433-5411 or Calvin
at 828-407-6733.
01/06/14 FAST FOR JUSTICE ACROSS THE USA
This is a fast to promote justice for the inmates of Guantanamo.
01/08/14 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST MEETING
This meeting of Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in
the Middle East will be held at Black Mountain
Presbyterian Church at 9:30 AM. Contact Beth at elizakeiser@aol.com for more
information.
01/08/14 ASHEVILLE
GREEN DRINKS MEETING
The Green Sage Coffeehouse and Cafe is transitioning into
their winter hours. They will close to the public at 5 PM but will still offer
Green Drinks attendees food service until 5:30 PM. Please plan accordingly if
you would like to purchase dinner. Presentation is at 6 PM. This week’s topic
is “Landslides in Western North Carolina”.
01/09/14 EMPATHY PRACTICE GROUP
HeartSpeak and Empathy Practice Group starting Thursday,
Jan. 9, 7-9 PM. Location is 386 Kenilworth Rd. at Digges. Drop in, love
offering encouraged. Want to learn skills of communicating and listening from
the heart? Need a safe space to practice the language of feelings and needs?
For more information contact Cathy Holt, 828-545-9681 or cathyfholt@gmail.com.
01/10/14 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE
On Friday, January 10th, Howard Nemon, with the Center for
Local Economies will be screening "The Next American Revolution, Beyond corporate
Capitalism and State Socialism". The event is sponsored by
Co-creating the New Economy and Transition Asheville, along with the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of Asheville. The film is at 7 PM. Location is the UU
Church, at the corner of Charlotte and Edwin in Asheville. Childcare available, but call in
advance: 828-331-1269.
01/11/14 VIGIL AND PROCESSION MARKING 12 YEARS OF GUANTANAMO IN DC
01/13/14 MOVE TO AMEND BUNCOMBE COUNTY MEETING
Meeting is at 7 PM at the North Asheville Library.
01/14/14 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/.
01/14/14 ASHEVILLE
TRANSIT COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
The Asheville Transit Committee monthly meeting, regularly
scheduled on Tuesday, 1/7/14 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, 1/14/14 from 3:30
PM - 5:30 PM. Location is the 4th Floor Police/Fire Training Room in the
Metropolitan Building, 100 Court Plaza.
01/15/14 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Chuck Pickering is the President of Agriculture and Land
Planning at Biltmore Estate. He will discuss sustainability initiatives at
Biltmore and their corporate goals of environmental preservation. 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.
01/15/14 ASHEVILLE
GREEN DRINKS MEETING
This week’s topic is “Biltmore Estate’s Sustainability and
Environmental Preservation. Location is the Unitarian Universalist Congregation
of Asheville at Edwin and Charlotte
Street. Start time is 7 PM. This event is also the
Sierra Club Meeting.
01/23/13 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE
DISCUSSION COURSE
Transition Asheville
will hold a “Choices for Sustainable Living” discussion course. This course
goes until March 6, 2014. Join WNCA for a seven-session discussion course based
on the book “Choices for Sustainable Living” from the Northwest Earth Institute.
In the discussion course participants will explore ways to live more
sustainably and have the opportunity to explore sustainability in a deeper
sense while reflecting on sustainably in different aspects of their lives. Time
is 6 PM to 7:30 PM and this will be held at Battery Park Book Exchange &
Champagne Bar in Asheville.
Cost is $45 for WNCA members, $60 for non-members (includes 1 year WNCA
membership). For more details and instructions on how to register, please call
course leader, Isabelle Rios, at 828-258-8737 ext. 201 or email
Isabelle@WNCA.org by Jan. 17.
01/24/14 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST MEETING
This meeting of the Western Carolinians for Peace and
Justice in the Middle East will be held at
3:15 PM at Brooks Howell House. Contact Beth at elizakeiser@aol.com for more
information.
01/26/14 CLEAN WATER FOR NC FILM SHOWING
Clean Water for NC will host a showing of the film Bidder 70
on Sunday January 26th. More info here for the film: http://www.bidder70film.com/. Time
TBA, and location is probably Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Avenue
in Asheville.
Discussion afterwards, donations accepted. Contact Autumn for final details and
more information at autumnwoodward@hotmail.com.
02/08/14 HKonJ MARCH IN RALEIGH
All Roads Lead to Raleigh
for HKonJ8 on February 8, 2014. In 2014, Raleigh
will host the largest people's assembly yet. Thousands of people from
across North Carolina, and across the United States,
will assemble on Jones Street,
to protest the immoral, unconstitutional, mean spirit that has taken over the
Peoples House. Organized by the NC NAACP.
02/10/14 ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL MEETING
Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council Meeting of the Whole
will be held at Sherrill Center & Kimmel Arena at UNCA. Join us in
celebrating the hard work and progress made over the past year in supporting a
“healthy food friendly” Asheville and Buncombe County. Learn more about our work and
help us set our priorities for the next year. We want YOUR input. Time is 4:30
to 6:30 PM. New member orientation at 4 PM. Email us with questions and
to find out how to register at info@abfoodpolicy.com.
07/24/14 TO 07/27/14 VETERANS FOR PEACE ANNUAL CONVENTION
This will be held at UNCA.
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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 CHILDREN FIRST/CIS
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and tax bills.
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