Picture of Col. Ann Wright (Ret.) protesting Obama in Hawaii recently. This came from her facebook page. Sure wish I was there with her!
UPCOMING EVENTS
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 UU
Church in Asheville.
Childcare available, but call in advance: 828-331-1269.
01/11/14 VIGIL AND PROCESSION MARKING 12 YEARS OF GUANTANAMO IN DC
01/11/14 HARD TO RECYCLE EVENT
This Hard-to-Recycle collection will take place at Aaron’s (Park Terrace
Center) at 1298 Patton Avenue in west Asheville. Time is 11 AM
to 3 PM. Snow date is 01/18/14. For questions call 828-669-5459.
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.
01/17/14 PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
Meeting starts at 12:00 PM and goes to 02:00 PM. Physicians,
health personnel and everyone; all are welcomed at our monthly meetings! Bring
a brown bag lunch around noon. The meeting will officially start at 12:30 and
end about 2:00 PM. DIRECTIONS: (Location is in vicinity of Veterans Hospital)
Proceed east on Tunnel Rd./US 70 (away from downtown Asheville) to one short block prior to the Blue Ridge Pky.
overpass. Turn right (south) on Pleasant Ridge Dr., then turn right on the
second street, Wagon Rd.,
then immediate left on Birchwood
Lane to #18. For more information contact Dr.
Terry Clark, Chair, 633-0892 or Dr. Lew Patrie, 299-1242.
01/17/14 MLK WEEK AT UNCA – FILM SCREENING
UNC Asheville will celebrate the life and work of Martin
Luther King, Jr. with a series of special events January 17-24, 2014. Dawn
Porter, keynote speaker of the
Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast at the Grove Park Inn, will screen
her film, Gideon’s Army, at 7 PM on Friday, January 17 at Lipinsky Auditorium
on campus. Porter, an attorney, produced this film to document the work of
three public defenders in the South and the state of our criminal justice
system as it deals with 12 million annual arrests. Travis Williams, one of the
public defenders featured in Gideon’s Army, will join Porter in discussing the
film after its showing. This free event is hosted by UNC Asheville in
cooperation with the Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville
and Buncombe County. For more information, contact
Lamar Hylton, director of UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center
and Multicultural Student Programs, at 828- 251-6585
01/21/14 MLK WEEK AT UNCA – LUNCH AND LEARN
UNC Asheville also offers the following event, free and open
to the public, as part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week. Social
Justice: What Does It Mean to You? A lunch and learn workshop will be held at
12:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University
Union Intercultural
Center. For more
information, contact Lamar Hylton, director of UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center and Multicultural Student
Programs, at 828- 251-6585
01/21/14 MLK WEEK AT UNCA – DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
“American Promise” documentary screening. A documentary
chronicling the lives of two young boys making their separate ways through one
of the nation’s most prestigious private schools will screen at 7 PM on
Tuesday, January 21, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union, Alumni
Hall. This intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America’s
struggle with issues of race, class, and opportunity. For more information,
contact Lamar Hylton, director of UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center
and Multicultural Student Programs, at 828- 251-6585
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.
01/23/14 MLK WEEK AT UNCA – KEYNOTE ADDRESS
UNC Asheville’s on-campus keynote address will be delivered
by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, creator of Youth Speaks and co-founder of Life is
Living. His talk is free and open to the public and will take place at 7 PM
Thursday, January 23 in Lipinsky Auditorium. Named one of America's Top
Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences, Marc Bamuthi Joseph is a National
Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran and was a featured artist on Russell
Simmons' Def Poetry on HBO. Joseph created Youth Speaks, where he mentored 13-
to 19-year-old writers, and he co-founded Life is Living, a series of festivals
designed to activate underresourced parks and affirm peaceful urban life
through hip-hop arts and environmental action. Free and open to the public. For
more information, contact Lamar Hylton, director of UNC Asheville’s Intercultural Center and Multicultural Student
Programs, at 828- 251-6585.
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.
01/24/14 MLK WEEK AT UNCA – POETRY SLAM
Spoken Word and Poetry. The week concludes with a poetry
slam at 8 PM on Friday, January 24, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University
Union, Grotto. For more information, contact Lamar Hylton, director of UNC
Asheville’s Intercultural
Center and Multicultural
Student Programs, at 828- 251-6585.
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 is
5:30 PM, and location is 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.
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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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VETERANS FOR PEACE INFORMATION
VFP CHAPTER 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
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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