UPCOMING EVENTS
02/23/14 to 02/28/14 SLAVE DEEDS OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY
This is a traveling exhibition of historical documents and
recorded readings. It will be held in UNCA’s Highsmith University Union until
the end of the month. This is part of Black History Month at UNCA. These are
the original bound book of bills of sale for enslaved people. The exhibit also
includes recorded readings from the Federal Writer’s Project Slave Narratives.
For more information, go to mps.unca.edu or call 232-2417.
02/24/14 FILM SHOWING AT ST. EUGENE’S CHURCH
In response to Pope Francis' call to make the needs of the
poor and the most vulnerable a priority in our lives, the Peace and Justice
Committee is showing the movie "Inequality for All." This film
explains the causes of economic and social inequality in the United States
and is presented in an enjoyable and easy to watch format. Join us Monday,
February 24 at 6:30 P.M. in the social hall at St. Eugene Church at 72 Culvern St. Asheville
28804. Free and open
to the public.
02/24/14 IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THE US
This will be presented by immigration attorneys, and will be
held in the Broyhill Chapel at Mars
Hill University.
Time is noon, and this is free and open to the public. More info at mhu.edu.
02/25/14 PETITION DELIVERY AT DUKE ENERGY IN CHARLOTTE
Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Appalachian Voices, SACE and others
will deliver over 8,500 signatures to Duke Energy Headquarters at 550 South Tryon Street
in Charlotte at
11:30 AM. Please join them to take a stand for clean water and an end to dirty
coal ash polluting North Carolina!
Duke Energy needs to clean up the coal ash from the February 2 spill (there was
another spill there just this week) on the Dan River
and at all of the ash impoundments across NC. Coal ash is hazardous waste
produced by coal-fired power plants and constitutes a toxic mix of heavy
metals, chemicals, and known carcinogens. We'll deliver over 8,500 petitions
pressing Duke to clean up its coal ash at all 14 plants in NC. Speakers during
the petition delivery represent this issue from the national to local scale. To
carpool from Asheville,
meet at 8 AM at Earthfare Westgate near the TCBY area. There will be two vans
available. They would like $10 per person to cover gas and parking and wear and
tear on the vehicles. They should be back in Asheville by 5 PM. Please let call or email
Laura to save you a seat. If you are driving and have extra space in you car,
please let her know that also. Laura can be reached at 828-545-4443 or email
lsredoak@gmail.com.
02/25/14 BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM AT UNCA
“The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” Episode Five:
Rise! (1940 – 1968). Time is 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - Highsmith University Union
114 - Intercultural Center. Rise! examines the long road to civil rights, when
the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable.
Beginning in World War II, African Americans who helped fight fascism abroad
came home to face the same old racial violence. But this time, mass media -
from print to radio and TV - broadcast that injustice to the world, planting
seeds of resistance. And the success of black entrepreneurs and entertainers
fueled African-American hopes and dreams. In December 1955, Rosa Parks refused
to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama,
heralding the dawn of a new movement of quiet resistance, with the Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. as its public face. Before long, masses of African
Americans practiced this nonviolent approach at great personal risk to
integrate public schools, lunch counters and more. As the civil rights movement
scored one historic victory after another, non-violence was still all too often
met with violence - until finally, enough was enough. By 1968, Dr. King, the
apostle of nonviolence, would be assassinated, unleashing a new call for “Black
Power” across the country. Free and open to the public.
02/25/14 GREAT DECISIONS LECTURE SERIES AT UNCA
“China's
foreign policy.” China
has gone to great lengths to emphasize the ‘peaceful’ nature of its meteoric
rise. Yet few dispute that China
is the dominant regional power in Asia - and in recent years Beijing began to flex its muscles regionally
in order to advance its strategic interests. What does the rapid rise of this
new superpower mean for other countries in the region, and are there potential
points of conflict with the U.S.
as it "pivots" to Asia? Speaker is
Dr. Jim Lenburg of Mars
Hill University
(emeritus) and OLLI board chair. The Great Decisions Program's goal is to
discuss, debate, and learn about International Affairs, National Security, and
U.S. Foreign Policy. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full time students
admitted free of charge. Time is 7:30 PM and location is the Manheimer Room of
the Reuter Center at UNCA.
02/25/14 START UP PROJECT ASHEVILLE
On February 26th from 5 to 7 PM, what are you doing? In
honor of collaboration we've started a new event, Startup Product Asheville.
This hopes to bring together different organizations and networks in the name
of building out our support for entrepreneurs, cultural creatives, geeks and
the creative class in general. Thank you to Asheville Music Hall
for hosting us! We have 4 wonderful speakers lined up and I'm happy to share
them here as many of them have just been confirming today. We will have one
hour of networking and one hour or a little more of program. Robin Cape - will
present the Collider, a collaborative space that will change the
entrepreneurial landscape (like an RTP in the making move); Bradley Waldrop -
will talk about what an Lean Startup Circle is about; Craig McAnsh - signed on
today and hopefully will in part give an update about Mojo, 3d printing and
whats next for Asheville; and David Miller - will give us an update on the
Story Worlding revolution and hopefully we will have some immersive technology
at the event. RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/StartupProductAsheville/.
02/26/14 GREEN DRINKS AND UNIVERSITY CENTER
FOR GRADUATE STUDIES
Back by popular demand, Lenoir-Rhyne Asheville, teaming up
with Asheville Greendrinks, will host a night of funny, touching, and inspiring
stories from Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Volunteers. The stories last year
were amazing and we can’t wait to welcome you back. We are particularly
interested in stories about volunteers experiencing culture shock (always lots
of humor in those stories). Call Sara Landry at 828.407.4263 with questions.
Time is 5:30 PM to 7 PM. Location is Lenoir-Rhyne Boardroom, 2nd Floor, 36 Montford Avenue
in Asheville.
02/26/14 PRESENTATION ON HEALING THE WOUNDS OF WAR
Mike Boehm, of Madison Quakers (Wisconsin)
will be giving an illustrated report on the encouraging community development
work in Vietnam
made possible by the generosity of Madison Friends Meeting and others around
the country, including Asheville Friends Meeting and Swannanoa Valley Friends.
Mike is speaking at Swannanoa Valley Meetinghouse in Black Mountain
at 7:30 PM. Come early for refreshments at 7 PM.
02/26/14 RETURNING SURFACE MINES TO HEALTHY FORESTS
Patrick Angel, Ph.D., will give a presentation titled,
"Hope for Appalachia: Returning Surface Mines to Healthy, Productive
Forests," February 26 at Warren
Wilson College.
Angel’s talk, free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. in Jensen
Lecture Hall. For more information call 771-3072. Angel is senior forester and
soil scientist in the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for
the U.S. Department of the Interior. He is working with the Appalachian
Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) using American chestnut and other tree
species to restore mined lands that will create young forest habitats capable
of supporting increased biodiversity.
02/27/14 A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST CORPORATE RULE –
RESCHEDULED
Rescheduled because of snow: “A Call To Action Against
Corporate Rule”, a video recording of a presentation by David Cobb in Asheville during his recent national barnstorming tour,
will be presented as a FREE event on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7 PM at the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa
Valley, 500 Montreat Road, Black Mountain.
Mr. Cobb is a dynamic speaker, and a national organizer for Move to Amend, a
people’s movement aimed at amending the US Constitution to say that
“corporations are not people, and money is not speech”. The event is co-hosted
by the UUCSV Social Action Committee and Move To Amend Buncombe County. The
program will include an introduction of the “Corporate Personhood” concept, a
showing of the David Cobb video, discussion, an opportunity to sign the Move To
Amend petition, and an opportunity to purchase MTA tee shirts. Contact Geoffrey
at (828-669-0619) or gfstone@bellsouth.net for more information.
02/27/14 BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM AT UNCA
“The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” Episode Six: A
More Perfect Union (1968 – 2013). Time is 6:30
PM to 8:00 PM - Highsmith University Union 114 - Intercultural Center. After
1968, African Americans set out to build a bright new future on the foundation
of the civil rights movement’s victories, but a growing class disparity
threatened to split the black community in two. As hundreds of African
Americans won political office across the country and the black middle class
made unprecedented progress, larger economic and political forces isolated the
black urban poor in the inner cities, vulnerable to new social ills and an
epidemic of incarceration. Yet African Americans of all backgrounds came
together to support Illinois’ Senator Barack
Obama in his historic campaign for the presidency of the United States.
When he won in 2008, many hoped that America had finally transcended
race and racism. By the time of his second victory, it was clear that many
issues, including true racial equality, remain to be resolved. Now we ask: How
will African Americans help redefine the United States in the years to come?
Free and open to the public.
02/27/14 SINGER/SONGWRITER AT UNCA
Time is 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Lipinsky Hall 125 – Auditorium.
Pakistani Soul Singer-Songwriter - Arooj Aftab’s dynamic voice transcends
borders that imprison bodies, minds and spirits. Originally from Pakistan, she
created Rebuild Pakistan to promote a vision of peace and healing. Aftab
skillfully re-imagines indigenous soul with signature cool by paying homage to
classical Pakistani, Sufi, neo-soul and jazz and contemporary world music. UNC
Asheville students $5; Area students $7; Campus community $12, General $20 more
info: aroojaftabmusic.com. ~ Also, there will be a master class from 12:30-1:30
PM at the Humanities Lecture Hall at UNCA. Join Arooj Aftab as she performs
original music, discusses her work with Rebuild Pakistan and shares her
experience as assistant editor and music supervisor for the MTV series, Rebel
Music. Free and open to the public.
02/27/14 MOVIE SHOWING AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The movie, “The 11th Hour” will be shown at 7:00 PM at the
First Congregational Church, 20
Oak Street, in Asheville. Yeah, yeah, yeah, the environment,
blah, blah, blah, melting ice caps. To judge from all the gas-guzzlers still
fouling the air and the plastic bottles clogging the dumps, it appears that the
news that we are killing ourselves and the world with our greed and garbage
hasn’t sunk in. That’s one reason “The 11th Hour” an unnerving, surprisingly
affecting documentary about our environmental calamity, is such essential viewing.
The problem looks overwhelming, literally, as demonstrated by the images of
overflowing landfills and sickeningly polluted bodies of water that flicker
through the movie like damning evidence. “The 11th Hour” attempts to stave off
helplessness, and the nihilism that often follows it, mostly by appealing to
our reason. It is our astonishing capacity for hope that distinguishes “The
11th Hour” and that speaks so powerfully, in part because it is this
all-too-human quality that may finally force us to fight the good fight against
the damage we have done and continue to do.
02/27/14 BILL MOYERS DOCUMENTARY FILM
This film by Bill Moyers is “State of Conflict:
North Carolina”.
This film will start at 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM) and the location is Lord
Auditorium in the lower level of Pack Library in downtown Asheville. Panel discussion to follow.
Sponsored by Common Cause/North Carolina, American Association of University
Women, Asheville PARC, Buncombe County People’s Assembly, Democracy-NC,
Mountain Voices Alliance, and Move to Amend of Buncombe County. For more
information, contact Lewis at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us.
02/28/14 LECTURES AT UNCA
A lecture “Sexuality, Gender and Identity: Contemporary
Discourses” will be presented by Lorena Russell, UNCA associate professor of
literature. Time is 11:25 AM and location is Humanities Lecture Hall. A lecture
“Islam and the Modern World” will be presented by Rodger Payne, chair and
associate professor of religious studies. Time is 11:25 AM and location is
Lipinsky Auditorium. Both are free and open to the public.
02/28/14 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER FOR MOUNTAIN JUSTICE
Please come out in support of scholarships for young folks
to attend the 2014 MOUNTAIN JUSTICE SPRING BREAK program coming up in March,
and also say a big huge thank you to the folks at Firestorm Café & Books.
There will be a lineup of song and spoken word. Time is 7 PM to 11 PM.
This will be the last night of operations for Firestorm at their current
location.
03/01/14 READING AT MALAPROPS
Local author Katherine Stanley presents her book, “A Book of
Bullies”. A self-proclaimed expert on bullies, Stanley was born with
Prader-Willi Syndrome and has been the target of a great deal of bullying. “A
Book of Bullies” is a humorous and uplifting look at bullies and the hurt and
harm they can do. Join us to hear Katherine tell her story and read from this
remarkably insightful book. This will be at 1 PM.
03/04/14 STEM LECTURE AT UNCA
The STEM Lecture Series is interdisciplinary with a focus on
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This series of lectures is
designed to highlight STEM concepts and connect them to issues of personal
behavior and public policy. Dr. Kevin Moorhead will present “The Science of
Gardening.” These lectures are held in the Reuter Center,
Room 206, from 4:30-6 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
03/04/14 GREAT DECISIONS LECTURE SERIES AT UNCA
“Turkey.”
A nation at a crossroads, a bridge over an ever-growing chasm between the East
and West. Turkey's first
Prime Minister Kemal Ataturk envisioned a modern, democratic nation-state built
on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire with strong ties to Europe, not the Middle East. But as the clashes between secular and
religious groups and the recent protests in Taksim Square show, the soul of Turkey is still
very much up for grabs. Speaker is Dr. Samer Traboulsi of UNC-Asheville. The
Great Decisions Program's goal is to discuss, debate, and learn about International
Affairs, National Security, and U.S. Foreign Policy. Individual lectures are
$10 each. Full time students admitted free of charge. Time is 7:30 PM and
location is the Manheimer Room of the Reuter Center
at UNCA.
03/04/14 PRESENTATION AT UNCA
“Ain’t I A Women: My Journey To Womanhood” by Lavern Cox (as
seen on “Orange Is The New Black”) will give a talk at Lipinsky Auditorium at
UNCA at 7 PM. This will be followed by a meet and greet at 8 PM. UNCA students,
faculty, and staff must have One Card for free admission. $5 admission for the
community.
03/05/14 FIGHT FOR SOCIALISM
Capitalism is the exploitation of the masses, with only the
top 1% benefiting. Come listen and discuss why and how socialism works. We need
revolution from below and working class self-emancipation with the 99% taking
control of society to serve its own interest. The economic crisis of 2008 has
been weathered by the capitalist class, and profits are at record highs. This
has only been possible on the backs for the working class, through austerity.
Furthermore, the capitalist class relies on oppression to keep us divided, as
Frederick Douglas said, "they divide each, to conquer both".
Therefore we must stop the war on women, end the new Jim Crow, and fight
against all oppressions. Meet on the bottom floor in the community room at Pack
library. Time is 6 to 8 PM.
03/06/14 and 03/06/14 SOUL REPAIR WORKSHOP IN RALEIGH
This is hosted by Quaker House and will be held in Raleigh, and is geared towards those who have PTSD from war experiences. The website for
more information and to register is at http://www.quakerhouse.org/event.php.
03/06/14 DEVELOPING AN INCLUSIVE NC FEMINIST MOVEMENT
Join the YWCA, NC Women United (NCWU), and the AAUW for a
presentation and Q&A led by Tara Romano, President of NC Women United. Tara will speak about NCWU's coalition, the power of
working as a coalition to cover women's issues, and how NCWU is working within
the coalition and with other community partners to build a women's movement in
NC that is truly representative of NC women. This presentation will be at 2 PM
and 6 PM. Presentation will last for an hour. Location is YWCA of Asheville at 185 South French Broad Avenue,
Multipurpose Room. Light refreshments will be provided.
03/07/14 COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has organized a bus of
50-70 workers who are coming through Asheville
on March 7th (Friday). There will be a lunch for them, and then a protest at
the old K Mart site on Hendersonville
Rd just north of the Earthfare. Public Supermarket
is going to build a store there, and CIW is in campaign to get Public to sign
with the CIW to protect farm workers who grow tomatoes. More information to
follow.
03/11/14 GREAT DECISIONS LECTURE SERIES AT UNCA
"Israel."
Modern Israel's
struggles with the Palestinians have turned what was meant as a safe haven for
Jews into the center of a decades-long conflict. The U.S.
has stepped in as Israel's
ally due to the two countries' shared values, providing years of unparalleled
military and diplomatic support. But now those ties are being tested. The Arab
Spring, Iran's nuclear
ambitions, failed peace talks, and Israel's
own decision to give Washington
the cold shoulder have put new strains on the 65-year-old "special
relationship." Speaker is Dr. Heather Hawn of Mars Hill University. The Great Decisions
Program's goal is to discuss, debate, and learn about International Affairs, National
Security, and U.S. Foreign Policy. Individual lectures are $10 each. Full
time students admitted free of charge. Time is 7:30 PM and location is the
Manheimer Room of the Reuter
Center at UNCA.
03/13/14 ASHEVILLE
REGIONAL TRAININGS FROM JUMPSTART THE VOTE
Democracy North Carolina, Asheville AAUW and the Asheville
YWCA are organizing a regional training on March 13 (rescheduled from February
11) for local volunteers involved in Operation Jumpstart the Vote, a
coordinated, statewide campaign to counter the wave of new voting restrictions
with hundreds of local nonpartisan projects. The training will take place at
the Asheville YWCA (185 S. French Broad Street, Asheville), and you have two
opportunities to attend, one at 2 PM and one at 6 PM. Trainings last 2 ½ hours.
We do not charge for the trainings. You are welcome to attend if you are
currently, or you want to be, part of a local voter registration, voter
education or voter protection project. For any questions, please contact Anne
Sayers at anne299@earthlink.net.
03/14/14 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE NIGHT
On Friday, March 14th, we are screening the
thought-provoking documentary, "Speciesism: The Movie". (This was
rescheduled from February 14, due to weather.) Modern farms are struggling to
keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United States
are raised in giant, bizarre factories, hidden deep in remote areas of the
countryside. The documentary takes viewers on a sometimes funny, sometimes
frightening adventure, crawling through the bushes that hide these factories,
flying in airplanes above their toxic “manure lagoons,” and coming face-to-face
with their owners. The film is at 7 PM and location is Unitarian Universalist
in Asheville.
No charge for the film, donations are welcome. Open to the public.
03/15/14 READING AT MALAPROPS
Local author (and staff favorite) Denise Kiernan joins us to
celebrate the paperback release of her bestselling book, “Girls of Atomic
City”. Kiernan took the story of Oak
Ridge, Tennessee's
women workers all over the country, garnering praise from places like The
Boston Globe, The Omaha World-Herald, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The
Daily Beast said, “Denise Kiernan recreates, with cinematic vividness and
clarity, the surreal Orwell-meets-Margaret Atwood environment of Oak Ridge.” Time is 5 PM.
03/16/14 ETHICAL SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE
“How to Destroy a Democracy Step by Step” will be presented
by Dan Carter of Pisgah Forest, NC at the Sunday, March 16th meeting of the Ethical
Society of Asheville, 2:00-3:30 PM at the Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road
in North Asheville (off Merrimon Avenue near UNCA). Carter will
consider “Jeremiad: A long mournful complaint or lamentation. A list of woes. A
cautionary or angry warning.” He contends that, “Today not a week goes by
without a new Jeremiad of an America
in economic decline.” This "declension" narrative is part of a
tradition going back to the Puritans although there have always been optimists
who have resisted. His talk has less to do with the current preoccupation with America's
economic woes than its often hidden political crisis. What is a democracy? How
has it functioned over our 138 year history as a nation? And explores forces
that are undermining an always imperfect system to the point that it ceases to
represent the great majority of Americans in any meaningful way. There will be
discussion time following Carter's talk and informal conversation with light
refreshments following the meeting. All are welcome!
03/18/14 WNC ALLIANCE
FOR RETIRED AMERICANS MEETING
The WNC Alliance for Retired Americans has changed to
quarterly meetings. So the next meeting will be the third Tuesday in
March which will be the 18th, at 10am in the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church
Parlor at 123 Kenilworth Road
in Asheville.
The ARA is a statewide organization of retired union members and their friends
and families. We are non-partisan and open to everyone who is concerned about
the need for jobs which pay a living wage, as well as those issues which affect
all of us. FMI contact dick@dickandnorma.com.
03/18/14 REMEMBERING RAVENSBRUK: WOMEN AND THE HOLOCAUST
Remembering Ravensbruk recalls the prisoners, SS guards, and
circumstances of a camp that, from 1939 to 1945, imprisoned 130,000 women and
children. Estimates of 30,000 to 40,000 prisoners died there. The
demography of the camp included women and children of Polish, Jewish, and Romi
heritage. The most well known of the prisoners was Corrie Ten Boom, author of
The Hiding Place and recognized as Righteous Among the Nations (a title
given by Yad Vashem in Israel for rescuing Jews) along with Gemma LaGuardia
Gluck, sister of Fiorello LaGuardia. This exhibit will be at Karpen Lobby from
8 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Friday during the entire month of March. Richard
Harker, Curator and Outreach Coordinator for Kennesaw State
University Holocaust
Museum, will speak on
March 18, 2014 to the research for the creation of "Remembering
Ravensbruk" and other perspectives relating to women and the Holocaust.
Time and place to be determined. For more information, contact dmiles@unca.edu.
03/27/14 TO 3/30/14 LAKE JUNALUSKA
PEACE CONFERENCE
More information at http://www.lakejunaluska.com/peace/.
Early registration is $95 and ends on March 1, 2014. The theme and goals for
this year are "Faith, Health, and Peace: Seeking the Basic Right to Good
Health for All God's Children." The 2014 Peace Conference seeks to affirm
the basic right to good health from the perspective of faith traditions, lift
up "the leading causes of life," and explore ways faith communities
can combat the causes of poor health, such as disease, violence, and poverty.
03/27/14 LECTURE AT UNCA
Dr. Shaun Gabbidon will speak on "The Black Thief
Stereotype, Shopping While Black, and Consumer Racial Profiling in the 21st
Century" at 5:30 PM at the Mountain Suites in the Sherrill Center
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
Youth Outright Poetry Night at United Church
of Christ in Asheville at 5 PM
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.4
PM.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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INFORMATION ON THE FUEL SPILL IN HOMINY CREEK
Below is a summary of our French Broad Riverkeeper’s work
and observations about the oil spill at Hominy Creek on Feb. 14. WNCA has
gathered information on how you can help us stop this type on incident from
happening again.
What You Can Do:
Current state law requires the responsible party of a spill
(oil, sewage, etc) to notify the public within 24 hours. The state then has 48
hours to notify the public. This law needs to change to ensure the state is
notified immediately and that the public is also notified immediately.
Contact your legislator and let them know we want them to
act on this issue:
Sen. Tom Apodaca: Tom.Apodaca@ncleg.net
Rep. Susan Fisher: Susan.Fisher@ncleg.net
Rep. Tim Moffit: Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.net
Rep. Nathan Ramsey: Nathan.Ramsey@ncleg.net
There must be better communication from the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to the public. DENR should use
existing technology (Twitter, Facebook, email, etc.) to notify the public and
impacted municipalities immediately. Also, additional oil storage facilities
should be inspected to make sure they are properly constructed and maintained
to prevent future spills.
Contact DENR to let them know oil facilities should all be
inspected and that the public needs good timely information in order to protect
human health and the environment.
Landon Davidson, Asheville DENR regional office:
landon.davidson@ncdenr.gov or (828) 296-4500
Mitch Gillespie, assistant secretary of the environment:
mitch.gillespie@ncdenr.gov or (919) 707-8619
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