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UPCOMING EVENTS
NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER TO VOTE. There is no more
‘same-day registration’ at early voting, so please register now for the
upcoming primary in May. Also be sure to update your registration if you have
moved. Last day to register/update is April 11, 2014. Instructions at the
bottom of this email on how to check your registration or help someone else
register.
03/31/13 CLIMATE CHANGE, CREATING CARE, AND YOU
Join WNC Green Congregations for a Prayer Breakfast with
Peter Illyn of Restoring Eden.
Coffee & breakfast provided; event includes a Q&A panel with Peter, Dr.
Mallory McDuff, author of Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect
Earth’s Climate, and local clergy and lay leaders. Time is 9 AM to 10:30 AM and
location is The Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village.
Free and open to the public. RSVP by Friday, March 28th by emailing Rebekah at
Rebekah@wnca.org or 828-258-8737 ext 206.
03/31/14 PANEL DISCUSSION ON FOOD SECURITY
A Panel Discussion on Food Security, Access and Hunger in Western North Carolina will be from 6 to 8 PM at UNCA Highsmith
Student Union. Asheville
is home to a thriving local food movement AND yet still faces hunger issues and
food insecurity. Hear from local food organizers about what's going on, what
works and what doesn't in addressing food access in Asheville today! Speakers include: Olufemi
Lewis- Ujamaa Freedom Market, Susan Sides- The Lord's Acre, Sir Charles
Gardener- Gardens United, Randal Pfleger- Bountiful
Cities, Brandee Boggs- Asheville
Buncombe Food Policy Council, Allison Casparian- Bounty and Soul Black Mountain.
03/31/14 PROTEST FOR EXPANDED MEDICAID IN NORTH CAROLINA
Monday is the ACA enrollment deadline and local MoveOn
members and area residents will gather at Pritchard Park
to attend "Health Care for All". They will gather with signs and
flyers in a high-traffic area to remind people that NC politicians are
responsible for blocking more than 5 million people nationwide from getting
health coverage by refusing to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. In NC
318,000 are not able to receive health coverage! Attendees will be asking
drivers to honk their horns for health care, and giving flyers to pedestrians
with more details on how they can join the fight. They are there to
demand that Governor McCrory and the legislators agree to accept federal
Medicaid funding. Location is Pritchard
Park in downtown Asheville and time is 5 PM.
03/31/14 BACKYARD BASH AT UNCA
This will be the 2nd annual edition of the Bash which will
serve as a kick-off for Greenfest 2014. The outdoor event will feature DJing by
the Blue Echo and a live drumming performance. Delicious vegan snacks will be
provided by Rosetta's. Attendees will be able to decorate their own reusable
shopping bags and repurpose last year's Greenfest t-shirts into stylish new
creations using nothing but a pair of scissors. Co-sponsors: Blue Echo,
Eco-Reps, Free Store, African Drum Ensemble. Free and open to the public, but
dinning hall charges apply. Time is 12 to 3 PM. Location is Overlook Hall –
Backyard.
04/01/14 POLL MONITOR TRAINING BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
Poll Monitor Training by League of Women Voters of
Asheville-Buncombe County on April 1 at 6 PM to 8 PM. Location is West
Asheville Library. For questions or more information please contact: info@ablwv.org or jumpstartthevote@gmail.com.
04/01/14 VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING
Our next general meeting of the Mountain People's Assembly
will be focused on organizing a voter registration drive from April 2-April 11
in low-income and marginalized communities. Voters have to be registered by
April 11th to participate in the primaries. Voter registration, voter
education, and GOTV efforts have been identified as a primary focus for the
Mountain People's Assembly and is in line with a major focus of HKonJ (our
statewide affiliate that began the Moral Monday movement). We are working to
combat the effects of the unjust voter suppression legislation that was passed
in the NCGA in 2013. We will be in Lord Auditorium for this important meeting
and organizing event. This is a Call to Action to join Mountain People’s
Assembly on April 1, 2014 for Voter Registration training. This is a major push
to get our volunteers ready to properly register voters to be eligible to
participate in the Primary on May 6, 2014. The deadline to register is April
11. It is time to go to work. Come join us to make it happen! Please arrive
promptly. We have a lot of work to do - the library closes at 8:00PM sharp. We
will have to exit by 7:50 at the latest. Please arrive on time at 6 PM.
Location is Lord Auditorium at Pack Library in downtown Asheville. Questions: Call 828.423.6476.
04/01/14 WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF WNC
World Affairs Council of Western North Carolina Presents “Cuba in Reach?
Travel, Trade and Transitions in Havana and Washington” by Jon
Elliston -- writer and editor for Carolina Public Press and WNC Magazine. Ever
since the Cuban Revolution and the resultant missile crisis that was a defining
moment in diplomacy in the nuclear age, Cuba
has had a strange relationship with the US. This is cosponsored by the
Department of Political Science, and the Osher Life Long Learning Institute.
Time is 7:30 PM and location is Manheimer Room at Reuter Center
at UNCA. No admission charge to WAC members or UNC-A students. All others $10.
For further information, email gpeery@mhu.edu or call 828-242-6380.
04/01/14 ASHEVILLE
TRANSIT COMMITTEE MEETING
Transit Committee Meeting will be held from 3:30 to 5 PM.
The location is the First Floor Conference Room at Asheville City Hall.
04/02/14 SIERRA CLUB MEETING AND GREEN DRINKS AND WNC ALLIANCE
Time is 7 PM (program starts at 7:15) at the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin).
Sierra Club, Western North
Carolina Alliance & Green Drinks will present on “Moving Beyond Coal
& Coal Ash Spills.” Emma Greenbaum of Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign
will discuss the current status with coal ash spills, regulations, law suits,
and plans for moving beyond coal use. Free & open to the public. Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net,
or 828-683-2176 for more information.
04/02/14 ASHEVILLE
BUNCOMBE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL MEETING- RESCHEDULED
ABFPC Meeting of the Whole will be from 6 to 8 PM at the Sherrill Center at UNCA. We got snowed out the
first time, but Mother Nature can't keep us down! We are STILL excited to
celebrate the progress made across the community over the past year in
supporting healthy food access and food systems in Asheville
and Buncombe County. Join us as we set our strategic
priorities for the upcoming year. This meeting will be a great opportunity to
learn more about our work, how we can support your efforts and priorities, and
ways to get involved. Haven't participated in an ABFPC meeting before? Want to
learn more about us? We'll be hosting a new member orientation at 4 PM prior to
the start of the meeting. Please RSVP by emailing us at info@abfoodpolicy.com. Location is 227 Campus Drive.
04/02/14 EQUINOX BONFIRE AT UNCA
Local food-based businesses will be providing tasty samples
at this environmental fair and music performance. The Campus Bike Shop will
also be on hand showing off their latest rentals and helping with any spring
tune ups your two-wheeled chariot may require. Enter a recycled art contest by
creatively reassembling materials from the UNC Asheville waste stream, provided
by the Student Environmental Center.
We're ten days late but we didn't want to miss the chance to celebrate the
coming of spring with a glorious bonfire! Come enjoy vegan s'mores and acoustic
music with a gaggle of your Pagan friends. Kombucha will be served -- don't
forget to take a portion of the 'mother' or scoby so that you can start your
own batch at home. Instructions will be provided. Free and open to the public,
but dining hall charges apply. Time is 8 to 10 PM, location is Outdoor MLPRK.
04/03/14 DIALOGUE ON RACE SERIES PLANNED FOR APRIL
A four-week Dialogue on Race will be held every Thursday in
April from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Carver
Center, 101 Carver Avenue in Asheville. The four sessions lead up to the
annual Stand Against Racism on the last weekend of April. Topics include: April
3 - Racism Hurts Everyone (definitions, film on white privilege, institutional
racism); April 10 - Legacy of Slavery (presentation on slave records by Drew
Reisinger, Buncombe County Register of Deeds); April 17 - Legacy of Civil
Rights Pioneers (panel discussion); April 24 - We Shall Overcome (uplifting
film about unlikely friendship between an embittered Ku Klux Klan leader and an
outspoken black woman activist in Durham, NC). Small group discussions will
follow each presentation. A potluck dinner will be held following the four
sessions. Sponsors include the Chamber of Commerce, the local Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Corporation, Thomas Chapel AME Church, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of
the Swannanoa Valley, and the YWCA of Asheville. To
register or for more information, please email robertamadden@yahoo.com or call
her at 419-0730.
04/03/14 ASHEVILLE
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Opening Night Film & Reception will be held at Blue
Spiral 1 Gallery at 28 Biltmore
Avenue in Asheville.
All tickets $22. The movie will be “Dancing in Jaffa”. Renowned ballroom dancer, Pierre
Dulaine takes his belief that dance can overcome political and cultural
differences and puts it into action with one hundred and fifty 11 year old
Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. What occurs is magical and transformative.
Ticket price is for opening at Gallery and film. No ‘film only’ tickets
available for opening night. Encore matinee on Friday April 4- see below. Movie
will be shown at Fine Arts Theater in downtown Asheville.
04/03/14 PRESENTATION AT UNCA
Robin Morgan presents “Sisterhood Tweets and Blogs into the
21st Century”. Time is 7 PM in Humanities Lecture Hall at UNCA. Free. For more
information, please contact Lori Horvitz, professor of literature and language,
at (828) 251-6590.
04/04/14 ASHEVILLE
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
The movie will be “Dancing in Jaffa”. Renowned ballroom dancer, Pierre
Dulaine takes his belief that dance can overcome political and cultural
differences and puts it into action with one hundred and fifty 11 year old
Jewish and Palestinian Israelis. What occurs is magical and transformative.
Ticket price is for opening at Gallery and film. No ‘film only’ tickets
available for opening night. Encore matinee on Friday April 4 at 1 PM. Cost of
ticket is $8.50. Movie will be shown at Fine Arts Theater in downtown Asheville.
04/04/14 to 04/06/14 ALTERNATIVE TO VIOLENCE PROJECT
TRAINING
Sponsors of this event are Quaker House and the National
Association of Social Workers. This is a training program enabling participants
to deal with potentially violent situations in new and creative ways. This is
an experiential learning model that is valuable for Social Workers, Counselors,
Psychologists, Clergy, Court Counselors, Teachers, School Counselors, Case
Managers, Military Personnel, Law Enforcement, Substance Abuse Professionals,
Physicians, Nurses and other members of the behavioral health and health care
providers community. This will be held at First Christian Church in Fayetteville, NC.
This is the basic workshop, and there will be further workshops for advanced
training and for facilitators. Fees range from $30 to $80 for the full weekend.
For more information, call Lynn
at 910-323-3912.
04/05/14 RALLY AND VIGIL TO STOP DEPORTATIONS
On April 5th join us along with others from Western North Carolina to unite as a community and let
the president know that we have had enough with his lack of action. Immigrant
communities all over the country will lift up and let their voices be heard on
this NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, specifically toward one person that has the
authority to stop deportations, our President. Every day 1,400 people are being
deported in the United
States and in April it’s estimated that that
number will reach 2 million people, under President Obama. These are 2 million
families that have been separated, 2 million children left without their
parents, 2 million are 2 many immigrant hermanos that are being deported simply
because they are working for a better future for their families. Join us with
people from the Western North Carolina and
others all over the country to let the President know that he has the authority
and he has to act now!! Time is 11:30 AM to 3 PM and location is Basilica of
Saint Lawrence in Asheville.
For more information about the event call (828) 713-5124 or (828) 273-9000.
04/05/14 KEYSTONE PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE TRAINING
Join the 65 people who've already trained for this
non-violent direct action! Time is 9 AM to 1 PM and the location is Asheville
Friends Meeting House at 227
Edgewood Road. People can email to reserve a space
at dgenz@skyrunner.net.
04/05/14 GREENFEST DAY OF SERVICE AT UNCA
Local food-based businesses will be providing tasty samples
at this environmental fair and music performance. The Campus Bike Shop will
also be on hand showing off their latest rentals and helping with any spring
tune ups your two-wheeled chariot may require. Enter a recycled art contest by
creatively reassembling materials from the UNC Asheville waste stream, provided
by the Student Environmental Center.
University staff, faculty, students and Montford neighbors are invited to roll
up their sleeves to plant trees and shrubs and add mulch along Reed Creek, and
create a pollinator/edible garden on the green space at street level. Please
bring appropriate work clothes, boots, and if you have them, shovels and
pitchforks. Work will be ongoing from 9 AM to 2 PM, and a noon lunch will be
provided. The first 150 participants will receive a complimentary Greenfest
2014 t-shirt. Free shuttle service will be provided from Governors Hall to the
work site through the day. Free and open to the pubic, dining hall charges may
apply. Location is 525 Broadway in Asheville.
04/06/14 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR AHMAD AMARA
Memorial Service for Ahmad Amara will be on Sunday April 6
at 2 PM at the Reuter
Center.
04/06/14 ASHEVILLE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN
Join members and supporters on Sunday, April 6, 2 PM at
Havanna's restaurant.
Asheville NOW is hatching big
plans this spring, and we need your help to gather a quorum to approve a new
board member, build a team of bold women leaders who are tired of waiting and
ready to DO something, discuss new strategies for changing public opinion on
key women's issues, change the conversation about women in North Carolina. To RSVP, please contact
Debbie at ashevillenow@live.com.
04/07/14 DINNER WITH PROGRESSIVES
Please mark your calendars for the first Monday evening of
every month through December 2014 for our Dinner with Progressives. There
is a lot of work to do to try and create positive change in Asheville,
Buncombe County, NC
and the US.
The first Monday of each month at Green Sage Restaurant will be a place where
we can be together to have hope for a brighter future as well as a place to
commiserate along the way. Time is 6 PM to 8 PM and location is the Green
Sage Coffeehouse and Café at 1800
Hendersonville Road in south Asheville. Please contact Cheryl at
828-258-3327 for more information.
04/08/14 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/
04/09/14 WNC HEALTH ADVOCATES PRESENTATION
“An Evening with Susan Reinhardt” will be held from 7 PM to
9 PM on April 9, 2014. Come spend an evening with columnist, author and radio
personality Susan Reinhardt and enjoy her perspective of life as a
"Cracked Southern Belle." This event will be at The Millroom at 66 Asheland Avenue
in Asheville.
Tickets are $20 each. Go to this link for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-susan-reinhardt-tickets-10783815683
04/09/14 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Time is 9:30 AM and location is Black Mountain Presbyterian
Church library in Black
Mountain. Contact Beth at
elizakeiser@aol.com for more
information.
04/09/14 GREEN DRINKS
Join us Wednesday April 9th at 6 PM at the Lenoir Rhyne
University Graduate
Center at 36 Montford Avenue (second floor) in Asheville for a
presentation on Faith-Based Perspectives on Climate Change. Join us for a
discussion exploring various faith-based perspectives on climate change. Caring
for Creation, WNC Green Congregations and other community groups will be sharing
perspectives. Come out and join this conversation. Socializing begins at
5:30 and the event runs from 6-7 PM. All are invited.
04/10/14 DIALOGUE ON RACE SERIES PLANNED FOR APRIL
A four-week Dialogue on Race will be held every Thursday in
April from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the Carver
Center, 101 Carver Avenue in Asheville. The four sessions lead up to the
annual Stand Against Racism on the last weekend of April. Topics include: April
10 - Legacy of Slavery (presentation on slave records by Drew Reisinger, Buncombe
County Register of Deeds); April 17 - Legacy of Civil Rights Pioneers (panel
discussion); April 24 - We Shall Overcome (uplifting film about unlikely
friendship between an embittered Ku Klux Klan leader and an outspoken black
woman activist in Durham, NC). Small group discussions will follow each
presentation. A potluck dinner will be held following the four sessions.
Sponsors include the Chamber of Commerce, the local Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Corporation, Thomas Chapel AME Church, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of
the Swannanoa Valley, and the YWCA of Asheville. To
register or for more information, please email robertamadden@yahoo.com or call
her at 419-0730.
04/10/13 CHILDREN FIRST FUND RAISER
Children First/Communities in Schools needs your help to
improve the education of our children. At our “Are you Smarter than an
Elementary School Student? Event” we are trying to raise $10,000 to support the
programs of Children First/Communities In Schools. This includes support for
our after school Learning Centers and our Advocacy work. The Learning Centers
provide a safe haven afterschool program, offering academic assistance, healthy
snacks, and enrichment activities for up to 60 at-risk children. They
strengthen the connections among student, school, teacher, parent, and
community, a key element in helping a child succeed in school and prepare for
life. As you well know, our Advocacy focuses on improving public policy that
benefits the children in our Learning
Centers and countless
others - as well as their families, communities, and schools. Together, our
direct services and advocacy build a community where all children can thrive. We
would love to see you at the “Are you Smarter than an Elementary School
Student?” on Thursday, April 10, 6 to 8 PM, at the AB-Tech Ferguson Auditorium.
http://childrenfirstcisbc.org/index.php/upcoming-events/
04/11/14 ELECTION DEBATE
Candidates for District Court Judge, District Attorney, and
Clerk of Superior Court in the upcoming May primary will debate at the Buncombe
County Judicial Complex on Friday, April 11 at 4 pm. There will be three
separate debates, featuring candidates for District Court Judge, District
Attorney, and Superior Court Clerk. Retired Judge Gary Cash will be the
moderator, and the event will be open to the public. The debate is sponsored by
the 28th Judicial District Bar, with the assistance of the Criminal Defense
Bar. Time is 4 PM and location is Buncombe County Judicial Complex. Questions
may be submitted by members of the Bar to the Bar Administrator, by email at
admin@28thJDB.com. Please note if your question is for the District Attorney’s
race, the District Court Judge race, or the Superior Court Clerk’s race. The
Bar Administrator will collect the questions, removing only the sender’s name,
and send them on to Judge Cash. At the debate, candidates will be introduced by
name only. Questions will be asked by the moderator, and responses limited to
two minutes. A rebuttal to the original question may be offered by the opposing
candidate, but this will be limited to one minute. The moderator may ask
follow-up questions, and the audience may submit written follow-up questions to
the moderator.
04/11/14 SERVICE DOG SENSITIVITY AND ADA LAW
I'm Genevieve Gaea and everyone is welcome to attend this
practice lecture regarding Service Dog Sensitivity and ADA Law. The lecture--
both knee slapping humourous and accurately informative-- will be given by me--
A Disabled Veteran and long time Service Dog Handler-- A1C Genevieve Gaea. It
is sponsored by Vocational Rehabilitation Super Star and Job Fairy who never
gives up on us handi-dandi's, Ms. Tonya Clark. It will be held at Vocational
Rehabilitation office at 8
Barretta Drive, Asheville, NC. Time is 3 to 4 PM. Please keep in mind
this is the free admission show and in the future you'll have to pay to enjoy
the benefits of my experience and professional expertise. Miss Molly May (super
service dog, heroic side-kick and loving companion who works far harder for
doggy kibble and hugs than any human would) will be available for petting and
kisses AFTER the lecture. Please RSVP by calling 828-484-9389.
04/13/14 PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES EVENT
Please Join Us for a “DOWNTOWN DECO EVENT” from 5-7 PM at
Kimmel & Associates, Art Deco 4th Floor, 25 Page Avenue, Asheville
(entrance in ally between Grove Arcade and Civic Center).
There will be wine, appetizers and valuable stories. RSVP to Betsy (828)
210-3444, betsy@pisgahlegal.org. Parking info will follow. Stand With Us
Against Domestic Violence!
04/14/14 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON US MILITARY SPENDING
04/14/14 MOVE TO AMEND BUNCOMBE COUNTY MEETING
The MABCO Executive Committee Meeting is Monday, April 14 at
7 PM at the North Asheville, Library. Contact
Ruth at ruthachristie@gmail.com
for more information.
04/14/14 WATER CLUSTER MEETING OF THE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
The first official meeting of the newly formed Water Cluster
of the Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council will be held at back room of
Earth Fare at Westgate on Monday, April 14, from 3 to 5 PM. This will be after
the ABFPC Meeting of the Whole, at which we hope to learn more about how Water
fits in to the strategic priorities of the ABFPC as a whole and to start
prioritizing our Aims into Key Action plans. If you are interested in
helping form policy that affects the food/water relationship, we welcome your
input!
04/15/14 TRANSITION TOWN DESSERT POTLUCK AND LOCAL ENERGY
ALTERNATIVES
The evening will feature two presentations: Tom
Llewellyn of the REAL Cooperative has mapped Share Economy options in WNC, and
Amy Hamilton helped found The Smokey Mountain Hollers Cooperative
(smokeymtnhollers.com), a trade network and fledgling local currency effort in Western North Carolina. Come to eat goodies, meet friends,
and learn about these two exciting new ventures. Gather and share desserts and
drinks between 6:00 and 6:30pm at the Community Action
Opportunities Center
lower level, 25 Gaston Street,
Asheville. Gathering starts at
5:30, presentations to begin promptly at 6:30. For more info, contact Ron
at ronm_a@yahoo.com or 828-545-9114.
04/15/14 A RADICAL IDEA: EQUALITY FOR WOMEN
Anna Stearns and Roberta Madden will present a program on
the current status of the Equal Rights Amendment on Tuesday, April 15 from 6:30
to 8:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley.
Their presentation is entitled "A Radical Idea: Equality for Women."
All women and men are cordially invited. Anna and Robbie are leaders of RATIFY
ERA-NC, a statewide organization dedicated to making the ERA part of the U.S.
Constitution. Current focus is to pass pending legislation in Congress that
will eliminate the 1982 deadline and require only three more of the necessary
38 (two-thirds) states to ratify the amendment. For more information contact
robertamadden@era-nc.org.
04/15/14 WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL
Join us as the largest environmental film festival in the United States comes to Western
North Carolina! The Western North Carolina Alliance presents the
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, on tour in Asheville during the week leading up to Earth
Day! It is a festival by activists and for activists. For thirty years, WNCA
has been a building a community to protect and restore the forests and rivers
of our home. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival puts our work–and yours–into
the broader environmental and social context, and serves to remind us that
we’re participants in a global movement for a more wild and scenic world. Time
is 6 PM to 9 PM and location is Asheville Community Theatre at 35 E. Walnut Street
in Asheville.
Buy tickets here: http://wnca.org/wild-and-scenic-film-festival-2014/
04/16/14 PRESENTATION AT UNCA
As part of the YWCA Stand Against Racism, Mission Hospital
and UNC Asheville will host Wise's talk. Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher
Cornel West calls, "A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist)
John Brown," is among the nation's most prominent antiracist essayists and
educators. This will be at 6:30 PM at the Humanities Lecture Hall at UNCA.
04/16/14 GREEN DRINKS
Join us Wednesday April 16th at 6 PM at the Green Sage
Coffeehouse and Café in downtown Asheville
for a presentation on Al Gore’s famous multimedia Climate Slideshow. The
presentation is a comprehensive overview and discussion of climate change
around the globe with up-to-date photos and information. Socializing starts at
5:30 PM and the presentation starts at 6 PM.
04/17/14 SPEAKER AND DOCUMENTARY AT UNCA
The Key Center for Community Citizenship &
Service-Learning and The Department of Foreign Languages will host the
documentary about 1961 Cuba
when 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people how to read and write. 100,000 of
the teachers were under 18 years old. Over half were women. Guest Speaker Sila
Reyna from La Vallita, Cuba,
will share her personal experiences as a maestra following this 30 minute
documentary called “Maestra”. Time is 6 PM and location is Highsmith Student
Union, Room 104, at UNCA.
04/17/14 ASHEVILLE
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
“A Bottle in the Gaza
Sea” will be shown at the Fine Arts
Theater in downtown Asheville.
Tal is a 17-year-old French woman who has settled in Jerusalem with her family. She writes a
letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between
Israelis and Palestinians. She slips the letter into a bottle, and her brother
throws it into the sea near Gaza,
where he is carrying out his military service. A few weeks later, Tal receives
an e-mail response from a mysterious “Gazaman,” a young Palestinian named Naïm.
And thus begins a turbulent but tender long-distance friendship between two
young people that are separated by a history they are trying both to understand
and change. All tickets $8.50. Time is 7 PM.
04/18/14 ASHEVILLE
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
“A Bottle in the Gaza
Sea” will be shown at the Fine Arts
Theater in downtown Asheville.
Tal is a 17-year-old French woman who has settled in Jerusalem with her family. She writes a
letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between
Israelis and Palestinians. She slips the letter into a bottle, and her brother
throws it into the sea near Gaza,
where he is carrying out his military service. A few weeks later, Tal receives
an e-mail response from a mysterious “Gazaman,” a young Palestinian named Naïm.
And thus begins a turbulent but tender long-distance friendship between two
young people that are separated by a history they are trying both to understand
and change. All tickets $8.50. Time is 1 PM.
04/19/14 ASHEVILLE
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
Noon to 10 PM - Downtown Asheville. Local Food, Music, Beer and
environmental groups. Lots for kids to do!
04/22/14 EARTH DAY TO MAY DAY 2014 WAVE OF ACTION
The Global Climate Convergence: People Planet Peace Over
Profit.
04/23/14 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Time is 9:30 AM and location is Black Mountain Presbyterian
Church library in Black
Mountain. Contact Beth at
elizakeiser@aol.com for more information.
04/23/14 GREEN DRINKS
Join us Wednesday April 23rd at 6 PM at the Green Sage
Coffeehouse and Café in Asheville
for a celebration of our 500th edition of Asheville Green Drinks! Unlike 700
other cities that host green drinks, Asheville
is proud to be the only weekly green drinks event in the world. Our event will
honor the original Asheville
founders and Partners in Education and other community members who have
diligently produced 500 educational programs that have drawn crowds from far
and wide. Join us for hor’s dourves and refreshments.
04/25/14 FILM SHOWING ABOUT PALESTINE
“Alhelm: MLK Jr. in Palestine”
film showing, with director present, organized by Western Carolinians for Peace
and Justice in the Middle East. Location and
time to be determined.
04/25/14 YWCA STAND AGAINST RACISM
This year "The Stand" will take place on Friday,
April 25 with many events happening around that time. This is a great way to
host an event of any size either in your own individual office, school, house
of worship, book group, or family. To learn more and to register visit: http://www.ywcaofasheville.org/.
04/26/14 HARD TO RECYCLE COLLECTION IN ASHEVILLE
This will be from 8 AM to 1 PM at the City Public Works
Parking Lot at 161 Charlotte
Street in Asheville.
04/26/14 EARTH DAY FLEA MARKET AND RECYCLING COLLECTION IN BLACK MOUNTAIN
This will be from 8 AM to 11 AM and will be held in the
public parking lot between Sun Trust Bank (on Rt 9) and the RR tracks. This is
sponsored by Black Mountain Recreation and Parks.
04/28/14 to 04/29/14 CAROLINA
CLIMATE RESILIENCE CONFERENCE IN CHARLOTTE
Please join us and other practitioners, researchers, and
staff from local, state, and federal agencies to share information about
climate-related tools, resources, experiences, and activities in the Carolinas. This will be a very interactive conference
geared towards networking and exchange among stakeholders and decision makers
throughout the region. This will be at the Hilton Charlotte University Place at 8629 JM Keynes Drive
in Charlotte.
More information at http://www.cisa.sc.edu/ccrc/.
05/13/14 CHILD WATCH TOUR
The annual Child Watch Tour will be Tuesday, May 13th, 8:00
AM - 1:00 PM and we will once again offer a "lunch-only" option for
those unable to join us for the half day. We hope you'll join us to explore why
Transportation Matters for Kids. Did you know that a majority of Asheville's bus riders
are non-elective - meaning the bus is their primary source of transportation?
That Asheville's
busses don't run on Sundays? What does that mean for the many families that
rely on public transportation to visit the grocery store, take a child to a
doctor, or get to work or school? Child Watch Tour participants will better
understand the transportation challenges faced by many low-wage working parents
as they try to meet their families' basic needs. We will explore the individual
stories and the policy decisions that define our public transportation systems
in Buncombe County. Full tour is $15 and lunch only
is $10. Some scholarships are available. Go here to register:
http://statevoices.salsalabs.com/o/512/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=555
05/18/14 MALCOLM X FESTIVAL IN GREENVILLE SC
Hours are 2 PM to 8 PM and location is Cleveland
Park (East Washington Street & Cleveland Park Drive)
in Greenville SC.
07/24/14 TO 07/27/14 VETERANS FOR PEACE ANNUAL CONVENTION
This will be held at UNCA. 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
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
at 5 PM.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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LOCAL BUS TO DC TO STOP THE KEYSTONE XL
The last chapter in the fight over the Keystone XL pipeline
is about to be written. On April 27th we will march with tens of thousands of
others from around our two nations (US and Canada) to demand that President Obama
reject this pipeline once and for all. Locally, our own Elly Richards is one of
several who have stepped forward to organize buses from our area up to DC and
back. The following is from Elly:
“I am putting out the word to collect the names of folks who
want to go up to D.C. in a bus for the April 27th rally. One person suggested
that maybe it could be done without an overnight in D.C. instead of the night
before. Please indicate if you would prefer going up Saturday spending the
night or very early Sunday morning. When I have a general count of how many
people are interested in busing up to D.C., I'll contact the bus companies and
check on prices.”
So if you're interested, let Elly know at
ellyrvilca@yahoo.com. And spread the word! It takes more than just a few days
to get stuff set up with a bus company, so in order to make this happen we have
to get folks signed up soon. I hope you can make it. It's difficult to block
out the time for these kind of events, but they do make a difference. We've
come a long way on the KXL and now it's time to shut it down once and for all.
Other battles over fossil fuels await and need our attention.
April 11 is the last day to register to vote in the May 6,
2014 Primary Election in North
Carolina!
Do two things:
1) follow this link to ensure that your voter registration
details are correct.
http://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/voter_search_public/
1a) Use this form to correct any errors before April 11th. http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Portals/0/FilesP/NCVRRegFormv102013eng.pdf
2) Use this form to register someone else to vote: http://www.ncsbe.gov/ncsbe/Portals/0/FilesP/NCVRRegFormv102013eng.pdf
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FROM VETERANS FOR PEACE:
It's been said that there are three kinds of people in the
world:
Those who make things happen.
Those who watch things happen.
Those who wonder what happened.
If you're planning on attending the annual convention this
July 23 - 27 you certainly won't be among those who wondered what happened. The
question is, will you be among those who helped make it happen?
We're seeking volunteers to help out in roles such as
transportation, hospitality, administration and logistics to help make this the
best convention possible. The more volunteers we have, the less each of us will
need to do and the more flexible we'll be able to be in matching each volunteer
with the kind of work they're most interested in doing. Once assigned, each
volunteer will be provided with an orientation sheet in advance of the
convention explaining the nature and schedule of their assignment. Volunteers
will be asked to attend an orientation session the Tuesday afternoon/evening
before the convention begins on Wednesday.
If interested, please email me, Gerry Werhan
(gwerhan@gmail.com), Host Chapter Volunteer Coordinator. Please put "VFP
CONVENTION VOLUNTEER" in the subject line, and provide your name, mobile
phone number, group affiliation and assignment preference, if any. Feel free to
ask any questions or raise any concerns you may have.
I'll add you to our roster and you will be contacted as our
plans for the convention and volunteer assignments firm up in the months ahead.
FOR THOSE OF YOU LOCAL TO ASHEVILLE, THE CONVENTION PLANNING
ADVISORY PANEL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO DO SOME WORK NOW AND IN THESE WEEKS
AND MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE ACTUAL CONVENTION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE
AVAILABLE AND WILLING TO HELP OUT IMMEDIATELY.
Thanks... and Peace
Gerry
704.957.2924
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Three years ago, on March 17th, 2011, a U.S. drone strike
hit the small town of Datta Khel in Pakistan killing a large number of tribal
elders devastating the people of Datta Khel, as well as the surrounding
communities.
Since this strike, one of the largest in history, the
American government has yet to even acknowledge that the strike even occurred,
or provide any other details on the incident.
When civilian deaths have been alleged, as they have been in
Datta Khel, the public has a right to understand the merit of these
allegations, and the government has a responsibility to tell us the truth.
That's why I signed a petition to President Barack Obama,
which says:
"Investigate and release information regarding the
March 17, 2011 Datta Khel drone strike that killed more than 40 people."
Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name:
Thanks!
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