Upcoming events for the week

05/06/10 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
This is held at the Veterans for Peace office in Asheville.  Address is 9 Walnut Street, downstairs.  This starts at 6:30 PM.

05/06/10 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE DISCUSSION ON PEAK OIL
Just as climate change will affect the stability of our ecosystem, the coming decline in petroleum production will soon affect the stability of our economy and our entire way of life.  Come find out about this and the Transition Town movement, which seeks to pro-actively rebuild local resilience and prepare for these coming crises.  The meeting will consist of a 30-minute movie, followed by discussion.
May 6th 7:00 – 8:30 PM North Asheville Library meeting room
May 10th 7:00 – 8:30 PM West Asheville Library meeting room
June 17th 7:00 – 8:30 PM North Asheville Library meeting room
All Transition Asheville events: http://transitionasheville.ning.com/events/event/listUpcoming

05/06/10 COMMUNITY FORUM to end corporate influence in our democracy, organized via Move On
Location is First Congregational Church of Asheville, 20 Oak Street.  Time is 6:30 for chocolate desserts and the forum starts at 7:30 and goes until 8:30 PM.  Had enough of Wall Street CEOs getting big bonuses and calling the shots in Washington?  It's time to stop just yelling at our TVs.  Local residents concerned about corporate influence in our democracy are meeting up at a community forum on Thursday, May 6, 2010.  We'll discuss how the problem of corporate influence in Washington is hurting people in Asheville and nearby communities, and what we as regular folks can do about it.

05/16/10 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE OPEN SPACE EVENT
The May Open Space is scheduled for Sunday, May 16th, from 2 pm to 5 pm at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak Street, Asheville.  Come and help us shape the vision for Transition in our area!



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ONGOING EVENTS
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TUESDAY
Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square Peacetown meets weekly at the Veterans for Peace Headquarters at the Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut Street, Asheville.  Contact Steve at earthsun2@gmail.com for more information.

WEDNESDAY
Haywood Peace Vigilers have a weekly vigil at 4 PM at Haywood Country Courthouse in Waynesville.

FRIDAY
Women in Black have a weekly vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square in Asheville Women in Black have a weekly vigil at noon at the Old Courthouse in Hendersonville

SATURDAY
Transylvanians for Peace have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in Brevard.

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ACTIONS AND READINGS

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GOOGLE FIBER
There is 30 days of voting for which city gets Google fiber installed in the city as a pilot program.    Here's the link:  http://www.googlefiber.com/

LETTERS ABOUT POSSIBLE SANCTIONS ON IRAN
This website will allow you to send emails to Senator Burr and Senator Hagan.  http://www.fcnl.org/action/alert.htm

PETITION
Sign our petition to President Obama asking he end his plans for offshore drilling. We'll share the petition with the media and start a public call for Obama to change course on offshore drilling and invest in real energy solutions.    Click here:  http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/obamaoil

FOUND ITEM AT PEACETOWN PROTEST
Anyone missing a bronze water bottle from the protest on April 23rd on the Charlotte Street bridge?  If so, let me know.

YOUNG AFGHAN PEACEMAKERS DENIED VISA TO USA
There is a group of young Afghan peacemakers who were invited to the USA by the group Fellowship of Reconciliation for a tour of several states to talk about peace.  The US denied him a visa, saying that they do not think he will return to his homeland of Afghanistan.   He made a short video about this:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLOH3LWAB5g  More information at the website http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/.  This is a small, but important, peace group in Afghanistan.

THE REAL NEWS NETWORK DISCUSSES US ECONOMIC POLICY AND ITS EFFECT ON MEXICAN MIGRATION TO THE USA
This news networks puts out one to three short You Tube videos per day and will send you links via email.  I have found them to worthwhile to watch.  This video discusses NAFTA and how US economic policy impacted workers in Mexico.  It is an interview of Dan La Botz, who is a prominent labor union activist, academic, journalist, and author in the United States. He was a co-founder of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) and has written extensively on worker rights in the United States and Mexico. His writing appears frequently in Against the Current, Counterpunch, Labor Notes, Monthly Review, New Labor Forum
and Z Magazine.  Here is a link to today's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEvq2M1Quy0&feature=player_embedded