08/10/11 ‘JOBS NOT CUTS’ EVENT BY MOVE ON
The American Dream Movement will succeed only if we stand up and work TOGETHER for a new American Dream. This will be held at the west end of Pack Square at 5:30 PM.
08/11/11 ASHEVILLECONNECTS
Held at 34 Wall St. in 3rd floor conference room from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. AshevilleConnects is a local initiative to strengthen the Asheville community by making best use of existing resources and tapping our
creativity. To RSVP: http://ashevilleconnects.wufoo.com/forms/z7x4a3/ or call Kathleen at 231-5565. Volunteer options available.
08/12/11 MOVIE NIGHT AT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
The movie “Bag It” will be shown at 7 PM. Donations accepted, this is at the Asheville UU church. This is co-sponsored by Transition Asheville. A self-described "average guy," Jeb Berrier notices that plastic bags are piling up in his house. So he embarks on a personal quest to figure out where they come from, why they're so ubiquitous and where they end up after they're thrown away. With a humorous tone, Suzan Beraza's documentary also explores our society's dependence on other single-use plastic items such as wrappers, food containers and bottles -- and what alternatives may exist.
08/18/11 “NEIGHBOR SAVES” PROGRAM BY TRANSITION ASHEVILLE
Transition Asheville's Energy Action Group is sponsoring a presentation on WNC Green Building Council's Neighbor Saves program. Neighbor Saves is an innovative program aimed at empowering participants to Save Energy, Save Money, Improve Comfort and Build Community in a team based (not just neighbors), fun environment. Participants get trained by and complete work on each others' homes with an experienced supervisor. Time is 7 PM for this program, and the location is Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville. The event is free, and you will have an opportunity to meet members of Transition Asheville's Energy Action Group, and learn more about our vision. You can learn more about Neighbor Saves on their webpage. If you have questions, you can contact Kendall Hale at hale.kendall@gmail.com
08/18/11 to 08/22/11 NIRS RECLAIM POWER ACTION CAMP
Nuclear Information and Resource Service will hold an action camp in the area for nuclear activists. All skill levels are welcome. Location and directions will be disclosed after people register. More information is at: www.reclaimpowersoutheast.org
08/20/11 PROTEST THE “OTHER WARS”
Please note also that the 2nd annual BLACK IS BACK conference held last weekend in DC has called for August 20 actions to protest the "other wars," i.e. the US backed wars and corporate proxy wars on the African continent, the occupation of Haiti, the war on the Black community in the U.S., and the ever more militarized operations on the U.S. Mexican border.
08/21/11 ETHICAL SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE
“Real Campaign Finance Reform Can Lead to Real Health Care Reform” will be presented by Errington C. Thompson, MD at the Sunday, August 21st meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville, 2:00-3:30 PM, held in the YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street in the Ray Auditorium. Dr. Thompson is a trauma surgeon, scholar, fulltime sports fan and part-time political activist. He is active in a number of community projects and initiatives. Through medicine, he strives to improve the physical health of all he treats. Through his books, lectures and blog, he hopes to share his thoughts and reflections on the current political landscape. Dr. Thompson was educated at Emory University and Southwestern Medical School and currently resides in the mountains of Western North Carolina. There will be a discussion period following the presentation. Following the meeting, there will be time for informal conversation. All are welcome!
09/07/11 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
“Greening your home, inside and out” is the topic for this meeting. Jacob Sadler, Alan Enzo and Jessica Enzo will be presenting innovative ideas to green your home and garden. Social is at 7 PM and program is at 7:30. The location is Unitarian Universalist Church at Edwin and Charlotte Streets.
09/15/11 MOUNTAIN AREA INTERFAITH FORUM MEETING
This meeting will take place from 10 AM to noon, and the location is the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville on Edwin and Charlotte Streets.
09/16/11 to 09/18/11 MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AT 50 CONFERENCE
The Military Industrial Complex at 50: Charlottesville, VA. A Conference on Moving Money from the Military to Human Needs http://micat50cville.org Speakers include Col. Ann Wright, Karen Kwaitkowski, Ray McGovern, Helena Cobban, and more.
09/21/11 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
The Second Annual International Day of Peace celebration will be from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at Pack Square. Sponsoring and/or endorsing groups who are involved in our event include Asheville Peacetown, Veterans for Peace Local 099, Arts to People, the local UN Association, the B'hai community, the Mountain Area Interfaith Forum,the Social Action committee of the First Congregational United Church of Christ and other faith groups. More information to come.
09/24/11 CALL TO ACTION ON THE CLIMATE
Moving Planet--a global day of call to action/awareness around climate change on Sept 24, organized by Bill McKibbon and the 350 crew, more info at www.moving-planet.org/. More information to come.
10/5/11 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
“Sustainable transportation: a future worth creating” a discussion on energy and transportation issues. UNCA professor Dave Erb will lead the discussion, and present an overview of these issues. Social is at 7 PM and program starts at 7:30 PM. Location is Unitarian Universalist church in Asheville, at the corner of Charlotte and Edwin Streets.
10/06/11 FREEDOM SQUARE IN WASHINGTON DC
Join thousands to protest wars and injustice on the tenth anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan. Stop the machine, create a new world! More info here: http://october2011.org/statement
10/08/11 to 10/09/11 MARCH ON U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND
Join us on October 8-9, 2011 in South Florida and at the gates of the U.S. Southern Command in Miami, Florida as we demand: NO BASES, NO 4TH FLEET, BUILD BRIDGES, NOT BASES. http://soaw.org/component/content/article/39/3686-october-2011-march-on-the-us-southern-command
11/13/11 to 11/15/11 LAKE JUNALUSKA PEACE CONFERENCE
The fourth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, “Poverty, Abundance, and Peace: Seeking Economic Justice for All God’s Children,” will lift up some of the systemic causes of poverty and economic disparity to help participants better understand these issues and to be equipped as change agents to work for alleviating these causes of poverty for a more just and peaceful world. See http://www.lakejunaluska.com/peace/ for more information about program and registration.
11/18/11 to 11/20/11 SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH IN FT. BENNING
http://www.soaw.org/
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ONGOING EVENTS
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SUNDAY
Episcopal Peace Fellowship holds a weekly vigil from 5:30 to 6 PM at All Soul's Cathedral.
TUESDAY
Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square
WEDNESDAY
Haywood Peace Vigilers have a weekly vigil at 4 PM at Haywood Country Courthouse in Waynesville.
Asheville Cop Watch meeting at 5 PM at Firestorm Cafe.
THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe.
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 and WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in Brevard.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Come and join in the RECLAIM POWER SOUTHEAST Action Camp!
August 18-22, 2011 on the Carolina state line in the thermals of the Blue Ridge
We hope you'll join NIRS (Nuclear Information and Resource Services) and other groups at the Reclaim Power Southeast Action Camp near the North/South Carolina state line from August 18-22, 2011. All ages and all skill levels are welcome. This event is for activists and those who are ready to become one!
RECLAIM POWER: empowerment is for each of us an internal, but like so many things, it is aided and enhanced by being with others of the same spirit! It gets really amped when people share inspiration from many different "issue" perspectives and from more than one generation! Join us and take time to open to new skills and hone those you rely on, learn new issues, share deep insight on long-term commitments, and create context for our passion to grow.
PRODUCTS: Empowered Activists and Community/Strategic action/Widening Network in solidarity with many ongoing campaigns--including the work at Blair Mountain, No Nukes Summer and the Walk Away From Uranium in Western Australia (see bottom of this e-mail for links to these campaigns).
The Action Camp site is located at a slice of Blue Ridge Heaven with a swimming pond and space for wandering as well as our shared space for issue workshops, specific skill training and developing the fine arts of non-violent direct action. NO NUKES, NO COAL, NO KIDDING has been a theme of our work in the Southeast. This Action Camp includes social justice and the commitment to disarmament and creating peace--and is wide open on the front of teaching transferable skills--like how to do effective media work, how to make a strong blockade, how to deal with law enforcement during non-violent community actions, legal rights for activists, effective design of banners, puppets, posters. We are looking for more skill leaders and are open to more issue sessions.
Directions to the site will be disclosed to those who register, but it is only 40 minutes south of Asheville, NC and a short distance to many other communities in NC, SC and northern GA. Day-only participation is an option, but camping on the site is included in registration and recommended for those who would like to experience more community time. You are welcome to come for any parts of the event beginning 4 pm on the 18th (unless you want to join the set-up crew!) and we hope you will stay for Monday August 22 when we will use our new and old skills together off-site in a non-violent expression of free speech (to be announced). Please do, if you can, plan to stay! More information is at: www.reclaimpowersoutheast.org
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The recent Washington agreement to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for budget cuts has created a historic opportunity for deep cuts in projected military spending--cuts that would help prevent future wars. By Thanksgiving, a joint House-Senate committee is supposed to recommend $1.5 trillion in cuts in projected spending over 10 years. Most of these cuts can come from the projected military budget.
Will you join me in urging the President and your representatives in Congress to put the projected military budget first in line for cuts?
http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/cutpentagonfirst
Thanks!
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