UPCOMING EVENTS
02/08/12 HOTEL RWANDA
This Oscar-nominated film tells the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed more than 1,000 Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. The screening takes place at 8 p.m. in Highsmith University Union Grotto, and is sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Black Student Association. Free and open to the public.
02/08/12 LEGAL STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES
Time is1:30pm - 4:30pm at A-B Tech Enka Campus, Haynes Building Room 128, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler, NC. Cost: $5 - $150, depending on what you can pay and whether you are a lawyer seeking continuing education credits. Entrepreneurs, attorneys, and community-members alike are invited to learn about the possibilities and challenges presented by the movement to localize and build more sustainable economies. Community-owned enterprises, social enterprise, local currencies, barter economies, worker-owned cooperatives, intentional communities, car sharing, urban agriculture - these are many of the key ingredients of the transition to more sustainable local economies. How might these trends transform our communities and what are the legal tools we will need to catalyze change? The workshop will address the unique legal questions and grey areas that arise in efforts to build more sustainable economies, including those relating to securities laws, employment laws, tax laws, zoning laws, and regulation on commercial activity. Participants will also learn about the new organizational structures designed for social enterprise, and the interactions of social enterprise and nonprofit tax exemption. Presenters will highlight unique solutions and some of the innovative organizations leading the way.
02/08/12 BUILDING SHARING ECONOMIES AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Presented at Asheville Green Drinks with socializing at 5:30 PM and presentation at 6 PM. Location is Posana Café, 1 Biltmore Ave Asheville, NC 28801 (across from Pack Place) Cost: FREE. Please join sharing lawyer Janelle Orsi, Director of the Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, CA, and co-author of The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community (Nolo Press) and the forthcoming book Sharing Law: Understanding the Legal Landscape of the New Economy (ABA Books). With the help of entertaining cartoon slides, Janelle will discuss practical ideas and tools, ways of overcoming cultural, emotional, and practical barriers to sharing, and exciting new developments in the realm of sharing, inspiring ideas you may never have thought of - yet.
02/08/12 UPCOMING 'OUT OF CONTROL IN RALEIGH" TOUR
02/08/12 HOTEL RWANDA
This Oscar-nominated film tells the true-life story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed more than 1,000 Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. The screening takes place at 8 p.m. in Highsmith University Union Grotto, and is sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Black Student Association. Free and open to the public.
02/08/12 LEGAL STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES
Time is1:30pm - 4:30pm at A-B Tech Enka Campus, Haynes Building Room 128, 1459 Sand Hill Road, Candler, NC. Cost: $5 - $150, depending on what you can pay and whether you are a lawyer seeking continuing education credits. Entrepreneurs, attorneys, and community-members alike are invited to learn about the possibilities and challenges presented by the movement to localize and build more sustainable economies. Community-owned enterprises, social enterprise, local currencies, barter economies, worker-owned cooperatives, intentional communities, car sharing, urban agriculture - these are many of the key ingredients of the transition to more sustainable local economies. How might these trends transform our communities and what are the legal tools we will need to catalyze change? The workshop will address the unique legal questions and grey areas that arise in efforts to build more sustainable economies, including those relating to securities laws, employment laws, tax laws, zoning laws, and regulation on commercial activity. Participants will also learn about the new organizational structures designed for social enterprise, and the interactions of social enterprise and nonprofit tax exemption. Presenters will highlight unique solutions and some of the innovative organizations leading the way.
02/08/12 BUILDING SHARING ECONOMIES AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Presented at Asheville Green Drinks with socializing at 5:30 PM and presentation at 6 PM. Location is Posana Café, 1 Biltmore Ave Asheville, NC 28801 (across from Pack Place) Cost: FREE. Please join sharing lawyer Janelle Orsi, Director of the Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, CA, and co-author of The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community (Nolo Press) and the forthcoming book Sharing Law: Understanding the Legal Landscape of the New Economy (ABA Books). With the help of entertaining cartoon slides, Janelle will discuss practical ideas and tools, ways of overcoming cultural, emotional, and practical barriers to sharing, and exciting new developments in the realm of sharing, inspiring ideas you may never have thought of - yet.
02/08/12 UPCOMING 'OUT OF CONTROL IN RALEIGH" TOUR
Time is 7 PM and location is West Asheville Library. Speakers are: Rob Schofield - NC Policy Watch, Chris Kromm - Inst. for Southern Studies, MaryBe McMillan - AFL-CIO of NC, Robert Dawkins - Democracy NC. RSVP today! http://j.mp/Legooc North Carolina's legislature is out of control - and it's time to speak out and push back. The legislature's "midnight attack" on our state's teachers in January revealed their willingness to ram through an extreme agenda, no matter what it takes. They continue to attack our voting rights, too, pushing for a discriminatory voter ID law, withholding funds for Early Voting, and more. Please join us at a public forum about how these hard-line conservatives are turning back the clock, who's bankrolling their agenda, and what it means for our lives.
02/09/12 PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA
“State of the Black Student” is a panel discussion and will be held at UNCA’s Humanities Lecture Hall at 7 PM. For more information call 251-6585. Free and open to the public.
02/10/12 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH MOVIE NIGHT
The movie “A Sense of Wonder - the Rachel Carson Story” will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville at the corner of Edwin and Charlotte Street. A Sense of Wonder is a documentary-style film which takes the form of two interviews with Rachel Carson during the last year of her life, as she battles cancer and her critics in the wake of publishing Silent Spring. Using the author's own writings as the basis for the film, writer and actress Kaiulani Lee provides an intimate glimpse of Carson as she is thrust into the role of controversial public figure. Film length is 55 minutes. Start time will be 7 PM. Donations accepted. Contact David Williams for more information at devwilliams@juno.com.
02/11/12 PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY AND HK on J MARCH IN RALEIGH
At Shaw University in Raleigh, assemble for the march and rally at 9:30 AM. March starts at 10:30 AM. http://www.hkonj.com/
02/13/12 FORUM ON ASHEVILLE WATER
This will be held at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church at 789 Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. Panelists will be Esther Manheimer, State Rep. Chuck McGrady, and Dr. Gene Rainey. From 6:30PM to 7PM attendees will have the opportunity to view info materials & meet individually with some of the panelists. The League of Women Voters welcomes all to this important meeting. Free. Program runs from 7 to 9 PM.
02/13/12 CIVIL RIGHTS TRIVIA NIGHT
This event will be held at Firestorm Cafe & Books. An evening of fun, political discussion and an exploration of ways to build Civil Rights campaigns. Do you know your rights? From Fusion Centers to the PATRIOT Act try out your knowledge for fun and prizes! Time is 7 PM.
02/17/12 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Marjory Wentworth, who is the co-author of Taking a Stand, The Evolution of Human Rights, will be speaking about a book that she co-wrote with former Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience, Juan Mendez. Méndez is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and boasts a long and fearless legal career as a human rights defender. Marjory Wentworth is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet whose books of poetry include Noticing Eden, Despite Gravity and The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle. Her award winning book Shackles, is a children's story. She is the Poet Laureate of South Carolina. It's open to the public and free! Starts at 7 pm. Location is Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in downtown Asheville.
02/17/12 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
Bring a brown bag lunch around noon. The meeting will officially start at 12:30 and end about 2:00. Physicians, health personnel and, yes, everyone; all are welcomed at our monthly meetings! DIRECTIONS: (Location is in vicinity of Veterans Hospital) Proceed east on Tunnel Rd./US 70 (away from downtown Asheville) to about 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 on the left side of the street. For more information contact Dr. Terry Clark, Chair, 633-0892 or Dr. Lew Patrie, 299-1242.
02/18/12 SKILL SHARING SCHOOL
On Saturday, February 18th, Transition Asheville's Skill Sharing Action Group is co-hosting an all day free skill share at UNCA's Highsmith Union. Please follow this link for more information and to fill out a brief questionnaire about a skill you have to offer on the 18th, other skills you have, other places you might be interested in sharing your skills, and skills you have an interest in learning more about. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dEZLM29tZjBpa3BldG9oaGFHQmNZeGc6MQ We thank our partners for distributing this survey through their networks: Transition Asheville, Freeskool Asheville, the True Nature Country Fair, ASHE (Active Students for a Healthy Environment), the UNCA Student Environmental Center, and Wild Abundance (the organizers of the Firefly Gathering). The School is from 9:30 to 5:30 PM and location is UNCA Highsmith Union. For more information: http://transitionasheville.org/event/skill-share-school
02/21/12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE MEETING
International Day of Peace is September 21st of every year. Around the world, people celebrate and honor peace. A local group is organizing to mark this day in Asheville, and they will be meeting at 5:45 at First Congregational Church on Oak Street in Asheville.
02/23/12 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
Time and place TBD.
02/25/12 STATE WIDE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR ALL NC OCCUPATIONS
At the Old State Capitol Grounds, 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina from 11 AM to 8 PM. Intrigued by the possibilities presented by meeting with Occupy activists from all over North Carolina? Occupy Raleigh officially invites all North Carolina Occupations to join us at the Capitol for a statewide rally and General Assembly on Saturday, February 18, 2012 starting at 11 AM. A main feature will be planning for the March 25 March on Your Statehouse, a national day of action. Imagine the possibilities. Occupy Raleigh officially invites all North Carolina Occupations to join us! http://occupiedncga.wordpress.com/about/
02/27/12 ASHEVILLE’S FIRST EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATION OF 2012
02/09/12 PUBLIC LECTURES AT UNCA
“State of the Black Student” is a panel discussion and will be held at UNCA’s Humanities Lecture Hall at 7 PM. For more information call 251-6585. Free and open to the public.
02/10/12 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH MOVIE NIGHT
The movie “A Sense of Wonder - the Rachel Carson Story” will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville at the corner of Edwin and Charlotte Street. A Sense of Wonder is a documentary-style film which takes the form of two interviews with Rachel Carson during the last year of her life, as she battles cancer and her critics in the wake of publishing Silent Spring. Using the author's own writings as the basis for the film, writer and actress Kaiulani Lee provides an intimate glimpse of Carson as she is thrust into the role of controversial public figure. Film length is 55 minutes. Start time will be 7 PM. Donations accepted. Contact David Williams for more information at devwilliams@juno.com.
02/11/12 PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY AND HK on J MARCH IN RALEIGH
At Shaw University in Raleigh, assemble for the march and rally at 9:30 AM. March starts at 10:30 AM. http://www.hkonj.com/
02/13/12 FORUM ON ASHEVILLE WATER
This will be held at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church at 789 Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. Panelists will be Esther Manheimer, State Rep. Chuck McGrady, and Dr. Gene Rainey. From 6:30PM to 7PM attendees will have the opportunity to view info materials & meet individually with some of the panelists. The League of Women Voters welcomes all to this important meeting. Free. Program runs from 7 to 9 PM.
02/13/12 CIVIL RIGHTS TRIVIA NIGHT
This event will be held at Firestorm Cafe & Books. An evening of fun, political discussion and an exploration of ways to build Civil Rights campaigns. Do you know your rights? From Fusion Centers to the PATRIOT Act try out your knowledge for fun and prizes! Time is 7 PM.
02/17/12 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Marjory Wentworth, who is the co-author of Taking a Stand, The Evolution of Human Rights, will be speaking about a book that she co-wrote with former Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience, Juan Mendez. Méndez is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and boasts a long and fearless legal career as a human rights defender. Marjory Wentworth is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet whose books of poetry include Noticing Eden, Despite Gravity and The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle. Her award winning book Shackles, is a children's story. She is the Poet Laureate of South Carolina. It's open to the public and free! Starts at 7 pm. Location is Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe in downtown Asheville.
02/17/12 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
Bring a brown bag lunch around noon. The meeting will officially start at 12:30 and end about 2:00. Physicians, health personnel and, yes, everyone; all are welcomed at our monthly meetings! DIRECTIONS: (Location is in vicinity of Veterans Hospital) Proceed east on Tunnel Rd./US 70 (away from downtown Asheville) to about 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 on the left side of the street. For more information contact Dr. Terry Clark, Chair, 633-0892 or Dr. Lew Patrie, 299-1242.
02/18/12 SKILL SHARING SCHOOL
On Saturday, February 18th, Transition Asheville's Skill Sharing Action Group is co-hosting an all day free skill share at UNCA's Highsmith Union. Please follow this link for more information and to fill out a brief questionnaire about a skill you have to offer on the 18th, other skills you have, other places you might be interested in sharing your skills, and skills you have an interest in learning more about. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dEZLM29tZjBpa3BldG9oaGFHQmNZeGc6MQ We thank our partners for distributing this survey through their networks: Transition Asheville, Freeskool Asheville, the True Nature Country Fair, ASHE (Active Students for a Healthy Environment), the UNCA Student Environmental Center, and Wild Abundance (the organizers of the Firefly Gathering). The School is from 9:30 to 5:30 PM and location is UNCA Highsmith Union. For more information: http://transitionasheville.org/event/skill-share-school
02/21/12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE MEETING
International Day of Peace is September 21st of every year. Around the world, people celebrate and honor peace. A local group is organizing to mark this day in Asheville, and they will be meeting at 5:45 at First Congregational Church on Oak Street in Asheville.
02/23/12 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
Time and place TBD.
02/25/12 STATE WIDE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR ALL NC OCCUPATIONS
At the Old State Capitol Grounds, 1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina from 11 AM to 8 PM. Intrigued by the possibilities presented by meeting with Occupy activists from all over North Carolina? Occupy Raleigh officially invites all North Carolina Occupations to join us at the Capitol for a statewide rally and General Assembly on Saturday, February 18, 2012 starting at 11 AM. A main feature will be planning for the March 25 March on Your Statehouse, a national day of action. Imagine the possibilities. Occupy Raleigh officially invites all North Carolina Occupations to join us! http://occupiedncga.wordpress.com/about/
02/27/12 ASHEVILLE’S FIRST EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATION OF 2012
The Earth Sabbath is: a time to step out of our daily hectic lives and into a joyful celebration of the mystery and meaning of the universe; a time of sharing gratitude and appreciation for the gifts of creation; a time of lament, hope, and honoring our interdependency; a time of reverence and humility for the power of nature beyond our control; a time for community with people caring for creation; a time for nurturing and supporting the vision and creativity needed for the healing of the Earth and all those traveling upon her. OPEN & FREE TO THE PUBLIC. Time is 7 PM and location is St. Mary's Church, an Episcopal Parish, 337 Charlotte Street, Asheville. Presented by Interfaith Power & Light. More information at info@ncipl.org
02/27/12 to 03/11/12 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE USA
03/01/12 OUR VOICES, OUR STORIES - NUESTRAS VOCES, NUESTRAS HISTORIAS
Based on the “100 Stories” Documentary Project, Our Stories, Our Voices is a collaborative community art project that documents the lives and journeys of immigrants in Western NC. While deconstructing myths, this exhibition shares episodes of discrimination and fear as well as moments of resilience and celebration. Through multiple perspectives, viewers will learn about immigration, culture, and the recent social, economic and political changes that brought about mass migration. Sponsored by Latino Advocacy Coalition, Nuestro Centro, Coalición de Organizaciones Latino-Americanas, WNC Workers Center, Center for Participatory Change, Center for Diversity Education, and the NC Arts Council. Reception is from 7 to 9 PM and the exhibit is open from March 1 to March 31. Location is Highsmith Union Gallery at UNCA.
03/06/12 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRECINCT MEETING
This will be held at 6 PM at your local polling place or other location, with a back up date of 03/10/12 at 10 AM. Contact your precinct chair for more details.
03/07/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
The Executive Director of Riverlink will discuss current initiatives, including the use of oil eating bacteria to help clean some of the French Broad riverfront soil. Social is at 7 PM and program starts at 7:15 PM. Location is the Unitarian Church at 1 Edwin Street in Asheville NC.
03/08/12 WHO SPEAKS FOR PALESTINE?
“Who Speaks for Palestine? Part I” is a film presentation. Through film and discussion gain an in-depth understanding of the causes and consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. What are the possible solutions and what role does/should the U.S. play? Time is 6 PM. Location is Firestorm Café and Books.
03/13/12 - 03/15/12 CARING FOR CREATION WEEKEND AT CAMP JUNALUSKA
Dr. Bill McKibben, environmental author and founder of 350.org, will be a featured presenter at Caring for Creation 2012 March 13-15, 2012, at Lake Junaluska. Caring for Creation, a faith based eco justice event, will explore ways individuals and churches can become more environmentally conscious and good stewards of God's Earth. Named for the safe level of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, 350 parts per million, 350.org is an international grassroots campaign that aims to mobilize a global climate movement. For over 20 years, McKibben has been environmentally active, releasing over a dozen books and various articles examining climate change. More information at this link: http://www.lakejunaluska.com/caring-for-creation/
03/17/12 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Bring a brown bag lunch around noon. The meeting will officially start at 12:30 and end about 2:00. Physicians, health personnel and, yes, everyone; all are welcomed at our monthly meetings! DIRECTIONS: (Location is in vicinity of Veterans Hospital) Proceed east on Tunnel Rd./US 70 (away from downtown Asheville) to about 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 on the left side of the street. For more information contact Dr. Terry Clark, Chair, 633-0892 or Dr. Lew Patrie, 299-1242.
03/25/12 MARCH ON YOUR STATEHOUSE DAY
This is being organized by Occupy Raleigh.
03/30/12 NATIONAL OCCUPATION OF WASHINGTON DC
http://nowdc.org/
04/14/12 BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING
This will begin at 10 AM at the Buncombe County Courthouse. Please sign up to attend at your local precinct meeting.
04/14/12 to 04/17/12 SOA WATCH DAYS OF ACTION IN DC
Join us in Washington, DC for the Days of Action to Close the SOA and End Militarization! Plan to come to DC from April 14-17 for four days of lobbying, conferences, strategy sessions, concerts and street theater, as we continue to make our demands heard for a just world. Prior to the Days of Action, from April 11-13, we will hold a Direct Action Training camp. (http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5cR1JW7Z3KLARiECufCoW8UkZA/WO+zK) to train movement activists in the skills needed to carry out effective actions to put the SOA and militarization on the national agenda.
04/21/12 MARCH FOR BABIES
Join March for Babies Chair (and County Commission Chair) David Gantt in supporting the March of Dimes' efforts to raise awareness of the need for research to help prevent and treat premature birth, birth defects and other threats to babies' health. This one walk, on one day, brings the Asheville area together as one voice to help babies be born healthy. The 3-mile walk through downtown Asheville begins and ends at Pack Square Park. It's designed to be a family-friendly event, with music, food and activities for kids. Registration begins at 8:30 am, the Walk begins at 10:00 am. For more info call 828-258-1234 marchforbabies.org
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ONGOING EVENTS
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SUNDAY
Episcopal Peace Fellowship holds a weekly vigil from 4:30 to 5 PM at All Soul's Cathedral.
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 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 vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square (Asheville) on the first Friday of the month.
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.
OCCUPY WALL STREET ASHEVILLE
Go to www.occupyasheville.org for more information, or call 888-378-0788. Information on Occupy Asheville late breaking events: http://occupyasheville.org/calendar/. General Assembly will be held at 6 PM on Tuesday and Thursday and at 3 PM on Saturday. Location TBD.
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