UPCOMING EVENTS
09/10/12 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
MABCO Meeting on Monday, September 10, at 7 PM at the RE Commons at Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville. Move to Amend is a grassroots organization with the goal of ending corporate personhood in the US. Please consider joining us at the next Move to Amend Buncombe County (MABCO) meeting at 7 PM on September 10.
09/10/12 AUTHOR EVENT AT FIRESTORM CAFE
This time last decade, Daniel Simpson was an ambitious young foreign correspondent, based in Belgrade. When the New York Times hyped the invasion of Iraq, he resigned in disgust and went native, high on drugs. He thought he'd found some more inspiring colleagues, and decided to stage a Serbian version of Woodstock - a festival on an island in the Danube. He thought the event would help transform the region. Instead, he got embroiled with Balkan gangsters. His memoir, A Rough Guide to the Dark Side, relates this with honesty and humor. While reflecting on the festival debacle, Daniel explains what he learned as a corporate reporter: that news is often skewed to suit the powerful, and drowns out most dissent with propaganda. He also shares his thoughts about solutions. Time is 5 PM.
09/11/12 ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The International Day of Peace proclamation will be read at the City Council meeting, which starts at 5 PM. Please show up and support the culture of peace in our community. We need a critical mass at both of these events. We are getting our community leaders to promote bringing our war dollars home for use domestically instead of through destruction around the globe. Tell our city leaders thank you for standing with us in these efforts.
09/11/12 MEL CHIN’S MOVIE “9/11-9/11”
This is a showing of an animated film based on the 1973 coup d’etat organized by the Chilean military (unofficially endorsed by Nixon and the CIA) contrasted with the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Towers. This will be at the Asheville Art Museum at 5:30 PM, and Mel Chin will be in attendance to discuss the film.
09/11/12 BUILDING BRIDGES SESSION
This series is on consecutive Tuesdays until November 6, 2012. Time is 7 PM. Cost is $30 and registration is required. There is more information below, including who to contact. Building Bridges of Asheville is devoted specifically to dialogue regarding Black/White relations in our community. All topics are presented in the context of White Privilege and Structural Racism.
09/11/12 ‘NO TO THE HOTEL’ RALLY
The Church is holding a 'Say No to the Hotel' Rally next Tuesday, September 11th, to protest the McKibbon Hotel plan for a hotel on city-owned land in front of the Basilica. The Rally starts at 4:30 at the City Building. City Council has said that they'll take public comment AND make a decision at their meeting that night. This announcement came from PARC.
09/13/12 UNCA Well-a-Bration Keynote Speaker
Time is 7 PM and the location for this event is the Justice Center at UNCA. UNCA students free with OneCard (Limit one ticket per student; must have ticket to enter). $10 all others. For ticket information, please call 828.251.6600. UNC ASHEVILLE'S WELL-A-BRATION presents author, activist and sex advice columnist Dan Savage. In response to students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, Savage created the It Gets Better Project, which has become a worldwide movement garnering many social media awards and inspiring millions to participate. His internationally syndicated column, Savage Love, as well as "Savage U," a new MTV series, and his multiple books all use frank humor to bring LGBT relationships into the mainstream and reflect on larger civil rights issues.
09/14/12 - 09/16/12 SOUTHERN GREEN LIVING EXPO
http://southerngreenlivingexpo.com/
09/14/12 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE NIGHT
A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money, “UNDER OUR SKIN” exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most serious and controversial epidemics of our time. Each year, thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, often told that their symptoms are all in their head. Following the stories of patients and physicians fighting for their lives and livelihoods, the film brings into focus a haunting picture of the health care system and a medical establishment all too willing to put profits ahead of patients. FMI contact David devwilliams@juno.com. Time is 7 PM and location is UU Church at Edwin and Charlotte Streets.
09/14/12 FILM NIGHT AT FIRESTORM CAFE
“The Abortion Diaries” is a documentary featuring 12 women who speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. The women are doctors, subway workers, artists, activists, military personnel, teachers and students; they are Black, Latina, Jewish and White; they are mothers or child-free; they range in age from 19 to 54. This event is sponsored by the Open Umbrella Collective, a volunteer-based organization located in Asheville, NC. Currently Open Umbrella supports folks at Femcare, the only abortion clinic in Western North Carolina. Open Umbrella believes each person's unique pregnancy experience should be respected and supported. Their work as doulas fosters a culture that values individuals, families, and the strength they find in community; by identifying as full spectrum doulas, they offer support regardless of the pregnancy outcome. Time is 7 PM.
09/15/12 HARD TO RECYCLE EVENT
September 15 (Saturday), from 10am – 2pm at Swannanoa Ingles on Hwy 70. If severe weather necessitates cancelling, this event will automatically be re-scheduled on September 22 (Saturday), from 10am – 2pm. Partial list of accepted Items: Styrofoam & packaging, Rigid plastics, Books & cardboard, Electronics (excluding TV’s), Printer cartridges, Metals & small appliances.
09/10/12 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
MABCO Meeting on Monday, September 10, at 7 PM at the RE Commons at Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville. Move to Amend is a grassroots organization with the goal of ending corporate personhood in the US. Please consider joining us at the next Move to Amend Buncombe County (MABCO) meeting at 7 PM on September 10.
09/10/12 AUTHOR EVENT AT FIRESTORM CAFE
This time last decade, Daniel Simpson was an ambitious young foreign correspondent, based in Belgrade. When the New York Times hyped the invasion of Iraq, he resigned in disgust and went native, high on drugs. He thought he'd found some more inspiring colleagues, and decided to stage a Serbian version of Woodstock - a festival on an island in the Danube. He thought the event would help transform the region. Instead, he got embroiled with Balkan gangsters. His memoir, A Rough Guide to the Dark Side, relates this with honesty and humor. While reflecting on the festival debacle, Daniel explains what he learned as a corporate reporter: that news is often skewed to suit the powerful, and drowns out most dissent with propaganda. He also shares his thoughts about solutions. Time is 5 PM.
09/11/12 ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The International Day of Peace proclamation will be read at the City Council meeting, which starts at 5 PM. Please show up and support the culture of peace in our community. We need a critical mass at both of these events. We are getting our community leaders to promote bringing our war dollars home for use domestically instead of through destruction around the globe. Tell our city leaders thank you for standing with us in these efforts.
09/11/12 MEL CHIN’S MOVIE “9/11-9/11”
This is a showing of an animated film based on the 1973 coup d’etat organized by the Chilean military (unofficially endorsed by Nixon and the CIA) contrasted with the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Towers. This will be at the Asheville Art Museum at 5:30 PM, and Mel Chin will be in attendance to discuss the film.
09/11/12 BUILDING BRIDGES SESSION
This series is on consecutive Tuesdays until November 6, 2012. Time is 7 PM. Cost is $30 and registration is required. There is more information below, including who to contact. Building Bridges of Asheville is devoted specifically to dialogue regarding Black/White relations in our community. All topics are presented in the context of White Privilege and Structural Racism.
09/11/12 ‘NO TO THE HOTEL’ RALLY
The Church is holding a 'Say No to the Hotel' Rally next Tuesday, September 11th, to protest the McKibbon Hotel plan for a hotel on city-owned land in front of the Basilica. The Rally starts at 4:30 at the City Building. City Council has said that they'll take public comment AND make a decision at their meeting that night. This announcement came from PARC.
09/13/12 UNCA Well-a-Bration Keynote Speaker
Time is 7 PM and the location for this event is the Justice Center at UNCA. UNCA students free with OneCard (Limit one ticket per student; must have ticket to enter). $10 all others. For ticket information, please call 828.251.6600. UNC ASHEVILLE'S WELL-A-BRATION presents author, activist and sex advice columnist Dan Savage. In response to students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, Savage created the It Gets Better Project, which has become a worldwide movement garnering many social media awards and inspiring millions to participate. His internationally syndicated column, Savage Love, as well as "Savage U," a new MTV series, and his multiple books all use frank humor to bring LGBT relationships into the mainstream and reflect on larger civil rights issues.
09/14/12 - 09/16/12 SOUTHERN GREEN LIVING EXPO
http://southerngreenlivingexpo.com/
09/14/12 UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE NIGHT
A gripping tale of microbes, medicine & money, “UNDER OUR SKIN” exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most serious and controversial epidemics of our time. Each year, thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, often told that their symptoms are all in their head. Following the stories of patients and physicians fighting for their lives and livelihoods, the film brings into focus a haunting picture of the health care system and a medical establishment all too willing to put profits ahead of patients. FMI contact David devwilliams@juno.com. Time is 7 PM and location is UU Church at Edwin and Charlotte Streets.
09/14/12 FILM NIGHT AT FIRESTORM CAFE
“The Abortion Diaries” is a documentary featuring 12 women who speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. The women are doctors, subway workers, artists, activists, military personnel, teachers and students; they are Black, Latina, Jewish and White; they are mothers or child-free; they range in age from 19 to 54. This event is sponsored by the Open Umbrella Collective, a volunteer-based organization located in Asheville, NC. Currently Open Umbrella supports folks at Femcare, the only abortion clinic in Western North Carolina. Open Umbrella believes each person's unique pregnancy experience should be respected and supported. Their work as doulas fosters a culture that values individuals, families, and the strength they find in community; by identifying as full spectrum doulas, they offer support regardless of the pregnancy outcome. Time is 7 PM.
09/15/12 HARD TO RECYCLE EVENT
September 15 (Saturday), from 10am – 2pm at Swannanoa Ingles on Hwy 70. If severe weather necessitates cancelling, this event will automatically be re-scheduled on September 22 (Saturday), from 10am – 2pm. Partial list of accepted Items: Styrofoam & packaging, Rigid plastics, Books & cardboard, Electronics (excluding TV’s), Printer cartridges, Metals & small appliances.
09/15/12 ‘AFTER CAPITALISM’ BOOK RELEASE
Dada Maheshvarananda will be launching his new book, After Capitalism: Economic Democracy in Action at the Firestorm at 5:45 p.m., Sept. 15th and will be doing a signing at Malaprops at 7 p.m. the same day. Please come to this free event and learn about a dynamic new alternative to corporate capitalism.
09/15/12 WNC ALLIANCE ANNUAL GATHERING
Join us for a celebration of WNCAlliance's 30 years of grassroots environmental advocacy in Western North Carolina! The gathering will include a series of workshops (in conjunction with the Southern Green Living Expo) followed by an evening celebration. The evening celebration is 6.30-8.30pm at the Aloft Hotel. The event will feature a great keynote and presentation of our Esther Cunningham Award, an update on WNCA's 2012 successes and plans for the coming year. The reception is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, email AnnaJane@wnca.org.
09/16/12 ETHICAL CULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING
“The fossil fuels industry, water justice, and climate change: The case of natural gas development in NC” will be presented by Katie Hicks and Jenny Marienau at the meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville, 2:00-3:30 PM, held at the Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road. This presentation will explore the recent political and social debate around whether North Carolina should allow the natural gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” You will learn about NC’s shale geology, fracking’s impact in other states, and the current legislation in NC, along with a history of the collaborative network of grassroots social, environmental and rural advocacy organizations that have mobilized to keep fracking from impacting NC’s environment and human health.
09/17/12 OCCUPY WALL STREET ANNIVERSARY
Occupy Asheville will commemorate the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street by meeting at Pritchard Park at 4:30 PM. There will be a moving picket and short rally. All are welcome.
09/19/12 WNC TASK FORCE ON PRISON REFORM
Wednesday, September 19, at 3:00 PM --WNC Task Force on Prison Reform. This will be a meeting to discuss strategy on Abolishing the Death Penalty in N.C. This will be held at Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice offices at 218 Patton Avenue in Asheville. Please call 254-5489 if you plan to attend or want more information.
09/20/12 NUCLEAR FREE CONVERGENCE IN DC
Join the Coalition Against Nukes on September 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2012. www.coalitionagainstnukes.org
09/21/12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
Join us in Asheville on Friday, September 21st, 2012, from 4 PM to 7 PM, for the 3rd Annual International Day of Peace! Peacetown Asheville and Local 099 of Veterans for Peace, Peace & Earth Committee of Asheville Friends Meeting, Mountain Area Interfaith Forum and other groups are sponsoring this event. Contact Rachael at rachael_bliss@yahoo.com if your organization would like to be a sponsor. Sponsorship is $50. Rain location is the Bahai Center in downtown Asheville.
09/21/12 RALLY FOR NO NUKES, NO WARS AT THE NRC IN ROCKVILLE MD
http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/ai1ec_event/rally-no-nukes-no-war/?instance_id
09/21/12 US CAMPAIGN TO END ISRAELI OCCUPATION
National Conference: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, St. Louis, MO
09/22/12 GLOBAL FRACKDOWN!
Following regional/international meetings in Marseille (The Alternative World Water Forum - March 2012) and in Rio (Peoples' Summit - June 2012) as well as discussions with many groups, there is a growing consensus among the anti-fracking movements around the world that we need a global anti-fracking day to mobilize locally and to build solidarity among our movements. The local, regional and national groups in the United States have chosen a day to do a massive national 'frackdown' in the United States - 22 September 2012. Asheville NC Frackdown Event - Downtown Asheville NC 28804, September 22 at 11:00 AM, Organizations: Food & Water Watch, 350.org, Greenpeace.
09/24/12 CANDIDATE FORUM
Monday, Sept. 24 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Ferguson Auditorium, AB Tech, Asheville. Meet & Greet for countywide offices and Forum for Chair, Buncombe County Commission. This is coordinated by the League of Women Voters, and is open to all. For more information about the League of Women Voters and its fall forums, visit the League website at ablwv.org or call 828-258-8223.
09/30/12 TRUE STORIES
Come and get answers to questions about health care. Time is 3 to 5 PM and location is First Baptist Church at 5 Oak Street in Asheville. Free, and open to the public.
10/1/12 CANDIDATE FORUM
Monday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Pack Library, 67 Haywood St, Asheville. Buncombe County Commission Dist. 1, NC House District 114. This is coordinated by the League of Women Voters, and is open to all. For more information about the League of Women Voters and its fall forums, visit the League website at ablwv.org or call 828-258-8223.
10/03/12 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Travis Hargett & Ken Brame will discuss Fracking: Dirty, Dangerous, and Run Amok. NC Legislative updates included. Time of meeting is 7:15 and location is Unitarian Church at the corner of Charlotte Street & Edwin Place. For more information, contact Judy at judymattox@sbcglobal.net.
10/4/12 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. FMI: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. FMI: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
10/6/12 BUNCOMBE COUNTY GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is open to the public. It will be held from 10 AM to noon, upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information.
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is open to the public. It will be held from 10 AM to noon, upstairs in the Fortune Building, 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information.
10/06/12 KEEP SPACE FOR PEACE WEEK
10/07/12 PROTEST THE WAR ON AFGHANISTAN
Protest the Afghanistan War in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, LA. This war has been going on for 11 years. http://october7actions.net/
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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 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.
Anti-racism Group Discussion at 5:30 PM on the third Thursday of the month 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 City Hall 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 Asheville General Assembly on the first Saturday of the month. 4 PM at Pritchard Park.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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TAKE ACTION:
CLIMATE EMERGENCY PETITION
Petition to Both Presidential Candidates to Acknowledge the Climate Emergency and Commit to Hosting a National Summit To Formulate Remedies
http://www.climatesummit2013.org/
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Building Bridges of Asheville
Proudly Announces Session #40
Petition to Both Presidential Candidates to Acknowledge the Climate Emergency and Commit to Hosting a National Summit To Formulate Remedies
http://www.climatesummit2013.org/
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Building Bridges of Asheville
Proudly Announces Session #40
Dr. Aubra Love: We are very enthusiastic about you being a part of the commemoration of the work of Building Bridges over these past twenty years!
Consecutive Tuesdays
Sept 11 - Nov 6, 2012
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Francine Delaney
New School for Children
119 Brevard Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
Fee and Materials: $30.00
Register for the session and find out what's new at Building Bridges. Registration is still open, and we welcome you, your friends and associates to join us for this experience. Whether this is your first time or you are taking the course again, this 9-week series will engage you, challenge you and heal you. We look forward to seeing you very soon!
To register by mail, send your registration form and method of payment to:
REGISTRATION FORM BY MAIL
Building Bridges of Asheville
P.O. Box 63
Asheville, NC 28802
(828) 777-4585
rev.aubralove@buildingbridges-ashevillenc.org
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ON LINE CAMPAIGN:
Be One of ‘2 Million Friends’! for peace in Afghanistan
Join the ‘2 Million Friends’ Campaign.
Farzana, 22 year old Afghan stage actress, and a member of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, said, “When I express the whole range of emotions on stage, I enter an awareness, and a thrilling consciousness of human reality. I have a pain and my husband and fellow Afghan citizens, men and women, share the pain with me. It is the pain of being treated as less than humans. We are human beings. We have wishes. War has brought this pain on us. War kills our joy and hides our tears.”
Farzana calls out to our compassionate imagination, “Instead of fight, talk and build, I suggest, ‘Be friends, talk and build!’”
Listen to Farzana and the Afghan Peace Volunteers say in this video clip “Be One of 2 Million Friends!”
Farzana calls out to our compassionate imagination, “Instead of fight, talk and build, I suggest, ‘Be friends, talk and build!’”
Listen to Farzana and the Afghan Peace Volunteers say in this video clip “Be One of 2 Million Friends!”
Why ‘2 Million Friends’?
2 million Afghan victims of war were killed over the past four decades. We wish to remember them by finding 2 million friends, to call for a ceasefire in Afghanistan. More friends! No more war. No more killing.
Help Farzana and the Afghan Peace Volunteers find those friends : Visit http://2millionfriends.org
1. Be a Friend!
(a) Email “ I’m One of 2 Million Friends!” to befriends@2millionfriends.org
(c) Listen : Global Days of Listening conversations with Afghans & people from conflict areas
2. Help them find 2 million friends: Email, Facebook and Tweet this far and wide to all your friends!
3. Support their call for a ceasefire : Sign a letter to the U.N. for a ceasefire
The letter will be ‘presented’ to the U.N. office in Kabul on the International Day of Human Rights, December 10th, 2012.
4. Host or join concurrent, solidarity events on Dec 10th, 2012
An event will be held in Kabul and attended by ordinary Afghans and Afghan civil society groups, Dr Sima Samar (Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission ), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire and others. You can host or join concurrent, solidarity events on December 10th , 2012 in your own communities and countries, to remember the 2 million Afghan victims of war in various ways e.g. releasing doves, flying kites, displaying banners, lighting candles etc.,
5. Consider participating in Dec 2012 visit to Afghanistan or a fast in New York
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