UPCOMING EVENTS
03/04/13 to 03/31/13 PARALLEL JOURNEYS: EXHIBIT AT UNCA
From March 4 - 31, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust” tells the stories of dozens of teenagers who were witnesses, participants, and often victims of this brutal conflict. Profiles of well-known teens, not all of whom were heroic, are part of the exhibition. Elie Wiesel (Auschwitz survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner), members of the resistance group the White Rose, and Traudl Junge (Adolf Hitler's secretary) will be included. Lesser-known teens, who survived the concentration camps, hid from the Nazis, led rescue efforts, served as soldiers, remained on the home front, or aided individuals who were targets of Nazi oppression, such as the handicapped, Jehovah's Witnesses, and political prisoners, will finally have their stories told. The "Parallel Journeys" exhibit invites visitors to contemplate ways in which their actions can make a difference in the world today. Located in UNCA Karpen Lobby. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/04/13 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is open to the public. It is held on the first Monday of the month. Time is 6 PM and location is the Fortune Building (upstairs), at 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Parking in back and on the street. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information
03/04/13 WNC ALLIANCE HAPPY HOUR
Where: 5 Walnut Wine Bar (5 Walnut St, Asheville) When: Monday, March 4th 6-8 PM.
This will be a great place to get more info on upcoming events and how you can do more to fight climate disruption locally. Join the local climate movement.
03/04/13 THOMAS WOLFE AND RACE RELATIONS
Darin Waters will discuss the role of race relations in Wolfe’s “The Child by Tigar” and “Welcome to our city” Time is 6:30 PM and will be held at the YMI at 39 S. Market Street. Free. For more info, call 2504740.
03/04/13 ORGANIZING FOR PICKETING OF DUKE ENERGY PLANS
ON Monday 4 pm those interested in participating in picketing outside the county courthouse at the Progress Energy Rate hike hearing on Tuesday afternoon are meeting to plan our action. The purpose of the action is to protest Progress' proposed rate hike, support the testimony of the public inside the courthouse and to mount a challenge to the City's limitations on free speech in public places. We will meet in McGuire Park which is area halfway between Vance monument and city Hall. Please come, and bring a support person if you can. Call Steve if you need more information at 828-777-7816.
03/05/13 PUBLIC HEARING ON DUKE ENERGY PLANS
The Asheville Public Hearing by the NC Utilities Commission will be held at the Buncombe County Courthouse in the basement in District Courtroom 1. Time is 7 PM. Progress Energy/Duke is proposing a 14% rate hike, and their business plan does not include wind, solar or expansion of energy efficiency.
03/05/13 PROTEST PRIOR TO THE DUKE ENERGY PUBLIC HEARING
Please meet at 5:30 at the Courthouse prior to the meeting. This is organized by the Non-Violent Direct Action Group of Occupy Asheville. Contact Jim at 828-777-4433 for more information.
03/05/13 ASHEVILLE TRANSIT COMMISSION MEETING
The regular meeting of Asheville Transit Commission will be at 3:30 PM at City Hall in the first floor conference room. For more information go to www.ridetheart.com
03/05/13 MARCH ON UBS
In collaboration with Mountain Justice Spring Break, the UBS: Hands Off Appalachia! Campaign is holding six days of successive actions across Southern Appalachia aimed at UBS and their funding of mountaintop removal coal mining. Come support and participate in the Asheville branch of actions. There will be street theater. Meet at 11:30 AM at 138 Charlotte Street in Asheville. More information about the groups sponsoring this event: http://mountainjustice.org/ and http://handsoffappalachia.wordpress.com/.
03/06/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Topic is North Carolina’s energy future, clean energy solutions and renewables. Time is 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
03/06/13 OPENING RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE FOR “PARALLEL JOURNEYS”
See description of this exhibit above under 03/04/13. Opening Reception is from 5:30-6:45 PM at UNC Asheville Karpen Lobby. Opening Keynote is at 7 PM at Highsmith Student Union Alumni Hall. “How the Holocaust Shaped My Life” is the topic with Dr. Walter Ziffer speaking. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/07/13 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/
03/08/13 ASHEVILLE RISING CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
They plan on walking or standing (flash mob) in downtown Asheville with signs calling for the ERA to be ratified. They will meet at 5:30 PM at College and Charlotte Streets and move to downtown areas. Check here for updated information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333843030062908/
03/11/13 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
This meeting will be held at Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Contact Lew at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us for more information.
03/13/13 TALK ON IRAN, ISRAEL AND NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
Paul J. Magnarella directs the Peace and Justice Studies Program at Warren Wilson College, Asheville, N.C. He will speak to the current situation with Iran, Israel and Iran’s nuclear power program. This is part of the Great Decisions Lecture Series at Blue Ridge Community College. Time is 10 AM to Noon and location is BRCC Thomas Auditorium. Cost is $10 per person.
03/14/13 THE MOST IMPORTANT ERA IN US HISTORY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TODAY
Dr. James Loewen will present a lecture on the subject presented above at 7 PM at Rhodes-Robinson Lecture Hall, Room 125 at UNCA. Dr. Loewen is the author of the book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.” For more information, please call 828.251.6304 or email amartine@unca.edu.
03/14/13 CRITICAL CONVERSATOIN ON AFFORDABLE CARE IN NC
Please join us as WNCAP hosts a Community Forum on Medicaid expansion and the Insurance Exchange, March 14, 2013, at 6PM in the Mountain View Room at the Sherrill Center, UNCA. Medicaid expansion would increase health care access to 500,000 working poor; provide reimbursement to hospitals for uncompensated care; and create an estimated 23,000 health care industry jobs. Despite these figures, NC lawmakers have voted to block Medicaid expansion. Find out what we can do now.
03/15/13 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
The next WNC PSR monthly meeting will be at a private home near the VA Hospital. Brown Bag lunch at noon with meeting from 12:30 to 2 PM. Everyone is welcome. Please go to www.wncpsr.org for more information, which includes how to get there and other details.
03/16/13 WESTERN CAROLINIANS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
This group will hold a protest against Soda Stream, which is made in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. Time is Noon to 1 PM at Vance Monument. To confirm, or for further information, call 669-2073.
03/17/13 THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT
There will be a FREE local all day event held in Asheville, NC at the Hi-Fi Café (45 S. French Broad Ave.) on Sunday March 17th, 2013 from 10am to 5pm as part of the annual global ZDay 2013 campaign. Local Zeitgeist activists will be present to give talks and hold Q&As. Contact Gary at gkentnc@gmail.com or call 828-675-8750 for more information.
03/21/13 VETERANS FOR PEACE FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAM
This will be held at the Courtyard Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building in the RAD, Asheville. Time is 5:30 PM. Open to the public, donations accepted. The film will be “Bush and Obama: The War on Terror” by Oliver Stone. Call Veterans for Peace at 258-1800 for more information.
03/26/13 MOVIE AT UNCA
"On Coal River" takes viewers on a gripping emotional journey into the Coal River Valley of West Virginia—a community surrounded by lush mountains and a looming toxic threat. The film follows a former coal miner and his neighbors in a David-and-Goliath struggle for the future of their valley, their children, and life as they know it. Local filmmakers Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood will be available for a Q&A after the screening. See the trailer at oncoalriver.com. Time is 7 PM and location is Highsmith Union Grotto.
03/27/13 MOUNTAIN HERO: JUNIOR WALK
From living with contaminated water in his own home as a child, to being kicked out of the house for speaking out against the coal company, Junior Walk's path to activism was not an easy one. His courage and clear voice calling for change has been widely recognized. Today Walk works with Coal River Mountain Watch, Keeper of the Mountains Foundation, and RAMPS (Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival) to end mountaintop removal mining. He travels the country with the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation educating people about the long-term environmental, health and community degradation caused by coal mining. He was a recipient of the prestigious Brower Youth Awards in 2011. The late renowned environmentalist and climber David Brower famously said, "Tough mountains build bold leaders." Junior Walk is one of the many courageous and bold leaders whom the Appalachian Mountains have built. Time is 7 PM and location is Highsmith Union, Alumni Hall.
04/01/13 SPEAKERS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
The Academia and Activism Speaker Series will have a presentation by Alan Jenkins at 7 PM in Jensen Lecture Hall. For more information call 771-2083.
04/02/13 MOVIE ON FRACKING FROM CLEAN WATER NC
This evening there will be a potluck snack and a presentation on fracking in North Carolina. It is called “Message from Marcellus” and sponsored by Clean Water NC. Location is Asheville Friends Meeting at 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Free, donations accepted.
04/03/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Topic is North Carolina’s energy future, climate change and energy efficiency. Time is 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
04/04/13 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/
04/04/13 to 04/07/13 CARING FOR GOD’S CREATION
Dr. James Hansen, head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, will be joining Caring for Creation 2013 via SKYPE. Over 20 environmental experts will provide leadership at the 2013 event. Join us at Lake Junaluska to discover your residential and faith communities' role in environmental care. Visit www.lakejunaluska.com/caring-for-creation for more information or to register.
04/06/13 APRIL ACTION AT THE Y12 NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX
www.orepa.org
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ONGOING EVENTS
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MONDAY
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 County Courthouse in Waynesville.
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 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.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Subject: Medicaid Expansion
Hi,
I signed a petition to The North Carolina State House, The North Carolina State Senate, and Governor Pat McCrory which says:
“Accepting Federal money for Medicaid expansion in NC will benefit everyone. It will bring billions of dollars into our economy, create about 23,000 jobs, save money for employers, support our health institutions, and produce a net savings in the budget. More importantly, it will save up to 2,700 lives a year. Please vote to allow Medicaid expansion to move forward.”
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/medicaid-expansion-3?source=s.em.cp&r_by=181732
Thanks!
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03/04/13 to 03/31/13 PARALLEL JOURNEYS: EXHIBIT AT UNCA
From March 4 - 31, “Parallel Journeys: World War II and the Holocaust” tells the stories of dozens of teenagers who were witnesses, participants, and often victims of this brutal conflict. Profiles of well-known teens, not all of whom were heroic, are part of the exhibition. Elie Wiesel (Auschwitz survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner), members of the resistance group the White Rose, and Traudl Junge (Adolf Hitler's secretary) will be included. Lesser-known teens, who survived the concentration camps, hid from the Nazis, led rescue efforts, served as soldiers, remained on the home front, or aided individuals who were targets of Nazi oppression, such as the handicapped, Jehovah's Witnesses, and political prisoners, will finally have their stories told. The "Parallel Journeys" exhibit invites visitors to contemplate ways in which their actions can make a difference in the world today. Located in UNCA Karpen Lobby. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/04/13 GREEN PARTY MEETING
The Buncombe County GREEN Party's business meeting is open to the public. It is held on the first Monday of the month. Time is 6 PM and location is the Fortune Building (upstairs), at 729 Haywood Rd., West Asheville. Parking in back and on the street. Contact Ronald @ 828-LUCK-180 or Larry @ 828-225-4347 for more information
03/04/13 WNC ALLIANCE HAPPY HOUR
Where: 5 Walnut Wine Bar (5 Walnut St, Asheville) When: Monday, March 4th 6-8 PM.
This will be a great place to get more info on upcoming events and how you can do more to fight climate disruption locally. Join the local climate movement.
03/04/13 THOMAS WOLFE AND RACE RELATIONS
Darin Waters will discuss the role of race relations in Wolfe’s “The Child by Tigar” and “Welcome to our city” Time is 6:30 PM and will be held at the YMI at 39 S. Market Street. Free. For more info, call 2504740.
03/04/13 ORGANIZING FOR PICKETING OF DUKE ENERGY PLANS
ON Monday 4 pm those interested in participating in picketing outside the county courthouse at the Progress Energy Rate hike hearing on Tuesday afternoon are meeting to plan our action. The purpose of the action is to protest Progress' proposed rate hike, support the testimony of the public inside the courthouse and to mount a challenge to the City's limitations on free speech in public places. We will meet in McGuire Park which is area halfway between Vance monument and city Hall. Please come, and bring a support person if you can. Call Steve if you need more information at 828-777-7816.
03/05/13 PUBLIC HEARING ON DUKE ENERGY PLANS
The Asheville Public Hearing by the NC Utilities Commission will be held at the Buncombe County Courthouse in the basement in District Courtroom 1. Time is 7 PM. Progress Energy/Duke is proposing a 14% rate hike, and their business plan does not include wind, solar or expansion of energy efficiency.
03/05/13 PROTEST PRIOR TO THE DUKE ENERGY PUBLIC HEARING
Please meet at 5:30 at the Courthouse prior to the meeting. This is organized by the Non-Violent Direct Action Group of Occupy Asheville. Contact Jim at 828-777-4433 for more information.
03/05/13 ASHEVILLE TRANSIT COMMISSION MEETING
The regular meeting of Asheville Transit Commission will be at 3:30 PM at City Hall in the first floor conference room. For more information go to www.ridetheart.com
03/05/13 MARCH ON UBS
In collaboration with Mountain Justice Spring Break, the UBS: Hands Off Appalachia! Campaign is holding six days of successive actions across Southern Appalachia aimed at UBS and their funding of mountaintop removal coal mining. Come support and participate in the Asheville branch of actions. There will be street theater. Meet at 11:30 AM at 138 Charlotte Street in Asheville. More information about the groups sponsoring this event: http://mountainjustice.org/ and http://handsoffappalachia.wordpress.com/.
03/06/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Topic is North Carolina’s energy future, clean energy solutions and renewables. Time is 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
03/06/13 OPENING RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE FOR “PARALLEL JOURNEYS”
See description of this exhibit above under 03/04/13. Opening Reception is from 5:30-6:45 PM at UNC Asheville Karpen Lobby. Opening Keynote is at 7 PM at Highsmith Student Union Alumni Hall. “How the Holocaust Shaped My Life” is the topic with Dr. Walter Ziffer speaking. For more information email dmiles@unca.edu or call 828-232-5024.
03/07/13 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/
03/08/13 ASHEVILLE RISING CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
They plan on walking or standing (flash mob) in downtown Asheville with signs calling for the ERA to be ratified. They will meet at 5:30 PM at College and Charlotte Streets and move to downtown areas. Check here for updated information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333843030062908/
03/11/13 MOVE TO AMEND MEETING
This meeting will be held at Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Contact Lew at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us for more information.
03/13/13 TALK ON IRAN, ISRAEL AND NUCLEAR PROGRAMS
Paul J. Magnarella directs the Peace and Justice Studies Program at Warren Wilson College, Asheville, N.C. He will speak to the current situation with Iran, Israel and Iran’s nuclear power program. This is part of the Great Decisions Lecture Series at Blue Ridge Community College. Time is 10 AM to Noon and location is BRCC Thomas Auditorium. Cost is $10 per person.
03/14/13 THE MOST IMPORTANT ERA IN US HISTORY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TODAY
Dr. James Loewen will present a lecture on the subject presented above at 7 PM at Rhodes-Robinson Lecture Hall, Room 125 at UNCA. Dr. Loewen is the author of the book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.” For more information, please call 828.251.6304 or email amartine@unca.edu.
03/14/13 CRITICAL CONVERSATOIN ON AFFORDABLE CARE IN NC
Please join us as WNCAP hosts a Community Forum on Medicaid expansion and the Insurance Exchange, March 14, 2013, at 6PM in the Mountain View Room at the Sherrill Center, UNCA. Medicaid expansion would increase health care access to 500,000 working poor; provide reimbursement to hospitals for uncompensated care; and create an estimated 23,000 health care industry jobs. Despite these figures, NC lawmakers have voted to block Medicaid expansion. Find out what we can do now.
03/15/13 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
The next WNC PSR monthly meeting will be at a private home near the VA Hospital. Brown Bag lunch at noon with meeting from 12:30 to 2 PM. Everyone is welcome. Please go to www.wncpsr.org for more information, which includes how to get there and other details.
03/16/13 WESTERN CAROLINIANS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
This group will hold a protest against Soda Stream, which is made in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. Time is Noon to 1 PM at Vance Monument. To confirm, or for further information, call 669-2073.
03/17/13 THE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT
There will be a FREE local all day event held in Asheville, NC at the Hi-Fi Café (45 S. French Broad Ave.) on Sunday March 17th, 2013 from 10am to 5pm as part of the annual global ZDay 2013 campaign. Local Zeitgeist activists will be present to give talks and hold Q&As. Contact Gary at gkentnc@gmail.com or call 828-675-8750 for more information.
03/21/13 VETERANS FOR PEACE FILM AND DISCUSSION PROGRAM
This will be held at the Courtyard Gallery in the Phil Mechanic Building in the RAD, Asheville. Time is 5:30 PM. Open to the public, donations accepted. The film will be “Bush and Obama: The War on Terror” by Oliver Stone. Call Veterans for Peace at 258-1800 for more information.
03/26/13 MOVIE AT UNCA
"On Coal River" takes viewers on a gripping emotional journey into the Coal River Valley of West Virginia—a community surrounded by lush mountains and a looming toxic threat. The film follows a former coal miner and his neighbors in a David-and-Goliath struggle for the future of their valley, their children, and life as they know it. Local filmmakers Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood will be available for a Q&A after the screening. See the trailer at oncoalriver.com. Time is 7 PM and location is Highsmith Union Grotto.
03/27/13 MOUNTAIN HERO: JUNIOR WALK
From living with contaminated water in his own home as a child, to being kicked out of the house for speaking out against the coal company, Junior Walk's path to activism was not an easy one. His courage and clear voice calling for change has been widely recognized. Today Walk works with Coal River Mountain Watch, Keeper of the Mountains Foundation, and RAMPS (Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival) to end mountaintop removal mining. He travels the country with the Keeper of the Mountains Foundation educating people about the long-term environmental, health and community degradation caused by coal mining. He was a recipient of the prestigious Brower Youth Awards in 2011. The late renowned environmentalist and climber David Brower famously said, "Tough mountains build bold leaders." Junior Walk is one of the many courageous and bold leaders whom the Appalachian Mountains have built. Time is 7 PM and location is Highsmith Union, Alumni Hall.
04/01/13 SPEAKERS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AT WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
The Academia and Activism Speaker Series will have a presentation by Alan Jenkins at 7 PM in Jensen Lecture Hall. For more information call 771-2083.
04/02/13 MOVIE ON FRACKING FROM CLEAN WATER NC
This evening there will be a potluck snack and a presentation on fracking in North Carolina. It is called “Message from Marcellus” and sponsored by Clean Water NC. Location is Asheville Friends Meeting at 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Free, donations accepted.
04/03/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Topic is North Carolina’s energy future, climate change and energy efficiency. Time is 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin). Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
04/04/13 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/
04/04/13 to 04/07/13 CARING FOR GOD’S CREATION
Dr. James Hansen, head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, will be joining Caring for Creation 2013 via SKYPE. Over 20 environmental experts will provide leadership at the 2013 event. Join us at Lake Junaluska to discover your residential and faith communities' role in environmental care. Visit www.lakejunaluska.com/caring-for-creation for more information or to register.
04/06/13 APRIL ACTION AT THE Y12 NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX
www.orepa.org
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ONGOING EVENTS
*******************************************
MONDAY
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 County Courthouse in Waynesville.
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 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.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Subject: Medicaid Expansion
Hi,
I signed a petition to The North Carolina State House, The North Carolina State Senate, and Governor Pat McCrory which says:
“Accepting Federal money for Medicaid expansion in NC will benefit everyone. It will bring billions of dollars into our economy, create about 23,000 jobs, save money for employers, support our health institutions, and produce a net savings in the budget. More importantly, it will save up to 2,700 lives a year. Please vote to allow Medicaid expansion to move forward.”
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/medicaid-expansion-3?source=s.em.cp&r_by=181732
Thanks!
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Promote Solar Energy in North Carolina
Climate change is becoming less of a debate and unfortunately
more of a reality. 2012 is now officially the hottest year ever recorded in the
continental United States
and scientists overwhelmingly agree that the burning of fossil fuels is tied
directly to climate change. It's time for North Carolina to get serious about
expanding our commitment to clean renewable energy like solar power and to
begin to reduce our dependence on oil and natural gas. Expanding our commitment
to this form of clean renewable energy would promote competition, create local North Carolina jobs, and
allow us to become more energy independent.
Send a message to Governor McCrory below and tell him it's time to make solar energy a priority for North Carolina.
https://secure3.convio.net/nccn/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=809
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Send a message to Governor McCrory below and tell him it's time to make solar energy a priority for North Carolina.
https://secure3.convio.net/nccn/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=809
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CALLING ALL OF YOU ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE
ACTIVISTS, OCCUPIERS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AND
HUMANITY!!!
We had an amazing time in Charlotte on Thursday night where, in a packed courtroom, we spoke out against Duke Energy's plans for continued dirty and dangerous energy production and for clean renewables and efficiency. Over 90 speakers advocated to send Duke/Progress back to the drawing board including children who were awesome in their eloquence. The hearing lasted from 7p.m. till 1:30 a.m. Many speakers were from Asheville who gave up at least a day of their busy lives to speak truth to power. If you haven't yet, here is your chance. We have momentum. It's so important that you help keep this momentum going. Below is an e-mail from Bill Gupton, coordinator of Consumers Against Rate Hikes. He has set a personal goal to get 25,000 written comments. Can yours please be one?
Below is info on where to send it. You can simply say something like...."As a captive customer of Progress/Duke, I object to their current Integrated Resource Plan which relies on dirty and dangerous coal, nuclear and gas with virtually no plans for increasing efficiency, conservation and clean renewable energy sources. I urge the North Carolina Utilities Commission to reject this IRP and send Duke back to the drawing board."
Thanks so much! For our future...and our children's.....Anne
From: Bill Gupton
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:47 AM
We Made History! Now is the time to take it to the next level!
I've set a personal goal of getting 25,000 written comments submitted to the NCUC docket. That's not petition signatures, that's 25,000 personal stories. I have no idea if it is possible but I know that if we all work together we CAN make it happen. Will you join me?
Submit your personal written comments opposing the Duke Progress Integrated Resource Plan and calling for the NC Utilities Commission to reject the proposed IRPs! Comments can be directed to statements@ncuc.net with “Docket # E-100 Sub 137″ referenced in the subject line. For snail mail, send your comments to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4325. Don’t delay, do it today!
Will you help to make this happen?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & Rethink...
Bill Gupton
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina
Article XIV, Section 5
“It shall be the policy of this State to conserve and protect its lands and waters for the benefit of all its citizenry, and to this end it shall be a proper function of the State of North Carolina and its political subdivisions to acquire and preserve park, recreational, and scenic areas, to control and limit the pollution of our air and water, to control excessive noise, and in every other appropriate way to preserve as a part of the common heritage of this State its forests, wetlands, estuaries, beaches, historical sites, open lands, and places of beauty.”
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