UPCOMING EVENTS
05/27/13 CAMPAIGN TO STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES
NO GE TREES TEACH-IN: MAY 27
DAY OF MASS ACTION AND PROTEST: MAY 28 Action on Tues 28May
at 4PM in Pritchard
Park to keep genetically
engineered trees out of US. USDA considers allowing Arborgen to plant millions
of acres of plantations across the southern U.S. Texas to South Carolina, could destroy forest
diversity, kill wildlife, exacerbate droughts, and feed fire storms. This last
week of May, Asheville
will be hosting the International 2013 Tree Biotechnology Conference.
Week of Resistance against GE Trees Reminder:
-A teach-in on Monday about genetically engineered trees and
extreme energy from 3pm to 9pm at Toy
Boat Community
Art Center
-A direct action training on Tuesday from 10am to 2pm
downtown
-A know your rights training on Tuesday at 2pm downtown
-A march and mass action on Tuesday at 4pm downtown
For more information, check out http://www.treebiotech2013.org/
05/27/13 EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATION
Asheville Earth Sabbath Celebrations are interfaith,
contemplative and experiential services which utilize community building
exercises, readings from many faith traditions, music, video, ritual, movement,
chant, guided meditation and other modalities to reach deep into the grief and
love we feel for our Earth and help both salve and energize our spirits so we
can continue the work of restoration and repair on behalf of all creation. Asheville’s Earth Sabbath
Celebration occurs on the 4th Monday of every month. This is held at St. Mary’s
Episcopal Church on Charlotte
Street in Asheville.
Time is 7 PM.
05/30/13 BOOK RELEASE FOR CHILDREN FIRST/COMMUNITIES IN
SCHOOLS
Bill Jamieson, Board Member and Past President of Children
First/ Communities In Schools, has written a book -- The Idea of America: Are
the Principles Eroding or Enduring? Please join us for a book release event to
celebrate this achievement. The book will be available for a suggested
donation, the proceeds of which will benefit Children First/CIS. Time is 5:30
to 7:30 PM at Servanthood House at 156
E. Chestnut Street, Asheville, NC 28801.
For more information please contact Adrienne at adriennea@childrenfirstbc.org
or 828-259-9717.
06/01/13 RALLY FOR BRADLEY MANNING AT FORT MEADE
There is a local group going to this rally, leaving on
Friday morning and coming back late on Saturday night. Contact Jim at Jim@p-e-a-c-e.org for more information.
06/01/13 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East
- boycott settlement product Soda Stream - will be standing at Vance Monument
on June 1 from noon to 1 PM. For more information, contact Susan at
suchi1025@bellsouth.net.
06/03/13 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.
06/05/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING AND GREEN DRINKS PRESENTATION
Sierra Club will present a program Wed., June 5 at 7 PM on
“WNC Mountain Treasures: the Future of our National Forests” by Jill Gottesman
of The Wilderness Society. Jill will discuss the current revision plans of the
US Forest Service for management of our forests , and the roughly 1/3 million
acres of WNC for which we’d like better protection. Free and open to the
public. Co-sponsored by WNC Alliance and Asheville Green Drinks.
Location: Unitarian
Church, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville
(corner of Charlotte & Edwin) For more information, contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net,
828-683-2176.
06/06/13 FREE CLASS IN HEARTSPEAK
Thursday, June 6, from 7-9 PM at Jubilee (101 Patton
entrance): FREE class in HeartSpeak: Listening and Speaking from the Heart,
with Cathy Holt. Want more connection, less conflict? Learn to communicate
empathically from a heart-centered space. First in a series. Space is limited,
please pre-register: 828-545-9681 or cathyfholt@gmail.com. More information: www.heartspeakpeace.com.
06/10/13 MOVE TO AMEND BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Our next MABCO meeting will not be at our previous location.
We will meet at 7 PM, Monday, June 10., in the community room to the rear of
the North Asheville Library, 1030 Merrimon Ave. Join us as we grow Move To
Amend in Western North Carolina and create a statewide network of Move To Amend
affiliates, so we may amend the Constitution so that only human being are
recognized as persons and corporations will no longer be empowered to spend and
lobby without regard for the welfare of the people. For more information,
contact Lew at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us.
06/11/13 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/
06/14/13 KHALED HOSSEINI AT THE DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE
The bestselling author of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini,
will discuss his humanitarian work and will read from his new novel “And the
Mountains Echoed”. The book follows its characters and the ramifications of
their lives and choices and loves around the globe - from Kabul
to Paris to San Francisco
to the Greek island
of Tinos. Mr. Hosseini is
a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations and founder of the Khaled Hosseini
Foundation which provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
Tickets are $15, and come with a coupon for $10 off And the Mountains Echoed.
Tickets may be purchased at Malaprop's Bookstore, 828-254-6734. Time is 7 PM.
06/14/13 SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM NIGHT AT UU CHURCH
On June 14th, at 7 PM, there will be a screening of the
documentary “The Witness” at UU church for social justice film night. How does
a construction contractor from a tough Brooklyn
neighborhood become an impassioned animal advocate? In this award-winning
documentary, Eddie Lama explains how he feared and avoided animals most of his
life, until the love of a kitten opened his heart, inspiring him to rescue
abandoned animals and bring his message of compassion to the streets of New
York. With humor and sincerity, Eddie tells the story of his remarkable change
in consciousness. Eddie personifies the 7th UU principle, “respect for the
interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part”. Donations
accepted. For more information, contact Norman
at mnpopi@charter.net.
06/15/13 OCCUPY ASHEVILLE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
This general assembly will be under the big tree in Pritchard Park. Time is 2 PM. All are welcome.
06/20/13 ACLU OF NC FORUM ON TRANSGENDER RIGHTS
Chris Brook and Holning Lau from the ACLU of North Carolina
will discuss the ACLU’s work on advancing transgender rights. They will provide
an overview of gender identity- focused ACLU initiatives around the country as
well as projects specific to North
Carolina. Legal issues that will be discussed include
access to proper identification documents, access to health care, transgender
voting rights, and antidiscrimination protections. This forum will be at 7:30
PM. Location is the Haywood Street Congregation, located at 297 Haywood Street in Asheville. For more information, contact cbrook@acluofnc.org.
06/22/13 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East
- boycott settlement product Soda Stream - will be standing at Vance Monument
on June 1 from noon to 1 PM. For more information, contact Susan at
suchi1025@bellsouth.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 County Courthouse in Waynesville.
THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm
Cafe.
Police Brutality Council (discussion) at 11 AM at Firestorm
Cafe.
FRIDAY
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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Our week of action is just a few days away, here is the
schedule of events
we have planned. Please go to www.treebiotech2013.org for updates.
We'll
see you in the streets!
Monday May 27
Convergence
Center open 12-3pm @
Apothecary (39 S. Market St)
Teach-in on gentically engineered trees
Get educated on the threats of GE trees and get plugged in
to the week of resistance. Puppett, sign and banner making
party!
@ Toy
Boat Community
Arts Center
(101 Fairview
Road), 3-9pm
Tuesday May 28
Direct Action Training meet @ Apothecary 10am -2pm
Know Your Rights @ Apothecary 2pm
Puppets and Art Making for March @ Apothecary 12-4 pm
March and Mass Action Against the
2013 Tree Biotech Conference
Rally 4pm @ Pritchard
Park, March @ 4:45pm
Wednesday May 29
Forest Ecology Hike
Learn about our native forests that are threatened
by GE trees. 10 am. Meeting location TBA
A Silent
Forest Film Screening @
Apothecary 6-7pm
Solidarity Event: Tar Sands Blockade Talk @ Firestorm Cafe
4:30
Friday May 31
Goodbye and Good Riddance
Join us in giving the 2013 Tree Biotechnology
Conference a final farewell on their last night in Asheville
Meet @ the Apothecary 5pm
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