UPCOMING EVENTS
06/03/13 MORAL MONDAYS CONTINUES AT THE NC STATE HOUSE
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.
06/03/13 DINNER WITH PROGRESSIVES AT FIRESTORM
Dinner with Progressives is a social outlet for thoughtful
people in Asheville NC. The gathering includes time to eat
together and then enjoy presentations which focus on solutions for a brighter
future. Dinner 6-7 PM and speaker from 7-8 PM. Location is Firestorm Café
and Books in Asheville.
06/04/13 TRANSIT COMMISSION MEETING
This takes place on the first floor conference room in Asheville City Hall. Meeting starts at 3:30 PM.
06/04/13 “DO THE MATH” MOVIE SCREENING
Come check out 350.org's compelling new film about climate
change, Do The Math. The screening will be followed by a discussion forum.
Event is free; beer and popcorn available for sale to hungry/thirsty patrons.
Donations welcome to support Anam Cara's awesome free events. Held at the Anam
Cara Collective at 203 Haywood
Road, Asheville.
Time is 7:30 PM. For more information, call 828-252-2505.
06/04/13 METROPOLITAN SEWAGE DISTRICT TOUR
RiverLink will host a tour of the Metropolitan Sewage
District of Buncombe County, departing from 2028 Riverside Drive. Free, registration
required. For information, contact efraser@unca.edu
or 910-274-1967.
06/05/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING AND GREEN DRINKS PRESENTATION
Sierra Club will present a program on 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.
06/05/13 MORAL MONDAYS BUS TOUR
This will be at St. Paul
Tabernacle AME
Zion Church
at 813 6th Avenue West
in Hendersonville.
Time is 7 PM.
06/05/13 OCCUPY LOVE FILM SCREENING
A screening of “Occupy Love” a documentary about the world-wide
awakening and movement to co-create a loving, just and cooperative world, will
be held at Jubilee! at 46 Wall
Street in Asheville.
Free. Information at occupylove.org
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
emphatically 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.
06/10/13 KATUAH EARTH FIRST GREEN SCREEN
Every second Monday of the month, Katuah Earth First! shows
videos on relevant environmental struggles. Time is 6 PM and location is
Firestorm Café and Books in Asheville.
06/10/13 CIVIL RIGHTS TRIVIA NIGHT
This is 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 and location is Firestorm Café and Books in Asheville.
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 a 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.
06/19/13 ASHEVILLE
RISING MEETING
Meeting will start at 6 PM, and location to be determined.
More information to follow.
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 anti-discrimination 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.
07/04/13 MOMS ACROSS AMERICA MARCH TO LABEL GMOS
Basically, a march against Monsanto. This will be all over
the place.
07/13/13 HARD TO RECYCLE EVENT
Time is 10 AM to 2 PM and location is ACE Hardware, 2319
Highway 70 in Swannanoa. Some items they will accept are rigid plastics, books,
cardboard, electronics, batteries, styrofoam, metals, wire, and small
appliances. Questions – call 254-1776 or email info@ashevillegreenworks.org.
07/19/13 to 07/29/13 SUMMER HEAT AND WALK FOR OUR
GRANDCHILDREN
http://www.2013walkforourgrandchildren.org/
Contact Steve at earthsun2@gmail.com or Richard at firepeople@main.nc.us for
more information.
07/19/13 MICHAEL DANFORTH COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD LUNCHEON
Time is 1 PM to 2:30 PM and location is Kenilworth
Presbyterian Church at 123
Kenilworth Road in Asheville. WNC Health Advocates honors Laurey
Masterton with its Second Annual Michael T. Danforth Community Service Award.
Laurey is a three-time cancer survivor with an indominatable spirit. She is a
living-wage-certified employer and her company serves healthy, nutritious and
delicious food. She has given selflessly to her community and works to educate
the public about healthy food and about cancer. The cost of this event is $22,
and you can get tickets here:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6870952203/
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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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FROM PEACE ACTION:
Thank you very much for signing our petition to Escalate the
Talk, Not the War, in Syria.
We were grateful to get a strong response to our action alert last week, and
many other peace organizations are also working on this issue; together, our
efforts are sorely needed to counteract calls in the media and by right-wingers
in Congress for military escalation, including the nonsensical, dangerous
notion about needing to be tough with Syria to “send a message” to Iran (those
same folks want a war on Iran, too! Will they ever learn?).
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2013 Walk for Our Grandchildren
People from Asheville and across the country are
participating in a walk from Harper’s Ferry to the White House, during Summer
Heat, a nationwide series of protests against Keystone XL pipeline, July 19 –
29th, organized by Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Sierra Club, RAN,
350.org, Climate Action NOW, and others. All generations, grandparents to kids,
can walk the entire route or join for any part to send the message: leave
fossil fuels in the ground to ensure a stable climate for our grandchildren. Contact:
Richard Fireman at
firepeople@main.nc.us;
www.2013walkforourgrandchildren.org
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DIY Art Show: News Prints / Black Male Blackmail
Firestorm Café & Books, Starting June 6, 2013
Adam Void and Chelsea Ragan are DIY artists, political
activists, and nationally recognized printmakers, who just so happen to live in
Asheville. This
month-long event will feature non-traditional, hand-crafted, carved, and
painted prints covering a variety of important contemporary political issues.
Chelsea Ragan's series, "Black Male Blackmail"
addresses the issue of police violence against black male youth, through individual
documentation of recent yet forgotten instances from all around the nation.
Adam Void's series, "News Prints" addresses a
multitude of contemporary news sources that have been swept under the
corporate-media's rug. His prints give factual accounts of Earth First
treesits, FBI anti-anarchist sting operations, NYPD's targeting of the mentally
ill, and massive oil spills in suburban Arkansas to name a few.
Both Chelsea and Adam are making the work from this show available
at a reduced rate for Firestorm's patrons, in a drastic reduction of sticker
price from their usual gallery presentations.
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