In Afghanistan
and Pakistan, unmanned
drones have become the weapons of choice of the U.S. military and C.I.A. Operators,
who sit at computer screens thousands of miles from their targets. An appalling
number of civilian men, women and children have become unintended casualties of
such "targeted killings" in this one-sided robotic warfare. The
painting grew out of the artist's efforts to imagine what the presence of
unmanned drones must be like for people on the ground. Biography: Lillian
Moats is a Chicago
area writer, artist and film-maker. The award winning animated art films she
has produced with her partner JP Somersaulter have appeared in festivals around
the world.
This comes from the “Windows and Mirrors” exhibit by AFSC.
More information at this link.
UPCOMING EVENTS
11/18/13 MOVE TO AMEND BUNCOMBE COUNTY MEETING
Time is 7 PM and location is North Asheville Library.
11/18/13 STORIES THAT BEND TOWARD JUSTICE AND PEACE
This Middle East Film Series runs from November 4 thru
December 5, with showings in Back Mountain and Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Films sponsored by
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle
East. Free and open to the public. Today’s film is “Precious Life”
and will be shown at Black Mountain Library. Mohammad Abu Mustafa, a 4-month-old
Palestinian boy living in Gaza Strip, was born without an immune system, faces
certain death, without a bone marrow transplant at an Israeli hospital -- an
unlikely prospect. For more information, contact Bill at 314-374-7446.
11/18/13 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FILM SERIES
Native American Heritage Month Film Series – “We Shall
Remain: Trail of Tears”. PBS's acclaimed history series, WE SHALL REMAIN,
establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. These five
documentaries spanning almost four hundred years tell the story of pivotal
moments in U.S.
history from the Native American perspective, upending two-dimensional
stereotypes of American Indians as simply ferocious warriors or peaceable
lovers of the land. Time is 7 PM and location is the Intercultural Center,
Room 114, on the first floor of Highsmith Union at UNCA. This is part of the
Native American Heritage Month at UNCA.
11/18/13 EVENT AT UNCA
“Can We Know Them By Their Songs and Dances? Performing
Mirrors: Reflections of War, Turmoil and the Human Spirit.” This will be at
Lipinsky Auditorium at UNCA at 11:25 AM. Free.
11/18/13 TRANSITION HENDERSONVILLE
PRESENTATION
“Our Solar Community” workshops are a free step – by – step
guide to determine the feasibility, benefits and options available today for:
solar electricity (photovoltaics), utility intertie - independent systems,
emergency/back-up systems, solar hot water. Time is 6:30 PM to 9 PM and
location is BIZ611 at 611 North
Church Street in Hendersonville.
11/18/13 WLOS PROGRAM AND TOWN HALL MEETING
WLOS News 13 will be airing Mike Mason’s Investigative
Piece: Buried Secrets on Monday 11-18-13 at 4 PM. The residents of South
Asheville and the Mills Gap Community Advisory Group will hold a Special Town
Hall Meeting to view the unprecedented 1 Hour Special. The location is at the
Skyland Fire Department on Miller
Road, just off Hendersonville Road. The Town Hall will
be held in the main conference hall at the Skyland Fire Department, after first
showing the WLOS report. There will be a press conference afterwards, as this
program will be breaking new information into what happened to our community
that sickened, killed and ruined lives here in south Asheville. This notice came from Tate
MacQueen, Mills Gap, Concerned Citizens for a CTS Cleanup Vice President
11/19/13 CONCERT AND RECEPTION TO HONOR LOCAL ACTIVISTS
Charlie King and Karen Brandow are musical storytellers and
political satirists. They sing and write passionately about the extraordinary
lives of ordinary people. This Perelandra Studio Concert will be held in east Asheville on November
19th. 6 PM reception with Charlie and Karen. 7 PM Concert. Both the
reception and the concert will celebrate Asheville
area participation in the Walk for our Grandchildren and Moral Mondays. Email
hras@humanrightsaction.net or or call 314-374-7446 to arrange for tickets which
are $20 (only advance tickets available).
11/19/13 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR TALKS AT UNCA
In this talk, “From Mozart to Murder: A Holocaust Survivor
Muses About Radical Evil” Professor Walter Ziffer will relate his personal
encounters with such evil (genocide) to a number of attempts by scholars to
explain how such monstrosities come into being, considering our human genetic
potentials for such, as well as situations that trigger these potentialities to
transform into acted atrocities. Time is 7 PM and location is Lipinsky
Auditorium at UNCA.
11/19/13 PRESENTATION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
The story of women's health is a major indicator for
children's health. Learn more at “Findings from the NC Women's Health Report
Card: A Snapshot of Women's Health Disparities” on Tuesday, November 19th, 5:30
PM - 7:30 PM. Location is the MAHEC
Education Building
(121 Hendersonville Road,
Asheville). The key presenter is
Dr. Wendy Brewster, Director of The Center for Women's Health Research - UNC
Chapel Hill. She will be joined by local experts. The event is free and
sponsored by Women for Women. To register or for more information email
tina.owen@mahec.net or call 828-257-4410.
11/19/13 “FRACTURING OUR LANDSCAPE?”
Katie Hicks, Clean Water For NC, speaks at Elisha Mitchell
Audubon Society meeting about hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in NC. Time
is 7 PM and location is the Reuters
Center at UNCA.
11/19/13 WNC ALLIANCE
FOR RETIRED AMERICANS MEETING
The Western North Carolina Alliance
for Retired Americans meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the
Kenilworth Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 123 Kenilworth Rd. Time is 10 AM.
The ARA is a statewide organization of retired union members and their friends
and families. We are non-partisan and open to everyone who is concerned
about the need for jobs which pay a living wage, as well as those issues which
affect all of us. FMI contact Dick at dick@dickandnorma.com.
11/19/13 MUSICAL STORYTELLER AND POLITICAL SATIRISTS
Come out to hear Musical storyteller and political satirists
Charlie King and Karen Brandow. They are passing through on way to Ft. Benning
SOA Watch vigil. Cost is $20. Location is Perelandra in east Asheville. Advance tickets only. Limited
seating. Email for reservations: hras@humanrightsaction.net. Time is 6
PM.
11/19/13 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE
PERMACULTURE POTLUCK
The 11th of our year-long series will feature local
permaculture elder and teacher Patricia Allison. Patricia will present the
principle "Use Edges and Value the Marginal". All are invited, and
bring a friend! Also be sure to bring your dish to share, plate/bowl, cup,
utensils, and your passion for creative community engagement. Location is Community
Action Opportunities, 25 Gaston
Street, Asheville.
Time is 5:30 PM.
11/19/13 AUDUBON SOCIETY MEETING
November Program will be at 7:00 PM, in the Reuters Center, UNC Asheville. Join Katie Hicks
of Clean Water for North Carolina to learn
more about hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for natural gas in North Carolina. What is
fracking? Where do regulations stand in North
Carolina, and how might certain parts of the state be
particularly vulnerable to negative impacts on drinking water, infrastructure,
agriculture and wildlife? Does natural gas production and combustion contribute
to climate change? What's driving the political rush to open the state to the
gas industry? Find the answers to these questions and more.
11/20/13 RESCHEDULED - HOWARD ZINN READ-IN
Please join the Asheville
branch of the International Socialist Organization at 6:00 PM at the Pack
Memorial Library (ground floor activity room) to preserve the incredible
histories of people fighting for their rights, their lives, and a better world.
“A Peoples History of the United
States” by Howard Zinn has been a definitive
text for educators, activists, and revolutionaries on the Left for more than
three decades. For more information, contact
Asheville-socialism@googlegroups.com.
11/20/13 ASHEVILLE
GREEN DRINKS
Enjoy a fashion show, a raffle of local products and, an
enlightening presentation on “Conscientious Consumers: Feel good about shopping
this holiday season!” by Franzi Charen of Asheville Grown Business Alliance and
Mark Hebbard of Just Economics. We will be raffling off several prizes donated
from local stores. Entry into the raffle is FREE as long as you are in
attendance! Location is Green Sage Coffee House and time is 6 PM for the
presentation. Socializing before and after event.
11/20/13 ASHEVILLE
S.A.C.E.E. DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THE WEATHER
Transition Asheville
is a big fan of Maggie Ullman, head of the City’s Office of Sustainability and
the rest of the folks at SACEE (Sustainability Advisory Committee on Energy and
the Environment). Their sponsorship of the upcoming open house proves,
again, this is a forward looking group which is serious about looking on the
effects of weather and climate change on the people of Asheville,
Buncombe County and this region. Please come and
share your interest and ideas! On Wednesday, Nov. 20th, from 6-8 PM, the City
and NEMAC are hosting an open house about weather impact strategies which
everyone is invited to. The open house will include interactive local maps of
past and projected climate impact mapping as well as long term climate
adaptation strategies. Location is NEMAC (National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center)
at 116 Grove Arcade, 1 Page Avenue
in Asheville.
11/21/13 STORIES THAT BEND TOWARD JUSTICE AND PEACE
This Middle East Film Series runs from November 4 thru
December 5, with showings in Back Mountain and Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Films sponsored by
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle
East. Free and open to the public. Today’s film is “Precious Life”
and will be shown in Asheville
at the Brooks-Howell Home on Merrimon
Avenue. Mohammad Abu Mustafa, a 4-month-old
Palestinian boy living in Gaza Strip, was born without an immune system, faces
certain death, without a bone marrow transplant at an Israeli hospital -- an
unlikely prospect. For more information, contact Bill at 314-374-7446.
11/21/13 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FILM SERIES
Native American Heritage Month Film Series - We Shall
Remain: Geronimo. Time is 7 PM and location is the Intercultural Center,
Room 114, on the first floor of Highsmith Union at UNCA. This is part of the
Native American Heritage Month at UNCA.
11/21/13 REALLY SCARY MOVIE #9: DO THE MATH
We’re jump-starting a new movement, and we need your help. It
is simple math: we can emit 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide and stay below
2°C of warming — anything more than that risks catastrophe for life on earth.
The only problem? Burning the fossil fuel that corporations now have in their
reserves would result in emitting 2,795 gigatons of carbon dioxide – five times
the safe amount. Fossil fuel companies are planning to burn it all — unless we
rise up to stop them. In November 2012, Bill McKibben and 350.org hit the road
to build a movement strong enough to change the terrifying math of the climate
crisis. The Do the Math Tour was a massive success, with sold out shows in
every corner of the country. The USA tour is now over, but the
campaign it launched is just getting started and the tour has gone global, and
this film is one reason why. Time is 7 PM and location is First Congregational
UCC, Room 107, in downtown Asheville.
11/21/13 LAND OF THE SKY VEHICLES ROADSHOW
Land of the Sky presents their second annual Propane AutoGas
Roadshow with presentations and exhibits discussing fuel costs, reducing GHG emissions,
and supporting domestic fuel. Held at 170 Sweeten Creek Road. Registration required. Time
is 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Contact bill@landofsky.org or 251-6622 for more
information.
11/21/13 RIVERLINK BUS TOUR
A Riverlink bus tour of the French
Broad and Swannanoa rivers will start at 11:45 AM and go to 2 PM.
Meeting place is Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. More info at riverlink.org
or 252-8474.
11/21/13 UNCA PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel discussion on copy-right and digital media will be
held at the Ramsey Library, Whitman Room, at UNCA. Time is 12:30 PM. Free.
11/21/13 CHILDREN FIRST/CIS MIND THE GAP TOUR
The Children First/CIS Mind the Gap Tour will call attention
to issues that hinder the success of children and families in poverty.
Donations not requested. Info and registration with
AdrienneA@children-firstbc.org or 259-9717.
11/21/13 WNC GREEN CONGREGATIONS THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION
On Nov. 21, our friends and partners at WNC Green
Congregations will celebrate and share gratitude for Richard Fireman,
its
co-founder and a longtime supporter of faith-inspired environmental
efforts in Western North Carolina. After many years of courageous
efforts to protect our mountains and the planet (and all who depend on
it),
Richard is celebrating his 70th birthday by taking a sabbatical. While
he will
no longer serve as WNCGC’s co-coordinator, he will stay engaged as a
friend and
adviser. Make sure to come out on Nov. 21 and give him a big thank you
hug!
This gathering will also be a time of celebration and gratitude for the
amazing
support and grace on WNCGC’s efforts over the past year and a half, as
well as
a chance to look ahead to 2014. Even if you have yet to make one of
WNCGC’s
meetings and events before, you’re encouraged to join this celebration.
For
more information (including the time and place), email
AnnaJane@WNCA.org.
11/21/13 THEATRE UNCA PRESENTS ‘COLUMBINUS’
Theatre UNCA, UNC Asheville’s student theater company,
presents “Columbinus,” written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli, directed by
Rob Bowen, associate professor of drama. The play examines the shooting at Columbine High School in 1999. A discussion will
follow each performance. This play will be preformed from 11/21/13 to 11/24/13.
7:30 PM on Thurs.-Sat. and 2 PM on Sunday. Location is UNC Asheville’s Carol
Belk Theatre. Info at 828/232-6610.
11/22/13 to 11/24/13 SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS WATCH CONVERGENCE ON FORT BENNING
11/22/13 SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM AT UU CHURCH
The November 22nd film will be the award-winning film
"Chasing Ice". The time is 7 PM and the location is Unitarian
Universalist church at Edwin and Charlotte
Street in Asheville.
In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed
to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for
National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth’s
changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a skeptic
about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes to the biggest
story in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his
career and his very well-being at risk. Donations accepted, open to the public.
11/22/13 HONORING THE STORIES OF ILLNESS
Observing the 20th anniversary of the film “Philadelphia” and building the narrative
medicine practice in WNC, in collaboration of the Columbia University Program
in Narrative Medicine. The film will be screened at 7 PM in the second floor
conference room at Lenoir-Rhyne University Asheville Campus at 36 Montford Avenue
in Asheville.
There will be a discussion following the screening. The following day, there
will be a Narrative Training Workshop from 10 AM to 4 PM in Room 315 of the
same building.
11/22/13 WESTERN CAROLINIANS
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
There will be a meeting at 3:15 at the Media
Center at Brooks-Howell House on Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. Contact Bill
at hras@humanrightsaction.net for more information.
11/22/13 COURTYARD GALLERY FILM SERIES
Film will be “Forbidden Games” and is a French film by Rene
Clement. A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the
son of a poor farmer, and together they try to come to terms with the realities
of death. Location is the Courtyard gallery at the Phil Mechanic Studio on Roberts Street in Asheville. Time is 8 PM.
Free, donations accepted.
11/23/13 KXL PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE TRAINING
Local organizers are planning trainings for the Pledge on
November 23 and December 14. These will take place at the Asheville Friends
Meeting House (Quakers) at 227
Edgewood Rd in Asheville (between Merrimon and UNCA). Time
will be 9 AM to 1 PM. This is organized by 350 Asheville, the Rainforest Action Network, and
CREDO Action. This is the Pledge: If President Obama succumbs to industry
pressure and reneges on his promise to green light the Keystone XL only if it
does not contribute to global warming (spoiler alert: it does), then citizens
will take action to hold him to his word by occupying Federal Buildings and
other key locations in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience. Info on the
Pledge at:
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/kxl_pledge.
For more information on the trainings or to register for them, please contact
Debbie dgenz@skyrunner.net or call 828-216-2018.
11/25/13 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FILM SERIES
Native American Heritage Month Film Series - We Shall
Remain: Wounded Knee. Time is 7 PM and
location is the Grotto on the first floor of Highsmith Union at UNCA. This is
part of the Native American Heritage Month at UNCA.
11/25/13 ASHEVILLE
EARTH SABBATH CELEBRATION
The Earth Sabbath Celebrations are 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 of and with the Creator and creation. Time is 7 PM
and location is St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Asheville. Free.
11/28/13 THANKSGIVING DINNER TO BENEFIT ROOM IN THE INN
Looking for Thanksgiving plans? Enjoy a free
Thanksgiving meal at
FIG Bistro in Biltmore
Village from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Diners will be encouraged to donate to the FIG
Fund, with all donations benefiting our Room in the Inn
program! Reservations are required and can be made by visiting
www.figbistro.com.
11/29/13 PROTEST SODASTREAM ACTION
Western Carolinians for Peace & Justice in the Middle
East will hold a protest in front of Bed Bath & Beyond store on South Tunnel Road
in Asheville.
Time is noon to 1 PM. Contact Bill at hras@humanrightsaction.net for more
information. All are welcome.
12/02/13 STORIES THAT BEND TOWARD JUSTICE AND PEACE
This Middle East Film Series runs from November 4 thru
December 5, with showings in Back Mountain and Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Films sponsored by
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle
East. Free and open to the public. Today’s film will be “The Other
Son” and will be shown at Black Mountain Library. Accidentally switched at
birth, an Israeli soldier and West Bank Palestinian discover their real
identities. This discovery sends their families reeling. For more information,
contact Bill at 314-374-7446.
12/03/13 WATER SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE PRESENTATION
Transition Asheville
and WaterLinks, PLLC, are presenting the Water Sustainability Initiative of WNC
to encourage residents to address problems from both flood and drought
conditions using available, cheap, and easy-to-apply methods for managing rain
water. Come by to learn more about what you can do to help mitigate these
water concerns. Time is 6:30 PM to 8 PM and location is West Asheville Library.
12/05/13 JUST ECONOMICS 2013 ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Join us for our 2013 Annual Celebration featuring a unique
performance titled Asheville's
Got Talent starring JE members, special guest performers, and local
celebrities. Our Annual Celebration will also include free music from Pleasure
Chest, food, beer, and fun. Purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win great
prizes and support our work. The event is free and a time to celebrate the work
we all did in 2013 to build a more just and sustainable local economy. Time is
6 PM to 9 PM. This will be held at Jubilee, on Wall Street in Asheville.
12/03/13 WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL PRESENTS ‘AFRICA
– A HOPEFUL CONTINENT’
Come to the Reuter Center for these fascinating lectures and panel
discussions that aim to advance international awareness and foster Western North Carolina's global ties. OLLI members
receive a discount on WAC annual membership fee. Non-members may attend
individual lectures for a fee of $10/per lecture. Full-time students are
admitted free of charge. Time is 7:30 PM to 9 PM and location is Reuter Center
at UNCA.
12/04/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING AND HOLIDAY
PARTY
Time is 7 PM (program starts at 7:15) at the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of Asheville (corner of Charlotte & Edwin).
Contact: judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.
12/05/13 STORIES THAT BEND TOWARD JUSTICE AND PEACE
This Middle East Film Series runs from November 4 thru
December 5, with showings in Back Mountain and Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Films sponsored by
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle
East. Free and open to the public. Today’s film will be “The Other
Son” and will be shown in Asheville
at the Brooks-Howell Home on Merrimon
Avenue. Accidentally switched at birth, an Israeli
soldier and West Bank Palestinian discover their real identities. This
discovery sends their families reeling. For more information, contact Bill at
314-374-7446.
12/6/13 - RECONCILIATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Director of Musalaha, Dr. Salim Munayer, will be visiting
the United States to speak
about his organization and their efforts towards peacemaking and reconciliation
in the West Bank, Israel
and beyond. Musalaha (Arabic for 'Reconciliation') is a non-profit organization
in Bethlehem
that seeks to promote reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. For
more info about Salim and his organization, visit:
www.musalaha.org. This is a FREE event, donations to support the
organization are encouraged. 6 PM. It will be held at the Haywood St. Methodist
Church (297 Haywood Street,
corner of Patton and Clingman Ave.)
12/06/13 WNC ALLIANCE BLUE RIDGE BIOFUELS TOUR
Join WNCA and Blue Ridge Biofuels for a tour of their
facility and an opportunity to learn more about the process used to create
biodiesel. Time is 4 PM and location is 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. RSVP to Isabelle at
isabelle@wnca.org or 828-258-8737 ext 201.
12/07/13 PROTEST SODASTREAM ACTION
Western Carolinians for Peace & Justice in the Middle
East will hold a protest at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Time is noon to 1 PM. Contact Bill
at hras@humanrightsaction.net for more information. All are welcome.
12/08/13 PAN HARMONIA BENEFIT CONCERT
Join us on December 8th at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian
Church downtown for a special holiday performance by Pan Harmonia of the
Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah. The suggested donation of $25 will
benefit Pan Harmonia, an independent artist collective, and our work to end
homelessness.
12/12/13 SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The film will be “The Next American Revolution” and will be
shown at 6:30 PM. Location is the First Congregational UCC Church at 20 Oak Street in Asheville. In the manner
of TED talks, Gar Alperovitz describes the economic system, already taking
form, that will follow corporate capitalism and state socialism. Informative
and optimistic in outlook, he shares some American economic structures, mostly
local, that are part of our national history and currently in place but
overlooked by corporate media. This will be a first showing, with others to
follow early next year.
12/14/13 KXL PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE TRAINING
Local organizers are planning trainings for the Pledge on
November 23 and December 14. These will take place at the Asheville Friends
Meeting House (Quakers) at 227
Edgewood Rd in Asheville (between Merrimon and UNCA). Time
will be 9 AM to 1 PM. This is organized by 350 Asheville, the Rainforest Action Network, and
CREDO Action. This is the Pledge: If President Obama succumbs to industry
pressure and reneges on his promise to green light the Keystone XL only if it
does not contribute to global warming (spoiler alert: it does), then citizens
will take action to hold him to his word by occupying Federal Buildings and
other key locations in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience. Info on the
Pledge:
http://act.credoaction.com/sign/kxl_pledge.
For more information on the trainings or to register for them, please contact
Debbie dgenz@skyrunner.net or call 828-216-2018.
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ONGOING EVENTS
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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 weekly vigil at noon at the City Hall
in Hendersonville
Women in Black have a monthly vigil at 5 PM at Vance Monument
in Asheville
(first Friday only)
SATURDAY
Transylvanians for Peace and WNC Physicians for Social
Responsibility have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in
Brevard
Third Saturdays – Asheville’s
Green Grannies invites the public to “sing for the climate” at Vance Monument.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Forever Free: The Slave Deeds of Buncombe County
October - December 31, YMI Cultural Center, 43 Market St.
This exhibit has traveled from the Register of Deeds to Pack
Memorial Library and is now at the YMI. Included in the exhibit are
original books from both the register of deeds and the clerk of court who
detail the sale and inheritance of enslaved people prior to 1865. These
resources are also available on line for student primary source document
research. To learn more visit
this
website.
Cohabitation Records of Buncombe County
Now ONLINE
Following the Civil War, African American people
who had
lived as married people during slavery, though were not allowed to
marry, were
encouraged to go to the Register of Deeds and record the years that they
had
been as a married couple. These were called Cohabitation Records. Two
months
ago Drew Resinger began the work to have these records, now in the
archive in Raleigh, digitized so that they could be brought back and
made assessable to Buncombe
County residents.
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WOMEN AT RISK HOLIDAY PARTY
Women At Risk Needs Your Help! The annual holiday party for
Women At Risk clients will be December 11th, and to make gift bags for the
women, staff are seeking donations of gloves, hats, scarves, chapstick, nail
polish, lotion, soap, or feminine products. Donation dropoff can be
coordinated through Betsy Burnett, a Women At Risk case manager, at
betsy@homewardboundwnc.org.
Cut the Risk
It's planning time for the annual fundraiser for Women At
Risk! Cut the Risk is a community-wide event that happens each Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day, where salons, spas, and other personal service providers
donate their services and all proceeds from the day support the Women At Risk
program. If you're connected with folks who might be interested in
participating, please contact Beth Russo at beth@homewardboundwnc.org to make
this benefit a success!
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FROM CHILDREN FIRST/CIS
We've got a new accountability tool for tracking WNC
legislators' votes -
www.wncvotetracker.org. Visit this infomative website to learn how
legislators voted in the most recent session on issues related to: Economic
Security, Education, Environment, Health & Safety, Government & Democracy,
and Women's Issues. The site also provides an overview of the budget and tax
bills.
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USFS: Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests Plan Revision
open houses scheduled
To make up for the Oct. 5 workshop that was cancelled by the
federal government shutdown, the U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a series of
“Need-For-Change” drop-in open houses at six locations. The events will be from
4-7 PM on the following dates. Members of the public are invited to drop in at
any time between 4 and 7 p.m.
Marion
Open House (Nov. 18):
McDowell
Technical Community
College
William
Harold Smith
Building (#19); Room 113
54 College
Drive, Marion, NC
28752
Brevard Open House (Nov. 19):
Transylvania
County Library
212 South
Gaston Street
Brevard,
NC 28712
Murphy Open House (Dec. 3):
Tri-County
Community College, Enlowe
Multi-Purpose Room
21 Campus
Circle; Intersection of US-141 and US-64
Murphy, NC 28906
Mars Hill Open House (Dec. 3):
Appalachian Ranger District Office
632 Manor Road
Mars Hill,
NC 28754
Robbinsville Open House (Dec. 5):
Graham
County Community
Center
196 Knight
Street
Robbinsville,
NC 28771
Franklin
Open House (Dec. 17):
Nantahala Ranger District
90 Sloan Road
Franklin,
NC 28734
At the open houses, attendees will have the opportunity to
submit written ideas for how the 1987 plan needs to be changed. U.S. Forest
Service specialists will be on hand to assist, answer questions and listen to
concerns. Sample “Need-for-Change” statements were shared with the public in
September and are available online
HERE. For a paper
copy, please call Heather Luczak at 828-257-4817. The sample also explains how
you can share ideas via U.S.
mail if you are not able to attend an in-person meeting.
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From the Highlander
Center:
In 1979, Sandi Smith was 22 years old and a nursing student
at Bennett College, where she was student body
president. She was also working at Cone Mills textile plant in Greensboro, NC,
where she was unionizing fellow workers and battling sexual harassment, low
wages, and unhealthy working conditions. On November 3 of that year, Sandi and
4 other organizers--César Cauce, Mike Nathan, Bill Sampson, and Jim
Waller--were murdered by the KKK and Nazis during an anti-Klan rally. Sandi was
helping children hide on the porch of the community center when she was shot
and killed.
In the memory of the organizers and to carry on their legacy
and work, Highlander is honored to announce that it is now accepting applications
for the next class of Greensboro Justice Fund Fellows. Through a generous gift
from the Greensboro Justice Fund, Highlander is able to train 5 organizers, one
for each of those killed, in a yearlong fellowship of thinking, learning, and
acting.
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