Pay attention to what NATO and Obama are doing in eastern Europe.
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR BY DANCEWATER
06/27/16 GAY RIGHTS BOOK CLUB EVENT
Stonewall Week book club is discussing “Stonewall: Breaking Out In The Fight For Gay Rights” by Ann Bausum. Free to attend. Held at Malaprop’s Bookstore and Cafe at 55 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Contact Malaprops for more information.
06/28/16 WHITE FAWN OVERLOOK PARK MEETING
Public meeting regarding three concept master plans for the White Fawn Overlook Park. Free. Held at Stephens Lee Recreation Center at 30 George Washington Carver Avenue in Asheville. Time is 5 to 7 PM. Contact City of Asheville for more information.
06/28/16 MUDDY WATER WATCH
Come learn how you can help prevent sediment from entering the river. Have you ever seen sediment or dirt running off of a construction site? Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence, and all this sediment will eventually end up in our waterways, polluting aquatic habitats and ecosystems. This class will teach you the proper way construction sites are supposed to mitigate for their disturbance on the land, and what to do if you find something different. Muddy Water Watch water quality training regarding sediment pollution. Free. Time is 5 to 8 PM. Held at Haywood Community College at 185 Freelander Drive in Clyde. This is hosted by Mountain True. Call 258-8737 for more information and to register.
06/28/16 SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network of groups educating and organizing white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for racial justice. Asheville SURJ hosts a weekly discussion group on risk-taking, accountability, mutual interest and how to call more white people into racial justice work. Anyone with a passion for working with white people on racial justice is welcome. Time is 10 AM to noon and location is Firestorm Cafe & Books at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Contact Firestorm at info@firestorm.coop for more information.
06/28/16 OCCUPY WNC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Occupy WNC: Corporations Ain't People! Working Group. Open General Assembly every 2nd & 4th Tuesdays from 7 - 8:30 PM at The Sneak E Squirrel's Community Room at 1315 W Main Street in Sylva, NC. More information at (828)351.1524.
06/28/16 TALK ABOUT PEACE BUILDING SKILLS
“Completely Connected” - a free talk on the award- winning book about peace building skills, at Unity of the Blue Ridge, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road. Time is 6:30-8 PM. Contact Cathy at cathyfholt@gmail.com for more information.
06/029/16 INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE MEETING
The public is invited to attend the June 29 community feedback session at 7 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 1 Edwin Place in Asheville. J.D. McCrary, who is leading the IRC site visit team, will be there to hear from the community. He will answer questions and concerns about resettlement and hear from us as to why we think Asheville would be a good resettlement site. If you decide to come to this meeting, please let Bobby King know at least a week in advance so that we can ensure adequate space and seating.For questions or to reserve a spot, contact Bobby King at bobbyaking48@yahoo.com. [The International Rescue Committee website has this to say: “The United States has a long tradition of offering refuge to those fleeing persecution and war.” No mention of our even longer history of causing war and persecution that creates these refugees in the first place. Also, here are some folks on their Board of Directors and Overseers: Madeleine K. Albright, Henry Kissinger, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, and David Miliband is president and CEO. Visit their website. -dancewater]
06/29/16 COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS PROTEST
This will be a protest outside of Publix in solidarity with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). Farmworkers with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) have led a 20-year struggle to transform human rights within the U.S. agricultural industry, called by the Washington Post “one of the great human rights success stories of our day.” Having won agreements with 14 major food retailers, we have successfully forged the Fair Food Program, a unique partnership between farmworkers, growers, and corporate retailers that is rooting out abuse and sexual harassment in tomato fields from Florida to North Carolina to Maryland and is resulting in the first pay increases farmworkers have seen in over 30 years. Yet Publix has refused to join this Program for six years now, even as they aggressively attempt to expand into North Carolina. With news breaking that Publix is purchasing from a tomato grower fined $1.4 million this year by the Department of Labor for gross labor violations, join us in calling on Publix to change course and join this proven model for rooting out exploitation in the fields. Time is 5:30 PM and location is Publix at Pinnacle Point at 1830 Hendersonville Road in Asheville. For more information or to host CIW in your class, congregation or community event, contact Shelby Mack at shelby@allianceforfairfood.org.
06/29/16 HADAYA BENEFIT DINNER
Jennifer MacDonald and Vanessa Bell co-founded HADAYA TOYS, a grass-roots organization based in Asheville, NC, as a way to bring joy to displaced refugee children worldwide. Their organization provides developmental toys, books, art supplies, and emergency grants to this very vulnerable population of children. Together, they've raised thousands of dollars in donations for communities in need worldwide and then gone on to personally deliver their contributions to ensure they end up in the right hands. For their next trip they plan to visit and donate to a girl's community center in the vast slum of Dharavi in Mumbai, India this coming July. Proceeds from this Chai Pani and Gypsy Queen Cuisine Persian dinner benefits Hadaya Toys. $50. Held at MG Road, 19 Wall Street in downtown Asheville. Time is 6 PM. Sold out, per Facebook event. Contact Hadaya for more information.
06/30/16 MUDDY WATER WATCH
Come learn how you can help prevent sediment from entering the river. Have you ever seen sediment or dirt running off of a construction site? Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence, and all this sediment will eventually end up in our waterways, polluting aquatic habitats and ecosystems. This class will teach you the proper way construction sites are supposed to mitigate for their disturbance on the land, and what to do if you find something different. Muddy Water Watch water quality training regarding sediment pollution. Free. Time is 5 to 8 PM. Held at REI Asheville at 31 Schenck Parkway in south Asheville. This is hosted by Mountain True. Call 258-8737 for more information and to register.
07/05/15 CURRENT EVENTS BOOK CLUB
Current Events Book Club will discuss “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right” by Jane Mayer. Time is 7 PM and location is Malaprops on Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. Call Malaprops for more information.
07/05/16 ASHEVILLE TRANSIT COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting is from 3:30 to 5 PM and location is the first floor Conference Room at Asheville City Hall.
07/05/16 SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network of groups educating and organizing white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for racial justice. Asheville SURJ hosts a weekly discussion group on risk-taking, accountability, mutual interest and how to call more white people into racial justice work. Anyone with a passion for working with white people on racial justice is welcome. Time is 10 AM to noon and location is Firestorm Cafe & Books at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Contact Firestorm at info@firestorm.coop for more information.
07/09/16 CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY MEETING
Citizens Climate Lobby meets the second Saturday of each month at Kairos West Community Center, 742 Haywood Road in west Asheville. We are advocating for a Carbon Fee & Dividend, which would impose a fee on fossil fuels at point entry; this fee will be refunded to individuals and families. There is bipartisan support in Congress as this will create jobs and help grow the economy, boosting renewables. Time is 12:30 to 3 PM. For more information, contact asheville@citizensclimatelobby.org.
07/11/16 DINNER WITH PROGRESSIVES
See you all on July 11 (we are skipping the July 4th holiday) from 5:30 until 7 PM at Green Sage Cafe, Westgate. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Cheryl at ctorengo@gmail.com.
07/12/16 ASHEVILLE TRANSIT PUBLIC MEETING
The City of Asheville is holding public meetings to discuss proposed changes to ART Route 170 to Black Mountain. This will include: discontinueng service to WWC, changes to some stops and schedules, and other potential changes. Public input is encouraged. Time is 4 to 7 PM and location is Black Mountain City Hall, Alderman Chambers, 160 Midland Avenue in Black Mountain. For more information, contact iride@asheville.com.
07/12/16 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
On the second Tuesday of each month, Western North Carolina Veterans for Peace meets to coordinate group activities and programs.Veterans For Peace is a global organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices. We inform the public of the true causes of war and the enormous costs of wars, with an obligation to heal the wounds of wars. Our network is comprised of over 140 chapters worldwide whose work includes: educating the public, advocating for a dismantling of the war economy, providing services that assist veterans and victims of war, and most significantly, working to end all wars. Time is 6:30 PM and location is Firestorm Cafe & Books at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Contact Firestorm at info@firestorm.coop for more information.
07/13/16 JUST PEACE FOR ISRAEL/PALESTINE MEETING
This meeting will be at 9:30 AM at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church at 117 Montreat Road in Black Mountain. Contact Suchi at suchi1025@bellsouth.net for more information.
07/14/16 ENVIRONMENTAL FILM AT UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION
On Thursday, July 14th, we are screening the multiple-award winning environmental documentary “Call of Life, Facing the Mass Extinction”. The film screening is at 7 PM. “Species around the world are disappearing faster than ever before due to our addiction to fossil fuel and other human activities. “Call of Life” helps us understand this horrible consequence of our actions or lack thereof—a painful but necessary understanding. Everyone needs to see this film.” - Terry Root, Ph.D., Biologist. Runtime is 80 minutes and location is Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville at One Edwin Place in Asheville. There is no charge for viewing the film - Donations are welcome. Contact Charlie at 612-860-6628 for more information.
07/16/16 SIERRA CLUB PICNIC
On Saturday, July 16, the Sierra Club will enjoy its 7th Annual Summer Picnic from noon to 4 PM at the Blue Ridge Parkway sheltered picnic grounds located on Bull Mt. Rd. near the VA Hospital on Riceville Road. Directions: Exit 7 on I-240; go east on Tunnel Rd for 2 miles; turn north on Riceville Rd; go past VA Hospital, turn left on Bull Mt. Rd. The fenced-in, sheltered picnic area is on the left about ½ mile up the road. Please bring a pot luck dish to share and your own settings. Drinks will be provided. Badminton, horseshoes and music will add to the festivities. We hope to see you there!
07/20/16 GREEN DRINKS
Asheville Green Drinks is a networking party and part of the self-organizing global grassroots movement to connect communities with environmental ideas, media and action. People who are interested in environmental issues and topics meet up for a drink and occasionally listen to an expert in environment, ecology, and social justice. Asheville Green Drinks moves to a bi-monthly format in May. The location of Green Drinks has been changing a lot lately, contact them for more information. Time is 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Call 855-232-4723 for more information.
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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
Showing Up for Racial Justice is from noon to 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe and Books at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Educating and organizing white people for racial justice. Free.
Orientation session for Asheville Timebank. 4 PM at Firestorm Cafe & Books at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Email help@ashevilletimebank.org for information and to register.
WEDNESDAY
Haywood Peace Vigilers have a weekly vigil at 4 PM at Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville
French Broad Riverkeeper has a paddle-n-plant to prevent sediment erosion most Wednesdays and Saturdays. Registration required at anna@mountaintrue.org.
THURSDAY
Political Prisoners Letter Writing at Firestorm Cafe & Books at 6 PM on first Thursday of the month. Materials provided.
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. Call 884-3435 to confirm.
French Broad Riverkeeper has a paddle-n-plant to prevent sediment erosion most Wednesdays and Saturdays. Registration required at anna@mountaintrue.org.
SUNDAY
Youth OUTright meeting from 4 to 6 PM at First Congregational United Church of Christ at 20 Oak Street in Asheville. Ages 14 - 23 only.
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ACTIONS AND READINGS
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Hood Tour Tickets
An interactive tour focusing on Asheville’s African American resilient history and future in the arts, environmentalism and entrepreneurship. The tour visits neighborhoods with existing and active green spaces, art, and grassroots initiatives. Tours run most Thursdays at 1 PM and Saturdays at 3 PM, and by appointment for groups by emailing info@hoodhuggers.com. Tours last approximately 1.5 hours. Cost is $25 per person. Tours begin at the Stephens-Lee Recreation Center, 30 George Washington Carver Avenue.
Hood Huggers International, LLC offers sustainable strategies for building support pillars for resilient historically African American neighborhoods, providing a framework for community capacity building while increasing the effectiveness of existing service programs. These strategies incorporate the arts, environmental education and social enterprise.
DeWayne Barton is the founder/CEO of Hood Huggers. A sculptor and poet, Barton has been involved in community improvement and youth development for over 20 years. He serves on the African American Heritage Commission, CoThinkk, and the City of Asheville Neighborhood Advisory Board.
Please call (828) 275-5305 or email blove@hoodhuggers.com for more information including how to register for these tours.
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WNC 4 Peace announces a contest in which students across Buncombe county can enter via their schools creative works that promote the importance of peacemaking. There will be 4 "Winners" for Best Poem, Best Video, Best Artwork, and Best Essay on Peace . Please forward this message to Schools, Teachers and Students and help spread the contest. All students will be honored on our website with their contribution .
The School from which winning students submit their poem, video, artwork or essay will be given $100 checks from WNC 4 Peace. The $100 prizes will be presented to schools (or homeschooling associations) to encourage students there to enter, as well as helping schools provide resources for them to teach peace related skills.
WNC 4 Peace and our peacemaker partner groups will raise funds to support this important youth project. We will invite Mountain Xpress and other local media to announce the competition and to also print the names of winning entries and their schools.
We are naming awards in honor of recently deceased local peace heroes:
*Isaac Coleman, who died recently, and was founder of Read to Succeed and former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s;
*Judith Hallock, co-founder of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance and leader of previous local International Days of Peace;
*Tony Bing, former leader of the Palestinian/Jewish Egalitarian Team (formerly called Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East).
*Ron Harayda, former chairman of Veterans of Peace Chapter 099 and host of their weekly WPVM radio program for years.
Deadline for submissions will be August 15, 2016. All entries should be sent to WNC 4 Peace wnc4peace@gmail.com . In the case of videos, send an email to the address above and give the name of the video, which has been uploaded to YouTube by the entrant. Artwork should be uploaded as a. PDF attachment and sent in an email to WNC 4 Peace. All students from elementary through high school are eligible to participate. Be sure all entries include entrant's name, school, grade level, and contact information.
Two or Three local people will be selected and asked to judge for each category.Volunteers are welcome to step forward to be a judge for the four awards. Winners will be announced in September for International Day of Peace. Details about the date and place to honor all entrants and winners will be announced at a later date. Cut off date for all entries is 15 August 2016 . For more information, contact WNC 4 Peace wnc4peace@gmail.com , or call 828-378-0125.
On Behalf of the WNC 4 Peace Team.
Rachael Bliss
Colin Neiburger
Craig Klawuhn
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