dancewater: Upcoming events for the week of October 29, 2017

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UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR BY DANCEWATER

10/30/17 ASHEVILLE SURJ MEETING

Asheville SURJ weekly evening meeting: Monday, 6:30-8:30pm at Asheville Unitarian Universalist Congregation (downstairs main building). Accountability group for folks seeking to focus on anti-racism work. Meetings include opportunities such as discussion, educational opportunities, or role-playing difficult conversations, and building connections. For more info email avlsurj@gmail.com.

10/30/17 CANDIDATES FORUM ON FOOD POLICY

Candidates Forum on food policy and action. Join ABFPC, Bountiful Cities, and Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) for a public candidates forum on Food, Health, and Agriculture. Date: Monday, October 30, 2017. Time: 6:30-8:30. Location: Lenoir-Rhyne University, 36 Montford Ave, Asheville. This event is FREE and open to the public, childcare and Spanish translation services will be provided. Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council welcomes Asheville City Council and Mayoral candidates in a public forum on food policy and action. This event will provide a venue for the public to hear the positions of each candidate on issues related to food, health and agriculture. The question and answer forum will be moderated by Ameena Batada, associate professor of Health and Wellness at UNC Asheville and Crystal Guevara-Alday Youth Empowered Solutions Youth Staff. An informal reception will follow. The event is co-sponsored by Bountiful Cities and YES, refreshments provided by Gypsy Queen. Please RSVP for childcare, contact Kiera Bulan at coordinator@abfoodpolicy.org.

10/31/17 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

Every Tuesday, Veterans for Peace Chapter 099 holds a vigil at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Time is 5 PM. This has been happening since 2002. No matter the weather, no matter if it falls on a holiday, they are out there standing for peace. Last year, our former president dropped 26,000 bombs on seven different countries. The current president seems to be trying to match or beat that horrible record. Meanwhile we are banning refugees from those countries we have destroyed. Show you are publicly against our country's endless wars and occupations by standing with Veterans for Peace. From Veterans for Peace newsletter: “The president’s speech at its core is more of the same disastrous policies that we have seen for sixteen years, except this administration wants to completely abandon pursuit of a political solution and shroud the war in a cloak of secrecy. Veterans For Peace, once again, calls for a different direction other than war. We call for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan and a robust pursuit of a political solution to end the war.”

10/31/17 SURJ - DO!SCUSSIONS

10 AM to 12 PM. Location: Firestorm Books & Coffee, 610 Haywood Rd, Asheville. Focused 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. Meetings facilitated by Matilda Bliss. Contact Firestorm for more information.

10/31/17 TO 11/19/17 AMERICANS WHO TELL THE TRUTH EXHIBIT

This runs from September 30th to November 19th. Don’t miss it! It is a great exhibit. This exhibit is at the YMI at 39 South Market Street in downtown Asheville. Activate Your Moral Imagination ... Never underestimate the power of art and story to change the world. Three powerful exhibits to encourage bold civic action: Robert Shetterly's Americans Who Tell the Truth Models of Courageous Citizenship/portrait prints; Regional Youth as Citizen Artists/ portraits; Unstoppable Courage in Our Midst/posters of local activists. The exhibits will be on display at the YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street in Asheville through November 19th. Gallery Hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Come and be inspired. The exhibit features portraits of citizens who address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness and will be on display through November 19, 2017. Contact Ellie at elliebhope@gmail.com for more information. There is a need for docents, contact Melody at meljshank@gmail.com. This exhibit is well worth seeing.

10/31/17 ENDING AMERICA’S LONGEST WAR: FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT

America has waged a war on drugs for over 100 years. Since America's formal War on Drugs began in 1971, the United States has spent well over $1 trillion and is now, on a per capita basis, the world's leading jailer. The burden of prison has fallen most heavily on the poor and minorities. The black market created by this war has spread violence across the land and brought billions of dollars to criminals. The war has destroyed millions of lives, tearing apart families and whole communities, in our own country and around the world. It has turned criminals into millionaires and sick people into criminals. Yet, the supply of drugs of all kinds has vastly increased, including easy availability to those most at risk--our youth. In short, the drug war has done exactly the opposite of what it was intended to do. It has been the equivalent of pouring gasoline on a fire to put it out. The way to reduce the market for drugs is to reduce the demand for them. That means healing the mind and body of the addict and creating the social and emotional supports necessary to foster recovery. Only then will America begin to heal the incalculable damage done by its disastrous and misguided War on Drugs. This four-part series will present an enlightened understanding of drug use, abuse, and addiction based on the latest discoveries in brain science and the work of leading experts in the field of addiction research and treatment. This knowledge will lead to a more successful and compassionate way of dealing with the problems related to drug use, abuse, and addiction. All programs at Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County at 24 Varsity Street in Brevard. Please arrive early, as seating is limited. For details contact Jim Hardy: 828-862-6969 or jh2@comporium.net. Sponsored by Transylvania County NAACP and UUTC – Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County. Part Four: Tuesday, October 31, 7:00 pm: Into the Light: Local Sources of Hope and Compassionate Support and Healing for Those Dealing with Drug Abuse and Addiction: A panel of regional experts who are using best practices to treat and heal those dealing with substance abuse and addiction.

11/01/17 HOLOCAUST EDUCATION SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS

Dr. Walter Ziffer to Speak at Holocaust Education Seminar. The NC Council on the Holocaust will host a teacher workshop on Wednesday, November 1 in Burnsville and provide sub pay for teachers. Dr. Walter Ziffer will give the Survivor Testimony. Teacher Workshop on the Holocaust: History of the Holocaust, Burnsville/Yancey County, NC. Wednesday, November 1, 2017 from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm. Topic: History of the Holocaust. Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Time: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm. Location: Burnsville Town Center, 6 South Main Street, Burnsville. The NC Council on the Holocaust, an agency of N.C. Department of Public Instruction, reimburses the County School District (LEA) for substitute teachers. Attending teachers must sign a substitute reimbursement form for his/her county. For more information, contact Audrey Krakovitz, Director of Teacher Workshops, ncholocaustworkshops@gmail.com

11/01/17 NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP FORUM IN ASHEVILLE

Bring Your Brave Face to the WNC Nonprofit Pathways Leadership Forum. 2017 Nonprofit Leadership Forum-Bring Your Brave Face. We're Gonna Talk Race, Equity and Inclusion. Please join us for the 2017 Nonprofit Leadership Forum with Denise Barreto, where we will dive deep into the sudden urgency driving equity and inclusive leadership and why it's so difficult for the majority of American's leaders to act. Doors open at 1:30 pm, Program 2:00 pm-5:00 pm, Networking reception 5:00 pm-6:00pm. WNC Non Profit Pathways is offering a Leadership Forum with speaker Denise Barreto “Bring your Brave Face - We’re Gonna Talk Race, Equity, and Inclusion” Wednesday, November 1, 2:00 – 6:00 PM at the Asheville Double Tree. The DoubleTree by Hilton-Biltmore in Asheville at 115 Hendersonville Road, Burghley Room, Asheville. Contact Debbie Haeger, WNC Nonprofit Pathways, at 828-242-9028 or debbie@nonprofitpathways.org for more information, including how to register.

11/01/17 CITIZENS-POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

This meeting is organized by the City of Asheville. This meeting is free and open to the public. They meet in the first floor Conference Room at the Public Works Building at 161 South Charlotte Street in downtown Asheville. Time is 5 PM. Call 251-1122 for more information.

11/01/17 SIERRA CLUB MEETING

Sierra Club Nov. 1: Methane, Pipelines, and Climate Change. Sierra Club’s November 1 program will feature Kelly Martin, Director of Sierra Club's national Beyond Dirty Fuels program. She will discuss how the Sierra Club's efforts to curb methane pollution by keeping fossil fuels in the ground is making a difference. Learn how the club’s efforts are helping stop the creation of fracked gas pipelines and are leading to the enactment of public health safeguards. This event is free and open to the public. Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place (corner of Charlotte and Edwin) Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Contact: Judy Mattox, judymattox@sbcglobal.net, (828) 683-2176.

11/01/17 CANDIDATE FORUM

November 1, 6 PM - 7 PM @ Pack Memorial Library. Asheville Municipal Candidates. Presented by League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County.

11/01/17 RACE RELATIONS STATION - CANCELED

Wed, Nov 1 @ 7:00pm. Race Relations Station. A pilot program where diverse groups of people meet once a month to share stories, build trust and break down barriers which will aid the community in healing, connecting and regeneration. What is the Race Relations Station? The Race Relations Station is a lightly guided structure for diverse groups of three people to meet once a month to share stories, knock down walls, overcome assumptions and connect authentically. We believe that by sharing stories, we can weave a thread of understanding, healing and community together. The conveners of this project are very different humans when it comes to race, religion, age, experience and so much more, yet we are committed to walking together in curiosity, care and love. Over the past 18 months we've "walked" together once a month with tremendous success and are now launching a pilot initiative here in Asheville for others to experience the power of healing and connecting through story and intimate conversations. We invite you to join the catalysts of this initiative for a short presentation followed by questions and responses. This is at Firestorm at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Contact them for more information. This will be rescheduled at a later date.

11/02/17 WOMEN IN STEM - MEDICINE AT UNCA

Asheville’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will present a new lecture series, Women in STEM, covering disciplines this fall ranging from astronomy to medicine. The Women in STEM lectures are free and open to everyone and will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Reuter Center on campus. The series will highlight the significant contributions made by women in STEM, and shed light on the obstacles women have faced historically as well as persisting issues of gender bias in the sciences. Laura Jones, UNC Asheville assistant professor of health & wellness who also teaches in the university’s Neuroscience Program and is a National Certified Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor. Amanda Rollins Maxwell, M.D., UNC Asheville adjunct assistant professor of chemistry and health & wellness, who trained in the MAHEC Rural Family Medicine Program in Hendersonville. The Women in STEM lectures will continue in the spring 2018 semester with talks focusing on physics, nursing and forestry. For more information, contact olli@unca.edu or call 828.251.6140.

11/02/17 WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS AND FAMILIES

Kick off drive – 11/2/17 at The Block Off Biltmore from 6 to 8 PM. Music by Ron Clearfield on cello and The Serendipity Trio. Bring winter clothing items for the drive and have a beverage, 10% of all sales will go to the funding. Please collect the following items for men, women and children: winter coats, hats, gloves, blankets, sleeping bags, boots, shoes and socks. Other items of care: body and hand lotion, chap stick, sun glasses and sewing kits. Cosponsors are The Block off Biltmore, Veterans for Peace Chapter 099, Aura Home for Women Veterans, Peace Day Asheville. If you have questions or wish to help out, contact herbzone@gmail.com for more information. Check the date - another email said it was happening on Tuesday night. This is a Thursday.

11/02/17 CANDIDATE FORUM

Time is 5:30 pm and location is Stephens Lee Recreation Center at 30 George Washington Carver Avenue near downtown Asheville. Sponsor: Asheville Buncombe County NAACP

11/02/17 CREATION CARE ALLIANCE MEETING

Creation Care Alliance Meeting. Thursday, November 2, 5:30-7pm. First Baptist Church Room MB306 Upstairs. 5 Oak Street, Asheville. Please park near the Playground closer to Charlotte Street. We will share stories of hope from our faith communities as well as explore upcoming events and experiences.

11/02/17 DEMOCRACY NC PLANNING MEETING

We have an important planning meeting coming up for the month of November where we'll discuss and plan our events and actions for the month. Since we didn't have a coalition meeting this month, please join us to synthesize the various events we've held in the last month as well as look ahead to the ending of this GOTV cycle. RSVP for our Planning Meeting coming up on November 2 in Asheville to help plan our strategy this fall. Join us for our November Planning Meeting on Thursday, November 2, at 6 p.m. to plan events for fall in Asheville. WHERE: Wesley Grant Center (285 Livingston St, Asheville, NC 28801). If you have questions, you can contact Darlene Azarmi at 828-216-3430 or darlene@democracy-nc.org. Contact her for information on how to RSVP. For more information, you can also contact JaNesha Slaughter at 828-216-3430 or jslaughter.demnc@gmail.com.

11/03/17 DEMOCRACY SCHOOL COMES TO ASHEVILLE

The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), a non-profit, public interest law firm is sending representatives to Asheville for their flagship education program titled, Daniel Pennock Democracy School. Named for a boy in Pennsylvania who died after exposure to sewage sludge, the Democracy School is a stimulating and illuminating course that teaches residents and activists how to reframe exhausting and often discouraging single issue work (such as opposing fracking, pipelines, GMOs, etc.) in a way that we can confront corporate control and state preemption on a powerful single front: people’s inalienable rights. The event, hosted by Community Roots, takes place on Friday, November 3 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm and Saturday November 4 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Lenoir Rhyne University at 36 Montford Ave, Asheville. Tickets are $90 with scholarships available. At the event, Democracy School explores the limits of conventional regulatory organizing and offers a new organizing model that helps citizens confront the usurpation by corporations of the rights of communities, people, and earth. Lectures cover the history of people’s movements and corporate power, and the dramatic organizing over the last decade in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Ohio, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon by communities confronting agribusiness, the oil and gas industry, corporate hegemony over worker rights, and others. Included with enrollment in the Democracy School is a 300 plus-page notebook of background reading material. We encourage those interested to purchase tickets early, as space is limited and participants are encouraged to read background information prior the event. Contact Ben Harper at 985-789-2690 at benharper1984@gmail.com.

11/04/17 ASHEVILLE TIMEBANK POTLUCK LUNCH

Saturday, Nov. 4, 12:30pm: Asheville TimeBank potluck lunch at Kairos in West Asheville, downstairs from Firestorm Books; enter from State Street. All are welcome. Come learn about an online system for exchanging services without cash, join this expanding community banking their skills and getting their needs met! Share delicious food, meet and network with interesting folks. Contact Cathy Holt at cathyfholt@gmail.com for more information.

11/04/17 GERRYMANDER WALK/RUN

Gerrymander 5K Walk/Run, on Sat. Nov. 4 at 1 pm, will follow the actual dividing line between Congressional districts 10 and 11 as it winds through West Asheville. It’s an eye-opening experience to walk or run this route because you can see firsthand the scope of what has been called “surgically precise” gerrymandering. This event is an opportunity to demonstrate your concern about the serious voter suppression issue of gerrymandering. By participating, you can stand with the League, calling for a permanent solution—the creation of a nonpartisan commission to redraw voting districts. We are still looking for more walkers and more sponsors. Support a fair vote and walk the line with the League. Time : 1pm-3pm. Where : West Asheville along Districts 10 & 11. Start @ Admiral Parking Lot. End @ The WALK. Registration fee is $20 for adults, and $10 for children. Must register. Contact alexnuesse@gmail.com for more information, including how to register. Also: Author of "Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count," a senior fellow at FairVote, and the former editor-in-chief of Salon will be joining the League at the Gerrymander 5k for meet n' greet and book signing on November 4th.

11/05/17 INTERFAITH INITIATIVE TO SPONSOR GREEN ENERGY FORUM

The Interfaith Initiative, made up of representatives of 14 faith communities in the Asheville area, has organized a Green Energy Forum. This will be an action forum about local green energy efforts to help individuals and congregations enrich their lives by being good stewards in caring for our earth. The meeting will take place at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 20 Oak Street in Asheville beginning at 2:30 PM. It is free and open to the community. Panelists will include representatives from Creation Care Alliance/MountainTrue, Southern Coalition for Clean Energy, Citizens Climate Lobby, Energy Savers’ Network and the First Congregational United Church of Christ. Each will have handouts and other information available. The program is Co-Chaired by Eman Moustafa and Yolanda Adams. CONTACT Marilynne Herbert at (828) 551-7005 or mherbert1@aol.com or Eman Moustafa at emantherapynow@gmail.com for more information.

11/06/17 ASHEVILLE SURJ MEETING

11/07/17 GENERAL ELECTION FOR ASHEVILLE CITY COUNCIL

Vote at your local precinct. Must be a registered voter.

11/07/17 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY COURSE

Join us for "We The People" a six-week study of the history and contemporary role of the Constitution of the United States. Sessions will examine relevant topics such as freedom of speech, the right to assemble, executive power, voting rights, and procedural due process. Organized by the League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County the series is being co-sponsored by additional nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations including AAUW - Asheville, NC, YWCA of Asheville, and ACLU of NC - Western NC Chapter. Sessions are FREE and open to the public. They will be held at the YWCA on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm on October 3, 10, 17, 24 and November 7, 14. Email we.people.us@gmail.com to reserve your seat.

11/07/17 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

Every Tuesday, Veterans for Peace Chapter 099 holds a vigil at Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Time is 4:30 PM. This has been happening since 2002. No matter the weather, no matter if it falls on a holiday, they are out there standing for peace. Last year, our former president dropped 26,000 bombs on seven different countries. The current president seems to be trying to match or beat that horrible record. Meanwhile we are banning refugees from those countries we have destroyed. Show you are publicly against our country's endless wars and occupations by standing with Veterans for Peace. From Veterans for Peace newsletter: “The president’s speech at its core is more of the same disastrous policies that we have seen for sixteen years, except this administration wants to completely abandon pursuit of a political solution and shroud the war in a cloak of secrecy. Veterans For Peace, once again, calls for a different direction other than war. We call for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan and a robust pursuit of a political solution to end the war.”

11/08/17 ASHEVILLE COMMUNITY CLIMATE BILL OF RIGHTS

Public comment on Asheville’s Community Climate Bill of Rights is open. Be part of crafting Asheville’s renewable future, join us to learn more about North Carolina’s first Community Bill of Rights and influence what it says. A Community Bill of Rights is a city ordinance that allows the people to make decisions about what happens where we live, not letting the state or corporations decide. This Bill of Rights focuses on our right to a healthy climate and a sustainable energy future. To truly reflect the wishes of our entire community, this Bill needs input from all residents of Asheville. Community Climate Bill of Rights forums will be held in several venues throughout the city. Come learn about how we as citizens can take back our rights over our land, air, and water. Upcoming public comment session: Wednesday, Nov. 8,@ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Edington Center Community Room, 133 Livingston Street in Asheville. Contact Cathy Holt at cathyfholt@gmail.com for more information.

11/09/17 HENDERSONVILLE GREEN DRINKS

Nov 9, 5:30 PM: Hendersonville Green Drinks Citizen’s Climate Lobby presentation and social, location to be determined. Citizens Climate Lobby - Asheville Chapter

11/09/17 CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY TALK IN SYLVA

Nov 9, 6:00 PM: Sylva CCL talk @ City Lights Bookstore. Citizens Climate Lobby - Asheville Chapter

11/11/17 A WORLD WITHOUT POLICE

Start:11/11/2017 - 12:00:00 PM. End:11/11/2017 - 2:30:00 PM. A World Without Police is a collective of organizers from across the U.S. and internationally with the goal of connecting people struggling against everyday violence of the police, and to provide practical, organizational and theoretical tools for use in our movement. Join us for a presentation and community discussion about police abolition in 2017. We'll talk about: - What role do the police play to uphold capitalism and white supremacy in society? -What are the limits of police reform and why must we work towards abolishing the police? - What are strategies and ideas to build community power & disempower, disarm, and disband the police? West Asheville Library at 942 Haywood Road in west Asheville. No contact information.

11/12/17 CONNECTION PRACTICE

Sunday, Nov. 12, 1:30-4:30pm: Discover the synergistic power of empathy and insight! The Connection Practice is an experiential course taught by Cathy Holt, where you'll gain skills in calming emotions, giving empathy to ourselves and others, and attaining insight - the wisdom of our own hearts. Drawn from Non-Violent Communication and HeartMath, these scientifically-based skills help people to have more inner peace and harmonious relationships. Sponsor: Wellness Team. Suggested Donation: $15. All welcome. To reserve your space, please RSVP to Cathy Holt, cathyfholt@gmail.com.

11/13/17 ASHEVILLE SURJ MEETING

11/14/17 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS CONSTITUTIONAL STUDY COURSE

11/14/17 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

11/14/17 OCCUPY WNC

Occupy WNC's next meeting is Tuesday November 14th in the Community Room at the Sneak E Squirrel at 7:00 PM. The group gathers at 6:00 pm for supper. Typically the non-partisan group meets on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Visitors and new members are always welcomed. Contact Lucy at lucy.christopher42@gmail.com for more information.

11/15/17 INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL AT UNCA

Nov. 15 – Rhymes for Young Ghouls – at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm at Humanities Lecture Hall. Set in 1976 on a Canadian Indian reserve, this film’s teenage protagonist is forced into a residential school and plots revenge. This is the fourth of four films in UNC Asheville's 2017 Indigenous Film Festival. Set in 1976 on a Canadian Indian reserve, this film’s teenage protagonist is forced into a residential school and plots revenge. Through cinema, the series will present the experiences and perspectives of indigenous peoples around the world, not often reflected on American movie screens. The screenings are free and open to everyone and a short Q&A will follow the film. The Indigenous Film Festival is curated and will be hosted by UNC Asheville faculty members Trey Adcock, assistant professor of education and director of American Indian Outreach; Agya Boakye-Boaten, associate professor of Africana studies and director of Interdisciplinary, International and Africana Studies Programs; Juan G. Sánchez Martinez, assistant professor of Spanish; and Jeremias Zunguze, assistant professor of Africana and Lusophone studies. For more information about the Indigenous Film Festival, contact Juan G. Sánchez Martinez at jsanche1@unca.edu or 828.251.6277.

11/15/17 WORKSHOP AT FIRESTORM IN ASHEVILLE

Nov 15- Accounting for Ourselves- Practicing self accountability in an Age of Blame. (led by James and Kat). Workshop runs from 5 to 7pm at Firestorm Coop at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Free. For more information, contact: callistocollective@protonmail.com.

11/15/17 STORY MEDICINE FOR RACIAL HEALING

Story Medicine for Racial Healing A Five-Week Class. Presented by Meta Commerse, MFA, CWP. Meta is a certified wellness practitioner, an author, seasoned teacher and healer focused deeply on issues of oppression since the early 1990s. In that timeframe, she worked with groups and individuals using story medicine in numerous formats. She’s a proud graduate of Goddard College in Vermont where she earned her MFA in fiction writing. Seven Learning Tools: 1. An indigenous frame of reference, 2. The power of words, 3. The value and sacredness of story, 4. Memory as raw material and community resource, 5. Heart-centered language for what has happened to us, 6. Creating community study, dialogue, and healing, 7. New self-care skills necessary for working with this subject. When: Wednesdays, November 15 thru December 13, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $175.00 Where: Heart House, Flatiron Writers Room, 5 Covington Street, Asheville. Space is limited. To register, email us at Storymedicineworldwide@gmail.com or call 828-407-3367. Class Tuition is $175.00, payable in full by October 30, 2017. Refunds for cancellation will be issued on a pro-rata basis up to the second meeting only. We are trying to close registration for the November class (starting 11/15) by the end of this month (October).

11/16/17 ASHEVILLE CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY MEETING

Nov 16, 6:30 PM: November CCL Asheville Monthly Meeting @ Kairos West Community Center. Citizens Climate Lobby - Asheville Chapter

11/18/17 Hard-2-Recycle Collection

Time is 10 AM to 2 PM. Location is 2310 Hendersonville Road in Arden. Quick List of accepted items: Books, cardboard, batteries, cartridges, electronics (TV's & CRT monitors - $10 recycling fee), all metals, appliances/white goods (NO refrigerators), packing Styrofoam, select EMPTY personal care & beauty containers, building supplies, hardware, cabinets, furniture, plumbing, sporting goods, animal sanctuary items, used cooking oil.

11/20/17 ASHEVILLE SURJ MEETING

11/21/17 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING

On the third 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 the Center for Art and Spirit at Saint George, address is One School Road in west Asheville. For more information, contact Gerry at gwerhan@gmail.com.

11/21/17 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

11/27/17 ASHEVILLE SURJ MEETING

11/28/17 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

11/29/17 WORKSHOP AT FIRESTORM IN ASHEVILLE

Nov 29- Sustainable Call Ins- an introduction to the trifold method on addressing abuse and assault in subcultural communities (led by Kat). Workshop runs from 5 to 7pm at Firestorm Coop at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. Free. For more information, contact: callistocollective@protonmail.com.

11/26/17 WNC SOLIDARITY CONCERT SERIES

The final Sunday of each month in 2017, two groups of WNC-based musicians and their ensembles will each perform a benefit concert to raise funding for WNC nonprofits. The music performed each week will fluctuate between jazz, rhythm & blues, soul, jazz funk, jazz fusion, and swing. Each event will host two groups, playing, consecutively between 3 and 5 PM with a brief intermission. All of proceeds go to the nonprofit organization. The nonprofit for today is Quutopia. Act I is Ruth Cooney Quintet (Joni Mitchell Tribute) and Act II is Alina Quu and Friends. Location is The Block Off Biltmore at Eagle and South Market Streets in downtown Asheville. Suggested donation is $10, and are available the day of the event. Please call The Block Off Biltmore for more information.

11/28/17 CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY MOVIE NIGHT

Nov 28, 6:30 PM: Collider MOVIE NIGHT Before the Flood, Film 7pm at The Collider w. CCL. Citizens Climate Lobby - Asheville Chapter. asheville@citizensclimatelobby.org.

11/29/17 WORKSHOP AT FIRESTORM IN ASHEVILLE

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ONGOING EVENTS

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MONDAY

Asheville SURJ weekly meeting at 6:30 pm at UU Congregation in Asheville, downstairs

TUESDAY

Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square, Vance Monument during most of the year, but after standard time kicks in, they meet at 4:30 PM.

SURJ Discussion at Firestorm Coffee & Books at 610 Haywood Road in west Asheville. 10 AM-11:30 AM. Followed by Do!sessions from 11:30-1:30 PM.

Rally at historic Courthouse in Hendersonville at 5 PM on the first Tuesday of the month. Organized by the Progressive Organized Women.

Gathering of people who like to stitch and otherwise puncture the status quo at 68 Haywood Street Outdoor Space at 9 AM.

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.

Green Drinks meets at 6 PM at The Block Off Biltmore on the third Wednesday of the month.

Sierra Club meets at 7 PM at Unitarian Universalist in Asheville on the first Wednesday of the month.

Indivisible Asheville does political letter writing at 5:30 every Wednesday at The Block Off Biltmore.

THURSDAY

Political Prisoners Letter Writing at Firestorm Coffee & Books at 6 PM on first Thursday of the month. Materials provided.

Welcome Home Tour by Homeward Bound on the third Thursday of the month at 11 AM. Call 258-1695 for more information.

Asheville Prison Books Program is held at Downtown Books & News from 4 to 7 PM.

FRIDAY

Women in Black have a weekly vigil at noon at the City Hall in Hendersonville.

SATURDAY

French Broad Riverkeeper has a paddle-n-plant to prevent sediment erosion most Wednesdays and Saturdays. Registration required at anna@mountaintrue.org.

Mountain True holds urban forest workdays on the second Saturday of the month at Richmond Hill Park from 9 AM to 1 PM. Call 258-8737 for more information.

Citizen’s Climate Lobby meeting at 12:30 PM at Kairos West Community Center on second Saturday of the month.

Food Not Bombs serves free vegan/vegetarian food every Saturday at noon at Pritchard Park.

Dances of Universal Peace on the third Saturdays at 7:30 at 1 School Road in Asheville.

SUNDAY

Asheville National Organization for Women meeting at 2:30 PM at YWCA of Asheville on second Sunday of the month.

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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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Sunday, October 29, 2017

Upcoming events for the week of October 29, 2017

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