dancewater: Upcoming events for the week of July 8, 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR BY DANCEWATER

07/09/18 TEACH IN EVENT AT MALAPROPS

Teach in with Jeff Biggers. He presents “Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition.” As we face an increasingly authoritarian American political climate, Biggers underlines the dense history of opposition in America and reminds us of the vital role civil resistance has played in defining our national identity. Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café at 55 Haywood Street in Asheville. Time is 6 PM. Contact Malaprops at 828-254-6734 for more information.

07/09/18 TEACHING WITH SLAVE DEEDS COURSE AT MARS HILL UNIVERSITY

People Not Property: Teaching with Slave Deeds as Primary Sources at Mars Hill University on July 9 - 14 from 9:00 - 4:00PM. Teaching with Primary Source Documents at Mars Hill College is collaborating with the UNC Asheville Center for Diversity Education to host a summer institute at Mars Hill University. Before the end of the Civil War, the “bill of sale” for an enslaved person was documented at the Buncombe County Courthouse - the site of the current Vance Monument. In 2013, Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger digitized the documents which are now viewable at the Register of Deeds website. This important research has spread to other NC counties as well as other states. The workshop is limited to 20 participants and is open to all teachers, but may be most effectively implemented in high school, college, or community college settings. The week will include scholarly lectures, presentations by teachers who use the deeds in the classroom, field trips to sites across Buncombe County, and opportunities to create lesson plans for the classroom. Participants will receive a certification of completion for 40 content hours. This certificate should be eligible for 4 CEUs in most school systems. For more information, contact UNC Asheville Center for Diversity Education at 828-232-5024 or dmiles@unca.edu.

07/09/18 TRANSYLVANIA NAACP MEETING

NAACP General Membership and Executive Committee meeting: 6:15 p.m., Bethel A Baptist Church, 290 Oakdale Street in Brevard. Our meetings are always on the second Monday of the month. All are welcome!

07/09/18 PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS MONTHLY MEETING

When: Monday July 9th, 6:15pm – 8:00pm. Where: Buncombe County Democratic Party HQ, 951 Old Fairview Rd, Asheville. Description: Doors open by 6:15 for sign in and conversation. Meeting begins promptly at 6:30. We encourage candidates and motivate voters while promoting the most progressive parts of the DNC platform: campaign finance reform, clean energy policy, universal healthcare, and much more. Contact: Larry Dodson at pdobPRESIDENT@gmail.com.

07/09/18 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE COUNTY MEETING

Voter Engagement Coalition meeting is on Monday, July 9 from 3:00 – 4:30pm. We meet monthly on the second Monday of the month. Location is 50 South French Broad Avenue in Asheville, NC 28801, USA. Organizer: Voter Engagement Coalition Events. See their website for further information.

07/09/18 TEACH-IN AT MALAPROPS

Jeff Biggers presents “Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition.” About Malaprops Teach-Ins: Malaprop's Teach-Ins are events that speak to the current times. Sometimes the books address politics, but we have also hosted teach-ins with healers and spiritual leaders. We invite the authors to take the time to go in-depth into their subject and to then lead a community dialogue. As ever, Malaprops is committed to being a space for our community to come together for meaningful conversations and we choose the teach-ins according to what our customers care about and want to better understand. About the book: Across cities, towns, and campuses, Americans are grappling with overwhelming challenges and the daily fallout from the most authoritarian White House policies in recent memory. In an inspiring narrative history, Jeff Biggers reframes today's battles as a continuum of a vibrant American tradition. Resistance is a chronicle of the courageous resistance movements that have insured the benchmarks of our democracy--movements that served on the front lines of the defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and landmark civil rights and environmental protection achievements. Time is 6 PM and location is Malaprops at 55 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. Contact Malaprops for more information.

07/10/18 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.

07/10/18 JACKSON COUNTY NAACP EVENT

Jackson County NAACP Event to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Jackson County Branch of the NAACP invites the public to its annual summer event on Tuesday, July 10 from 6-8:30 pm at the Old Webster School Auditorium. The event will focus on the historical 150th Anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Upon arrival guests can participate in a silent auction of fine art, crafts, tours and books. Afterwards guests and members will break bread together. The evening meal, A Healthy Salad Extravaganza, will feature a Create-Your-Own Chef Salad Supreme and an array of homemade salads, drinks and dessert. The Keynote speaker, Elizabeth McRae, WCU Associate Professor, will address the historical Fourteenth Amendment with the topic “Foiling the Fourteenth Amendment: White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy.” The author’s recent book is the compelling “Mothers of Massive Resistance.” In 2016, McRae was chosen to hold the university’s Creighton Sossomon Professorship in History for the next three years. Tickets @$10 can be purchased at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva; and for those who cannot attend, ‘Phantom (donation) tickets’ are available. All profits go to support the mission of the NAACP: to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. Jackson Branch members live in Macon, Swain and Jackson Counties. The Webster Auditorium entrance is at the back of the building at 1528 Webster Road in Webster. Contact lucy.christopher42@gmail.com if you want to attend. The Sylva Fire Marshall has made rigid that the auditorium must have no more than 100 attending.

07/10/18 MOUNTAINTRUE EVENT

“Where does our water come from” tour of the William DeBruhl Water Plant in Swannanoa. Registration required. Free. Held at William DeBruhl Water Plant at 1370 BeeTree Road in Swannanoa. Call 828-258-8737 for more information including how to register.

07/11/18 LETTER WRITING DROP IN

Beer & Politics Letter-Writing Drop-In on July 11 from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Join us the 11th on the patio at Asheville Brewing at 7 Coxe Avenue in downtown Asheville for the July Beer & Politics, our informal letter-writing drop-in. Drop by any time between 5:30 and 7:00 and send a note to your elected representatives. Remember, they work for US, so let’s keep them on their toes! As always, we’ll provide the Fact Sheets, stationery, cards, pre-addressed labels, and stamps. If you can’t make it to Beer & Politics, be sure to call and write your elected representatives about issues that matter to you. Beer & Politics drop-ins are usually held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, but because the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday, and this month’s General Meeting is July 26, we moved Beer & Politics for this month to the one drop-in on July 11. For more information, contact info@indivisibleavl.org.

07/12/18 GREEN NETWORKING EVENT

Sustainable Drinks: Green Networking is on July 12 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. A place and time for green minded folks and local business owners to get together and see what kind of game changing projects we can cook up together. Live jazz music. Vegan drinks. Community Roots and The BLOCK off Biltmore decided to host 2 of these events over the summer. If there is enough interest we will set up a series in the fall that will include speakers so we can all learn a little more while we enjoy each other’s company. Let us know if you’d like to be a speaker. Location is THE BLOCK off biltmore at 39 South Market Street in downtown Asheville. Call 828-254-9277 for more information.

07/12/18 PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM

This is a multimedia facilitated class series based on talks about personal peace by Prem Rawat. Free. Time is 6:30 to 7:30 PM and this will be held at the Montford Community Center at 34 Pearson Drive in Asheville. This started on 06/21/18 and goes until 08/23/18. Contact jtfbuilder@gmail.com.

07/14/18 SOUTHSIDE RISING FOR JUSTICE EVENT

Southside Rising For Justice is a family-friendly community celebration featuring food, music, cultural performances, and hands-on interactive social justice activities for residents of the neighborhood. Join community partners, Southside residents, and businesses to rise for a future that ensures everyone has a beautiful and healthy place to live, work, and play. Date is Saturday, July 14th from 1 pm to 9 pm. Location is the Arthur Edington Center at 133 Livingston Street in Asheville. Schedule of Events: 1:00 Opening; 1:30 Southside community walking tour; 3:00 Justice First Design Jam; 5:00 Community showcase; and 8:30 Closing. Asheville’s Southside community is a historic and seldom celebrated black neighborhood threatened by equally high levels of poverty and gentrification. The Southside Arts & Agricultural Center (SAAC) is a collaborative team of organizations, grassroots leaders and community members creating a new narrative of hope in the Southside through pathways to healing and economic mobility involving arts, culture and food justice. The Justice First Tour is partnering with SAAC to bring you Southside Rising for Justice. Southside Rising For Justice is the result of a strategic partnership between SAAC and The Justice First Tour. The collaborating partners of SAAC include: Hood Huggers International, Green Opportunities, Bountiful Cities, the Residents Council of HACA, Southside Community Gardens, Word On The Street and an intergenerational cohort of longtime community residents. The Justice First Tour, coordinated by Dogwood Alliance, New Alpha Community Development, Kingdom Living Temple, and Sierra Club Ready for 100, aims to unify and strengthen disparate communities and movements in order to create a more intersectional Southern movement centered around justice. For more information, contact Danna at danna@dogwoodalliance.org.

07/14/18 ENDING CASH BAIL: A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

Thousands of people are locked in jail every day not because they have been convicted of a crime, but because they cannot afford to pay bail. Money should never determine someone’s freedom. Join the ACLU of North Carolina and community advocates to learn about a statewide effort to overhaul our broken criminal justice system and how you can get involved. Time is 12:30 PM and location is Sanctuary Brewing Company at 147 1st Avenue East in Hendersonville. Visit acluofnc dot org for more information.

07/15/18 ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY EVENT

Sunday, July 15 “Do No Harm – Harm Reduction” by Dr. Jennifer Mullendore and Michael Harney. Jenni and Michael will explore several controversial Western NC initiatives including Needle Exchange Programs – where sterile syringes, life-saving overdose-reversing naloxone (Narcan) and other harm reduction supplies are available; HIV & viral hepatitis prevention programs – including free HIV and hepatitis C testing and info on the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis pill; and other programs. Hear inspiring stories, explore individual and social bias, consider how we can practice compassion over judgment and whether “Do No Harm” extends to taking ethical action toward “Harm Reduction”. Dr. Jennifer Mullendore is the Medical Director at Buncombe County Health & Human Services, is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine and has a MSPH from UNC–Chapel Hill, School of Global Public Health. Michael Harney co-founded the Needle Exchange Program of Asheville (circa 1994), is an HIV/AIDS/STD/Hepatitis prevention educator with Western NC AIDS Project (WNCAP), and a street outreach worker sometimes known as “The Rubberman.” All are welcome. Time is 2:00 PM. Location is Asheville Friends Meeting House at 227 Edgewood Road in north Asheville. Contact the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville at EHSAsheville@gmail.com for more information.

07/16/18 CITIZEN CLIMATE LOBBY MEETING

CCL June Monthly Chapter Meeting (every 3rd Monday each month) is on June 16 from 6:30-8:30PM. Location is Habitat Brewing Tavern & Commons at 174 Broadway Street in Asheville. Come hear about our meetings with Congress during Lobby Day and how you can help with better outreach for this year. All political parties are welcome to join in this effort - conservative, liberal , progressive, libertarian, etc. Come have a beer or just plain good conversation with positive actionable items to help move us forward on the most important topic of our time. Contact asheville@citizensclimatelobby.org for more information.

07/16/18 DEMOCRACY NC ASHEVILLE COALITION MEETING

Wondering what you can do now to get more folks to the polls in November? We can help! Join us for our upcoming Democracy Asheville Coalition meeting to learn ways you can plug in to phone banks, voter registration drives, and more! We'll also update you on the latest voting rights news for our state. The next Democracy Asheville Coalition Meeting is on Monday, July 16, at 6 p.m., at the Wesley Grant Center at 285 Livingston Street in Asheville. Questions? Feel free to contact Darlene at 828-216-3430 or darlene@democracync.org.

07/17/18 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

07/17/18 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 5:45 PM and location is the Block Off Biltmore at Eagle and Market Streets in downtown Asheville. For more information, contact Gerry at gwerhan@gmail.com.

07/19/18 NOTORIOUS HBC* (*HISTORY BOOK CLUB)

Join host and Malaprop’s bookseller Patricia Furnish to discuss a range of books across different periods of history. We’re creating a book club that tackles the challenging subjects, hence the Notorious in the name. This month’s pick is “Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala” by Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer. Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café at 55 Haywood Street in Asheville. Time is 7 PM. Contact Malaprops at 828-254-6734 for more information.

07/19/18 PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM

07/20/18 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING

Physicians, health personnel and everyone; all are welcomed at our monthly meetings held on the third Friday of each month. Bring a brown bag lunch around noon. This will be held at The First Congregational United Church of Christ, Room E205, at 20 Oak Street (just off College St. in downtown Asheville). Time is noon to 2 PM. Meeting starts at 12:30. Parking is available behind the church. Enter the church or ring doorbell at the glass doors on Oak Street. For more information contact Dr. Terry Clark, Chair, 633-0892 or Dr. Lew Patrie, 285-2599.

07/21/18 SIERRA CLUB PICNIC

Sierra Club July 21: 9th Annual Summer Picnic. Come one, come all to the 9th Annual Sierra Club Summer Picnic on Saturday, July 21. The picnic is scheduled from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Parkway sheltered picnic grounds located on Bull Mt. Road near the VA Hospital on Riceville Road. This event is free and will be held rain or shine. Please bring a pot luck dish to share and your own place settings. Drinks will be provided. Badminton, horseshoes and music will add to the festivities. Directions: Exit 7 on I-240; go east on Tunnel Rd for 2 miles; turn north on Riceville Road Pass the VA Hospital and turn left on Bull Mt. Road. The fenced-in, sheltered picnic area is on the left about ½ mile up the road. Contact Judy Mattox, judymattox@sbcglobal.net, or 828-683-2176 for more information.

07/22/18 SUPPORT YOUR NAACP AND BREVARD MUSIC CENTER

The Brevard Music Center has graciously donated tickets to a wonderful concert as a Transylvania NAACP fundraiser. We’ll say this to you--our members and friends—that funds are urgently needed since our treasury is in the double digits right now! Here’s the deal: We have a variety of tickets for the July 22 performance of “Pines of Rome” by Respighi with featured solo violinist Annelle Gregory, a woman of color who was the first place winner in the 2017 Sphinx Organization’s annual competition honoring excellence and diversity in the arts. Here’s how you can get in the game: We are auctioning 60 tickets at all levels. All proceeds go to us (thanks, Brevard Music Center!), so you win by getting to see a great concert and we win by increasing our ability to continue our work for justice in our community, our state and our nation. We all win by getting to spend some fun time together for a Thank You picnic for winners only before the 3 p.m. performance. We have: 10 $54 tickets (great orchestra seats); 10 $44 tickets (excellent seats); 10 $38 tickets (sides, still good!); 10 $28 seats (inside back, can still see and hear wonderfully) and 20 $20 lawn seats (outside and really fun because you can sit and sip your beverages of choice). We’d love it if you’d at least pay the ticket price and more if you’re wiling. How to get in the game: Send us your bid by e-mail no later than July 9, 2018. Send bid to transnaacpauction@gmail.com and let us know what level seats you want, how many and how much you are willing to donate. It’s as simple as that. We will notify the winner on Wednesday, July 11 and arrange to get your tickets to you. You can buy as many tickets as you want and the sky’s the limit. You can give us $1,000 for a $20 lawn seat, if you like, and we will thank you heartily. Please feel free to share this with your friends. From facebook.

07/22/18 FILM SCREENING BY DEMOCRACY NC

Join Democracy NC for a film screening of “Capture the Flag” on Sunday, July 22 at 5 pm in Hendersonville. Come watch a free screening of Capture the Flag -- a voting rights documentary about North Carolina. We will then have a group talk-back where we will discuss updates on new voter suppression tactics in NC, including a new string of six ‘For/Against’ amendments that will be on the ballot for NC voters this fall. We'll talk about ways to get involved and how we will get the word out in Henderson county. Please RSVP to let us know you'll be there. Location is Sanctuary Brewing at 147 1st Avenue East in Hendersonville. Contact Darlene Azarmi at 828-216-3430 or darlene@democracy-nc.org to find out how to RSVP or for more information.

07/24/18 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

07/26/18 PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM

07/26/18 INDIVISIBLE MEETING

WNC Votes - Indivisible AVL General Meeting on July 26 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. If you want to learn how to make a difference in the elections this November, this is the event for you. Indivisible Asheville/WNC will host Indivisible Flip NC, a group based in Durham dedicated to restoring balance in the NC General Assembly, for a hands-on demonstration and voter engagement training. The event will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, at the Pack Memorial Library Auditorium in downtown Asheville. WNC Votes will feature the two co-founders of Indivisible Flip NC, Amy Cox and Briana Brough. Cox will give an overview of recent shifts in the NCGA, showing the importance of voter engagement at the state level, with a special focus on Western North Carolin. Brough, a statewide organizer with Progress NC and America Votes, will lead attendees in a hands-on demonstration of the Relational Voter Program (RVP), a non-partisan voter engagement tool developed by America Votes that has proven to increase voter turnout by helping individuals reach their own personal networks. Email info@indivisibleavl.org for more information.

07/27/18 BENEFIT FOR PISGAH LEGAL

Amplify Pisgah is back this summer on July 27 at 6:30 pm, featuring The Mavericks at Pisgah Brewing Company's outdoor stage in Black Mountain. Proceeds from the concert benefit Pisgah Legal Services. Don't miss your chance to purchase discounted early bird tickets for $29.50. Thank you to Amplify My Community and Pisgah Brewing Company for their continued partnership and support! To learn more about sponsoring the event or for more information including how to get tickets, contact Michelle Spiegel at 828-210-3773 for details.

07/31/18 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

08/02/18 PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM

08/02/18 GREEN DRINKS

Eco-presentations, discussions and community connection. Free. Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville at Edwin Place and Charlotte Street in north Asheville. Also, this is the Sierra Club Meeting. See listing for more information.

08/02/18 CREATION CARE ALLIANCE MEETING

Creation Care Gathering-our regular CCA meeting is on Thursday, August 2 from 6-7:30 PM. Location is Piney Mountain United Methodist Church at 14 Piney Mountain Church Road in Candler. Coming together to share compassion and ideas. We will learn about the creation care work of our host congregation through a conversation and tour, hear about CCA and community events and work, as well as hear ideas. If you are connected to a faith community, a green team or creation care team member, clergy, or are interested in learning more about LED Light Bulb Outreach or the Creation Care Alliance this meeting is for you.

08/07/18 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

08/09/18 PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM

08/13/18 TRANSYLVANIA NAACP MEETING

08/14/18 VETERANS FOR PEACE VIGIL - BECAUSE THE WARS STILL GO ON

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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 - suspended for summer 2018

Citizens’ Climate Lobby meeting on the third Monday at 6:30 at Habitat Tavern & Commons.

TUESDAY

Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 4:30 PM at Pack Square, Vance Monument

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

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 second Wednesday of the month.

Indivisible Asheville does political letter writing at 5:30 to 7 PM on the first and third Wednesdays at The Block Off Biltmore.

THURSDAY

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

Haywood Peace Vigilers have a weekly vigil at 4 PM at Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville.

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

FRIDAY

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

Progressive Women of Hendersonville hold a letter/postcard writing to government representatives from 4 to 7 PM at Sanctuary Brewing Company at 147 First Avenue 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.

Food Not Bombs serves free vegan/vegetarian food 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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