Watercolor of Bradley Manning by Deb Vanpoolen
UPCOMING EVENTS
MORAL MONDAYS IN RALEIGH: Across
from the legislative building (16
W Jones St) in Raleigh. Organized by the NAACP. Contact:
info@naacpnc.org. No information on a bus
going to Raleigh from Asheville on 7-22, but Unitarian Universalist
Church of Asheville is organizing a bus for July 29. Cost is $20. Reserve
tickets here: http://uuasheville.org/social-justice/
ONGOING UNTIL JULY 29, 2013: SUMMER HEAT AND WALK FOR
OUR GRANDCHILDREN - http://www.2013walkforourgrandchildren.org/
07/22/13 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.
07/24/13 COMMUNITY
BUILDING & ECOLOGICAL
REGENERATION
Join Asheville Green Drinks Wednesday July 24th for a
presentation on community building and ecological regeneration! We need to take
seriously ideas like, “live locally” and “it takes a village to raise a child.”
As noted systems thinker Margaret Wheatley said, “Whatever the problem,
community is the answer.” Living locally enhances our local economy, the
quality of our food (grown locally), and it has us commute and thus pollute
less. Time is 6 PM and location is The Thirsty Monk at 92 Patton Avenue in Asheville. Come early or stay late for
community networking.
07/24/13 WATER QUALITY MONITORING
WNC Alliance invites volunteers to sample water in the French Broad River basin. Meet at Westfeldt Park
at 280 Old Fanning Bridge Road.
More info at 258-8737. This is from noon to 3 PM and will be every Wednesday
until 9/25/13.
07/25/13 RE-IMAGINING QUEER & FEMINIST SPACES
Three amazing zinesters -- Sarah Mae (Giving it Up), Elvis
Bakaitis (Homos in Herstory), and Dana (Introduce to Major Benefactor) -- share
and read from their work, all touching on the theme of queer and feminist
spaces. Location is Firestorm in Asheville
and time is 7 PM.
07/26/13 OUR VOICE EVENT
Nourish the Soul – Traveling Postcards. Please join us on
Friday July 26th from 1:00 – 3:00 at Homewood
(19 Zilcoa Street)
as we welcome Traveling Postcards founder, Caroline Lovell, and create handmade
works of art and inspiration to be shared with women that have experienced
sexual violence. We are so thankful to Event Coordinator and Sponsor, Lynn
Karegeannes, who is helping arrange the event and share her experience working
with Traveling Postcards. Attendees will have the assistance of local artists,
if needed, in creating their own personalized works of art with messages of
hope, healing, and empowerment. Coffee and desserts will be served. Proceeds
from the event benefit Our VOICE and Traveling Postcards. For more information
or to be a sponsor of “Nourish the Soul – Traveling Postcards”, please contact
us at (828) 252-0562. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased through
the link on this website: http://www.ourvoicenc.org/news/nourish-the-soul-traveling-postcards/
07/27/13 SUMMER HEAT AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Protest by 350.org.
07/28/13 MORAL SUNDAY IN BLACK MOUNTAIN
We invite all concerned citizens to an informational
gathering on Sunday July 28th 2013 at 2:30 PM at White Horse Black Mountain in
downtown Black Mountain North Carolina. Many mountain citizens have
heard something of the actions of the NC Legislature in recent months. Many are
eager for more information about the issues, more information about the process
by which the legislature has passed these measures, more information about what
the average citizen can do to seek positive change. No admission charge.
Donations will be accepted for the NAACP. Music from David LaMotte, Bob Hinkle
and others.
07/29/13 CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE RELATIONS IN THE USA
Kathryn Liss and George Friday will facilitate a
conversation about the George Zimmerman verdict and it's implications for race
relations in the U.S.
The underlying assumption of White superiority continues to be a decisive
factor in American institutions as we have seen in the workings of the judicial
system and the outcome of this trial. Racism has changed the way it looks
externally so that Americans can feel that we are treating everyone
"equally" but we have not recognized the underlying assumptions which
structure our institutions so that "equality" results in unfairness.
This conversation will provide an environment in which to explore the
configurations of structural racism to better illuminate where action needs to
be taken. Time is 6 PM and location is Firestorm.
07/31/13 GREEN DRINKS MEETING
2013 North Carolina Legislative Wrap-up: come learn about
environmental issues addressed in the recent NC legislative session and what
all this means to environmentalists. Time is 6 PM and location is the Thirsty
Monk in Asheville.
08/02/13 BENEFIT FOR PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES
A wine tasting, silent auction, and benefit for Pisgah legal
services by the Hart Law Group. Location is Appalachian Vintner at 745 Biltmore Ave, Suite 121, Asheville and time is 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Cost
is $10 at the door, please RSVP to Betsy at 828-210-3444.
08/05/13 MORAL MONDAY IN ASHEVILLE
Time is 5 to 7 PM and location is Pack Square. R. William Barber from
the state NAACP will lead the rally. Join thousands of us in a Western NC version of a Moral Monday protest to let our
NC Legislature know how upset we are with all of the things they are doing.
08/05/13 DINNER WITH PROGRESSIVES MEETING
Dinner with Progressives is a social outlet for thoughtful
people in Asheville NC. The gathering includes time to eat
together and then enjoy presentations which focus on solutions for a brighter
future. Dinner 6-7 PM and speaker 7-8 PM. Location is Firestorm Café &
Books in Asheville.
08/07/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Join us Wednesday August 7th for a presentation by Bob
Wagner and Julie Mayfield, WNC Alliance’s co-directors, who will talk about
various community efforts occurring around smart growth and transportation,
including a deeper focus on the I-26 Connector Project. Smart Growth is a set
of design principles that, among other things, encourages the development of
compact, pedestrian-friendly communities, provides transportation and housing
choices, encourages mixed-use development, and preserve and enhances downtowns
and other urban centers. Environmental, design, and transportation advocates
have long advocated smart growth, but health and aging advocates in Asheville are now picking
up the baton. Hear about their efforts and what we hope to accomplish
working with them. Programming begins at 7:00 PM. Location is Unitarian
Universalist Church at the corner of Charlotte and Edwin Streets in Asheville.
08/12/13 KATUAH EARCH FIRST GREEN SCREEN
KEF Green Screen - Every second Monday of the month,
Katuah Earth First shows videos on relevant environmental struggles. Time is 6
PM and location is Firestorm Café & Books.
08/13/13 VETERANS FOR PEACE MEETING
Time is 6:30 PM and location is VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic
Studios: 109 Roberts Street
in Asheville.
VFP Chapter 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
08/16/13 WNC PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEETING
The next WNC PSR monthly meeting will be at a private home
near the VA Hospital. Brown Bag lunch at noon with meeting from 12:30 to 2 PM.
Everyone is welcome. Please go to www.wncpsr.org
for more information, which includes how to get there and other details.
08/20/13 TRANSITION ASHEVILLE
PERMACULTURE POTLUCK SERIES
Each Month in 2013, YOU are invited to share food, community
connection, and explore new/old ways of thinking about land and community. On
the 3rd Tuesday of each month, we will gather over potluck meal, and a
different local permaculture teacher will present one of David Holmgren's 12
Principles of Permaculture. The August Potluck will feature Keri Evjy
of Living Roots Design, and Janell
Kapoor, of Ashevillage Institute and Kleiwerks International. They will
co-present the principle of "Integrate Rather than Segregate". Make
sure you bring something yummy to share (local/organic if possible), dishes and
silverware. Location is Community Action Opportunities at 25 Gaston Street, and time is 5:30 PM.
08/22/13 CELEBRATING THE YMI CULTURAL CENTER
“A history of the YMI
Cultural Center”
will be presented at the YMI Cultural Center
at South Market Street
in Asheville.
Presentation by Dr. Darin Waters, Assistant Professor of History at UNCA. Time
is 7 PM.
08/23/13 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE YMI CULTURAL CENTER
This celebration will be a block party at the corner of
Eagle & Market Streets at 6 PM. There are other events planned this weekend
to mark this occasion, please see www.ymicuturalcenter.org
for more information.
08/29/13 MEDEA BENJAMIN READING & SIGNING
Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace co-founder
presents her book, Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control. Benjamin provides
an extensive analysis of who is producing the drones, where they are being
used, who controls these unmanned planes, and what are the legal and moral
implications of their use. In vivid, readable style, this book also looks at
what activists, lawyers, and scientists across the globe are doing to ground
these weapons. Time is 7 PM and location is Malaprops Bookstore in Asheville.
09/04/13 SIERRA CLUB MEETING
Presentation on Stop GE Trees and Our Forests Aren’t Fuel.
Social is at 7 PM and program starts at 7:15 PM. Location is Unitarian
Universalist Church at the corner of Edwin
Place and Charlotte Street in Asheville.
09/06/13 MOVE TO AMEND REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Move to Amend Grassroots Regional Democracy Convergence will
be held in Charlotte, NC. This conference is from September 6 to
September 8. For more information go to https://movetoamend.org/.
09/08/13 LECTURE ON ‘CARING FOR CREATION AND YOUR SOUL’
Lecture by Dr. Matthew Sleeth, and is followed by
conversation with Dr. Matthew Sleeth, Dr. Guy Sayles, Pastor, First Baptist
Church, and Anna Jane
Joyner, WNC Green Congregations. Event hosted by The Center for Faith and Life
of First Baptist Church of Asheville, Blessed Earth, and The Western North
Carolina Green Congregations. Time is 6 to 8 PM and location is First Baptist
Church of Asheville at 5 Oak
Street.
09/21/13 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
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ONGOING EVENTS
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TUESDAY
Veterans for Peace have a weekly vigil at 5 PM at Pack Square, Vance Monument
WEDNESDAY
Haywood Peace Vigilers have a weekly vigil at 4 PM at
Haywood County Courthouse in Waynesville
THURSDAY
Asheville Homeless Network meeting at 2 PM at Firestorm Cafe
Police Brutality Council (discussion) at 11 AM at Firestorm
Cafe
FRIDAY
Women in Black have a weekly vigil at noon at the City Hall
in Hendersonville
SATURDAY
Transylvanians for Peace and WNC Physicians for Social
Responsibility have a weekly vigil at noon in front of the courthouse in
Brevard
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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FROM THE ACLU:
In California,
hundreds of prisoners have been held in solitary for more than a decade – some
for infractions as trivial as reading Machiavelli's "The Prince."
Gabriel Reyes describes the pain of being isolated for at
least 22 hours a day for the last 16 years: “Unless you have lived it, you
cannot imagine what it feels like to be by yourself, between four cold walls,
with little concept of time... It is a living tomb...I have not been allowed
physical contact with any of my loved ones since 1995...I feel helpless and
hopeless. In short, I am being psychologically tortured.”
That’s why over 30,000 prisoners in California began a hunger strike – the
biggest the state has ever seen. They’re refusing food to protest prisoners
being held for decades in solitary and to push for other changes to improve
their basic conditions.
Will you join me in signing the petition asking California
Corrections Secretary to end long-term solitary confinement?
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VETERANS FOR PEACE INFORMATION
VFP CHAPTER 099: http://vfpchapter099wnc.blogspot.com/
NEW PUBLICATION OF WAR CRIMES TIMES:http://www.WarCrimesTimes.org/
A publication of Veterans For Peace -- exposing the true costs
of war.
Visit VFP HQ at the Phil Mechanic Studios: 109 Roberts Street (the corner of Haywood and Roberts), Asheville, 28801. (828-258-1800). Hours: Tue-Sat 11 to 3 PM.
