Sun., Oct. 6 • Not In Our Name: No War On Iraq, pledge of resistance in solidarity with citizens around the US who call for peace and justice. Bring signs. Vance Monument, 1pm. Info: Anne Craig, 252-4536.
Mon., Oct. 7 • First Monday: Protest against the erosion of civil liberties. Various activities throughout the day, including political music, film, presentations, and discussion forums. UNCA campus. Info: 281-8096 or rjclose@bulldog.unca.edu
Tues., Oct. 8 • US Out of Colombia Roadshow, featuring William Mendoza of the Colombian beverage workers’ union, David Rovics, rabble-rousing folk singer, and Melissa Fridlin, who will discuss her experiences as a Witness for Peace delegate. Canon Lounge, Warren Wilson College, 7pm. Info: Andy, 771-3747.
Wed., Oct. 9 • US Out of Colombia Roadshow, featuring William Mendoza of the Colombian beverage workers’ union, David Rovics, rabble-rousing folk singer, and Melissa Fridlin, who will discuss her experiences as a Witness for Peace delegate. Karpen Hall, UNCA, 7pm. Info: Melissa, 777-3968.
Thurs., Oct. 10 • Community Dialogues 2002: How will we respond to the health needs in our county? Participants will discuss their recommendations with community leaders, elected officials, healthcare professionals, and others. Isaac Dickson Elementary School, 125 Hill St., 7-9pm. Info: VISION, 254-0333 or visit www.abvision.org .
Fri., Oct. 11 – Sun., Oct 13 • Earth Tribe Productions performs “Dream Web,” a modern day creation story, at the BeBe Theatre. To purchase tickets through the Dogwood Alliance or for more info: Isabelle Guzman, 828-275-8109.
Fri., Oct. 11 • Voices of America at Blue Ridge Community College, 10am.
Fri. & Sat., Oct. 11 & 12 • Radiation and Health in the Nuclear Heartland with special Guest Dr. Helen Caldicott. Owen Conference Center, UNCA Informational sessions and public policy discussion on ionizing radiation health and our environment Info: http://www.main.nc.us/psr/rads/radconf.htm or 828-675-1792.
Sat., Oct. 12 • Earthdance International celebration 2002, uniting the planet with dance in the name of global peace. Worldwide event. City-County Plaza, downtown Asheville, noon – 10pm (global link up time 7pm.) Info: www.touchsamadhi.com
Sat., Oct. 12 • Armando Ortiz Rocha, Mexican Consulate assigned to North and South Carolina, brings his “Mobile Consulate Office” to Asheville to assist Mexican Nationals in updating passports and registrations. Asheville City Preschool, 441 Haywood Rd. in West Asheville, 9am – 4pm. Some services require same day payment, official documents, and photos. For info, or to volunteer your help, please call Andrea Slusser, 828-277-0051 or aslusser@excite.com.
Tues., Oct. 22 • Feminist Diabetes Support Group for women forming. Info: Antiga, 285-9927.

Asheville Free School is offering new classes for September and October 2002. Call 236-3834 or email ashevillefreeschool@hotmail.com for more info.
Oct. 15 – Nov. 29 • The Center for Diversity Education presents “In the Footsteps of Pilgrims: Historic Travels of Faith” at the YMI Cultural Center. The emphasis of the exhibit will be on the Hajj to Mecca along with information on pilgrimages to Santiago, Rome, Jerusalem, Varanasi (India), Shikoku (Japan) and Canterbury. Tuesday - Friday 1-5; Saturday 10-5. Admission is $2 for students, $4 for adults. Info: 828-254-9044, www.diversityed.com, or diversity@main.nc.us
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Asheville needs volunteers. Four volunteer programs to choose from. Info: Jayme Davis, 253-1470.
Foster Parents needed • Make a difference in the life of a child, a difference that will contribute to the quality of a child’s life. Explore your opportunity to provide a foster home with Grandfather Home for Children. Info: Kathy Price, 828-299-2941.
WENOCA Sierra Club plans a variety of hikes and rafting outings in the Western NC area. Info: 236-0571 before 10pm. Culture’s Edge 2002: Classes and workshops at Earthaven Ecovillage. For course guide, to register, or for more info: 828-669-3937 (voice mail), culturesedge@earthaven.org, or write to 1025 Camp Elliott Rd., Black Mountain, NC 28711.
Third Mondays • Asheville Latin-Americans for Advancement meets. Call 277-1797 for details.
Third Mondays • Population Connection (formerly ZPG) meets. Call Greg Wilcox at 665-7531 or gwilcox@charter.net
Tuesdays • Asheville Prison Book Program meets 2-4 pm. Call 254-3025 for more info.
Tuesdays • Colombia Education Project meets, 7pm, Warren Wilson College. Info: 285-8495.
Tuesdays • Food Not Bombs serves free vegan food and informal activist networking at City County Plaza, 5pm. Info: 281-4343.
First Tuesdays • Community of Compassion, cannabis activist group, meets at 7pm at 729 Haywood Rd. (Fortune Building) in West Asheville. 251-0343.
First and Third Tuesdays • WNC Peace Coalition meets. All are welcome. Info: Peace Line 271-0022.
First Wednesdays • WNC Pagans’ Night Out, a monthly social gathering for local Pagans, Heathens, and practitioners of similar faiths. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Sponsored by CERES, the Coalition of Earth Religions for Education and Support. Info: 253-5667 or www.witchesgathering.com/ceres
Wednesdays • Mosaic Vortex community center membership meetings. Info: 271-7774
Wednesdays • Poet Potluck: Bring a vegetarian dish and speak your words. 7:30pm, Burnsville. Info/directions: 675-0171. Wednesdays • Spanish language practice with a native speaker, 12:30pm at International Link, 87 Patton. 255-9104. First Wednesdays • La Leche League toddler group meets 10am at Murphy-Oakley Rec. Center, 749 Fairview Rd. Info: 645-8579.
First and third Wednesdays • Earth First! meets, 7pm. Call for info: 285-0847.
Second and fourth Wednesdays • Blue Ridge Equality Alliance (BREA) meets, 6:30pm, Wells Room, YWCA, 185 S. French Broad. Info: 252-4097 or info@breaonline.org
Second Wednesdays • WNC SOA Watch meets. Info: 254-5195.
Thursdays • French language practice with a native speaker, 12:30pm at International Link, 87 Patton. 255-9104.
Thursdays • Free yoga class at the French Broad Food Co-op, 90 Biltmore Ave., 7:45-9:30pm.
Fridays • Women in Black stand in silence against war, 5-6pm at Vance Monument. Info: 252-4536.
Fridays • WNC Peace Coalition’s Vigil for Peace, 6-7pm, Vance Monument. Info: Peace Line, 271-0022.
Fridays • Open acoustic jam, 7pm at Capricorn Studios. Info: 686-8020
First Fridays • AGR movie night: Documentaries and films that question social norms. First Friday of every month at The Big Idea, 27 Carolina Lane. Donations benefit AGR. Watch resource guide for upcoming films and showtimes.
Saturdays • Tours and service learning projects at Earthaven Ecovillage, outside of Black Mountain. 669-3937 (visitor voice mail number, please leave a message).
Second and Fourth Sundays • Poetry Slam at Area 45 Theatre, 45 Wall St., 7:30 pm. Info: slamasheville@yahoo.com Sundays • GROW Community Garden: work in the garden, 3-8pm, Pearson community garden. Info: 254-5195.
Sundays • Asheville Prison Book Program meets 5:30pm at 101 Woodrow St. (back door) Call 254-3025 for more info. Sundays • Food Not Bombs serves free vegan food and informal activist networking at City County Plaza, 5pm. Info: 281-4343.
Sundays • Capoeira class, 5pm. One class free if you bring in a copy of the AGR with this notice. Info: 232-2980 or dravenarcane@hotmail.com
First and third Sundays: GROW Community Garden meets, 1:30pm, Pearson community garden. Info: 254-5195 Third Sundays • La Leche League meets 4pm at WNC Breastfeeding Center, 50 Doctor’s Dr. 628-4438
Second and fourth Sundays • Jubilee environmental team meets downstairs at Jubilee, 46 Wall St., 11am. Info 250-9116 Last Sunday of every month • Food Not Bombs monthly meeting. 8pm, 169 Hillside St. Info: 281-4343.

Other areas

Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa Oct. 4-6 • The Green Planet Damn It! Festival: Activists are invited to celebrate wilderness and wildness and fight to protect the rights of the Earth and Humanity. The event consists of workshops, trainings, panels, a radical film festival, live music, and speakers, and of course a FNB Vegan cookout. For info or a packet: Contact Sequoia at NAGAMATS@GRINNELL.EDU

Lompoc, California
Sat.,Oct. 5 Second annual International Day of Protest to Stop Militarization of Space: walk from Lompoc to Vandenberg Air Force Base to protest the social, environmental and economic injustice that missile weapons inflict upon our planet and the entire solar system. Walk begins at 10am from Ryan Park in Lompoc. Info: Sheila Baker, pedal4mother@yahoo.com, (805) 544-1777 (msg #)

Atlanta, Georgia
Sat., Oct. 5-Mon., Oct. 7 • Join in massive demonstrations against the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) National Summit. AIPAC includes 65,000 members and is largely credited with the United States’ ongoing support of Israel, including its brutal repression of Palestinian resistance. Atlanta’s Palestinian solidarity campaign is hoping for a strong outpouring of local and national resistance to the AIPAC agenda. Info: Atlanta Palestine Solidarity at aps@atlanta4palestine.org, or www.atlanta4palestine.org. You can also see what AIPAC has to say for itself at www.aipac.org

Knoxville, Tennessee
Tues., Oct. 8 • Protest at the fundraising luncheon for gubernatorial candidate Van Hilleary; President Bush and other prominent Republicans to attend. Gather at the City County Building/Courthouse on Main Street, downtown Knoxville, 10 am, for march to the new Knoxville Convention Center, corner of Cumberland Avenue and Henley Street. Info: knoxccjp@yahoo.com

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct. 5-9 • Resisters and protesters from diverse perspectives are welcome to come to Minneapolis to form a diverse resistance to the International Police State. This event will coincide with the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference, also being held in Minneapolis. Info: www.expage.com/iacp2002mpls

Sisters, Oregon
Oct. 10 – 13• National Forest Protection Alliance Fourth Annual National Convention, “Standing our ground against the Bush-Rey Forest Service: Building Effective Public Lands Protection Strategies in a Hostile Political Climate” Please mail registration and payment by Oct. 1 to: NFPA, P.O. Box 8264, Missoula, MT 59807. For more information contact the NFPA Network Office at (406) 542-7565, nfpa@forestadvocate.org, or at www.forestadvocate.org

Brasstown, North Carolina
Oct. 18-20 • Sierra Student Coalition Southeastern Regional Conference meet other activists and work to create a new ecological vision for the region. Info: 1-888-JOIN-SSC or www.ssc.org

Active Students for a Healthy Environment (ASHE), 251- 6797x 1179. ecology@bulldog.unca.edu.
American Indian Movement Asheville • 828-628-2862 or aimasheville@hotmail.com New website: www.geocities.com/aimasheville/index.html
Americans United for Separation of Church and State • North Carolina office: 919-604-6667.
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) • 828-649-9452 or www.asapconnections.org.
Arthur Morgan School • 1901 Hannah Branch Rd., Burnsville, NC 28714. 828-675-4262, ams@yancey.main.nc.us & www.arthurmorganschool.org
Asheville Community Resource Center (forming) 250- 1248
Asheville Free School, PO Box 2792, Asheville,NC 28801. 236-3622. ashevillefreeschool@hotmail.com
Asheville Life Food Collective, 280-2555.
Asheville Prison Book Program, 254-3025
Asheville ReCyclery • Non profit bicycle repair 828-253-7930 37 Mulberry St.
Asheville for a Socialist Colombia • 258-0731.
Blue Ridge Equality Alliance, 236-2033 or leestin@cs.com.
Canary Coalition, clean air group, PO Box 1556, Whitier, NC 28789-1556.
Carolina Animal Action, PO Box 19242, Asheville, NC 28815. meatstinks@aol.com. 298-4647.
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, 919-542-2402.
Citizens for Media Literacy • 34 Wall St. 828-254-2286.
Clean Water Fund, 29 1/2 Page Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. 251-1291 or 1-800-929-4480. www.cwfnc.org or cwfnc@main.nc.us.
CLOSER gay and lesbian group, CLOSERmail@aol.com Colombia Education Project • Erin Pratt, 285-8495, or email scnunez@hotmail.com
Community Supported Development • Seeks development that will maintain the quality of life in the areas in which we live and work. 253-2546 or www.main.nc.us/csd
Community of Compassion, 251-0343, herbmercy@aol.com.
Coven Oldenwilde • Local Wiccan Coven. Contact us for info about Conscientious Objector status. Call 251-0343, or visit www.oldenwilde.com
Dandelion Fund • provides small grants to activist groups. PO Box 409, Asheville, NC 28802. 828-236-1994. www.dandelionfund.org
Dogwood Alliance • PO Box 7645, Asheville, NC 28802, 828-251-2525, Earthaven Ecovillage • Permaculture based, off-grid, intentional community, 669-3937 (voice mail) or 1025 Camp Elliott Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711
eKleiwerks Natural Building • Local and international trainings in natural building; 828-252-7701; janell@kleiwerks.com
El Eco • Asheville’s only Spanish language newspaper. Share news, announcements, events, and place advertisements. Info: eleco@ncpress.net or fax 236-3103.
Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO), 119 3rd Ave. West, Hendersonville, NC 28792. 692-0385.
Food Not Bombs • Feeding the hungry and building community, call Abe @ 281-0313 or Nina @ 250-9882.
Free Radio Asheville, PO Box 1485, Asheville, NC 28802. radioasheville@hotmail.com.
Freedom Socialist Party • 202 Edgewood Rd. #203, Asheville, NC 28804-3315, Info: 258-0731 or www.socialism.com
International Link Community Center, 87 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. 255-9104.
Just Economics, 45 Sardis Rd., Asheville, NC 28806. 665-2198. Katuah Earth First!, PO Box 1485, Asheville, NC 28802. 285-0631.
The Mediation Center, 189 College St., Asheville, NC 28801-3030. 251-6089. tmc@buncombe.main.nc.us or www.main.nc.us/tmc
Mosaic Vortex youth center (forming), Call Breanna Leslie at 258-9395.
Nuclear Information and Resource Service Southeast, P.O. Box 7586, Asheville, NC 28802. Contact: Mary Olsen, 828-251-2060. nirs.se@mindspring.com or www.nirs.org.
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, 274-8798.
PFLAG, gay and lesbian family group, 277-7815.
PFLAG Hendersonville, 696-8250.
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Lew Patrie at 299-1242 or Terry Clark at 667-0287.
Quality Forward, volunteer stream clean up. Call Gretchen at 254-1776. P.O. Box 22, Asheville, NC 28802.
Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project, PO Box 3141, Asheville, NC 28802. 258-2667.
Southern Appalachian Center for Cooperative Ownership, 12 1/2 Wall St. Ste. D, Asheville, NC 28801. 232-0632.
Voices for Peace, c/o Brevard College, Box B-5649, 400 N. Broad
War Resisters League, 277-0758.
War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, 1-800269-7464. 285-0010.
Western Carolina Women’s Coalition, PO Box 402, Asheville, NC 28802. 251-5986.
Western North Carolina Alliance, 70 Woodfin Pl. #326, Asheville, NC 28801. 258-8737.
WNC Citizens for an End to Institutional Bigotry, PO Box 18640, Asheville, NC 28814. 669-6677.www.main.nc.us/wncceib.
WNC Green Party, meeting info: 254-5195.
WNC Peace Coalition, email: wncpc@main.nc.us website: www.main.nc.us/wncpc
WNC School of the Americas Watch, 254-5195.
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 255-8065.
YWCA of Asheville, 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. 254-7206.www.main.nc.us/ywca.
Zim-Zam Eco-House, 277-0758.

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