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Events

All listings for ACRC refer to the Asheville Community Resource Center, located at 63 Lexington Ave. in downtown Asheville.

Thurs., June 19 • Workshop on STDs and infections, 6:30-9pm, ACRC. Sponsored by the Women & Transgender Health Project.
Fri., June 20 • DJ dance party with Rob the Rich, DJ Frenchy, & Troon. Music begins 9pm at the ACRC. Suggested donation of $5 benefits the ACRC.
Sun., June 22 • Jazz Brunch to benefit the ACRC. Food served beginning at 12 noon, with music by The Wess Hayes Quartet. $5-$10 donation is requested.
Mon., June 23 • Rally for those arrested during peace demonstrations, 9am, City County Plaza.
Mon., June 23 • Support our arrestees vigil (10am-5pm) & rally (12 noon-1pm). Call the peace line for location: 271-0022
Mon., June 23 • Want to experience the satisfaction of helping someone learn English? International Link needs English tutors and conversation buddies. First part of 12-hour tutor training starts, 6-9pm. Please call to register: 255-9104
Tues., June 24 • Rainforest Action, view video Amazon Oil Pipeline – Pollution, Corruption, & Poverty, then write letters to President of Ecuador, and the banks and oil companies responsible for the devastation. Jubilee!, 46 Wall St., 7 p.m. enter downstairs off Patton Ave. Info: Richard Fireman, firepeople@main.nc.us, 645-0469
Tues. June 24 • Asheville NOW meeting. Learn about the Drive for Equality, join a committee or start a new one. 7-9pm, Gourmet Perks, 165 Merrimon Ave. Info: 285-0565
Thurs., June 26 • Meeting of the Bicycle/Pedestrian Task Force, a citizen advisory group working to ensure that the interests of pedestrians and bicyclists are included in Metropolitan Planning Organization discussions and NCDOT hearings. 5:30pm, Buncombe County Training Room, located at 199 College St. (between Buncombe County Parks and Recreation and the Board of Elections Building). Info: 828-259-5534
Sat., June 28 • Visions of Peace, Scenes of Resistance: a film presentation to benefit Asheville Global Report. $5-$15 sliding scale admission. 7pm, ACRC
Sun., June 29 • Gad About film fest, Kiss Ups, & art show to benefit the Women & Transgender Health Project, 5pm, The Big Idea, 27 Carolina Lane.

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Ongoing events

The Dandelion Fund seeks donations by local artists (any medium) for a silent art auction to take place July 5-12 at the ACRC. Info: 255-3678 or www.dandelionfund.org
Mondays • 6-9 pm Asheville Free School Life Drawing - ACRC 63 N. Lexington.
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
Alternate Tuesdays • Asheville Community Resource Center collective meetings. 7pm, 63 N. Lexington Ave.
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.
Tuesdays• Beginning Spanish class with a native speaker Tuesdays, choose 12:30 or 4:00 at International Link, 87 Patton, $5 a class. 255-9104.
First Tuesdays • Community of Compassion, cannabis activist group, meets at 7pm at 729 Haywood Rd. (Fortune Building) in West Asheville. 251-0343.
First Tuesdays • WNC Peace Coalition meets. All are welcome. Info: Peace Line 271-0022.
First and Third Tuesdays • Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East meets, 9-10:30 am. Info: Ahmad Amara, 252-7710, Andrew Summers, 298-5320, or Jean Franklin, 669-5205
Wednesdays • Individual wellness consultation (the unclinic) for women & transgender people only, 6:30-9pm, ACRC.
Wednesdays • Earth First! meets, 7pm. Call for info: 225-0814.
Wednesdays • Sexism in the USA -6:30 pm ACRC 63 N. Lexington
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 Wednesdays • WNC Pagans’ Night Out, a monthly social gathering for local Pagans, Heathens, and practitioners of similar faiths. Info: 253-5667 or <www.witchesgathering.com/ceres>
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 • Asheville Free School Conversational Spanish @ 8:30pm 63 N Lexington Ave.
First Thursdays • Asheville Global Report Film Night Benefit, 8pm, The Big Idea, 27 Carolina Lane.
Second and Fourth Thursdays • Asheville Inn Exchange combines enthusiasm of disadvantaged young adults with nonprofit community service projects for the benefit of all. 7pm, CORE (37 Carolina Ln.). Info: 350-1900, innexchange@hotmail.com, or groups.msn.com/ashevilleinnexchange
Fridays • Women in Black stand in silence against war, 5-6pm at Vance Monument. Info: 252-4536.
Fridays • German conversation practice Fridays 1:30 at International Link, 87 Patton, $2 each. 255-9104.
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
Saturdays • Tours and service learning projects at Earthaven Ecovillage, outside of Black Mountain. 669-3937 (visitor voice mail number, please leave a message).
Saturdays • InterFaith Vigil, 11am, Prichard Park.
Second and Fourth Sundays • Poetry Slam at Area 45 Theatre, 45 Wall St., 7:30 pm. Info: slamasheville@yahoo.com
Sundays • The Bountiful Cities Project holds community workdays at the Pearson Dr. garden in Montford at noon (volunteer meeting first Sunday of month). Info: Jodi at 236-9462
Sundays • Asheville Prison Book Program meets at the ACRC, 63 N. Lexington Ave. 5:30-8pm. Info: 254-3025.
Sundays • Food Not Bombs serves free vegan food and informal activist networking at City County Plaza, 4pm. 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
Sundays • The Bountiful Cities Project Community Garden (formerly GROW) meets: grow food for the community. 3pm, Pearson street garden. Info 236-9462.
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

Washington, DC
June 29-30 • Witness for Peace 20th Anniversary
Join us in celebrating 20 years of Witness for Peace! Our hemisphere is not for sale! Since our beginning in Nicaragua in 1983, Witness for Peace has worked for peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas. Anniversary events include workshops, speakers, rally and demonstration. For a full schedule of events and other info: www.witnessforpeace.org/tools/20thpacket.htm or call 202-588-1471
Georgia
July 7 • Public meeting held by US Dept. of Energy on plans to build new nuclear facility near Augusta, GA. For info on carpooling and housing, call Mary Olsen, NIRS Southeast, 828-675-1792.

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Organizations

Active Students for a Healthy Environment (ASHE) • 236-3834 or ecology@bulldog.unca.edu
American Indian Movement Asheville • 828-628-2862 or aimasheville@hotmail.com or <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 (ACRC) • 236-1672.
Asheville Free School • ashevillefreeschool@hotmail.com or 255-3678
Asheville Life Food Collective, 280-2555.
Asheville NOW • Join us in the fight for Women’s Equality. PO Box 8733, Asheville NC, 28814, (828) 285-0565.
Asheville Prison Book Program • 254-3025.
Asheville ReCyclery • Non profit bicycle repair at the Asheville Community Resource Center, 828-253-7930
Asheville Inn Exchange • Non-profit youth shelter + community service projects = a better Asheville! 350-1900, innexchange@hotmail.com, or groups.msn.com/ashevilleinnexchange
Blue Ridge Equality Alliance • 252-4097 or <info@breaonline.org>
The Bountiful Cities Project PO Box 898 Asheville, NC 28801 Info: Jodi at 236-9462.
Canary Coalition • clean air group, PO Box 1556, Whittier, NC 28789-1556
Carolina Animal Action • PO Box 19242, Asheville, NC 28815, meatstinks@aol.com. 298-4647
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association • 919-542-2402.
Carolina Interfaith Taskforce on Central America (CITCA) • Melissa Fridlin, 777-3968, citcawnc@main.nc.us, PO Box 1947, Asheville 28802
Children Of Earth • Educational support group and grassroots activism for families. Working together to defend our sacred birthrights. Affinity group, meetings, newsletter, etc. Info: 828-232-0036 or childrenofearth@riseup.net
Citizens for Media Literacy • 34 Wall St. 828-255-0182.
Clean Water for North Carolina (formerly the Clean Water Fund) • Works with communities to help protect their rights to clean, safe water by providing organizing and technical assistance and statewide advocacy for swift, fair, and effective environmental enforcement. Info:251-1291, or [www.cleanwaterfund.org] www.cwfnc.org
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 • Local grassroots cannabis advocacy group. Call: 251-0343; E-mail: herbmercy@aol.com; Website: <members.aol.com/herbmercy/>
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, <www.dogwoodalliance.org>
Earthaven Ecovillage • Permaculture based, off-grid, intentional community, 669-3937 (voice mail) or <www.earthaven.org> 1025 Camp Elliott Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Education In Action • Youth action for social justice. Info: Eric, 828-254-9729, email: eric@educationinaction.org or web site: www.educationinaction.org
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.
Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO) • 119 3rd Ave. West, Hendersonville, NC 28792 or 692-0385
Food Not Bombs • Feeding the hungry and building community, call Jason @ 281-4343.
Free Radio Asheville • PO Box 1485, Asheville, NC 28802, freeradioasheville@hotmail.com, or www.freeradioasheville.org
Freedom Socialist Party • 202 Edgewood Rd. #203, Asheville, NC 28804-3315, Info: 258-0731 or www.socialism.com
Heart Of The Mother • Educational support group and grassroots activism for mothers and other women. Welfare Warriors, Mother Warriors Voice Newspaper, Mother Earth Spiritual Gatherings, World Birth Magazine, etc. Info: 828-232-0036 or allmyrelations@wildmail.com
Henderson County Greens • <www.greens.org/wnc> or 697-4254.
High Country Citizens for Peace and Justice (Boone) • <www.highcountrypeace.org>
International Link Community Center • 87 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28801. 255-9104
Just Economics • 45 Sardis Rd., Asheville, NC 28806 or 665-2198.
Katuah Earth First! • PO Box 1485, Asheville, NC 28802 or 225-0814.
Katuah MASHH (Medicine for Activists Seeking Health and Healing) • 275-6221.
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 • Not-for-profit youth empowerment organization. Call Breanna at 258-9395, or visit <geocities.com/mosaicvortex/>
North Carolina Citizens for Safe Food • Anti-biotech group. Subscribe to NC Safe Food Net at: <www.topica.com/lists/NC_Citizens_for_Safe_Food>
North Carolina Peace Action • PO Box 10384, Raleigh, NC 27605, billtowepa@juno.com , 919-469-0831
Nuclear Information & Resource Service Southeast • PO Box 7586, Asheville, NC, 28802. Contact: Mary Olson, 828-251-2060. nirs.se@mindspring.com or www.nirs.org
OUR VOICE • formerly Rape Crisis Center, PO Box 7453, Asheville, NC 28802. 252-0562
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty • WNC Chapter, 828-253-6287.
PFLAG • Gay and lesbian family group, 277-7815
PFLAG Hendersonville, 696-8250
Physicians for Social Responsibility • Lew Patrie at 299-1242 or Stan Dienst 890-1582 <patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us>.
Planned Parenthood • 603 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC 28801, 252-7928.
Population Connection (formerly ZPG) • Info: Gregory Wilcox, 665-7531 or email gwilcox@charter.net
Quality Forward • Volunteer stream cleanup. Call Gretchen at 254-1776. P.O. Box 22, Asheville, NC 28802
RESULTS • citizens’ group, hunger and poverty advocacy organization. Cathy, 299-7957
San Cristóbal Committee of Asheville Sister Cities • 675-5525 or jmorgan@yancey.main.nc.us
Sierra Club, Wenoca group • 828-645-8917 or ryonen@juno.com
Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project • PO Box 3141, Asheville, NC 28802. 258-2667 <www.sabp.net>
Southern Appalachian Center for Cooperative Ownership • 12 1/2 Wall St. Ste. D, Asheville, NC 28801or 232-0632
SPARE CHANGE? Testing the constitutionality of Asheville’s new solicitation ordinance. sparechange345@hotmail.com
Tranzmision • Transgender community/activist group. Allies welcome! 281-4343 or tranzmision@hotmail.com
Voices for Peace • c/o Brevard College, Box B-5649, 400 N. Broad St., Brevard, NC 28712
War Resisters League • 277-0758
War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee • 1-800-269-7464 or 285-0010
Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East • PO Box 563, Asheville, NC 28802. Info: Ahmad Amara, 252-7710, Andrew Summers, 298-5320, or Jean Franklin, 669-5205
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 Civil Liberties Coalition • Been violated due to Patriot Act, or care to join? Call: 697-4254 or 271-0022
WNC-Cuba Friendship Committee • George Robinson, 232-4922
WNC Green Party • meeting info: 254-5058
WNC Peace Coalition • Mission: “We are a coalition of groups and individuals promoting nonviolent solutions to world conflicts.” Peace Line: 271-0022 / E-mail: Peace@wncPeaceCoalition.org / Website: www.wncPeaceCoalition.org
WNC School of the Americas Watch • 254-5195
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom • PO Box 8016, Asheville, NC 28814. 299-1414 or 254-5489.
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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