Iraq Body Count @ UNCA

Iraq Body Count is a display of over 3,700 white flags on the UNCA quad to represent the number of American soldiers that have died in the Iraq war thus far (since we ordered the flags, unfortunately even more casualties have occurred).

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UNCA Students for a Democratic Society

Panel on the Iraq War

Date: Tuesday, March 11 2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Laurel Forum, Karpan Hall, UNCA Campus
Admission: Free, donations welcome

UNCA SDS is holding a panel followed by a question and answer session regarding the Iraq war and its consequences for women, the environment, the economy, and society in Iraq. It will also discuss the resistance to the war both in Iraq and in countries like the United States.

Speakers: (all are members of UNCA SDS)

Kati Ketz: The war's impact on women in Iraq
Michael Graham: The war's impact on the environment
Jessica Randell: The social and human costs of the war
Brian Chorley: The war's impact on the economy of Iraq
Josh Sykes: The resistance to the war

For more info contact: Brian Chorley, chorley.1@osu.edu, (315) 402 0092


I received this anonymously via email, so thank you so much to whoever sent it.

Of Montreal

Of Montreal
Originally uploaded by pggaillard, who has some excellent shots of several bands.

They performed at The Grey Eagle this month. They probably get the best bands to play at their venue.

The Messenjah

LUCIANO
The Messenjah

May 6, 2008
@ The Grey Eagle
Asheville, NC

Victor Chiarizia, Asheville Artist

Victor Chiarizia's glass is well-known for its technical innovations, organic forms and spirited colorations. His most acclaimed work includes The Botanicals, a series of sculptures with flameworked glass which is treated with multiple applications of enamels to give luster and luminosity to the vines, blossoms, fruit, human hands, and other elements that cling to amorphous hot glass vessels.

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Atmospheric: A Virgo Full Moon Gathering

Date & Time: 2008-02-20 8:00 PM
Location: Ghosttown Studios
Asheville Full Moon Gathering & Evoke Community present:

Atmospheric: A Virgo Full Moon Gathering

About Virgo: The mutable sign of Virgo is practical and adaptable. It typifies service to others in some way. It denotes keen analytical and critical faculties with great attention to detail.

Our themed sounds will be in an atmospheric, ambient, chill-out state of mind.
Costume and alter decoration are welcomed from all.
Josh Spice will be displaying art.

Ananda will be leading a Kundalini yoga class from 8pm-9pm. Bring your own mat.

DJ sets with:

Gilbot (AFM)
jOshU (AFM, Pimpin' Asheville)
Olof (Speaks in Tongues, AFM)
Medisin (T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi, AFM)

Also, as a community we encourage all participants to bring their cultural gifts. If you are interested in presenting visual art, performance art, or ritual, please do so. If you would like to present a larger installation, please contact a member of the community to see about creating space or defining time to share with us all. Our gatherings are created by all in attendance, the talents and arts they bring, and wonderful people who donate their time and energy toward coming together every month!

This full moon will be held at Ghosttown Studios
120 Alexander Pl.
Swanannoa, NC
28778

From Asheville:
I-40 East
Exit 59
Left onto Patton Cove Rd.
Right at the light
2nd Right, Park St
2nd Left, Alexander Pl.
Park in the church parking lot.

Each full moon we gather from dusk until dawn to celebrate the cyclical, cosmic interplay of life through music, dancing and ritual under open sky . Our purpose is to experience joy, to heal ourselves through movement and to embody the truth of each moment through sound. Every gathering is an opportunity for us to practice living and breathing at a higher vibration, to acknowledge our unity of spirit and to ground this collective experience through our bodies and into our daily lives. We invite you to co-create this experience with us.

We share a cultural identity that is rooted in a global, social phenomena beyond specific musical genres or religious associations. As we continue to grow, we will communicate and collaborate with our larger community around the world, celebrating our differences as well as our unified purpose to heal and to manifest The Vibe.

$10 per person goes toward water, fruit, tea, decoration, tp, warm weather campground rental, indoor space rental, equipment costs, generator/gas, and all the factors that allow us to create, share, and sustain the Asheville Full Moon gatherings in their ever evolving community.

Street Fiddler Ian Moore Dancing in Pack Square

(x-posted from A Year in Asheville)

Asheville Music Jamboree

At Deerfield's, on May 23-25 2008, the Asheville Music Jamboree will embrace that diversity and beauty, inviting patrons from all walks of life to enjoy an eclectic mix of world-class entertainment and to celebrate a unique sense of community in an intimate setting of rolling hills and bountiful apple orchards.

AMJam is excited to announce the BEST 3-day music festival in Western North Carolina featuring Asheville’s favorite son, Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule!

We are truly excited about AMJam 2008.....you don't want to miss this years festival. Be sure to check back in and get your tickets to AMJam 2008." MySpace

ASA-WNC

Our goal at ASA-WNC is to bring about legislation in the State of North Carolina to protect cannabis patients, their doctors and caregivers from arrest. Further, as these laws change, it is our goal to provide quality control to state dispensaries through our NC Cannabis Patient's Network to maintain clean, safe standards for our patients.

We plan to join with thousands of others and petition congress on a national level to reschedule cannabis so doctor's can write prescriptions for patients that may benefit from it's use, and to provide researchers with a safe, legal supply.

We must end the misinformation, the propaganda and the bad laws.

ASA-WNC
PO Box 205
Mill Spring, NC 28756

Phone: 828-625-2818
Email: info@asawnc.org

www.asawnc.org
www.youtube.com/asawnc
www.youtube.com/cannabistherapeutics

The Government Can Not Lie Anymore, Cannabis Cures!

We will be holding regular monthly meetings the 3rd Sunday of each month at Greenlife Grocery Community Center, 90 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC - from 3:00-4:30 pm
February 17th, March 16th, April 20th, May 18th

Join Us and Learn the Facts

IVAW Storms UNCA

I have finally calmed down. There was an action in the Highsmith building of UNCA today. I arrived to be a quiet observer and film the action. It happened a little after noon today and now, at a bit after 2pm, I have finally calmed down.

Soldiers in camo and full gear stormed the student building across from the downstairs cafe. A handful of SDS students posed as Iraqis sitting in their home. As the soldiers swept the room, they screamed, "GET THE FUCK DOWN, DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW! MOVE! NOW! MOVE IT YOU STUPID BITCH!". A crowd started to gather, as it was lunchtime anyway. The Marine recruiters who had a table set up near by, acted like nothing was happening.

[Read More ...] | this photo and more taken by the Gaias Tears website.

Asheville's Swingin' Mardi Party

x-posted from A Year In Asheville.