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Tell City Council to make the switch to Clean, Renewable Power
Across the nation, people are realizing that modernizing our cities with 100% renewable energy will help create jobs and boost local economies. We need you you to make the clean energy future a reality. Send an email to the Asheville City council telling them to make switch to renewable energy. Cities like Aspen, CO, Georgetown,…
Read MoreCharlottesville, a Year Later
This weekend’s letter from Indivisible co-founders and current directors of the Indivisible Project was so important we decided to reprint it here in its entirety. Please read below or in the browser version of their original email. Then check out this updated community resource on fighting white supremacy. ================================================= Indivisibles, One year ago this weekend,…
Read MoreAction Alert: #NixAllSix
The N.C. General Assembly has approved 6 constitutional amendments to appear at the end of the 2018 General Election ballot. All 6 amendments have drawn criticism for being concocted in secret, vaguely-written, and permanent changes drafted with partisan intent. These amendments are unnecessary power grabs, and are worded with intention to be confusing to voters.…
Read MoreCall Congressman Mark Meadows
Congressman Mark Meadows is expected to push Monday to get the Justice Department to divulge investigatory information concerning the Mueller investigation by using Congressional oversight authority. This is information which the Department as a matter of longstanding policy cannot divulge. This push will threaten Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein with impeachment as a means to access this information, and then share…
Read MoreApril Meeting Recap: A Peek Inside North Korea
On Tuesday, April 24, national security consultant Jonathan Tetzlaff gave us a fascinating look into the politics and culture of North Korea, with indications of what might lie ahead for 2018 in U.S./North Korean relations. We learned that Korean beer is pretty good, that you can be arrested (and tortured) for juvenile pranks, that even newspaper images…
Read MorePreserving & Cherishing the Earth (Featuring Climate Scientist Michael Mann)
Earth Day ~ Dare to Care! On April 22 @ 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm, gather with qualified professionals who are daring to care by sharing their knowledge on the science behind climate change. The afternoon will also include sustainable practices, current political climate on climate change, and the healthly actions available for the people and the planet. Registration…
Read MoreSign Up to Be a Homework Helper!
Help support our new Community Partnership Project and sign up to be a Homework Helper today! The K-5 After-School Program at the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Recreation Center needs volunteers to help kids with homework. Sign up for as little as one or two hours a week—or even a couple of hours a month—on any…
Read MoreSummary of Remarks by NC House Speaker Tim Moore
Tim Moore spoke to the Buncombe County Bar Association meeting on March 14, 2018. He is a lawyer in Cleveland County, which voted 62% Drumpf in 2016. Re: why has the GA made judicial elections partisan? Per Moore, it is because “outside organizations” were coming in and calling candidates Republican or Democrat and urging people…
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March 27 Meeting Recap: Voter Registration Training with Democracy NC and Q&A with Buncombe County Reps
We’ve read the newspapers and stayed up to date with political affairs. We’ve written and called our representatives. We’ve even marched in the streets. Now, it’s time to take our power to the polls. Democracy North Carolina joined us for our March general meeting to train Indivisibles on the ins and outs of registering voters. The…
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February 27 General Meeting Recap: Kill the Bill
What are the bills we should know about? And how do we follow them? Why, we’re glad you asked! At our Feb. 27 general meeting Kelly Garvy, a recent grad student from Durham, introduced us to her lean, mean, bill-tracking machine: killthebill.com. Kelly, who spearheads Protecting Progress in Durham, worked with Code the Dream, which…
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