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November 2024 Community Calendar

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Embodied Exegesis Anthology Panel

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Beholden to Each Other: A Disaster Reading Group

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Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia

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Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

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Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

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Mutual Aid Switchboard Volunteer Info Session

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Spencer Sunshine on Countercultural Fascism

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Anti-Colonial Film Night!

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Sat, Nov 2

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Taking the State Out of the Body: Book Talk & Workshop

Join author Eliana Rubin for a conversation and workshop based on their recently published book, Taking the State Out of the Body: A Guide to Embodied Resistance to Zionism.

Sun, Nov 3

12:00pm – 3:00pm

[Postponed] Tranzmission Prison Project Packaging Party

An open, monthly volunteer event to help prepare books and zines for mailing to prisons across the United States.
3:00pm – 5:00pm

Political Prisoner Letter Writing

Letters save lives! Join Blue Ridge ABC each month for an evening of solidarity with incarcerated comrades. Celebrate their birthdays by sending words of encouragement and support.
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Embodied Exegesis Anthology Panel

Join us for an online reading and conversation on transfeminine cyberpunk futures with the editor, Ann LeBlanc, and three contributors to Embodied Exegesis: Elly Bangs, Catherine Kim and Petra Skelton.

Mon, Nov 4

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Beholden to Each Other: A Disaster Reading Group

How can we begin to make sense of what we've experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene? We're inviting community members to join us in reading Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell.

Wed, Nov 6

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Drop-in Community Notary Service

Have documents that require notarization, like advance care directives, name change paperwork, custody arrangements, etc.? Stop by Firestorm on the first Wednesday of each month for free, friendly, no-judgment Notary Public services!

Fri, Nov 8

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Gender Reveal Party: A Queer Craft Circle

Embark on a playful exploration of the self in this monthly all-ages crafting club.

Sat, Nov 9

7:00pm – 8:30pm

Rattling the Cages: Until All Are Free

Former political prisoners Eric King and Jason and Jeremy Hammond discuss state vs. federal prisons, solidarity inside and out, and readjusting to life once released.

Sun, Nov 10

2:00pm – 3:30pm

Locally Grown Stories: Picture Book Author Reading

Asheville picture book creators will read their latest works, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. Plus handouts! 

Mon, Nov 11

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Beholden to Each Other: A Disaster Reading Group

How can we begin to make sense of what we've experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene? We're inviting community members to join us in reading Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell.

Wed, Nov 13

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Drop in for AFBU's "open hours" to talk to a local organizer about how to start building a union campaign in your workplace. 

Fri, Nov 15

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Firestorm Game Night

Cooperative and competitive table-top gameplay for new and experienced players! Bring a game you love or try something new.

Sun, Nov 17

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Prison Books Packaging Party

The Asheville Prison Books monthly meetup is an opportunity for new folks to learn about APB and plug in!

Mon, Nov 18

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Mutual Aid Switchboard Volunteer Info Session

Are you looking to get more plugged in to ongoing mutual aid projects in the area? WNCMAS is tabling at Firestorm every Monday before the disaster reading group. We all need each other, come get connected!

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Beholden to Each Other: A Disaster Reading Group

How can we begin to make sense of what we've experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene? We're inviting community members to join us in reading Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell.
7:00pm – 8:30pm

Stories of Movement and Migration in Appalachia

Editor Katrina Powell and contributors to Beginning Again discuss Appalachia as a diverse place where belonging and connection are created despite displacement, resource extraction, and inequality. 

Wed, Nov 20

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Drop in for AFBU's "open hours" to talk to a local organizer about how to start building a union campaign in your workplace. 

Thu, Nov 21

5:30pm – 7:00pm

Get In Freaks, We’re Prepping!

Join us for a soft how-to on bugging out in the end times for neurodivergent folks, queers, and freaks!

Sat, Nov 23

11:00am – 12:30pm

Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

This month our book club is reading Tiffany Morris' visceral swamp horror, Green Fuse Burning.
7:00pm – 8:30pm

Rattling the Cages: Revolutionary Women Behind Bars

Eric King speaks with former political prisoners Linda Evans, Laura Whitehorn, and Nicole Kissane about the repression, the resistance, and the resilience of women fighting back in US prisons.

Sun, Nov 24

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Abolitionist Reading Club

A monthly discussion of topics of incarceration, repression and liberation framed by writings from, about and against prisons!

Mon, Nov 25

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Mutual Aid Switchboard Volunteer Info Session

Are you looking to get more plugged in to ongoing mutual aid projects in the area? WNCMAS is tabling at Firestorm every Monday before the disaster reading group. We all need each other, come get connected!

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Beholden to Each Other: A Disaster Reading Group

How can we begin to make sense of what we've experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene? We're inviting community members to join us in reading Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell.

Wed, Nov 27

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

Drop in for AFBU's "open hours" to talk to a local organizer about how to start building a union campaign in your workplace. 
6:00pm – 7:30pm

Spencer Sunshine on Countercultural Fascism

Antifascist researcher Spencer Sunshine discusses his new book Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism, which explores the hidden connections between a countercultural clique and violent neo-Nazis.

Thu, Nov 28

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Anti-Colonial Film Night!

In dishonor of the Thanksgiving holiday, Firestorm is hosting a community film night. We'll be watching a genre-blurring Brazilian drama (cw: violence).

Fri, Nov 29

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Black Friday Book Exchange

Bring a book, take a book. Capitalism not required.

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