May 2018 Community Calendar

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ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

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Green Grannies Book Club

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"Trouble" Screening

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Gender Creative Kids Playgroup

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"The Accidental Anarchist" Screening

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ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

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Green Grannies Book Club

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"Riding the Second Wave" Author Reading

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"A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas" Author Event

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Tapping the Reservoir of Normalcy to Treat Autism

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ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

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Green Grannies Book Club

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Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Discussion

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EDS Support Group

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Asheville Prison Books Volunteer Orientation

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ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

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Green Grannies Book Club

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Social Justice Book Club

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Wild Words Writing Group

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Birthday Party: We're 10 Years Old!

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Legalize Freedom

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ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

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Green Grannies Book Club

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Tue, May 1

10:00am – 11:30am

ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

We come to together to talk about racial justice work, decide what we will do this week, and then get to work in the Do-Session!
1:30pm – 4:00pm

Steady Collective Needle Exchange

Comprehensive harm reduction services including distribution of naloxone, syringes and supplies at no cost.

Wed, May 2

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Green Grannies Book Club

Founded in 2012, the Green Grannies are a group of women who are willing to make a ruckus about the need for action on climate change. This is their reading group and you're welcome to join in!

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Original Recovery

A new approach to recovery ideology founded in the truth that there are multiple successful paths to varied, authentic lifestyles.

Fri, May 4

6:30pm – 8:00pm

"Trouble" Screening

A monthly showing of the 30 minute documentary Trouble by sub.Media followed by a directed conversation. 

Sat, May 5

10:00am – 12:00pm

Gender Creative Kids Playgroup

Informal family gathering for kids who don’t play by the gender rules. 

Sun, May 6

1:00pm – 3:00pm

WNC-Between The Covers BDSM Book Group

WNC-Between The Covers, a BDSM and fetish book group, will be reading books and meeting each month to discuss them.
3:00pm – 5:00pm

"The Accidental Anarchist" Screening

Join community members for a screening of The Accidental Anarchist, a feature-length documentary about one man’s remarkable journey: from diplomat to anarchist; insider to outsider.
5:00pm – 7:30pm

Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night!

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.

Tue, May 8

10:00am – 11:30am

ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

We come to together to talk about racial justice work, decide what we will do this week, and then get to work in the Do-Session!
1:30pm – 4:00pm

Steady Collective Needle Exchange

Comprehensive harm reduction services including distribution of naloxone, syringes and supplies at no cost.
6:30pm – 8:30pm

Socialism! A Jacobin Reading Group

On the first Tuesday of every month, participants meet to discuss readings from Jacobin Magazine and from the broader Left movement.

Wed, May 9

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Green Grannies Book Club

Founded in 2012, the Green Grannies are a group of women who are willing to make a ruckus about the need for action on climate change. This is their reading group and you're welcome to join in!

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Original Recovery

A new approach to recovery ideology founded in the truth that there are multiple successful paths to varied, authentic lifestyles.

Fri, May 11

2:30pm – 4:00pm

Wild Words Writing Group

Let your words be wildly free to express your heart's desire.
6:00pm – 7:00pm

"Riding the Second Wave" Author Reading

Jessica Heriot, Ph.D introduces her new book Riding the Second Wave: How Feminism Changed Women's Psychology and Mine.

Sat, May 12

10:30am – 12:00pm

Asheville Bitcoin Meetup

Discussion on what Bitcoin is and it’s power to transform the world as we know it!
3:00pm – 4:30pm

"A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas" Author Event

Join local author Michael W. Hopping for a discussion of his new book and a brief multimedia demonstration of its approach to mushroom identification in the wild.

Sun, May 13

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Asheville Tarot Circle

Discussion, exercises and practice in exploring the psychological dimensions of the Tarot.

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Tapping the Reservoir of Normalcy to Treat Autism

Author and educational and behavioral therapist Robert J. Bernstein presents his original, intuitive approach to helping people with autism—many of whom have never spoken until he worked with them.
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Asheville IWW General Organizing Meeting

Monthly meeting to discuss current organizing efforts.

Tue, May 15

10:00am – 11:30am

ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

We come to together to talk about racial justice work, decide what we will do this week, and then get to work in the Do-Session!
1:30pm – 4:00pm

Steady Collective Needle Exchange

Comprehensive harm reduction services including distribution of naloxone, syringes and supplies at no cost.

Wed, May 16

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Green Grannies Book Club

Founded in 2012, the Green Grannies are a group of women who are willing to make a ruckus about the need for action on climate change. This is their reading group and you're welcome to join in!

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Original Recovery

A new approach to recovery ideology founded in the truth that there are multiple successful paths to varied, authentic lifestyles.

Fri, May 18

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Discussion

This meetup will explore societal and ethical implications of cryptocurrencies and the underlying technologies.

Sat, May 19

1:00pm – 4:00pm

EDS Support Group

Zebras unite! Talk, listen, and connect with other folks who have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and related disorders. 

Sun, May 20

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Asheville Prison Books Volunteer Orientation

Learn about how to get involved with a local books-to-prisons project!
5:00pm – 6:30pm

Monthly Analytics in Asheville Meetup

Meeting for any folks interested in analytics.

Tue, May 22

10:00am – 11:30am

ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

We come to together to talk about racial justice work, decide what we will do this week, and then get to work in the Do-Session!
1:30pm – 4:00pm

Steady Collective Needle Exchange

Comprehensive harm reduction services including distribution of naloxone, syringes and supplies at no cost.

Wed, May 23

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Green Grannies Book Club

Founded in 2012, the Green Grannies are a group of women who are willing to make a ruckus about the need for action on climate change. This is their reading group and you're welcome to join in!

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Original Recovery

A new approach to recovery ideology founded in the truth that there are multiple successful paths to varied, authentic lifestyles.

Thu, May 24

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Social Justice Book Club

Reading Strangers in their Own Land by Arlie Hochschild.

4:00pm – 5:00pm

ASWOP Plan and Meet

Join ASWOP, community service providers, and sex workers for an informal planning meeting around the long term goals of the Sex Worker Outreach Project.
6:00pm – 9:00pm

Tranzmission Prison Project Packaging Party

An open, monthly volunteer event to help prepare books and zines for mailing to prisons across the United States.

Fri, May 25

2:30pm – 4:00pm

Wild Words Writing Group

Let your words be wildly free to express your heart's desire.
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Asheville Animal Rights Reading Group

Meet to read and discuss works on animal rights/liberation.

Sat, May 26

10:30am – 12:00pm

Asheville Bitcoin Meetup

Discussion on what Bitcoin is and it’s power to transform the world as we know it!
3:00pm – 5:00pm

Birthday Party: We're 10 Years Old!

In honor of our co-op's tenth birthday, join us for free cold brew coffee, gift bags for kiddos, and homemade popsicles! Oh, and did we mention a vegan cake? We'll be serving dessert to top it all off.
5:30pm – 6:30pm

Asheville Vegan Runners Monthly Meeting

Old and new vegans and runners meet to inspire and be inspired!

Sun, May 27

11:00am – 12:30pm

Asheville FM Station Meeting

Asheville FM is a volunteer-based, grassroots community radio station broadcasting at 103.3 on the FM dial in Asheville, NC. Created by Friends of Community Radio, a 501(c)3 non-profit entity.
4:30pm – 6:30pm

Queer & Poly Meetup

A meetup for folks at the intersection of Queerness and Ethical Non-Monogamy! A time to chat, learn, support and grow with other queer and ethically non-monogamous folks in the area. Bring a friend or come make new ones!

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Legalize Freedom

Art Myers will discuss how to "legalize freedom" from within and without on their 71st birthday.

Tue, May 29

10:00am – 11:30am

ASURJ Do!scussion and Do-Session

We come to together to talk about racial justice work, decide what we will do this week, and then get to work in the Do-Session!
1:30pm – 4:00pm

Steady Collective Needle Exchange

Comprehensive harm reduction services including distribution of naloxone, syringes and supplies at no cost.

Wed, May 30

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Green Grannies Book Club

Founded in 2012, the Green Grannies are a group of women who are willing to make a ruckus about the need for action on climate change. This is their reading group and you're welcome to join in!

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Original Recovery

A new approach to recovery ideology founded in the truth that there are multiple successful paths to varied, authentic lifestyles.

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