April 2019 Community Calendar

JMPROTV Photography and Editing Class

JMPRO TV will hold a series of photography classes open to the community. Classes are donation based ($10+ suggested). Ccameras and lenses are provided for each class.

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach

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

Black Mama's Bail Out Planning Meeting

A tactic to confront the malicious system of money bail and make tangible interventions in the lives of black women and caregivers across the South for Mother's Day.

Original Recovery

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

ASURJ Middle/Owning Class Caucus

Join the ASURJ Middle and Upper/Owning Class Caucus for a discussion about class privilege and how it affects our anti-racist activism.

"Trouble" Screening

sub.Media offers Trouble, a brand-new monthly show offering an in-depth anarchist analysis of current struggles, tactics, and movement dynamics

Firestorm Volunteer Orientation

Firestorm is launching a Volunteer Program as a way to create opportunities for folks to plug into all the different happenings in and around our co-op.

Poly & Trans/NB/Genderqueer Meetup

A meetup for folks who identify as poly and trans, NB, and/or genderqueer, to provide mutual support, discuss current issues affecting us, and plan for future group activities.

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.

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach

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

Original Recovery

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

Racial Equity Discussion

Join for a discussion related to ongoing experiences with the 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge happening April 1st through 21st.

Cancelled - Queer Writing Group

*This event will not happen on 9/27/2019 and is cancelled until further notice.*

Have a writing practice or want to start one? Join in the launch of a new collective writing group for LGBTQ folks.

Spanish Language Adventures for Kids

Dulce Sweet Kids brings a latin world experience to kids through a combination of music, art, language and adventures.

The Asheville Blade Presents: Asheville's Government

Blade editor David Forbes, who's covered City Hall for over a decade, will present a rundown of how local government works, what some major current issues are, answer questions and lay out some of the most effective ways for locals to get involved.

Trauma Resource Group

TRG is an inclusive space for sharing mental health resources, coping strategies, recovery stories, and science about the mind-body-social connection.

Disappeared: Migration Stories and Commemoration of our Community Members

A commemoration marking one year since ICE raids swept up dozens of WNC community members.

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach

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

Chiapas Book Club

A reading group discussing Chiaps, Mexico. The first installment of this group will be reading When a Woman Rises by Christine Eber.

Women's Empowerment Book Club

A reading group to explore and discusses books that inspire, empower, and support positive transformation. This meetup welcomes both cisgender and transgender women.

Original Recovery

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

Brandon Amico's "Disappearing, Inc."

A reading from local poet Brandon Amico's debut collection of poems, Disappearing, Inc.

Corporate Greed and the Criminalization of Educators

In the just-released book None of the Above, Shani Robinson and journalist Anna Simonton explore how racist policies and practices cheated generations of black children long before some teachers tampered with tests.

Asheville Animal Rights Reading Group

Devouring books, poems, and other writings related to animals and animal rights. 

EDS Support Group

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

Asheville Prison Books Volunteer Orientation

Learn about how to get involved with a local books-to-prisons project!

Monthly Analytics in Asheville Meetup

*April 21st event is cancelled. Meetings will resume in May*
Meeting for any folks interested in analytics.

"Bent On Somnolence" Screening + Discussion

Free movie screening plus a discussion on how we overcome feelings of fear and disempowerment.

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach

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

YWCA of Asheville Book Club: "Just Mercy"

Join YWCA of Asheville in a discussion about the inequity occurring in the American criminal justice system.

Original Recovery

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

ASWOP Planning Meeting

Join Asheville Sex Workers Outreach Project in developing their plan to advocate for sex workers in the Asheville area.

Tranzmission Prison Project Packaging Party

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

Cancelled - Queer Writing Group

*This event will not happen on 9/27/2019 and is cancelled until further notice.*

Have a writing practice or want to start one? Join in the launch of a new collective writing group for LGBTQ folks.

Spanish Language Adventures for Kids

Dulce Sweet Kids brings a latin world experience to kids through a combination of music, art, language and adventures.

Asheville Vegan Runners Monthly Meeting

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

Colorful Pages Project Read Aloud

Colorful Pages Project is a group of educators, counselors, and parents, passionate about racial equity. Join CPP and Firestorm for our monthly bilingual read aloud event.

Queer & Poly Meetup

Story Medicine Worldwide Presents...

Medicine World Wide presents Mama Matanah, an 85 year old African American elder, healer, and artist.

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach

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