May 2019 Community Calendar

Bulk Herb Giveaway

Leigh Hunt wrote that May Day is "the union of the two best things in the world, the love of nature, and the love of each other." Our co-op is celebrating this Spring festival and anti-capitalist holiday with an herb giveaway!

Original Recovery

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

Asheville SURJ Writes Letters for Better Buses Together!

Join ASURJ, in collaboration with Better Buses Together, to share ideas and suggestions on writing letters to the editor and letters to our city council members.

"Trouble" Screening

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

Queer Open Mic + Wussy Release

WUSSY Magazine is proud to present Vol. 06 with an open mic and evening of poetry, prose, clothing drive, and more!

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 Group Meetup

A time to chat, learn, support and grow with other folks who are polyamorous, polyromantic, and/or ethically nonmonogamous, and also dealing with the issues of being trans, nonbinary, and/or genderqueer.

Urban Foraging Walk

A free class to increase our knowledge of the world around us... delicious and nutritious!

Letter Writing Against HB370

Blue Ridge ABC and CIMA are teaming up to facilitate a community letter writing night to oppose a NC bill designed to fuel Trump’s deportation machine and promote attacks on immigrants.

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.

Radical Birth Worker Meet Up

Join the Carolina Abortion Fund for a skill-share and local assessment of full-spectrum pregnancy care. This will include info on applying for CAF's abortion doula training in June 2019, followed by a talk by Jenny Brown (Birth Strike)!

"Birth Strike" with Author Jenny Brown

Join Jenny Brown for talk on her new book, Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight Over Women's Work. Jenny Brown is a National Women’s Liberation organizer and former editor of Labor Notes.

Original Recovery

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

"Tools to Change the World" with Author Mirra Price

Local activist and author Mirra Price offers a compelling vision of a more equitable, sustainable, and just society that will empower people and communities.

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.

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.

Fox Flower Montessori Information Session

Come learn about Fox Flower Montessori, a non-hierarchical elementary school (grades 1st-6th) opening up in Asheville for the 2019-2020 school year.

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

Original Recovery

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

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. 

"Bent On Somnolence" Short Film Screening

Screening and discussion of Bent on Somnolence, a short film by Timothy McCarthy.

Asheville Prison Books Volunteer Orientation

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

Steady Collective Syringe Access Outreach

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

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.

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.

Epic Birthday Book Sale!

The last weekend of May marks the beginning of our co-op's twelfth year! Celebrate with us this Friday and save 20% on ALL full-price book.

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.

Asheville Vegan Runners Monthly Meeting

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

Queer & Poly Meetup

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.

Intersectional and Intergenerational Organizing Skills & Strategy

Two renowned radical justice organizers discuss learnings and challenges for successful movement-building in an era of ascendant white supremacy.