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August 2023 Community Calendar

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Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair

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At-Home Compounding of Hormones for Gender Affirming Treatment (Bookfair Session)

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Heart’s Ease (Bookfair Session): Herbs for the Cycles of Grief

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Sun, Aug 6

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.

Fri, Aug 11

12:00pm – 5:00pm

Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair

The Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is back from COVID hiatus and will be held in Asheville, NC from August 11-13.
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Radical Storytelling (Bookfair Session)

A learning experience on how to introduce concepts such as gender, class, race, and disability to young children and/or intellectually disabled folks, via shared book reading.
3:30pm – 5:00pm

Direct Action Abortion Services in Latin America (Bookfair Session)

This presentation will be given by a participant in a clandestine group that offers services to end pregnancies at up to twelve weeks in a Central American country.

Sat, Aug 12

10:00am – 12:00pm

At-Home Compounding of Hormones for Gender Affirming Treatment (Bookfair Session)

Learn how to safely compound injectable estrogen in a home environment! This workshop will teach basic lab techniques and get you hands on training to bring back to your community.
1:00pm – 2:30pm

The Break Up Theory of Anarchism (Bookfair Session)

Author Scott Branson talks about anarchism in our daily lives, shifting focus to how we form and end relationships as a place of collective struggle to build better worlds.
3:00pm – 4:00pm

The Depth of Engaging—An Indigequeer Perspective (Bookfair Session)

This presentation will explore the building of true allyship and how we can work towards right relationships.
4:30pm – 5:30pm

Abolishing Surveillance (Bookfair Session): Digital Media Activism and State Repression

A talk based on the forthcoming book, Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression, which offers an in-depth study of how various communities and activist organizations are resisting surveillance.

Sun, Aug 13

10:00am – 12:00pm

Heart’s Ease (Bookfair Session): Herbs for the Cycles of Grief

In this class, participants will learn about herbs that support us through the various phases of grief.
1:00pm – 2:30pm

PUNK—Dangerous Utopia (Bookfair Session)

What can punk's legacy teach today's anti-capitalist and anti-fascist movements? In this talk, we'll revisit the relationship between punk and anarchism!
3:00pm – 5:00pm

Radical Death Care (Bookfair Session)

A presentation and discussion on enacting autonomy, mutual aid, and transformation in care for the dying and dead.

Sat, Aug 19

3:00pm – 4:30pm

Write Your Values

Author Misha Lazzara reveals how our beliefs, ideals and spiritual or material interests can guide storytelling to greater depths and help keep us engaged with our projects through completion.

Sun, Aug 20

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!

Wed, Aug 23

7:00pm – 8:30pm

To the Ghosts Who Are Still Living

Ami Lev Weintraub joins us for the launch of his new book, To the Ghosts Who Are Still Living. Joined by author Shane Burley, they'll explore the generational trauma and resiliency that underscores our struggle to survive.

Sat, Aug 26

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Barb Morrison and Shawna Kenney

Two veterans of the punk scene, Barb Morrison and Shawna Kenney, descend upon Asheville with words and war stories to share!

Sun, Aug 27

10:00am – 8:00pm

Grand Reopening

While it is true that we had our "soft launch" a few weeks earlier, we've been finalizing things since then and by the 27th you can expect to see new Firestorm as it is intended to be experienced.

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