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Tranzmission Prison Project Packaging Party

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Liberation as a Practice: The Liberation Tarot Deck

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Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

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Queer Youth Book Club

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Charity Zines: An AVL Zine Fest Workshop

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Asheville Food and Beverage United Open Hours

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[Postponed] Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

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Sun, Sep 1

12:00pm – 3:00pm

Tranzmission Prison Project Packaging Party

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

Wed, Sep 4

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, Sep 6

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, Sep 8

3:00pm – 4:30pm

Solidarity Is Our Safety Plan: Anti-Repression Workshop

This workshop will discuss some of the tactics used by police and federal agents to target our movements, and offer suggestions on how to protect ourselves through solidarity.

Tue, Sep 10

7:00pm – 8:30pm

The Case for Not Voting

The future of democracy hangs in the balance, we're told. But as another most-important-election-ever draws near, many progressives are facing the fact that their values are not on the ballot.

Wed, Sep 11

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. 

Sat, Sep 14

3:00pm – 4:30pm

"You Shouldn't Be Here" Book Tour

Lauren Thoman in conversation with Beth Revis discussing her newest work of speculative fiction, You Shouldn't Be Here, as part of a multi-city book tour.

Sun, Sep 15

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!
3:00pm – 4:30pm

Liberation as a Practice: The Liberation Tarot Deck

Magic is an essential tool for healing and social change within our communities. Join Liberation Tarot organizer Elicia Epstein and essay contributor lawrence barriner ii for a conversation on this unique deck!

Wed, Sep 18

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, Sep 19

5:00pm – 7:00pm

Harm Reduction Kit Packing Party

Want to take action to improve community health and show solidarity with people who use drugs? Help Steady Collective package harm reduction kits that will be distributed at upcoming outreach events!

Fri, Sep 20

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Queer Youth Book Club

A queer book club for 2spirit, queer, trans, and questioning youth ages 11 to 24!
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.

Sat, Sep 21

7:00pm – 8:30pm

Rattling the Cages: Visualizing Carceral Repression

What roles does art play in the movement for abolition? In this Rattling the Cages panel talk, Eric King speaks with Vic Liu and James Kilgore, creators of the new book The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration.

Sun, Sep 22

10:30am – 12:30pm

Charity Zines: An AVL Zine Fest Workshop

Sarcastic Moth Press offers a presentation on using zines as a platform for fundraising! SMP is a community project focused on creating "charity zines."
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, Sep 23

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Elul Song Circle

Join us for a song circle centered around healing and transformation in the Jewish month of Elul. All are welcome!

Wed, Sep 25

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, Sep 26

5:30pm – 7:00pm

[Postponed] Making Medicine Queer

Exploring the intersection of being queer in a heteronormative healthcare culture.

Sat, Sep 28

11:00am – 12:30pm

[Postponed] Skeletons in the Closet: Queer Horror Book Club

This month our book club is reading Tiffany Morris' visceral swamp horror, Green Fuse Burning.
6:00pm – 7:30pm

[Postponed] "New Mistakes" with Clement Goldberg

Debut DOPAMINE Books author Clement Goldberg reads from their novel New Mistakes—a witty, queer romp full of sex, cats and UFOs.

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