by DavidG | Dec 31, 2024 | Weekly Update
As 2024 comes to a close, we offer you this recap of the issues we’ve been tracking – and taking collective action for – this year. These reports and the community awareness and advocacy they facilitate are only possible because of the generous support of...
by DavidG | Nov 18, 2024 | Weekly Update
q PROBLEMATIC Summary: We continue to urge the State of North Carolina to declare an immediate eviction moratorium and authorize substantial rental assistance to the thousands of people in Western North Carolina who are struggling in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The...
by DavidG | Jul 22, 2024 | Uncategorized, Weekly Update
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, July 23rd at 5 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center at 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. You can attend this meeting in person or watch it online at this link. The full agenda for the meeting is...
by DavidG | Jul 15, 2024 | Weekly Update
The Community Reparations Commission will hold a virtual meeting TONIGHT, Monday, July 15th, from 6 to 8 pm. Meeting materials are available here. This meeting will be recorded and streamed at the City’s YouTube page. The Buncombe County Commission meets this Tuesday,...
by DavidG | Jul 8, 2024 | Weekly Update
The Community Reparations Commission will meet Monday, July 15th, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center Banquet Hall at 87 Haywood Street in Asheville. The public is welcome to attend. Meeting materials will be available here. This meeting will be...
by DavidG | Jul 1, 2024 | Weekly Update
There are no meetings of either the Asheville City Council or the Buncombe County Commission this week (or next). s 1 YELLOW: Things of concern, more information needed Buncombe County still hasn’t shared a plan for tracking racial data This issue was raised in our...