OPPORTUNITIES
Sept. 28, Curious Conversations: Reparations; Noon-1:00pm, bring a bagged lunch. Facilitator: Rev. Claudia; Discussion questions and background information here.
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Since March of 2022, the Community Reparations Commission has been working to establish recommendations for consideration by the City a County. On Saturday, Oct. 7, a Community Reparations Summit will be held, providing an opportunity for the public to hear directly from the impact focus areas of criminal justice, economic development, education, housing, and health and wellness and provide feedback on their draft recommendations.
The Summit will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the UNC Asheville Sherrill Center, 227 Campus Drive, Asheville. Parking and admission are free, but attendance is limited and registration is required. Click here to register.
The event will also feature keynote speaker George Fatheree, who helped return $20 million to the descendants of the owners of Bruce’s Beach, a popular California waterfront property, after it was wrongly taken from them in the 1920s.
Leading up to the Summit, UNC Asheville will host two free movie nights:
- “Black in Asheville” on Monday Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. followed by a discussion with filmmaker Todd Gragg
- “The Big Payback” on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Both movies will be shown at the Mullen & James Humanities Hall, 600 Theatre Lane, Woodfin on the campus of UNC Asheville. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m., and free parking will be available. Food trucks will be available in the parking lot for moviegoers beginning at 5 p.m.
