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Building a toolkit to help neighbors teach neighbo...
Posted by Kim Coram | Feb 5, 2018 | Be the Paris Agreement, Economy, Environment, Food, Moving to Conservers, Volunteer Opportunity
Do you want to start a co-op in Brevard? How about...
Posted by Kim Coram | Jan 17, 2018 | Economy, Environment, Equality, Events, Moving to Conservers, Take Action!, The Gift of Time, Volunteer Opportunity
The Gift of Time Pop-Up Coffeehouse: A celebration...
Posted by Kim Coram | Dec 12, 2017 | Be the Paris Agreement, Economy, Environment, Equality, Events, Moving to Conservers, Volunteer Opportunity
Join us for a community drop-off compost raising!
by Kim Coram | Apr 12, 2018 | Economy, Environment, Events, Moving to Conservers, Volunteer Opportunity
Join us for a community drop-off compost raising! We will be constructing a community compost drop-off site at Coffee Carts and celebrate with a community potluck! Bring a dish to share and your own non-disposable place setting. This is a zero-waste event.
Read MoreDirt Connects Rice Street Garden, Conservers – The Transylvania Times
by Kim Coram | Apr 6, 2018 | Economy, Environment, Food, Moving to Conservers
On March 16 and 17, Rice Street Community Garden had a record turnout of volunteers for the first two workdays of the 2018 growing season. The big Source: Dirt Connects Rice Street Garden, Conservers – The Transylvania...
Read MoreFood Stamps Cuts Could Hit Rural America Hardest
by David Williams | Mar 15, 2018 | Economy, Food, Our Elected Representatives
As the farm bill, and with it the fate of some of our most critical federal assistance programs, continues to play out over the course of the next year, we’ll continue to highlight data that sheds light on the reality of food access and SNAP use in rural America and beyond—and how elected officials can use this information to make policy decisions that protect us all. Stay tuned.
Read MoreThe Farm Bill: An Opportunity to Change Our Food System for the Better
by David Williams | Mar 14, 2018 | Economy, Food, Our Elected Representatives
From farm to fork, our food system should be something we are proud of, one that supports farmers, makes healthy food available for everyone, and protects the environment we all depend upon. The Farm Bill may sound like something only a policy wonk would care about. But with $956 billion in investments, it affects all parts of our food system and touches all of our lives, every day.
Who farmers are, what they grow, how they grow it, who can afford it—the Farm Bill shapes the answers to these questions and more, with huge implications for our health, our economy, social justice, and the environment.
Read MoreStrengthening SNAP for Rural and Urban America (2017)
by David Williams | Mar 14, 2018 | Economy, Food, Our Elected Representatives
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has long played a critical role in reducing food insecurity and alleviating poverty in America. SNAP is the first line of defense against hunger and a critical source of support for more than 21 million American households. The reauthorization process now underway raises threats to the structure and function of SNAP. Given the broad reach and the demonstrated effectiveness of the program, providing adequate SNAP funding to increase the purchasing power of low income individuals and families is a strategic long-term investment in our nation’s economic security and long-term health.
Read MoreOne thing Democrats and Republicans apparently agree on: Destabilizing the banking sector again
by David Williams | Mar 12, 2018 | Economy, Op-Ed
The list of problems with the legislation goes on. It rips consumer protections away from mortgage borrowers. It exempts 85% of banks and credit unions from supplying data used to detect discriminatory lending practices. There are a few crumbs for consumers, but nothing that justifies the widespread weakening of financial rules. Banks, including the community banks that allegedly need relief, are enjoying record profits. And the Trump administration doesn’t need any help deregulating the financial sector; they’re busily doing that on their own.
Read MoreJoin us for the screening of SEED
by Kim Coram | Mar 9, 2018 | Be the Paris Agreement, Economy, Environment, Equality, Events, Food, Moving to Conservers
Join us March 15 at 6 pm at King Street 185 for a viewing of SEED. Bring a potluck dish and your own non-disposable place setting and join us. The potluck starts at 6 pm. The movie starts at 6:30 pm.
Read MoreMoving to Conservers host compost panel at Pisgah Group Sierra Club meeting – folks are changing their habits!
by Kim Coram | Feb 24, 2018 | Be the Paris Agreement, Economy, Environment, Food, Moving to Conservers, Pisgah, Sierra Club News
Thursday, February 22nd at 7 pm the Pisgah Group of the Sierra Club hosted Moving to Conservers,...
Read MoreKimberly-Clark Uses GOP Tax Break to Sucker Punch Wisconsin Workers
by David Williams | Feb 6, 2018 | Economy, Tax Reform
Kimberly-Clark, maker of paper-based products such as Kleenex, Viva paper towels, Cottonelle bathroom tissue and Huggies disposable diapers, announced earlier this month that the corporation would use its tax cut windfall to pay the costs of closing 10 factories and dumping as many as 5,500 workers worldwide.
Read MoreBuilding a toolkit to help neighbors teach neighbors about composting options in Brevard and surroundings areas
by Kim Coram | Feb 5, 2018 | Be the Paris Agreement, Economy, Environment, Food, Moving to Conservers, Volunteer Opportunity
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Poor People's Campaign
http://berightthere.info/event/poor-peoples-campaign/All day05/13/2018-06/21/2018The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.
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Poor People's Campaign
http://berightthere.info/event/poor-peoples-campaign/All day05/14/2018-06/21/2018The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.
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Poor People's Campaign
http://berightthere.info/event/poor-peoples-campaign/All day05/15/2018-06/21/2018The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.
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Poor People's Campaign
http://berightthere.info/event/poor-peoples-campaign/All day05/16/2018-06/21/2018The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.
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Poor People's Campaign
http://berightthere.info/event/poor-peoples-campaign/All day05/17/2018-06/21/2018The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.
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US House Activity Excerpt
- H.R.2905Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2017 (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- H.R.5444Taxpayer First Act (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- H.R.544521st Century IRS Act (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- H.Res.831Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5444) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5445) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection, and modernize the […]
US Senate Activity Excerpt
- S.J.Res.57A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act". (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- S.140A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund. (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- PN1359James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Charles F. Bolden, Jr., resigned. (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- PN568Carlos G. Muniz, of Florida, to be General Counsel, Department of Education, vice James Cole, Jr. (04/18/2018 legislative day)
- S.Res.426A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day. (04/18/2018 legislative day)
NAACP’s Transylvania Together Podcast
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- Meet Kyle Tinsley, Graduate of Brevard High School and former leader of the Acceptance Club
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- Meet Dal Davis, a student at Brevard College.