Day: December 2, 2011
Emails shine light on city’s reaction to Occupy Asheville
Xpress has obtained 270 emails from city of Asheville staff concerning Occupy Asheville. The emails reveal law enforcement considering their approach to (and surveillance of) the protests as well as city staff and Occupy representatives debating freedom of assembly, among other things. These emails are available to the public in a searchable database.
photo by Bill Rhodes
The Laramie Project could be Anywhere, USA, even Asheville
Heavy hitting. Timely. Controversial. Necessary. Real life. But certainly not depressing. That’s the attitude of Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective managing artistic director Stephanie Hickling Beckman and the actors involved, who are committed to staging plays with a message. “Our mission is to present theatre that confronts issues of social diversity as reflected in the … Read more
