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Congress passed sweeping legislation meant to protect LGBTQ citizens in the Equality Act last week. But as news team correspondent KP Whaley learned earlier today; the legislation faces a very uncertain future in the Senate. He was joined by Campaign for Southern Equality Director of Impact and Innovation, Allison Scott.
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That was Allision Scott of the Campaign for Southern Equality discussing the Equality Act that is being considered by the US Senate.
News team correspondent, Coco Garcia spoke with Sarah Hart, the communications coordinator for Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project or ASAP, to speak about the upcoming *virtual* Community Supported Agriculture Fair, featuring farms providing in Buncombe County and the surrounding region.
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That was Sarah Hart discussing the upcoming CSA Fair next wednesday, March 10 from 4pm to 6pm. Participating farms include Bearwallow Valley Farms, Blazing Star Flowers, Colfax Creek Farm, Creekside Farm, Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Olivette Farm, and Tiny Bridge Farm, with more farms to be added before the fair. To register for the zoom link and receive updates check asapconnections dot org.
The fair is on March 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. and will be accessible over Zoom. It is FREE to attend but participants must register for the event to receive the Zoom link.
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Mark the date so you will remember to tune in to AshevilleFM/103.3 FM and the Asheville Live Music Sessions with Alex Massey at 10pm on Wednesday March 10th for an exclusive AshevilleFM live acoustic show with local band “Hustle Souls” at the Experience Music studio in Asheville
Hustle Souls is an Asheville, NC based 4-piece who blend dust-covered-vinyl soul nostalgia with modern sensibility.. recently named one of “Music Connections” Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands. Driven by a lust for songwriting, the band’s fervid live performance is heightened by undeniable instrumental prowess and 3 part vocal harmony. With relentless touring, sold out shows and major festival appearances the band has earned a reputation as one of the East Coast’s most promising acts. Check out their new EP – Daydream Motel released Feb 14th.. (more Hustle Souls below)
EXPERIENCE MUSIC is a band development studio in North Asheville offering two professional rehearsal spaces with competitive weekly rates; private lessons on most instruments for students of all levels; and youth-centric band/group lessons. For more info contact Billy Litz at [email protected] or visit experiencemusicavl.com
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0zbvbJZU8Ud9ItOm9hPxcP?si=cc_AJw2nTB6K0inVL90L-A
APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hustle-souls/1336377664
YOUTUBE MUSIC: YouTube Music
YOUTUBE CHANEL: hustle souls – YouTube
ITUNES: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1543863250?ls=1&app=itunes
BANDCAMP: https://hustlesouls.bandcamp.com
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/hustlesouls
Asheville Live Music Sessions
– Wednesday’s at 10pm
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The Coronavirus Pandemic has exposed weaknesses in many of our systems, including our food system. Mari (MARY) Stuart is an Urban Homesteader and writer who believes eating more locally is a better food system model. She is presenting a talk about shifting your food consumption to eat more locally at this year’s Organic Grower School Spring Conference, and she joined us for a preview of that talk earlier this week.
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That was Mari Stuart, an ecological landscape designer, educator, writer, and carbon farming project manager living in Asheville. A former Humanities professor, she now works in ecological landscape design, specializing in climate-resilient landscapes and climate-friendly agriculture planning. She is a regular contributor to Edible Asheville Magazine and the Mother Earth News blog, and writes about gardening, foraging, and modern homesteading at Make Gather Grow.
In North Carolina, LGBTQ people are vulnerable to discrimination in core areas of life, including employment, housing, healthcare settings, and public spaces like restaurants and stores. That’s because of a lack of comprehensive nondiscrimination protections at the state and federal level – and because of HB142, a law which for years prohibited cities and towns from passing their own LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances.
Parts of that law expired at the end of 2020, municipalities in North Carolina have regained the ability to enact nondiscrimination ordinances and cities across the state are doing just that. News team correspondent, KP Whaley wanted to learn if Asheville City council was considering passing such an ordinance and spoke this week with newly elected council woman, Kim Roney about the issue.
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