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Civic Roundup covers county’s decision to pay for reparations audit

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This week’s Civic Roundup covers the Buncombe County Commissioners meeting of July 18, 2023, at which the commissioners voted to pay for their share of an audit of the reparations that the county and city are jointly engaged in.  They also decided to keep the council meetings at the same time, and to pay for repairs to the flooring of the Asheville High School gym using monies recouped when it was discovered that the HVAC system could be repaired rather than replaced.  Hear more above.


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Stephen Marley Tickets – Great Reggae – Positive Vibes – 103.3 AshevilleFM – Tuesday 8 to 10a – August 1st – Tune in for your chance to win!!

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POSITIVE VIBES – 103.3 ASHEVILLE FM

This Tuesday August 1st –  between 8-10am.. I will be giving away a pair of tickets to see…

Stephen Marley / Artikal Sound System

at the Salvage Station this week Friday, August 4th, 2023..  to one lucky caller..   That Could Be You!! –  When you hear me mention tickets are available..  just dial 828-259-3936  and be that lucky caller..  plus two hours of some great reggae and local vibes to enjoy..    Positive Vibes – smittymon

Salvage Station / Stephen Marley –

The Babylon By Bus Tour is making a stop in Asheville! Stephen Marley will be performing LIVE on the Outdoor Stage at Salvage Station on Friday, August 4th, 2023 with Artikal Sound System! Doors open at 5:30 PM and the music starts at 6:30 PM. ALL AGES SHOW

$1 of every ticket will benefit the mission of Ghetto Youths Foundation (GYF) to provide aid and assistance, support and critical resources to people in need across the globe. Each year GYF programs serve hundreds of young people, seniors, families, and communities with transformative outreach initiatives supporting health and education, sports and arts, community-building and fundamental social services. For more information, visit ghettoyouthsfoundation.org.

PAID ON-SITE PARKING opens at 4:30 PM and our FREE shuttle service to our satellite lots will be available. Root Down will be serving their delicious twist on Southern Soul Food PLUS we will have several food trucks and FULL bars open for you to enjoy!

salvage station

@salvagestation


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Revolutionary Arts with Signal Journal + Abolition with Mwalimu Shakur

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The full podcast version, including Sean Swain’s segment, can be found here.

Josh MacPhee & Alec Dunn on Signal 08

"TFSR 7-30-23, Revolutionary Arts with Signal Journal + Abolition with Mwalimu Shakur" featuring the cover of Signal 08 showing 6 Black individuals in 19th century dress firing guns in a field and a picture of Mwalimu Shakur

First up, Ian interviews Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn, co-editors of Signal, about the recently published eighth volume of the Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture. They discuss their motivations and experiences producing Signal for over a decade, designing print media in the digital age, and their work as part of Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, long-running, geographically dispersed artist collective dedicated to the production of radical art for grassroots movements.

Mwalimu Shakur on Abolition, Organizing and Education

Then, you’ll hear most of a conversation with imprisoned New Afrikan revolutionary socialist, Mwalimu Shakur currently incarcerated in Corcoran Prison in CA, about abolition, political education and the hunger strikes of 2013 in which he participated.

  • Mwalimu’s Instagram
  • Past interview with Mwalimu
  • Mwalimu’s writing on KnockLA and SFBayView (1, 2)
  • Interviews about CA Hunger Strikes in 2013 with Ed Mead of CA Prison Focus (1, 2)

You can get in touch with Mwalimu:

Terrence White #AG8738
CSP Corcoran
PO Box 3461
Corcoran, CA 93212

Announcements

BRABC Letter Writing

Join Blue Ridge ABC on the first Sunday of each month, next up being August 6th from 3-5pm at the NEW Firestorm spot at 1022 Haywood Road, in West Asheville. And swing by our table at the ACABookfair August 12-13 at Different Wrld to get involved, get a poster for the upcoming International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners and check out the other awesome stuff.

ACABookfair

If you’re nearby, consider a visit to the 3 days of event around the Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville from August 11-13 with tons of speakers, publishers, music and more. https://acabookfair.noblogs.org

Dr. Mutulu Shakur, ¡Presenté!

New Afrikan revolutionary elder, accupuncturist and revolutionary Dr. Mutulu Shakur joined the ancestors at the age of 72. He was released by the state after 36 years in prison, organizing, healing, educating and inspiring despite having developed a virulent bone cancer. Dr. Shakur spent the last year on this planet continuing his work, speaking and attending events, surrounded by loved ones. Rest in power.

Ruchell “Cinque” Magee Will Be free!

Politicized prisoner and jailhouse lawyer, Ruchell “Cinque” Magee, is slated to be released after 67 years in the California prison system. Cinque is 84 years old, arrested on an indeterminate sentence around a marijuana charge from 1963, he joined the attempted jailbreak during the Marin County Courthouse shootout in which Jonathan Jackson attempted to free William A. Christmas and James McClain. Ruchell was the sole survivor and was a co-defendant of Angela Davis until their cases were split. There is a fundraiser to support Cinque’s post-release needs as an elder: https://fundrazr.com/82E6S2

Rashid’s Treatment Resumes, Thanks To Support!

As an update to past announcements from Kevin “Rashid” Johnson of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, the public pressure from calls & emails apparently had the desired results and as of a few days ago he was receiving the medical treatment he needs for his prostate cancer, though he hasn’t received all of his papers so he can continue to pursue his lawsuits against the Virginia DOC since they were confiscated by prisoncrats, but he’s super thankful for public engagement to defend his health. More updates on his case can be found at rashidmod.com

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Featured Tracks:

  • Don’t Play Around (Instrumental) by DJ Nu-Mark from Broken Sunlight Series 6
  • Black Hole by The Bulletproof Space Travelers from Urban Revolutions – The Future Primitive Sound Collective

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Radio Active Kids July 29!

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We’ve got a show chock full of extremely exciting new releases on Radio Active Kids! Tunes by the likes of Alphabet Rockers, Joanie Leeds & Suzanne Jamieson, Simone Ludwig, Rolie Polie Guacamole, DJ Willy Wow, Claudia Robin Gunn, Keith Munslow (also with Bill Harley), Animal Farm, Susan Salidor, CHIPS (w/ BENNY TIME & The Vegetable Plot), Guaypes Club, Louis and Dan and the Invisible Band, Stacy & Athena, Pointed Man Band, James Culleton, Sonorus, Young Folkies, Mr. Evan V & the Jumping Jams Band, #CoolWormClub, & Allioopsy, plus a release on vinyl by The Shazzbots!


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Soul of the Blues

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Last call for Soul of the Blues! Catch the last AFM broadcast of Soul of the Blues when you tune in the Blueshound this Thursday from 12-2pm on AshevilleFM! Listen live at 103.3fm or stream it live or anytime you want for 2 weeks after it airs at ashevillefm.org! My time is over at AFM, but will continue at a new digital music station based in Austin, TX! You’ll still be able to stream Soul of the Blues at the True Grit Roots Network on tgrn.net starting sometime in August! The exact starting date and time hasn’t been determined yet, but I’ll keep you posted with updates on my Soul of the Blues facebook page. This week you’ll hear new albums from Tampa Bay’s Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones, the last album of new material by Savoy Brown and Louisiana’s Eric Johanson! You’ll also hear vintage tunes by The Allman Brothers Band, Doyle Bramhall, Sugar Ray & The Bluetones and Marcia Ball! For this week’s Notcho’ Blues Artist I’ll be playing tracks from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours! Join the Blueshound one last time on AFM for 2 hours of mind stuttering, butt buttering blues, baby! And, make sure you continue to tune in Soul of the Blues at tgrn.net!


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Civic Roundup covers I-26 delays, LUIG moratorium

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This is the Civic Roundup for July 26, 2023 with Mark West reporting on the Asheville City Council meeting of July 25, at which progress, or delay, on two major projects, was the primary agenda item.  A report on the I-26 Connector project, which began in 1989 and is still uncompleted, and is likely to remain uncompleted until 2029, and a report on a moratorium on the city’s land use incentive grants, commonly referred to as LUIG, which are the primary means by which the municipality incentivizes affordable housing, were on the table.


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