You are invited to attend the Speak Easy Speak Free People's Hearing in North Carolina, a two-day public event dedicated to sharing testimonies, building solutions, and cultural celebration. Our communities have fought for the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat healthy food in the places we live, play, learn, work, and pray together. […]
In Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, a transformative event reshaped American history. It was then that the last enslaved people in the United States finally learned they were free, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This pivotal moment, the true end of slavery, is honored annually as Juneteenth, or Freedom Day. […]
This special screening features a series of short films produced by PBS NC that shine a light on our region’s rivers and the communities working to protect them. From disaster response to long-term conservation, these powerful stories highlight what it means to build a safer, more sustainable future. Following the screening (just under an hour), […]
Imagine if taking the bus was convenient, reliable, direct, and easy to access. Could this be the future of public transit in Asheville? Right now, Asheville is undergoing a redesign of our bus service and our city has an important choice to make about how we want this system to work. If our goal is to get […]