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September 2019
Manna FoodBank: 18th Annual Empty Bowls
CULINARY SPONSORS SPONSORS BUY TICKETS NEWSLETTER Today in Western North Carolina, 1 in 6 people and 1 in 4 children is facing an empty bowl. You can help fill it—at MANNA FoodBank’s 18th annual Empty Bowls! Empty Bowls is a unique and memorable event that celebrates community, art, and collaboration, while bringing awareness to the very real problem of hunger in Western North Carolina. Guests select a bowl hand-made by local artisans and enjoy a seasonal meal of delicious soups, breads, desserts, and coffee.…
Find out more »50th CROP Hunger Walk
About the CROP Hunger Walk and CWS CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local congregations or groups to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world. Background With its inception 50 years ago in 1969, CROP Hunger Walks are "viewed by many as the granddaddy of charity walks," notes the Los Angeles Times (Oct. 26, 2009). On October 17, 1969, a thousand people in Bismarck, ND, walked in what may have been the…
Find out more »October 2019
Jose Antonio Vargas: Pisgah Legal 2019 Justice Forum
Jose Antonio Vargas (versión español aquí) Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist CEO and Founder of Define American and Author of Dear America: Notes from an Undocumented Citizen Thursday, October 3, 2019 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville 5:30pm Pre-Event Reception; 7:00pm Forum TICKETS Reception: $60/person and tickets are available through Ticketmaster. To avoid additional fees, purchase your reception ticket in person at the Box Office. Tickets to the Forum are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Registration and ticket sales begin August…
Find out more »CoInspire: A conference addressing systemic racism in the church
In the beginning, God breathed on humankind to animate our existence. Our breath is our life-force, but the air we breathe can restore our life or kill us. We are living in a world where the sins of racism infect the very air we breathe. What happens when we pay attention to how much breath we give to scarcity, competition, and fear? What happens when we choose to focus our breath on giving oxygen to liberate our imaginations for a…
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