Good morning!
This is the weekly DKos Asheville open thread where we try to get together every Saturday morning around eleven, and then drift in and out throughout the day. We hope this group serves to reinvigorate us locally and regionally here on Daily Kos, building on the sense of community that's grown through our online engagement. DKos Asheville can give us all a better sense of connection, a better understanding of who these people are that we stand with, work with, and share with in the political process. We hope, through this community, that we can do a better job of leveraging our orange passion for progressive politics to help elect more and better Democrats.
If you would like to host a weekly open thread, please let us know.
If you haven't done so yet, please send your RSVP's and Maybe's for our October 19 meetup to Randall (randallt) so he can add them to the list in the "New Day" diaries. And it's ok to go ahead and send him a Maybe, as you can always upgrade to RSVP once you get all that other stuff erased from your calendar. We currently have 13 RSVP's and 10 Maybe's!
We've had some new folks join the group recently; so for those of you who don't know yet, the meetup will be at The Bywater in Asheville. This is an outdoor private club by the French Broad River. There is an outdoor grill, and we will be bringing food to share, eat, and to serve as subjects for photography. The first two meetups were wonderful events; so do please plan to come if you can.
And I should point out that folks from the extended area, not just us Western North Carolina residents, have been coming to these meetups. So it's a good opportunity to meet a number of Kossacks whom you've been reading; and at the same time visit Asheville, maybe take a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, or even spend some time hiking and enjoying the fall colors. So do mark your calendars!
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We still have not found a site for our voter registration project; but as soon as that comes together we will let you know. For those who missed last week, you can review our notes on the project here.
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Personally, this past week included events that, reflecting on them now, remind me of what an amazing place Asheville is, and how fortunate I am to be living in this community. And in thinking about it, it occurs to me that what we learn here, about ourselves, about each other, about community, we can share with others; that our being here isn't just of benefit for us, but will be of benefit to other communities and the people that move within and through them.
And the events this week in and related to Syria also remind that we are a global community. And of course the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington gave us opportunity to reflect on how far we have come, and how far we still need to go.
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So, just another amazing week here in Western North Carolina. I hope your Saturday is wonderful. Please post of any events that are going on this weekend in the area that you think we might find of interest.
Enjoy your day!