“Individual Rights” by Ben Gilbert

Zoom

What individual rights do we enjoy? What does the Constitution guarantee? Where do our rights originate? How are they protected? Ben Gilbert will provide insights into how the Supreme Court has interpreted individual rights and what rights and freedoms are protected in the Constitution.

“Death Penalty – Racist Roots” by Noel Nickle

Zoom

Join the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) for a presentation and screening of the film Racist Roots. This 25-minute film, created by the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, exposes the death penalty’s deep entanglement with slavery, lynching and racism.

“How Future Generations Will Remember Us” by William MacAskill

Zoom

We will listen to a TED talk by Professor William MacAskill on “What are the most important moral problems of our time” and view segments from interviews with Professor MacAskill. An article from the August 16, 2022 Atlantic "How Future Generations Will Remember Us", by William MacAskill prompted the discussion topic.

OpenDoors Asheville

Zoom

OpenDoors Asheville aims to strengthen community by eliminating the race-based opportunity and achievement gaps for students through education.

Jen and Jasmine will talk about investments in communities, parents and students.

“Keeping a Moral Compass when Society seems to have Lost its Own” by Bill Walz

Zoom

Bill Walz will discuss his insights on how to hold a steady compass in these historic and frightening times. What is needed and what can we do? The topic and discussion will be welcome by those deeply concerned by the divisive rhetoric of the past election and those fearing erosion of many hard-fought rights (voting rights, civil rights, environmental responsibility, equality, reproductive rights, labor rights, health access and quality education for all.)

“Meet the Watchdogs” by Peter Lewis and Sally Kestin

Zoom

Asheville Watchdog – a free, local, not-for-profit, nonpartisan news organization founded in 2020 staffed mostly by veteran professional and highly recognized journalist volunteers upholding a commitment to truth, verifiable facts, transparency, science, and important context.