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Land Acknowledgment: We acknowledge that this beautiful land that we call our home was forcibly and violently vacated of its original and rightful caretakers, the Iswa (Catawba) and AniKituhwa (Cherokee) peoples who have lived as relatives to the land for millennia and, through resilience and persistence, despite generations of state-supported acts of removal and genocide, continue to do so. We also acknowledge that the systems we benefit from and participate in are built upon generations of stolen lives and labor of enslaved Afrikan peoples and their descendants. Our intent in this acknowledgment is to strive to be adequate guests and occupiers of this land for its return to Black and Indigenous hands, and liberation from so-called “real estate” and land “ownership”. The ideas of Doctrine of Discovery, Manifest Destiny, and seeing the earth and all inhabitants as capital to be exploited, have ravaged peoples, cultures, and ecosystems for far too long. Learn more about the Indian Removal Act that dispossessed entire peoples while continuing to benefit us, as the settler-colonizers who live here today. Learn about and support the Cherokee peoples in Oklahoma and North Carolina. Learn about engaging Beyond Land Acknowledgment.

3rd Wednesday Potluck

Tomorrow! August 17 from 6-9pm. Bring your own picnic dinner or a dish to share, depending on your comfort level. Drinks will be provided. Feel free to bring friends, family, and fellow end-of-life colleagues, but please leave pets at home.
August 17th, from 6-9pm
34 Blue Ridge Ave in West Asheville
828-414-8086

Have a great month, and we hope to see you at the PODluck on Wednesday, August 17th!

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Tomorrow! 3rd Wednesday Potluck from 6-9pm

3rd Wednesday Potluck