The Asheville Police Department has arrested four Occupy Asheville participants today, Nov. 5, for alleged actions on Nov. 2. The charges are resisting public officers, impeding traffic, unlawful assembly and, in the case of one protester, wearing a mask in public. In a statement, Occupy Asheville claims condemns the arrests and claims one of those charged was home sick on the day in question.
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Occupy Asheville protesters talk about Pack Square Park arrests
After Asheville City Council refused Occupy Asheville’s request for indefinite camping in a public park on Oct. 25, eight protesters remained in Pack Square Park after curfew and were arrested. Four of those demonstrators tell Xpress about what they did, and why they did it.
Council refuses to let Occupy Asheville camp in public park, waives fees
At its Oct. 25 meeting, Asheville City Council voted to terminate Occupy Asheville’s encampment under the Lexington Avenue bridge by Oct. 28, while waiving fees the protesters had incurred. A request by protesters to get a curfew waiver to camp in public parks failed when only one Council member supported it.
LIVE: Occupy Asheville returns to City Council, and more
For live dispatches from tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting, follow @DavidForbes or the hashtag #avlgov — or click through for our live feed. You’ll also find notes about tonight’s agenda.
Video: Under the bridge at Occupy Asheville
Nearly three weeks into the Occupy Asheville movement, the group has set up a semi-permanent camp at the parking area under the I-240 overpass on Lexington Avenue. Xpress talked with group member Helen Roberts about some of the group’s longterm goals, and their ongoing issues at the site.
Photos: Occupy Asheville Saturday, Oct. 15
Still dedicated and determined after two weeks, more than 100 Occupy Asheville demonstrators sat huddled in Pritchard Park for a “General Assembly” before picketing in front of the Vance Monument at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. Once at the Vance Monument, protestors held their signs high and chanted in unison about social injustice, advocating for change while others sat down and mediated around their fellow sign-holding demonstrators.
APD: No major issues with Occupy Asheville so far
An Asheville Police Department spokesperson tells Xpress that the department has had no troubles or conflicts with Occupy Asheville demonstrators so far, and has made no arrests.
Twelve reasons to join the Occupy Asheville Movement
1: It's good to participate rather than just being upset. 2: The issues being addressed do affect you and how you will live. 3: A strong message is being delivered to the country and we are not hurting anyone. 4: At some point, the waiting for the "right" time to act must end. 5: A […]
Occupy Asheville: A roundup of video, photos and reports
On Saturday, Oct. 1, a small gathering of people pulled together to show solidarity for the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations … and put an Asheville focus on a number of issues. photo by Jonathan Welch
Occupy Asheville opens with assembly, march, plans to camp out
About 100 people gathered in Pritchard Park and marched through downtown today as part of Occupy Asheville. They were protesting an array of grievances, such as the financial malfeasance of the super-rich, justice-system corruption and a general demand for change.
photo by Jonathan Welch
Video from the Occupy Asheville protest meeting and march
Organizers of the “Occupy Asheville” protest held an organizational consensus meeting in Pritchard Park, followed a few hours later by a march. Here’s what it looked like.
Photos from Occupy Asheville on Oct. 1
About 90-100 people gathered in Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville for Occupy Asheville. The assembly covered a variety of issues, including capitalism, police, workers’ rights, food shortages, and environmentalism. They had a water cooler and warm food for those in need. Participants were encouraged to post their grievances on Facebook and YouTube, because Occupy Asheville […]
Why she stripped: Activist on her role in the anti-topless protest
You may know that a local activist was arrested for indecent exposure at Sunday’s “Asheville Rally to Protect Our Children from Abuse” — stripping down to just her crucifix and shoes — but what you likely don’t know is why she did it.
Video from the GoTopless rally
A brief video from the National GoTopless rally in downtown Asheville. Due to the very nature of the event, the video should be considered not safe for work.
“No Nukes — No Kidding,” demonstrators proclaimed Friday, July 15
A group of around 50 protestors, accompanied by a small marching band and a large, mock nuclear waste cask, carried signs from a rally at Pritchard Park to the Federal Building late Friday afternoon, July 15. Their message: nuclear waste is not welcome traveling on area roadways, nor in a repository once proposed for north Buncombe County.
Photos by Jerry Nelson.
Local residents hold rally to support Wisconsin unions
Hundreds of local residents gathered at Pack Square to voice their solidarity with the unions in Wisconsin on Saturday, Feb. 26. One of similar events being held in all 50 states, the rally was coordinated by MoveOn.Org and endorsed by 30 organizations, such as the Sierra Club and the Campaign for Community Change.
A primer on the “Asheville 11”
Eleven people stand accused in the May 1 vandalism spree in downtown Asheville, a group some anarchists have dubbed the “Asheville 11” and tried to turn into a cause célèbre. On Monday, Dec. 6, their trial was set for Jan. 24. Here’s an analysis of what’s happened so far.
Anarchists march in protest of APD, gentrification
Chanting “cops, pigs, murderers,” and “smash the state, burn the prisons, anarchy and communism,” about 40 people gathered in Pack Square early this evening to protest police actions (including the arrest of 11 alleged vandals on May 1) and gentrification. The group marched down near the Buncombe County jail and up to Pritchard Park.
Photo by Jerry Nelson
Bank of America & mountaintop removal coal-mining protest
Tea Party protesters mark Independence Day
Hundreds of people gathered at the steps of the Buncombe County Courthouse on Saturday to protest government spending and lament what they called out-of-control government spending and a move away from the values embedded in the U.S. Constitution.
Crowd turns out for Tax Day Tea Party
At Asheville’s version of the Tax Day Tea Party, they chanted. They cheered. They phoned the White House. And above all, the 500-plus protesters pledged to pull America back from the precipice of out-of-control taxation, spending and insurmountable debt.