Environmental activist Steven Norris to speak in Asheville on May 29

Press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC:

Indivisible Asheville/WNC will host environmental activist Steve Norris, who will give a special presentation on the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline and its effects on the people of North Carolina, concluding with positive action steps we can take. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, May 29, as part of Indivisible Asheville/WNC’s monthly meeting, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, located at 285 Livingston Street in Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.

Norris is a retired professor at Warren Wilson College and has been an activist since the civil rights movement in the 1960s. He now focuses his activism on climate and energy issues.

Indivisible Asheville’s North Carolina General Assembly Watch team leader Barbara Stalzer will give an update on the General Assembly’s attempt at legislative redistricting and changes to the judicial election system.

Indivisible Asheville/WNC is a non-partisan action group dedicated to defending democracy with informed community action in Western North Carolina. For more information, including upcoming events and additional candidate interviews, visit IndivisibleAvl.org or email info@indivisibleavl.org.

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