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CALL TO ACTION: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara addresses the crowd at a protest of the new state law that bans local attempts to ease discrimination against LGBT individuals. Ivy Hill holds the megaphone. Photo by Able Allen

Coalition of LGBT rights-advocate groups protest new state law

Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 by Able Allen

As a rain cloud darkened the sky above Asheville and the wind assaulted unfurled rainbow flags, a storm of anger from the LGBT and allied communities erupted as a crowd of about 300 protesters convened at the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville late Thursday Afternoon. The outpouring of frustration and dissatisfaction stemmed directly from the passage […]

Video: KXL Vigil at Asheville’s First Presbyterian

Posted on February 5, 2014March 16, 2015 by The Canary Coalition

On Monday, Feb. 3, three days after the State Department announced in its report that the Keystone XL Pipeline would have “no significant impact” on climate change, around 150 people gathered at the First Presbyterian Church for a candlelight vigil. See the event in its entirety in this video from the Canary Coalition.

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