Good day and welcome to DKos Asheville. This is the weekly DKos Asheville open thread where we try to get together every weekend to share with everyone what we're all up to in Western North Carolina and beyond. We hope this group serves to invigorate us locally and regionally here on Daily Kos, building on the sense of community that's grown through our online engagement. DKos Asheville can give us all a better sense of connection, a better understanding of who we stand with, work with, and share with. We hope this community can help leverage our orange passion for progressive politics to elect more and better Democrats.
Greetings from your Charlotte correspondent, sitting in for Randall because Elves have commitments at this time of year. Happy holiday weekend to all!
We all know Thursday was Thanksgiving, and yesterday was Black Friday. But did you know today is Small Business Saturday?
Today I'd like to personally encourage everyone to shop locally this holiday season. What better way to build community than by keeping our dollars in our own neighborhoods? If you prefer online shopping, our very own Kos Katalogue is a click away. There is truly a dizzying array of talent around here!
Here are a few my my recent creations, all available at my Etsy shop. Socks:
Scarves:
January 17 and 18 will mark DKos Asheville's seventh meet up over the last few years. Over this time we have developed rich relationships, been inspired to register voters, have driven people to the polls, canvassed neighborhoods, and spent endless hours at phone banks. And we have built ourselves a network of like minded brothers and sisters who are in this fight for life. A place we can come to find inspiration, power, solace and community.
So please mark your calendars and plan on joining us for a wonderful weekend of camaraderie, inspiration, networking, fun, food and entertainment.
What A DKos Asheville meet up in Asheville, North Carolina.
When Saturday and Sunday, January 17-18, 2015. 1:00 pm Saturday till 1:00 pm Sunday.
Where Crown Plaza Resort Asheville, One Resort Drive • Asheville, NC 28806. tel:800-733-3211, tel:828-254-3211.
Accomodations Pet friendly, Vegetarian and Vegan friendly, lunch, dinner and breakfast provided, five double rooms have been booked for attendees, extra rooms provided if we need them. Private patio or balcony, deluxe bathroom, complimentary high-speed wireless internet access, Cable / Satellite TV, much more. Excellent open meeting spaces. Easy access to downtown Asheville for fun and frivolity. From their website: Located in Asheville, North Carolina and only one mile from the stylish and eclectic downtown area, the Asheville Crowne Plaza features accommodations that offer more than just a good night’s sleep. Inside this hotel, you will find towering stone walls and a grand stone fireplace with a newly renovated lobby perfect for relaxing with a good book or before your night out on the town.
Why After this election season we obviously need to regroup, get charged back up and start focusing our orange passion on how to turn this whole thing around. And we need some well deserved rest and relaxation with good friends. Grow our network, grow our community.
Goals Promote this meet up vigorously through local blogging, progressive radio, and arrange for local Democratic movers and shakers to attend for speaking and discussion. We will be building a schedule going forward and will update every Saturday as usual on DKos Asheville Open Thread.
Cost The gas it takes to get there and of course, the beer, wine and drinks. As one of our event organizers has noted - we are providing five double rooms with meals, etc, etc, etc at no cost to anyone who'd like to attend from out of town. If more rooms are needed we can add them to the package.
Details Please Kosmail RandallT if you would like to attend and whether or not you will need a room. Let's get local, build this community and help win this next election.
Even though we have to check out by 1:00 PM on Sunday, we will still be welcome to hang out and watch some playoff football!
RSVPs:
1. randallt
2. davehouck
3. Joieau
4. Gordon20024
5. SteelerGrrl
6. SteelerGuy
7. LamontCranston
8. Otteray Scribe
Maybees:
Joy of Fishes
IamGumby
smiley7
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend! What's new with you this week?