The YDs are hosting our monthly meeting in Murphy-Oakley Park to connect with our members and enjoy the Springtime! We are committed to making politics more accessible to young people and welcome all members, new and old. We'll be talking about some upcoming events we're planning and how we're expanding our outreach in 2025. If it rains, we'll move it to the Buncombe Dems HQ at 951 Old Fairview Rd.

Who should attend: Young Democrats or left-leaning Unaffiliated Young People aged 18-35

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This is an in-person event for progressive individuals to attend and take action on fighting against the current administration while promoting and working on progressive issues for WNC and NC as a whole.

We'll be hearing from some key figures in the area who are working on creative ways to fight gerrymandering + disenfranchisement while breaking out into small groups that are action-oriented.

We would love to have you and feel free to bring cookies, wine or beer - this is a great place to meet like-minded individuals and work on issues that are important to North Carolina!

Who should attend: Progressive Democrats, Democrats and Left Leaning Independents of WNC!

The County Convention is the second step in the process of resolutions submitted at precinct organizing meetings to be adopted into our party platform and shared with elected officials. The BCDP Resolutions Committee will be meeting to review all resolutions submitted to the county in order to prepare them for the County Convention. If you are interested in participating or observing the process - or just want an early look at the resolutions we will be considering - please join us!

Who Should Attend: Folks interested in the process of and the resolutions that will be considered at this year's county convention. Zoom link will be sent to those who sign up to attend.

We have an opportunity to defend democracy in North Carolina. Republicans made our judicial elections partisan and got a head start on installing loyalists. They allowed partisan gerrymandering to reduce democratic voices. So Democrats created a plan to take back our courts before the next round of scheduled redistricting.

Step ONE was re-electing Justice Allison Riggs - that one is, shockingly, still in the courts.

Step TWO is making sure Justice Anita Earls retains her seat in 2026. She is already working vigorously to do that. A longtime civil rights attorney and champion for voting rights, Anita is the only person of color serving on the Court.

Step THREE will be to flip three seats blue in 2028.

You can help by attending the Earls for Justice: Asheville Event.

Find out more at the link below. Note: if the donation amounts listed do not fit your budget, use the “Custom Contribution” selection and fill in any amount you feel comfortable donating.

Join the BCDP Monthly Meeting, happening right after the Dem Men’s Club breakfast event.

We will be discussing our plans going forward, actions underway, the possibility of another “Turn Anger into Action” resource fair - perhaps outdoors this time, community needs we seek to help meet, and how we can work together to make a difference.

Who should attend: Democrats and Left-Leaning Unaffiliates in Buncombe County.

The Democratic Men's Club of Buncombe County (all are welcome despite the name) is hosting its first breakfast of 2025 with very special guest NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls!

Following her election to the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 2019, Justice Earls has written numerous opinions on important issues such as the North Carolina Racial Justice Act, the maintenance of privacy rights associated with warrantless searches, and media defamation suits.

Prior to being elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court, Earls was the founder and executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. She also served as the director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's Voting Rights Project and as a deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights under President Bill Clinton.

We've all seen how important our courts are. Let's hear from Justice Earls - currently one of only two Democratic judges on the NC Supreme Court (Justice Riggs is the other) - and make sure she is re-elected. We hope to see you there!

We are gathering to eat, drink, connect, and get to know our Dem and Dem-leaning neighbors and begin to plan for local action.

All folks from 30.2/Avery's Creek/Southwest Buncombe County or nearby welcome!

Attend an important event online on Monday, April 7th at 6pm: Virtual Briefing: The People vs. Courtroom Chaos. NCDP is presenting this emergency virtual debrief to walk through what the Griffin ruling means and what happens next plus what we are doing and how you can help!

More: the Republican Court of Appeals' shocking new court ruling threatens to throw out legal ballots. On Monday, April 7 at 6 pm the North Carolina Democratic Party will pivot to an emergency virtual debrief to walk through what the ruling means and what happens next. Importantly, we will tell you how our movement is mobilizing to defend every voter and every vote, and how you can help.

This is a critical moment. Don’t sit this out.

All interested Precinct 48.1 Democrats and left-leaning independents, join us as we continue to plan and execute precinct grassroots activities!

Good Trouble WNC, Indivisible Asheville, and Poor Peoples Campaign have come together to cosponsor a rally in cooperation with the national group fiftyfifty.one on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The event will take place from 11am-1pm at the Amphitheater in Pack Square in downtown Asheville. The theme of the rally is the Nationwide Day of Action and it will feature prominent local speakers including veterans’ rights spokesmen Jay Carey and Will Nugent as well as speakers on immigration, climate, and healthcare.

Musical offerings will include the Asheville Gay Mens Choir and the group WomanSong.

Other participating organizations include La Milpa, Sunrise Movement Asheville, and the NC Workers Party. All area residents who support our constitutional democracy are encouraged to attend.

From Hands Off 2025:

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We are fighting back!

They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.

On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!

This mass mobilization day is a message to the world that we do not consent to the destruction of our government and our economy for the benefit of Trump and his billionaire allies.

We are to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

Check out handsoff2025.com for more information.

Meet with like-minded individuals interested in discussing our Democratic challenges and how to deal for future wins. We encourage elected officials to attend and provide updates.

Who should attend: Interested Democratic and unaffiliated voters from Black Mountain and surrounding areas. Any elected officials are welcome.

Dems living in precinct 36.1, please attend this meeting to elect the Vice Chair and Secretary of our precinct.

Contact: 828-335-3467

Tour through Asheville’s top studios and galleries, while shopping to support Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and Pro-Choice NC. Over 100 pieces of artwork, of all kinds, have been donated, and will be available at the following locations:

Clayspace Co-Op 119 Roberts St.

Mark Bettis Gallery 123 Roberts St.

Amy Massey Studio 129 Roberts St.

Pink Dog Creative: the Big Room 344 Depot St

Trackside Studios 375 Depot St.

Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Art 238 Clingman Ave.

Plays in Mud Pottery 735 C Haywood Rd.

Cloud House Residency 48 Vermont Ave.

This unique event will benefit Pro-Choice NC and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. All proceeds will be split between the two organizations. There is no cost to attend. 

Click the link below for more info:

From Pisgah Legal Services:

Join Pisgah Legal for a virtual conversation with Marielena Hincapié to discuss the national immigration landscape and Pisgah Legal’s work supporting immigrant families.

Marielena is a key figure in immigration policy, with her transformative work on initiatives like DACA and the #ImmigrantsAreEssential campaign. She is currently the Distinguished Immigration Scholar at Cornell University and is the former executive director of the National Immigration Law Center.

Marielena will share her insightful and measured perspective and then will be in conversation with Jackie Kiger, our Executive Director, to highlight Pisgah Legal’s work supporting immigrant families in Western North Carolina.

The conversation will happen via Zoom at noon on Thursday, March 27th.

This is a follow-on meeting to our first brainstorm session where we will focus on 4 action items: supporting progressive candidates running for office, pushing a living wage forward in Buncombe, raising visibility of the progressive agenda, and how to reach out to all community members, i.e., a bipartisan message.

If you did not make it to the first meeting, no worries — we would LOVE to have you!!

Who should attend: This is open to Buncombe County Progressives and anyone interested in learning more about pushing progressive issues and actions forward in the Democrats' platform.

From the hosts:

“At a crucial time, this is an opportunity to educate our customers about everything at stake if the Postal Service is privatized or restructured. Our jobs, our service, and the entire Postal Service are on the line. We need everyone’s help in our fight like hell against these attacks!”’

On Sunday, March 23, NALC branches are hosting local rallies to say “Hell No!” to dismantling the Postal Service. With branches holding events nationwide on the same day, we are sending a clear, unified message: Hands off USPS!

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your neighbors and get involved in building a stronger community. At the meeting, we’ll elect precinct officers for this cycle and review and vote on any resolutions from our members. In addition, we will discuss forming a stirring committee to plan upcoming speaker/information sessions around current issues of interest to the community.

Who should attend: All registered Democratic and left-leaning unaffiliated voters who reside in 32.1 Owen Middle School precinct, 33.2 Black Mountain Primary precinct, 33.3 Black Mountain Elementary precinct, 34.1 Lakeview Senior Center precinct, 35.1 Black Mountain Montessori School precinct, 36.1 First Baptist Church Black Mountain precinct, 37.1 Garren Creek Fire Department precinct. To find your precinct, you can visit the NC Board of Election’s Voter Search tool.

(Do not park in the fire lanes next to the school. Please reserve the parking spaces in front of the school for mobility challenged neighbors. Additional parking is available in the school parking lot.)

Come meet your neighbors, volunteers, and precinct officers at our annual organizing meeting. 2025 is a year to build our precincts and build on the success that NC Dems had in 2024. We'll elect precinct officers, draft resolutions for consideration at the county convention, and discuss what we can do to turn NC Blue.

Who should attend: Democrats and left leaning Unaffiliated voters in precincts 1.1, 2.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1 and 11.1. To find your Precinct, visit the NC Board of Election’s Voter Search

This is the annual precinct organizing meeting for all of the Fairview/Reynolds Cluster.

All Democrats in the Fairview/Reynolds Cluster need to attend. (Precincts: 38.2, 38.3, 39.2, 39.3, 57.1, 60.2, 60.4) To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections Voter Search.

Organizing Meeting on Saturday, March 22, at 10:00 a.m. at the Leicester Community Center.

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your neighbors and get involved in building a stronger community. At the meeting, we’ll elect precinct officers for the coming year and review and process any resolutions from our members.

In addition to these important activities, you can get involved with us for local events like quarterly highway cleanups, the annual Leicester Fest, and support for candidates and voter engagement during election years.

Leicester Cluster precincts are 52.1, 53.1, 63.1, 68.1, 681 and 69.1. To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections Voter Search.

Please join the East Asheville Democrats for our annual Precinct meeting. We will elect officers and talk about future plans. State Representative Brian Turner will give an energizing speech to help us to continue to fight for the cause.

Please come hungry. We'll provide lots of good food and drinks!

Who should attend: Any registered Democrats in precincts 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 20.1, 21.1, 23.2, 23.3, 25.1 (To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections’ Voter Search)

Continental breakfast treats and coffee will be served at this business meeting where we will hear about our goals for the year - Education and Engagement, our planned cluster events, to elect precinct officers for the next two years, and to consider any resolutions a precinct may want to present. Kristen Robinson will give us an overview of how our goals mesh with BCDP goals. It will also be a great opportunity to meet more of our like-minded neighbors.

Who should attend: Any Hominies Cluster precinct — 24.1, 44.1, 45.1, 46.1, 47.1, 48.1, 49.1 democrats. To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections Voter Search.

Join friends, colleagues and like-minded folk to discuss how we can support our statewide and local elected officials and what we want from them. We’ll celebrate the wins we achieved, and talk about ideas and plans to move forward, defeat the NC Senate supermajority, and get (and keep) Democratic judges to balance the judiciary. And we’ll develop ways to survive and resist the newly elected president’s damaging policies — and perhaps even flip a US Senate seat Democratic!

Who should attend: Democrats and Left-Leaning Unaffiliates in Precincts 18.2, 19.1, 29.2, 30.2, 30.3, 31.1, 54.2, 55.1 and 56.2 - the South Buncombe Precincts. To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections’ Voter Search

Our Annual North Buncombe Cluster/Precinct Organizing Meeting galvanizes and energizes our voters to get involved and get organized. Now is the time to MOBILIZE, and we’ll share several ideas.

Following our opening program, attendees circle up with their precinct for the Annual Precinct meeting. Be prepared to: discuss action plans with your precinct elect Precinct Officers; elect delegates to the County Democratic Convention in April; donate to meet your precinct’s modest annual dues (bring cash or check, but online OK too); and vote on resolutions proposed by precinct members.

Whether you’ve attended in past years or are brand new to the North Buncombe area, we look forward to meeting you and having you become part of our thriving and active community.

Who should attend: Democrats and left-leaning affiliated voters residing in North Buncombe Precincts 40.2, 41.1, 50.1, 51.2, 58.1, 59.1, 67.1 and 71.1 are welcome to attend. To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections’ Voter Search.

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with your neighbors and get involved in building a stronger community. At the meeting, we’ll elect precinct officers for this cycle and review and vote on any resolutions from our members. In addition, we will hear from 1-2 of our NC Senate/House Legislative representatives.

Who should attend: All registered Democratic and left-leaning unaffiliated voters who reside in the Swannanoa/Riceville cluster of Precincts: 61.1 Riceville Community Center, 62.1 Grassy Branch Baptist, 64.1 First Baptist of Swannanoa, 65.1 Williams Elementary, 66.1 Bee Tree Fire Dept.

To find your precinct, you can visit the NC Board of Election’s Voter Search tool at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/

(Do not park in the fire lanes next to the school. Please reserve the parking spaces in front of the school for mobility challenged neighbors. Additional parking is available in the school parking lot.)

Join West Asheville Democrats (precincts 12.1, 13.2, 14.2, 14.3, 15.1, 16.2, 26.1, 42.1, 43.2) for our annual precinct organizational meetings. Last year, for the first time in memory, all 9 West Asheville precincts were organized and active. Let’s carry that into 2025-26.

Please sign up to attend and encourage your neighbor Democrats to join as well. Each precinct will be electing a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. All registered Democrats in a precinct are eligible to attend, vote, and hold one of the three offices. Five registered Democrats are required to be present for precincts to organize.

Note new location: Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way (Off Sand Hill and Bear Creek Roads), Asheville 28806

The mid-term elections, when we have the chance to flip the US House and Senate and further reduce the GOP majorities in the state legislature, are less than 2 years away. Now is the time to start organizing!

Who should attend: All registered Democrats in Buncombe County Precincts 12.1, 13.2, 14.2, 14.3, 15.1, 16.2, 26.1, 42.1, 43.2 To look up your precinct, use this link: Voter Search

Feeling frustrated with what's happening in D.C.? It's time to turn that frustration into something powerful!

Join us on March 22 for an exciting kickoff event as we gear up for the crucial 2026 midterm elections. We’ve seen how hard work pays off—just look at what NC Dems accomplished last fall!

This is your chance to team up with neighbors and volunteers who are just as passionate about change as you are. Starting at 9:30am, Drew Reisinger, our inspiring Buncombe County Register of Deeds, will lead us in a discussion about taking action in tough times.

Precinct Organizing Meetings will begin at 10am. We’ll break into groups to elect precinct officers and brainstorm ideas to make our voices heard at the county convention. Your input matters! So come ready to share your thoughts and get energized about what we can do together.

Let’s channel our anger into real action and ensure our community thrives in 2026! Don’t miss out—mark your calendar now and be part of this important movement!

Who should attend: Democrats and left leaning Unaffiliated voters in precincts 3.1, 4.1, 5.1,17.1, 22.2, 27.2, 28.1, 70.1
To find your precinct, visit NC State Board of Elections’ Voter Search.

Join Rep. Lindsey Prather, Rep. Brian Turner, Rep. Eric Ager, and Senator Julie Mayfield for an important town hall discussion on the impacts of federal funding cuts and what they mean for our region—especially as communities continue to navigate the uncertainty of Hurricane Helene recovery.

This listening session will provide an opportunity for residents to share their concerns, ask questions, and hear directly from state lawmakers about the resources and solutions available at the state level. While federal cuts pose new challenges, we are committed to working together to ensure that Buncombe County gets the support it needs.