Elliot Patterson & Ursula Wren
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Moog Factory Workers Launch Union Drive
Moog Factory Workers are launching a unionization drive to address unlivable wages, layoffs, and lack of worker control at the world-famous instrument company
Trans Visibility is Not Enough.
Trans people deserve solidarity. Trans kids deserve protection. Trans people deserve power.
Analysis: APD Blames Nearly All Downtown Crime on Camps to Justify Sweeps
APD's data analysis reveals a lack of rigor befitting of a propaganda campaign, not serious data science.
Housing Activists Protest at Downtown Hotels; Demand Council Deploy Relief Funds for Unhoused Community
At approximately 4:00 pm on November 26th, 2021, a group of housing activists
protested at two downtown hotels to demand the City of Asheville deploy a
portion of the funds they received as part of the American Rescue Plan Act to
provide immediate relief for the unhoused community.
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Community Members Defend Family of Four Facing Eviction
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 4th, 2021, Buncombe County
Sheriff's Office arrested six people at the home of a South Asheville family
facing eviction. The group was standing, arms linked, attempting to stop the
family's displacement by physically blocking the door.
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Data: Mapping Police Violence in Asheville
In July, the Asheville Police Department released their quarterly "Use of Force" data.
Our Data Editor, Elliot Patterson, has created two interactive visualizations with this data.