by Eric Jackson | Jul 17, 2018 | Newsletter, The Real Asheville
Conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. These conditions are known as social determinants of health. They include the stresses and emotional trauma produced by poverty and racism and so...
by Eric Jackson | Jul 7, 2018 | criminal justice, Newsletter, reentry
Christiana Glenn Tugman and Eric Jackson appeared on A Better World on WPVM FM to talk about the criminal justice system, reentry, and the Buncombe County Reentry Resources Hub. You can listen to the conversation here. The long-delayed statewide NC Reentry Resources...
by Eric Jackson | Jul 3, 2018 | Newsletter, The Real Asheville
Join us on Thursday, July 12 for a presentation by Dee Williams on “The Real Asheville” project, followed by breakout sessions to work on projects. Ms. Williams, an Asheville native, is a political economist and demographer. She was the Manager for Field...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 19, 2018 | Newsletter, open data, State of Black Asheville
Jesse Michel and Patrick Conant, former Co-Captains of Code for Asheville, have been named 2018 Community Fellows by Code for America for their work on the next version of the State of Black Asheville website. They will be collaborating with Dr. Dwight Mullen and...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 6, 2018 | open data, police data, Uncategorized
On May 24th, a group of community members met with City Staff to discuss the details of the data sets requested for release in Code for Asheville’s Petition for Police Accountability Through Data Transparency. We are happy to report that the meeting went...
