by Eric Jackson | Mar 14, 2018 | Newsletter
Events overtook the planned agenda for our March 8 Community Night and we turned our attention to the horrendous video that was leaked to the Citizen-Times showing the beating of a black resident by a white police officer following a stop allegedly for jaywalking and...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 27, 2018 | Newsletter
If you are a Code for Asheville member, you probably don’t spend much time hanging out on our website. The site is primarily used by people who don’t know us, from the generally curious to potential members or partners. At our February 8th Community Night we spent...
by Eric Jackson | Feb 13, 2018 | Newsletter
I initially wrote this essay on my personal blog and it was then republished on the Code for America blog. Musing on the word “code” gave me an opportunity to express how I see the potential of Code for America brigades. I’d like to share it with...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 16, 2018 | Newsletter
We had a pretty amazing year in 2017 – we showed up and we mattered, and that is something to celebrate. We will do no less in 2018. Our hope, though, is to do much more by making it much easier for you both to contribute to the work and to participate in the...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 3, 2018 | Newsletter
We did it. We made it through 2017. It’s been a stressful year and signs abound that 2018 might be a little eventful too, but I have to say that I’m ending the year in a more hopeful place than I started it. I entered 2017 with a deep sense of apprehension about our...
