by Eric Jackson | May 2, 2017 | criminal justice, Newsletter, open data, policy
Core team member & former co-captain Patrick Conant has been working with Ian Mance, an attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), and Dee Williams, chair of the criminal justice committee of the Asheville chapter of the NAACP, to investigate...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 18, 2017 | community nights, Newsletter
The goal for the evening was to learn about Asheville’s efforts to end homelessness in our community and to identify ways that we might help. We were joined by Tracey Childers, Co-Chair of the Asheville Homeless Coalition and Christiana Glenn Tugman, Homeless...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 4, 2017 | Newsletter
A quick update for everyone on our plans for 2017. At our March 14 planning meeting we identified three key priorities: Build a solid monthly community night program, Improve communications with members and fans, Do a better job inviting interested members to...
by Eric Jackson | Mar 21, 2017 | FOIA Requests, Newsletter
Last week was Sunshine Week and the folks at PRC Applications celebrated by launching SunshineRequest.com, a site that makes it easier for citizens to make public records requests. The site offers a single simple form for making requests to any government entity (with...
by Eric Jackson | Mar 9, 2017 | events, open data
About 25 people showed up Asheville’s Open Data Day on March 4, enjoying good food and lively conversation about the important challenges of making open data actually matter for our community. Introductory Remarks Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler kicked off the event with the...
