First a Concept,
Becoming a Place
And then, a Movement
We intend to face the past history of harms, to openly talk about where and how it hurts, to begin healing, to generate ideas for change and growth, to make a new way, to become free…
Equity Inquiry Parties, March 2025
At each Equity Inquiry Party, we’ll work together to assess the City’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) plan, which will have major racial equity implications for years to come, so that we can make input on how it could be improved.
We imagine a world where everyone thrives!
We are imagining The People's Place as an actual place. A place to learn, to dine, to connect, to grow, and to create change. Your contribution makes you a part of our community.
WE'RE OPEN
Phase III: People's Place AVL Mini-Museum and Gift Shop @ 58 Broadway
Hurricane Helene posed unexpected challenges and hardships, as well as opportunities for new relationships and collaborations. We're grateful for the connection we've built with Mountain Housing Opportunities, and through them we've found a home at 58 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville. The Mini-Museum and Gift Shop are open Thursday through Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm. The storefront enables us to offer a public face for our growing operation, a launching pad for all of our collective endeavors.
WE'VE LAUNCHED
Phase II: Building the Dream
We are in the second phase of realizing a collective space for learning, imagining, nourishing, healing, and engaging in meaningful conversations. We are in the process of showcasing the many offerings that will be contained with The People’s Place building. We started with a delicious demonstration of The People’s Place Cafe, featuring the culinary genius of B.J. Dennis of Charleston, South Carolina, and a panel discussion around cultural foodways. Over the course of 2024, we will be unveiling other aspects of The People’s Place, by collaborating with others in Asheville’s social justice ecosystem.
WE STARTED OUT R.A.W.
Phase I: Resiliency At Work
This was our first phase of realizing a collective space for learning, imagining, nourishing, healing, and engaging in meaningful conversations. The People's Place grew out of a series of gatherings (EAT – Engaging in Antiracism Together) for anti-racist activists who regularly met to share and contemplate experiences, to breathe and heal, and to just BE with one another AND it was always over a meal.
