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This Tuesday: Buncombe County Commissioners Meeting 8/19/25--arrive by 4:30 PM
-University of North Carolina Asheville-
Bringing together UNCA student groups, with the goal of forward thinking change in our community.
OVER 92,000 Emails sent to the Board of Governors!!!
Don't let the "pause" affect the our momentum, let's get to over 100,000!
Link to our Events Page
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Who we are, and what we represent:
Who we are, and what we represent:
Our primary goal is to give power, representation, and a voice to students at UNCA. Under constant threat of adversity from our administration we understood that in order to protect Trans-students, and our whole LGBT community. We also organize to ensure that our 45 acres of urban woods are not developed.
UNCA College Democrats
UNCA College Democrats
Check out their instagram and follow for more information! Or come to a group meeting... they are forward thinking group of young dems and we are lucky to have them with us.
UNCA YDSA
UNCA YDSA
Please follow their instagram, and feel free to reach out there or join their discord! Proud to have this progressive group of like minded students with us!
UNCA Trans Student Union
Friends of Save the Woods
-Click the logo for their website!-
Friends of Save the Woods
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UNCA Planned Parenthood
Questions?
Questions?
Contact uncaaction@gmail.com to get more information on the project
Take action with Save the Woods: We need 10,000 more signatures!
The students of UNC Asheville and community members call on the administration of UNC Asheville to halt its development of the “woods”. The “woods” in question is the 45 acre property owned by the university in Vivian Avenue and 220 W.T. Weaver Boulevard. In a turbulent political climate filled with federal cuts to D.E.I initiatives and all sorts of programs at universities, the plans to develop the “woods” only add salt to the wound. Students, staff, and community members are all overwhelmed and worn out by the insanity and chaos caused by the current presidential administration. For decades, students, professors and community members alike have enjoyed all the benefits that the “woods” provide. UNCA professors conduct research in the “woods” area with their students. Children in the community can recall countless hours spent playing in the “woods”. The students, adults and elderly folks find a safe space to walk, run and exercise along with their pets. The plans to develop the “woods” come at such an erroneous time just after the devastation of Hurricane Helene. It is estimated that almost 40% of the woods in Asheville were wiped out by the hurricane and the community is still recovering post-Helene. The “woods” are the last urban woods in Asheville that provide many ecological services to the organisms and humans such as a buffer for tropical storms and a filtration system. Urban forests, like the “woods” cool down the city amidst rising temperatures caused by global warming. Without the “woods” it's very likely the next hurricane will be much more devastating than Helene. Preserving the “woods” would demonstrate UNCA’s commitment to sustainability which can be found on the website of the universities.
Full Statement: Spring 2025 UNCA Student Organization Open Letter to the UNCA Administration
Barbaric Developent Plans for UNCA woods
UNC Asheville Natural Areas are a Draw for Students and a Competitive Asset
UNC Asheville Natural Areas are a Draw for Students and a Competitive Asset
"As a botanist I know that we cannot compete with larger and more well-funded universities regarding our lab facilities, but I can assert with confidence that the quality of the natural areas on our campus and their utility for education and research well exceed those available on most other campuses." Dr. David Clarke, Professor of Biology at UNC Asheville
The students of UNC Asheville and community members call on the administration of UNC Asheville to halt its development of the “woods”. The “woods” in question is the 45 acre property owned by the university in Vivian Avenue and 220 W.T. Weaver Boulevard. In a turbulent political climate filled with federal cuts to D.E.I initiatives and all sorts of programs at universities, the plans to develop the “woods” only add salt to the wound. Students, staff, and community members are all overwhelmed and worn out by the insanity and chaos caused by the current presidential administration. For decades, students, professors and community members alike have enjoyed all the benefits that the “woods” provide. UNCA professors conduct research in the “woods” area with their students. Children in the community can recall countless hours spent playing in the “woods”. The students, adults and elderly folks find a safe space to walk, run and exercise along with their pets. The plans to develop the “woods” come at such an erroneous time just after the devastation of Hurricane Helene. It is estimated that almost 40% of the woods in Asheville were wiped out by the hurricane and the community is still recovering post-Helene. The “woods” are the last urban woods in Asheville that provide many ecological services to the organisms and humans such as a buffer for tropical storms and a filtration system. Urban forests, like the “woods” cool down the city amidst rising temperatures caused by global warming. Without the “woods” it's very likely the next hurricane will be much more devastating than Helene. Preserving the “woods” would demonstrate UNCA’s commitment to sustainability which can be found on the website of the universities.
Full Statement: Spring 2025 UNCA Student Organization Open Letter to the UNCA Administration
The Student Action Coalition (SAC) is a united front of UNC Asheville students, representing a growing network of over ten allied campus organizations and countless individual members. Our mission is simple but urgent: hold UNCA’s administration accountable to the students, workers, and community it serves.
We fight for LGBTQIA+ rights and the safety and dignity of trans and nonbinary students; including the right to secure, affirming housing. We stand on the front lines to protect the UNCA Woods from destructive development, safeguarding our campus’s environmental heritage for generations to come. We work to prevent ICE presence on campus, ensuring UNCA remains a place of learning and safety, not fear, for immigrant students.
Our coalition builds bridges between diverse student groups, faculty allies, and community organizations. We organize demonstrations, host educational events, and engage in direct advocacy with UNCA’s administration, the UNC System leadership, and local government. We believe in transparency, equity, and the power of collective action to bring real change.
Above all, SAC is more than just an organization... it’s a movement. We are students standing together, refusing to be ignored, and proving that our voices can and will shape the future of our university.
Our hope remains that the space is left substantially undisturbed and that careful steps to protect the habitats of our wild residents are considered and facilitated as much as possible. Or, as one of our UNC-system alumni phrased it, “There may be a solution that is still lucrative and beneficial to the university that does not further alienate UNCA from Asheville at large and irreparably tarnish its reputation and perception, but we will never know if we cannot have an honest dialogue.” So, while we hear that the University seeks to empower and strengthen student success in any development plans/ideas, this “student success” and “benefit” is completely overshadowed if student voices, including our alumni, are not taken seriously into account. Ultimately, this resolution comes from a genuine place of wanting to foster improved communication, transparency, and understanding between our diverse community and University leaders so we can create a mutually beneficial and environmentally conscious path forward. Thus, we sincerely hope our continued pleas as representative voices of the student body are heeded and respected as conversations progress in the coming weeks lest members of our community and the wildlife of this forest be disregarded and/or callously harmed.
Our Voices are Being Silenced!!!
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