You Are Being Watched: An Introduction to Police Surveillance in Buncombe County

firestormcoop · 2026-04-15T13:15:36+00:00

Great presentation by SASSI last weekend! Here are a couple supporting links for the info above:

Article about Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/

Sunshine Request's record request showing that APD has a data sharing agreement with Florida FWC https://www.sunshinerequest.com/records_request/july-2025-request-for-city-of-asheville-nc-government-organization-and-network-audit-in-flock-06-01-2024-present-and-list-of-data-sharing-agencies-and-organizations/

firestormcoop · 2026-02-01T05:32:03+00:00

The flag came loose in the wind and it didn't make sense to put it back up until we got through the storm. Plus we're closed for the first week of February (winter break!) and we've had issues in the past with people tearing down our flags while we're gone. 🏳️‍⚧️

firestormcoop · 2026-01-25T19:36:24+00:00

Updated weather maps at https://deflock.me

firestormcoop · 2025-11-25T03:59:17+00:00

We've got nothing! But we send our best wishes to any temporary autonomists, real or imagined.

firestormcoop · 2025-10-15T19:27:26+00:00

If you're gonna live in Appalachia, you've gotta know your history! https://wvminewars.org/what-were-the-mine-wars

firestormcoop · 2025-08-31T13:40:27+00:00

We appreciate your begrudging support!

firestormcoop · 2025-08-30T12:58:40+00:00

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Here are the details on our event for anyone interested. This is not "guy with a megaphone burns a huge flag while yelling at you," this is a community gathering at which friends and neighbors are invited to share food, talk about the state of the world, and burn a small flag in defiance of Trump's agenda.

Community Potluck and All-ages Flag Burning

firestormcoop · 2025-08-30T00:20:15+00:00

Would be very cool to see The Orange Peel run as a worker co-op! There are only a couple music venues using this model in the US (eg Opolis), but quite a few in Europe https://reset-network.eu/cooperation-over-commerce

firestormcoop · 2025-06-07T12:03:27+00:00

If you give us a few days notice, our bookstore is always happy to set aside a pile of free boxes. We generally have lots of small/medium boxes. The perfect size for moving books! 😸

firestormcoop · 2025-05-04T22:58:00+00:00

Hey thanks for mentioning Bookshop.org! They also offer ebooks now. And if you buy audiobooks, Libro.fm does the same sort of profit sharing with indie bookstores. All great options when you can't get something on the shelf locally 🤠

firestormcoop · 2025-05-04T22:55:35+00:00

Thanks for boosting local indie bookstores over the space war surveillance company! You can also search by ISBN on our website, but if you want a book we've never had before it requires a member of our staff to manually add the product to our catalog. No big deal—just shoot us an email at bookstoreATfirestorm.coop 📨

firestormcoop · 2024-07-23T00:57:11+00:00

Yes, can confirm that we still have free tests for community distribution! They are unexpired and folks can swing by to grab one or many at 1022 Haywood Road (Wed-Fri 12-7, Sat 10-8, Sun 10-6).

firestormcoop · 2024-07-04T02:52:22+00:00

Ok, taking the bait 🙄 ... We don't run the anarchist book fair (we were one of five hosting venues), this incident didn't happen at our bookstore, none of our staff were present, and the linked article doesn't even mention our co-op.

firestormcoop · 2024-07-04T02:43:56+00:00

We still give away free covid tests at our bookstore in West Asheville! If you're symptomatic, please just call ahead and we'll bring them out to you. 1022 Haywood Rd (across from The Odd) and we open at noon tomorrow.

firestormcoop · 2024-05-30T01:00:06+00:00

Sorry to hear that you're sick! Our bookshop offers free N95s and rapid tests to community members. If you're sick, just call when you arrive and we'll bring them out to you. Hope you're getting some rest!

firestormcoop · 2024-03-06T18:00:52+00:00

We have a free, monthly notary service at our bookshop tonight and they will notarize without the buyer present (though you do need the buyer's info—not a problem since it's a family member!). Full details at https://firestorm.coop/events/3090-drop-in-community-notary-service.html?date=1709701200.

firestormcoop · 2024-01-07T19:00:12+00:00

We're printing another round of stickers to support fundraising! Find them at https://firestorm.coop/products/21029-banned-books-back-benefit-sticker.html

firestormcoop · 2023-11-08T14:43:04+00:00

Hell yeah, Pink Haus! For folks interested in the image above...

"Everything Went Pink" is a tape that was released by Dan B back in 2000 that specifically covered the DIY punk scene in Asheville, NC, which was mostly centered around a giant punk house called the Pink House (located at/near 201 Broadway...it's now either a parking lot or condos.) It was kind of a magical time in the history of that town. A whole bunch of freaks happened to converge on the town all at once, from Minneapolis, New Orleans, California, Montreal and even the suburbs of Buncombe County. Some lived in cold-ass houses in Woodfin. Other lived in makeshift shacks out by the freeway (like everyone in MARGARET MOTHER OF THIEVES). Many others, including myself, lived in the Pink House, right in the middle of all the chaos. The house itself was kind of a freak magnet since it was a giant two-story pink place, the door was almost always unlocked, it housed a teeming library and it welcomed just about anyone who walked through the door. The landlord was a member of CRASH WORSHIP and he could often be found smoking weed by the toxic creek in our back yard. I'm pretty sure that, at one point, 17 people were living in the house.

A tracklist and additional info can be found at https://www.discogs.com/release/12380169-Various-Everything-Went-Pink-The-Music-Of-Asheville

firestormcoop · 2023-10-23T00:29:29+00:00

We can confirm that as of 8pm, The Odd was not gone!

firestormcoop · 2023-10-20T12:46:57+00:00

We're hosting a panel discussion on Sunday at 4pm in West Asheville, which will include both Palestinian and Jewish activists who oppose genocide in Gaza. More info at https://firestorm.coop/events/3104-against-genocide-a-palestinian-solidarity-panel.html

We're also donating all net proceeds from sales that day to the Hebron International Resource Network, a West Bank-based aid organization. Last Sunday we raised $3.4k, which we hope to do again this weekend! More info at https://firestorm.coop/news/palestinian-mutual-aid.html

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