Local Chapter by State

 Established in 1999, WRL Asheville began by organizing the gathering,
"Honoring our Elders, Joining the Generations," bringing together long-time WRL elders and a new generation of activists fresh from the "Battle of Seattle."  WRL Asheville members have long been on the ground in the Southeast working with many allied groups and issues. In recent months, we have been refocusing and revitalizing our Chapter providing nonviolence trainings for local and national actions, participating in the WRL national conversation through the Organizing Task Force and National Committee. By sponsoring speakers and organizing events, collaborating with other local and regional groups to build alliances, we are working to build a strong WRL presence on the ground, not only in the Carolinas, but throughout the entire Southeast. By confronting all forms of war and human exploitation, we are keeping faith with WRL's original mission.  We have a blog at http://warresistersleagueasheville.wordpress.com

PO Box 2551
Asheville, NC 28802-2551
828.301.6683

L. Russel Herman, Jr. serves as a WRL contact in the North Carolina area. His goals are to prepare people and organizations to guide human society in directions that are good for everyone, a society with no exploitation, oppression or violence; to strengthen cooperation among organizations and individuals whose goals are compatible with these directions; to help leaders improve their leadership and learn to develop many other good leaders; and to spread effective methods for organizing, for nonviolence and for hope. He interviews activists to collect information on strategies and methods of organizing, and provides consultations and trainings. If you would like to help you may contact him for leadership training, recommend him to others, put him on your group's mailing list, offer him a meal or a place to stay when he's in your part of the state, volunteer your time (transcribing interviews, stuffing envelops, assisting with trainings, and fundraising), or offer a financial contribution.

2624 Kilgore Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607-7265
919.834.2693