Foothills Area Community Collective

04/02/2026

03/24/2026

03/22/2026

https://opencollective.com/foothills-area-community-colle

We have created an open source so that we can collect and distribute mutual aid fund and fund projects. You can see how much money we have, who gives it, and where it goes for full transparency 🫶

Collective action in WNCs foothills counties; mutual aid; community support; supports other community organizations

03/16/2026

03/13/2026

On this day, 12 March 1990, dozens of disabled people descended on the US Capitol and carried out a protest which became known as the Capitol Crawl. Participants were protesting against the stalling of a proposed law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which would prohibit discrimination against disabled people.
Around 1000 other protesters watched and cheered while dozens of members of ADAPT, a group campaigning for public transit access for disabled people, abandoned their wheelchairs and mobility aids and began crawling up the steps of the building housing Congress.
It was a powerful illustration of the difficulties faced by many disabled people faced with a hostile environment which had been constructed without their needs in mind.
Michael Winter, one of the participants later reflected: "Some people may have thought it was undignified for people in wheelchairs to crawl in that manner, but I felt that it was necessary to show the country what kinds of things people with disabilities have to face on a day-to-day basis. We had to be willing to fight for what we believed in."
In the wake of the protest, Congress passed the bill and it was signed into law in July 1990.
More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12529/capitol-crawl
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03/13/2026

03/10/2026

SOLD OUT!

We have a few walkers and a wheelchair in stock!
$25-$100 while they last.
NO HOLDS

03/05/2026

On Friday, March 6, volunteer attorneys across North Carolina will answer civil legal questions by phone during NC Lawyers on Call (4ALL).

Last year, over 7,000 calls were answered in a single day. Whether it’s housing, family law, consumer issues, or other civil matters, help is just a phone call away.

Call your local number on March 6 to speak directly with an attorney. Hosted by the North Carolina Bar Foundation and proudly supported by Legal Aid of North Carolina.