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One year later: Remembering, Rebuilding, and Reimagining after Helene

Join UNC Asheville for a Post-Helene Symposium Wednesday, Sept. 24-Friday, Sept 26 to honor our community’s resilience through music, art, film, and panel discussions.

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Join storytellers, scholars, students, and community voices to write our own history.

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One year ago this month, Hurricane Helene changed our city forever.

UNC Asheville is looking back at the impact and inspiring recovery at a campus-wide Post-Helene symposium, from Wednesday, Sept. 24 to Friday, Sept. 26.

The three-day event will include panels, performances + art with the themes of Remembering, Rebuilding, and Reimagining. The symposium will be free + open to the public, inviting residents to share their experiences and discuss how we continue to move forward.

While entry is free, registration is encouraged. The symposium includes 70+ events around the UNC Asheville campus, plus a few ticketed off-campus special events.

Here are a few of the highlights:

“Plenty of people are going to write about how Helene affected Asheville in the coming years,” said the symposium’s founder, UNC Asheville professor William Bares. “This is our moment to share the voices of people who lived through it and preserve them for the future.”

Check out the full schedule here.

Register to attend

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