More than 45 Asheville-area businesses will participate in Shop for Equality on Tuesday, Dec. 10, a day of giving to benefit the Campaign for Southern Equality’s (CSE), an Asheville-based non-profit that promotes full LGBTQ equality across the South.
Now in its third year, Shop for Equality is a daylong event that highlights local LGBTQ-friendly businesses and raises funds for CSE’s work. Many of Asheville’s most beloved shops and restaurants are participating by donating at least five percent of the day’s sales to CSE.
Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of the Campaign for Southern Equality said, “We are so grateful to all of the participating businesses for leading with their values and taking action to support our vision of a South where all LGBTQ people can thrive.”
Jasmine continues, “Shop for Equality is an opportunity each year for the Asheville community to come together and build the future that we want and need – a future where LGBTQ people can feel affirmed, secure, safe, and free to be who they are. Our team at the Campaign for Southern Equality is ready to put the proceeds raised from Shop for Equality to work in 2020, including by offering free legal clinics, training health service providers, and providing grants to grassroots LGBTQ organizers.”
The Campaign for Southern Equality will celebrate the day-long Shop for Equality event with a Sip for Equality Happy Hour at Urban Orchard (South Slope) that evening, Dec. 10, from 7-9 p.m., at 24 Buxton Avenue. All are welcome at this free event.
Participating businesses include those listed below. To follow the growing list of “Shop For Equality” partners, visit: www.southernequality.org/shopforequality.
Akira Satake Ceramics
Asheville Raven & Crone
Banks Ave Bar
Big Crafty (Sponsor)
Blue Dream Curry
Button Bagel Company
C&Co (Downtown)
Cafe Yuzu
Chestnut
Corner Kitchen
Curaté
Dynamite Roasting
East Fork (Sponsor)
Embellish
Farm Burger (10% 5-9 pm)
Garden Party
Grail Moviehouse
Harvest Records
Hazel Twenty
Hip Replacements
Horse & Hero (Sponsor)
Izzy’s Coffee Den (Downtown)
Izzy’s Coffee House (West Asheville)
JuneBug Retro Resort (Sponsor)
Mayfel’s
Patton Ave Pet Co. (All 3 locations)
Riptide Publishing
Roanline
Rustic Grape
Simply Extract
Spicer Greene Jewelers
Crow and Quill
The Hop (Merrimon)
The Hop (West Asheville)
Thirsty Monk (Sponsor)
Trade and Lore
UpCountry (Brevard 10% and Asheville 10%)
Urban Orchard (Sponsor)
VaVaVoom
Wicked Weed (Sponsor)
ZaPow
Buxton Hall
Zambra
Ashes & Steel Studio
The Whale
OverEasy Cafe
Please visit www.southernequality.org for additional information.