In response to the most recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas there will be simultaneous rallies across the country on June 11. This link is for anyone interested in attending one of those rallies. https://tinyurl.com/up4t82x9 Our message is simple: yes this is a multifaceted problem but we MUST institute sensible gun laws.
(Caribbean American Heritage Month) (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Questioning History Month)19 Juneteenth (1865) – Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed to abolish slavery, enslaved people in Texas are informed by Union soldiers that they are free. 20 Juneteenth observed 20 World Refugee Day 28 LGBTQ Pride Day – submitted by NG AntiRacism Working Group
All I can think of this week is how distressing the latest mass shooting in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school is. Gun violence is another systemic American issue that is way too often entangled with racism. . . Leonard Pitts wrote an excellent column (see below) that speaks better than I can to all of this. My belief is that Thoughts and Prayers + Action can bring about badly needed change. – KHS Who Will…
Summer Program Summer Program is scheduled for June 13-17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. *Please submit registration forms by Wednesday, June 8th This week long, cooperative program takes on a different theme each year. Participants engage in a number of activities that are centered around that theme. Some activities include short lessons, crafts, music, and outdoor games. This year, our theme is 350 Years of Quakers in North Carolina! We hope Friends of all ages will join…
PFF and PFYM will hold the Annual Spring Retreat June 3, 4, and 5. The theme is “Radical Hospitality–Welcoming the Light of Others.” Friday, June 3, 7-8:30 p.m (Zoom). Roll Call/”Ice Breaker.” Saturday, June 4, / In-Person at the Community Center, Guilford College. 9 -10 a.m. / Arrival and Fellowship 10-11:30 a.m. / Plenary Session led by Leah and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. 12-2 p.m. Lunch-Bring or order from Jerusalem Market. 1-2 p.m. Walk in Guilford Woods with…