Religious Education Update / October 25, 2022

Community, Families, News, Religious Education

Hybrid Adult Forum Please note: Beginning October 30, Adult Forum will return to the original (pre-pandemic) start time, running 9:45- 10:45 a.m. The Zoom link will remain the same. October 30 & November 6, 9:30-10:30 a.m. (parlor and Zoom): Bill McNeil will facilitate our Adult Forum time together as we share some of our favorite and most meaningful songs. We will listen together and respond. Please submit songs (title and artist) to Karin Heller ([email protected]).…

Election Day is Around the Corner / November 8, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

We all know how important this midterm election is. We cannot allow a minority of people in our nation to erode decades of progress on civil rights, women’s rights, on addressing climate change, and threaten the foundations of our democracy. It is critical to support candidates and policies that promote justice, that expand our freedoms, and strengthen our democracy. Voting ourselves is not enough, we need to ensure our friends and family are also voting!…

Guilfordians Invited to Event to Remember Bill Rogers / November 12, 2022

Community, News

Guilfordians are invited to gather at the College on Saturday, Nov. 12, in remembrance of Bill Rogers, the College’s sixth President. There is no cost for participating. Persons interested in attending should RSVP at this link by Nov. 1. Bill, who died July 15 at the age of 90, in several activities that day will be remembered by alumni, friends, faculty, and staff for his commitment to a Quaker-inspired liberal arts education at Guilford. During…

North Carolina Fellowship of Friends Announcements / October 19, 2022

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The NCFF Antiracism Working Group will meet Wednesday, October 19, at 7:00 pm. Mary Nelle Smith and Patricia Gutzwiller have been hard at work preparing to lead our discussion of the book, Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland by Jonathan M. Metzl. You do not have to read the book to participate! During the meeting, we will share a short video interview of the author along with other…

Africans Were Sought and Enslaved for Their Skills / October 20, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

If you’ve ever taken an Underground Railroad Tour with former Guilford College Bonner Program Director James Shields, you have probably heard him say that slaveholders were seeking Africans with skills, not just brute strength and stamina. This fact was reinforced when I recently read an article from Wrightsville Beach Magazine about Thalian Hall (a grand old theatre) in Wilmington, NC, after attending a delightful play there. 1855 was the year construction began, and it opened…

White Voices Against Racism Tour / October 22, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

October 22nd – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – International Civil Rights Center and Museum Thoroughly examine the complex tapestry of American history through the struggle for justice and equality. Participants will witness the restored lunch counter in its original location, plus 13 galleries with vivid photography, artifacts, video re-enactments, and interactive exhibits. The tour will be followed by a brief moment of shared reflections. The best part… these are all FREE to attend! More…

How to Help Refugee Families Right Now / October 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

• Connect and assist an Afghan family that arrived in August. The husband, a trained civil engineer with eight+ years of experience including working with the U.S. Army is looking for work. If you have any leads and/or would like to see his resume, as well as assist in supporting this family, reach out to Cindy Knull ([email protected]). • A member of the first Afghan family New Garden supported, just over a year ago, needs…

Explore THE QUAKING OF AMERICA with Friends / October 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

More than a few New Gardeners have read Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands. Even if you have not, you may find his The Quaking of America , published in 2022, even more compelling, filled with insights on the perils facing our fragile democracy. With practices to confront ‘White Body Supremacy’ and build resilience, the book’s subtitle calls it ‘an embodied guide to navigating our nation’s upheaval and racial reckoning’. It is that and much more,…