Often I find inspiration from those who lived in the past – some who only recently have received appropriate recognition. One such person is Vina Curry, “free Black abolitionist, who risked her life as an operative on the Underground Railroad by providing her late husband’s ‘free papers’ to at least fifteen men escaping slavery. As a widowed mother, Curry lived and worked as the washerwoman at New Garden Boarding School beginning in the late 1830s.…
April is National Poetry Month 4 – Dr. MLK, Jr assassinated 1968 9 – Marian Anderson, banned from performing indoors due to her race, sang from steps of Lincoln Center, 1939 22 – Earth Day 24 – End of Reconstruction, 1877 27 – Holocaust Remembrance Day 29 – Arbor Day – submitted by NGFM AntiRacism Working Group
Thanks to generous New Gardeners Community Housing Solutions reports that our contribution paid for energy-saving improvements in the homes of seven families. As part of our Solar+ Project, which paid for installation of solar panels on the Meetinghouse in late 2020, New Garden donated $30,000 to Community Housing Solutions (CHS) to help others save on energy bills as we helped reduce ours. CHS was able to stretch our donation further by partnering with an NCA&T…
You are invited to join “We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign,” weekly Zoom meeting this coming Thursday, 7:00 p.m. We will be talking about chapters in Part I, “Jubilee” this coming week. Scuppernong Bookstore has copies of the book in stock. Contacts for additional information: Sara White; Cathy Hamilton. Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://tinyurl.com/d99p98cn Meeting ID: 854 6516 5432 Passcode: 830682
The BlackQuaker Project with the American Friends Service Committee presents; Black Lives Matter Film Festival 4/9/22 Paul Robeson: I’m A Negro, I’m An American & His Quaker Ancestors You can register for all virtual screenings on our website (underneath “Our Honorees and Media”) here. Also of Note: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Newly discovered footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival featuring: B.B. King; The 5th Dimension; David Ruffin;…
WVAR (White Voices Against Racism) is proud to announce the 2022 Journey to Justice . WVAR will lead an exploration of the book, “We Cry Justice,” with church groups and individuals who want to read the Bible along with the Poor Peoples’ Campaign and learn what the Bible says about social justice. There will be weekly/monthly self-guided reading, reflection and learning with your church group or individually, through Zoom, Facebook or in person…you decide! A flyer…
New Garden continues to co-sponsor a number of Afghan households – join us! Activities include transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to a local park, helping a family set up a bank account, etc. There are lots of individuals and households that can still benefit from the help of a dedicated team or small group! Email Cindy Knul if interested. Volunteers currently needed: African Services Coalition is moving a large number of…
The CDC has shifted to weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 p.m. ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO). In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW, though there are key spots in the world and the US that are experiencing surges with the BA.2 Omicron variant. People may choose to mask at any time, even though many communities are lifting mask mandates. Friends, particularly those at higher risk themselves or with…
Wayne Finegar, new Executive Director of Quaker House, is offering a worship sharing opportunity for Friends who are reconsidering the Peace Testimony in light of the events in Ukraine on Saturday, April 2 at 4:00pm EDT. This is the second such offering. Those interested in participating should email Wayne at or call 910-323-3912.
A quote from Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm – “Ibram X. Kendi notes that because the ideology of individualism is only granted to white people, it allows us to see negative behavior by any Black person as proof of what is wrong with Black people, while negative behavior by any white person only proves what is wrong with that individual person.” (p.35) She later states, “There are consistent,…