Rally Saturday Will Protest Treatment of Migrant Children / May 13, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

Dear Friends, It is our belief that our communities are to welcome everyone and are sanctuaries to many people in various stages of their migration journey. We believe that migrants deserve to be treated with dignity, and that children in particular need to be extended care and compassion. Migrant children who arrive in the United States without a parent or legal guardian are currently required by law to be transferred to the custody of the…

Register Now for the NC Council of Churches Legislative Seminar / May 16, 2023

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

Dear Council members and partners, You are invited to join us for our upcoming event – the Council’s 2023 Legislative Seminar! This is a great opportunity to learn about policies on the General Assembly agenda and to get involved in shaping North Carolina’s public policy changes. Our workshop topics include reproductive justice, workers’ rights, immigration, tax and budget, LGBTQ+ legislation, gun violence prevention, voting rights, opioid/overdose response, and environmental justice. We are pleased to announce…

Challenging Racism / May 03, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

What is your sphere of influence? Everybody has one. Think about it – do you sit on a board, a neighborhood association, committees, or have relationships with people who are in the position to make policy decisions? You may think you do not have the formal authority to make changes in policies that can affect racial equity. Maybe you don’t. But you still have influence. Just as “thoughts and prayers” aren’t enough, being friendly and…

Racial Equity Institute Online and Local In-Person Sessions / May – June 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

Learn about racism in its institutional and structural forms: attend a Racial Equity Insitute (REI) session! Based here in Greensboro, REI facilitates two main programs: a three-hour Groundwater Presentation and a two-day Phase One workshop. Both are being offered over Zoom and in person. The Groundwater Presentation is an introduction to racial equity, using stories and data to present a perspective that racism is fundamentally structural in nature. The Groundwater metaphor is designed to help…

Explore Civil Rights History & Contemporary Human Rights / June 27 – July 2, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

Carolina Friends School is offering the Beloved Community Journey June 27-July 2. With other thoughtful F/friends, explore civil rights history and contemporary human rights issues in Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery, Tuskegee, and Atlanta. https://www.cfsnc.org/extended-learning/adult-enrichment/bcjourney Please let me know if you have questions, and thanks so much for your consideration–we’d love to have New Garden Friends Meeting members join us! Anthony L. Clay [he/him/his (Why?)], Director and Chief Imagination Officer 4809 Friends School Road | Durham, NC…

Special Zoom Event for Piedmont Friends to Learn About the Racist Origins of NC’s Death Penalty and the Movement to Abolish It / April 25, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

Hosted by Eno Friends Meeting of Hillsborough Eno Friends Meeting invites all Piedmont Friends to a special Zoom event to meet Noel Nickle, Executive Director of the NC Coalition of Alternatives to the Death Penalty and Alfred Rivera, an exoneree from NC death row. Friends will watch “Racist Roots,” a powerful 30-minute film, on-line beforehand and then join in a Zoom discussion with Noel, Alfred, and fellow Piedmont Friends. The film demonstrates the deep entanglement…

Share Your Proposal for Funds / May 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee seeks proposals for funds to support organizations, programs or projects that are in-line with our Quaker testimonies and our commitment to becoming an antiracist faith community. Our meeting provides small grants (usually $250 – $500) through the Peace and Social Concerns Committee’s Broader Concerns budget. If there is a cause you would like to see benefit from one of these grants, you or a representative from the organization can…

Notes from Pastor Ashley / April 24, 2023

Community, News

Dear Friends, When I came to New Garden Friends Meeting, I was given a list of thirty-five people who needed pastoral visits on a regular basis. On the other hand, there was no list for staff contact information, the names of who had keys to the office, or meeting policies for safety or personnel. And no one could remember the last time the meetinghouse had a deep clean. We are an aging meeting, and one…

ICAN Cities Appeal Supporting the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons / April 25, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

It has been almost a year since you graciously and righteously signed on to the attached letter urging Greensboro Council Members to endorse the ICAN Cities Appeal supporting the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This call for mutual nuclear disarmament remains as urgent today, and we have not been idle. The municipalities of Green Level, Carrboro, Durham, Chapel Hill have since unanimously signed on, and the Resolution is or will soon be…