Friends Committee on National Legislation / January 6, 2021

Community, News, Social Concerns

Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation is excited to be starting our second year. In anticipation of the 2021 legislative session, (mid-January-July 2021), we invite you to join us for a timely workshop, January 13, 7 – 8 p.m., to learn how our NC Legislature functions and how to contact your representatives. Bill Rowe of the NC Justice Center will be a presenter, and the program includes an interactive Q&A session. For more info email…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 30, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…

Adult Forum with Lizzie Biddle & Dot Mason/ January 3, 2021

Community, First Day, Religious Education, Social Concerns

9:45 a.m. / A New Year is almost upon us. In addition to celebrating all that comes with it, we also have a new Congress. For many of us in the New Garden Friends Meeting Community we have a new congressional representative in the 6th district: Kathy Manning. Join Friends (and friends of Friends) who have been supportive of Friends Committee on National Legislation to plan our approach to building a sustainable relationship with our…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 22, 2020

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 15, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 9, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…

Adult Forum; A Quaker Ministry of Radio / December 20, 2020

Community, Fellowship, First Day, Religious Education

9:45 a.m. / Mark Judkins Helpsmeet / Northern Spirit Radio: A Quaker Ministry of Radio https://northernspiritradio.org What would a ‘Silent Quaker’ share on the radio? Many Quakers joke that it would be an hour of silence, but that obviously ignores the great fervor with which early Quakers carried their message & testimony out into the world. When invited in by folks at a local community radio station to share a weekly radio broadcast, Mark Judkins…

Guilford College Is In Crisis; Here’s How You Can Help / December 2, 2020

Community, News

Many in the New Garden Friends Meeting community have strong ties to Guilford College. Among our members and attenders are many alumni, plus current and former faculty members and staff. The origins of the college can be traced to New Garden Boarding School, established by members of the meeting in 1837. Throughout the college’s history, its deep Quaker roots helped Guilford College maintain an identity that helped set it apart from the many other small…

Friends Committee on National Legislation / December 9, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

Advocacy in a Time of Transition Prepare to Drive Change in the New Congress, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Are you ready to hit the ground running to advocate for peace and justice with the new Congress in 2021? Join a conversation with FCNL Grasstops Manager Ashley Wilson and National Field Organizer Sarah Freeman-Woolpert to discuss opportunities to move legislation in the new year. Watch the recording of Thursdays with Friends: What Should the…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / December 2, 2020

Community, News, Social Concerns

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…