Parlor Forum / 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Is it possible to move from the Second Amendment being used as a “trump card” that shuts down debate to a place where opposing views about its content can hold a conversation about its usage in current times? Andy Haile of Elon University School of Law will assist us in understanding the history and meaning of the Second Amendment.
Parlor Forum / 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Is it possible to move from the Second Amendment being used as a “trump card” that shuts down debate to a place where opposing views about its content can hold a conversation about its usage in current times? Andy Haile of Elon University School of Law will assist us in understanding the history and meaning of the Second Amendment.
6 p.m. / Collins Grove United Methodist Church, 210 Collins Grove Church Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410. We’ll be planning our annual summer cookout, Harvest Festival, and October trip. Come join us, bring a snack (optional), meet new people and share ideas of how our partnership can benefit the community. For more information, contact CH Holcombe, Marchesa Newlin, Rick Tunkel, Cheryl Buehler.
We are hosting a blood drive with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas at New Garden Friends Meeting on May 22 from 3:30-6:30 pm. To make the blood drive successful, we need you to consider donating your blood. Please pledge to help save local lives; contactBill McNeil ([email protected]) or (919) 622-3303.
Brotherhood Room / 12 – 1:30 p.m. Starting May 20, the Social Concerns committee invites adults to bring a bag lunch and join us monthly – every third Sunday – for a discussion series on the Quaker testimony of Equality. Let’s meet in the Brotherhood Room with our sandwiches right after worship, and watch a movie (or read a short article) on an aspect of equality (race, sex, gender, religion, class, for example) and finish…
NGFM’s very own, Anna Sykes, will be soloing with the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra on Sunday, May 13 at 4 p.m. in Dana Auditorium on the Guilford College campus. Anna will be playing the first movement of the Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64. Anna is receiving this opportunity as this year’s winner of the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra concerto competition and the resulting Sam Wilson Scholarship award. The concert is free! Let’s…
7 – 8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 2105 West Market Street, Greensboro, NC. You are invited to a monthly series of workshops using visual media to focus on dialog, community-building and actions “standing up for racial justice”. “White People in Solidarity Against Racism,” (Dara Silverman & Chris Crass). Using videos, we’ll go deeper discussing personal and institutional racism. – A program of the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance (GARA) – White Caucus Questions: [email protected]
The Peace and Love Ukestra will be playing in the memory care unit of Brighton Gardens of Greensboro on Thursday, April 26 at 3 p.m.
7 – 8:30 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting. Addressing Racial Inequity Head-On Towards Organizing for Justice; You are invited to a monthly series of workshops using visual media to focus on dialog, community-building and actions “standing up for racial justice”. “The Future of Race in America,” (Michelle Alexander, Tedtalk). – A program of the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance (GARA) – White Caucus Questions: [email protected]
Quaker House wants you to make your voice heard before April 19, 2018. The United States government wants the opinion of the American people about the selective service. All opinions are welcome. Go to www.inspire2serve.gov; click on “share your thoughts” tab at the top. Or mail your comment to: National Commission Military, National & Public Service Attn: RFI COMMENT–Docket 05-2018-01 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 10000, Room 1029 Arlington, VA 22202