BlackQuaker Project Events / March – April 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

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;…

Flowers for Easter / April 17, 2022

First Day, News

You are Invited to Bring Flowers to Meeting on Easter! Spring is upon us and all around us the world is green and full of flowers! On Easter Sunday (April 17) we will gather (in-person and online!) as a community to celebrate life and resurrection, hope and new possibilities. This year we will again have many vases set up on a table in the front of the Meeting room and you are invited to bring…

2022 Journey to Justice / April 5, 2022

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

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…

Refugee Support Update / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Volunteer

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…

Medical Advisory Covid Update / March 30, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

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…

Challenging Racism / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

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,…

Guilford College Celebration / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Plenary Keynote Session and Celebration / Thursday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. / Dana Auditorium | Guilford College Campus Universities Studying Slavery Conference Plenary Session featuring Adrienne Israel’s keynote on Free Blacks, Quakers, and the Underground Railroad in Piedmont North Carolina. Others on the program include James Shields, Student performers Voices of Victory, Maria Rosales, and Wess Daniels. Guilford students, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to this event highlighting the contributions of early staff…

From the Religious Education Department / March 31, 2022

News, Religious Education, Youth

Childcare on Sunday Morning Are you planning to attend in-person Zoom in the Meetingroom with a child/children this week? Childcare is available for children ages 4 and under in the nursery beginning at 10:30 a.m.. Because this age group is currently not eligible for the vaccine, we ask that families enter the building through the porch door (next to the kitchen and Fellowship Hall) and take their children directly to the nursery. The capacity in…