Greensboro EARTH QUAKER News / Meeting March 17, 2022

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Join Greensboro Earth Quakers March 17 to plan 2022 Actions. Are you interested in actions you and other Friends can take to confront climate change and environmental justice? On Thursday, March 17, 7 -8:30 p.m., Greensboro Earth Quakers will hold a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come to learn about: Plans for local Friends to hold a Quaker-style meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to…

Refugee Support Update / March 8, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

We are getting low on our financial contributions. New Garden has been financially supporting some additional families without co-sponsors to cover basic expenses including rent, utilities, etc. Please consider a gift (or an additional gift) – send a check to the office and write in the memo line “Refugee Fund.” New Garden is co-sponsoring a number of households – join us! “Co-sponsoring” activities includes transportation to the grocery store, medical appointments, family outings to a…

BlackQuaker Project Events / February – April 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

The BlackQuaker Project with the American Friends Service Committee  presents; Black Lives Matter Film Festival 3/12/22  Alaska On Line: Red Boucher Interviews Mahala Ashley Dickerson 3/26/22  Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin 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…

Equity Calendar / March 2022

News, Social Concerns

March is Women’s History Month; March 2 – 1889 Sioux Act reduced Reservation to present size March 2 – Read Across America Day March 8 – International Women’s Day March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day March 21 – International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination March 22 – World Water Day

Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group / March 2, 2022

Covid-19, News

Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) has decreased slightly in the last week to 6.9 %, still higher than the previously used statewide goal though much less than the omicron peak. The 14 day average case positivity for Guilford County is about the same, 7.7 %.  The number of COVID hospitalizations remains high but falling.   Guilford County has lifted it’s mask requirement for public buildings and businesses and Guilford…

Challenging Racism / March 2, 2022

News, Social Concerns

On June 29, 2021 I shared in this space that it seemed appropriate to me to capitalize both Black and White in our writing. My reasoning was that it is so easy to have White be the default race, and to have the words parallel was a reminder that all are equal. I am looking at this again. Our own Friends Journal capitalizes both. But the pamphlet by Harold D. Weaver, Jr. that New Garden…

Adult Forum / March 6, 2022

First Day, News, Religious Education

The New Garden Friends Meeting Anti-Racism Committee sent Meeting members and attenders the Pendle Hill pamphlet, “Race, Systemic Violence, and Retrospective Justice: An African American Quaker Scholar- Activist Challenges Conventional Narratives” by Harold D. Weaver Jr. Friends were asked to read the pamphlet, and were invited to a discussion of the pamphlet last Sunday during Adult Forum (9:30-10:30 a.m.). Next Sunday, March 6th, we will continue our discussion with a specific focus on the queries…

From the Meeting on Ministry & Council / March 2, 2022

News, Worship

The Meeting on Ministry and Counsel continues to work with the COVID Advisory Group and our Communications Committee/Tech crew to determine a date to begin indoor hybrid semi-programmed Meeting for Worship, following the plan that was developed at the called meeting on December 12, 2021. The tech crew is is very close to full implementation of the means necessary to carry out our plans. Our current practice for outdoor worship and by Zoom when weather…

Update from the COVID Medical Advisory Group / February 23, 2022

Community, Covid-19, News

Daily case positivity (the number of positive tests of all the test results reported not including in-home tests) has increased in the last week just slightly to 10.7 %, which is high though much  less than the omicron peak. The 14 day average case positivity for Guilford County is  about the same, 10.5 %.  The number of COVID hospitalizations remains high but is also falling. The death rate lags behind cases and hospitalizations and it is still rising.   Guilford County lifted it’s…