9:45 a.m. / Join us for a discussion about the Epilogue, written by Vanessa Julye, for the book “Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship”. If you own, or have access to the book, this may be found on pages 390-396. However, we will also work from a previously transcribed and paraphrased version provided by CH Holcombe. An attachment of the document will be sent out with Religious Education Updates, and we will use screen share…
9:45 a.m. / “What if one city read one book together and talked about it? What might that book be?” CH Holcombe will finish the discussion of what books were important in your life, and what book might be important for our whole City? Hopefully, we can decide on a few titles to nominate to the Greensboro Public Library for 2021. We will also listen to a reading of the children’s book: SOMETHING HAPPENED IN…
9:45 a.m. / What if people all over the city read ONE book? What if related discussions and films and theatrics inspired more community building? Greensboro Public Library wants our suggestions on titles for the One City, One Book Community Read 2021 by Dec. 1, 2020. Let’s put our heads together to discuss what books ( fiction and nonfiction) have been influential in our lives, and possibly reach consensus on titles to pass on to…
Local author, Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown will join us to share about her recent project, “Poems for Peace”. She will give background as to how these poems came to be and read several of the poems in the same way she might at a formal poetry reading. Linda will also explain her intention with each poem. There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown is the author of…
November 11, at 6:30 p.m. the RE Committee will host a special called meeting, seeking feedback and ideas for Religious Education programs for the future at New Garden. Karin Heller will send a a link so that Friends may attend virtually. We hope to see you there!
This past summer, for 2020 Summer Program, several New Gardeners recorded themselves reading children’s stories aloud for our Facebook page. These videos were popular with New Gardeners of all ages, and continued to receive “traffic” well after the dates they were posted. New Gardeners are missing one another! So why not continue connecting this way? Friends are invited to record themselves reading one of their favorite children’s books aloud, and send the recording to Karin…
Better Understanding the Case of Marcus Deon Smith / Marcia Foutch, Hester Petty, Lewis Pitts. Marcia Foutch is a retired teacher who moved from Minneapolis, MN to Greensboro five years ago. She is a member of Faith Community Church and has been active with the Beloved Community Center, Democracy Greensboro, the Poor People’s Campaign, Greensboro Historical Teaching Alliance and the Greensboro Justice Coalition. She is committed to social justice and the creation of the Beloved…