City workers had to remove our large Black Lives Matter sign located at New Garden Road in order to work on the new sidewalk. The plan was to put in back when they finished working. The sign has disappeared. We are hoping that someone removed it for safe-keeping. If you have any information on the whereabouts of the sign, please call the church office at 336-292-5487.
A bit of history from AMERICAN ABOLITIONISTS KNOWLEDGE CARDS, created by the New York Historical Society: “. . . Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This law, which extended a 1793 statute, endowed slave owners with extensive rights to reclaim escaped slaves and established punishments for any who interfered. Citizens who assisted fugitives could be imprisoned for 6 months and fined $1000; federal officials who failed to arrest alleged runaways faced the same…
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Friendship Friends Meeting asks your help in spreading the word about the grant for student groups working on peace and justice issues that we are again offering. The Friendship Friends Meeting Grant is for up to $500 to groups of college students in Guilford County to organize and work on peace and justice issues. The deadline to apply is September 23rd. All information is on the Friendship website…
11 Grandparents Day 15 Hispanic Heritage Month (thru Oct. 15) 15 International Day of Democracy 21 International Day of Peace 23 World Sign Language Day
Join others in our community in supporting Guilford County Public School staff, teachers, administrators, and our Board of Ed members during this difficult time in education. Show your support at the first Board of Ed. meeting Sept. 13 at 712 N. Eugene St. Starting at 5pm, we’ll cheer on public educators and celebrate them as they begin another year! Can’t make it? Send an email to the Board of Ed members in support and encourage…
As we continue our celebration in 2022 of 350 years of Friends in North Carolina, we have easy access to a timeline on the Underground Railroad Tree at Guilford College website, which gives us a glimpse of how Friends dealt with slavery. A few entries of interest: • [1754 – New Garden Meeting was established.] • 1770 – New Garden Meeting urges Friends not to be involved with slavery. • 1776 – Slave ownership becomes…
The Rev. Dr. Jennifer Copeland, Executive Director Prior to the 2020 elections, a representative from the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution team reached out to the North Carolina Council of Churches. For the first time in its 40-year history of resolving international conflicts, their research showed the conflicts might come home. North Carolina, along with a few of other states, showed a high probability for election related violence. While N.C. did have a few minor skirmishes…
August 2022 08 International Day of World’s Indigenous People 21 Nat Turner Slave Revolt (1831) 26 Women’s Equality Day
There will be a donation box for Backpack Beginnings on the porch this week through Sunday. Friends are invited to bring contributions. Please find a list of needed items below. Greatest need items are in italics. FOOD PROGRAM: (please check expiration dates) Pop Top Spaghettios, Canned Chicken, Squeeze Jelly, Plastic PB Jars, Individual Cereals, Individual Oatmeal packets, Individual sized proteins (Chef Boyardee microwaveable meals), fruit cups, cereal and nut-free individually wrapped snacks, Especially need Chicken…
Are you a student worried about the Climate Crisis? Are you a teacher in Guilford County Schools who knows students concerned for the environment, for the planet? Are you a parent or grandparent who shares these concerns with students in your family? Greensboro EarthQuakers and their Solar Power Now allies are pushing the Guilford County Board of Education to commit to a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy. We are asking the School Board to…