You are invited to Deep River Friends Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 11 a.m. to hear Nikki Holland Friends United Meeting. Nikki will share an update of her and Friends work in Belize. We encourage all to join us to learn more about this important mission and how we can all help. Lunch will be provided with time for fellowship and to catch up with the Holland family. RSVP to ([email protected]) so we have a…
Last Saturday 23 of us – Friends, along with members of the Friendship Community Partnership, were led by James Shields on the trail to the Underground Railroad Tree in the Guilford Woods. One of the spirituals he sang briefly was, “Walk Together, Children; Don’t You Get Weary!” He often sings that on the trail with children, he said, and reminds them that a journey on the Underground Railroad involved great discomfort and led to pure…
New Garden Meeting, as part of the celebration of 350 years of Quakers in North Carolina, invites nearby Friends to experience a special Underground Railroad Tour in the Guilford Woods, led by James Shields. James is a graduate of Guilford College, former Director of the Bonner Center at Guilford and a longtime actor and singer in theatre productions at Snow Camp, most notably Pathway to Freedom. He is well-versed in African American as well as…
From the Black Quaker Project, on June 17, 2022: “The Black Quaker Project is happy to celebrate Juneteenth. . . commemorating the end of slavery in the USA. Although the Emancipation Proclamation (1/1/1863) outlawed slavery in seceding states during the Civil War and the 13th Amendment (1/31/1865) officially ended the practice of chattel slavery across the country, its abolition could not be enforced until after the war’s end. Texas, like all Southern states, refused to…
Visit with our Bolivian students, graduates and staff on our Virtual Quaker Study Tour in honor of our twentieth anniversary. Join BQEF supporters from around the world for three sessions: July 20 / 7 p.m. EST (US). Climate Change in Bolivia. July 23 / 4 p.m. EST (US). Current students speak about their experiences of Living with COVID in Bolivia. More information to come.
You are invited to join the Benefit for the World Central Kitchen on Saturday, June 18 from 2 – 7 p.m. a The Deck, 118 East Main Street, Jamestown, NC. There will be a food truck – Ukrainian art, crafts, desserts, children’s activities, raffle prizes and dance lessons provided by Fred Astaire Dance Studios. Live Performances by: Gypsy Soul Band, Whiskey Cove Band, Carol Leigh and DJ Jeremy Fox. Tickets are $20 in advance at:…
In response to the most recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas there will be simultaneous rallies across the country on June 11. This link is for anyone interested in attending one of those rallies. https://tinyurl.com/up4t82x9 Our message is simple: yes this is a multifaceted problem but we MUST institute sensible gun laws.
(Caribbean American Heritage Month) (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & Questioning History Month)19 Juneteenth (1865) – Months after the Emancipation Proclamation was passed to abolish slavery, enslaved people in Texas are informed by Union soldiers that they are free. 20 Juneteenth observed 20 World Refugee Day 28 LGBTQ Pride Day – submitted by NG AntiRacism Working Group
All I can think of this week is how distressing the latest mass shooting in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school is. Gun violence is another systemic American issue that is way too often entangled with racism. . . Leonard Pitts wrote an excellent column (see below) that speaks better than I can to all of this. My belief is that Thoughts and Prayers + Action can bring about badly needed change. – KHS Who Will…
The Peace & Social Concerns Committee requests one-page-proposals on how the committee should spend grant money in the “Broader Concerns” portion of our budget. We award $250- $500 grants to projects and organizations that normally do not receive much financial support, and reflect Quaker values, including our commitment to becoming an antiracist community. If you have questions/wish to submit a proposal, contact Janet Inmon or Patricia Gutzwiller by June 19. Proposals should briefly describe the…