North Carolina Men Spring Fling / May 5, 2022

Thursday, May 5 at 5:57 p.m. at The Depot at Cody Creek [US 601, 1 mile south of Dobson, NC 27017 Phone: 336.386.8222 Website: https://www.codycreek.org/ Restaurant Meal: $16+ tax Our speakers: Bob and Hope Carter are medical missionaries who began their career in 1985 serving FUM at Friends Lugulu Hospital in Western Kenya. After Bob earned his master’s degree in public health at UNC-Chapel Hill, they returned to Africa in 1997, serving in Zambia with…

Help End the War on Yemen / April 26, 2022

March 26, 2022 marked seven years since the bombing and war started on Yemen. Unfortunately, this winter has been one of the deadliest periods in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse, media, and frankly awareness of Americans, Quakers and like-minded individuals across the U.S., led by Friends Committee on National Legislation, are lobbying Congress to end U.S. involvement in the war. We are now weeks into a two-month cease-fire – huge…

Refugee Support Update / April 26, 2022

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 ([email protected]). We are still collecting funds in support of these efforts that…

Help End the War on Yemen / April 20, 2022

March 26, 2022 marked seven years since the bombing and war started on Yemen. Unfortunately, this winter has been one of the deadliest periods in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse, media, and frankly awareness of Americans, Quakers and like-minded individuals across the U.S., led by FCNL, are lobbying Congress to end U.S. involvement in the war. We are now a couple of weeks into a two-month cease-fire – huge news…

Challenging Racism / April 13, 2022

From Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm; “Because white people are not socialized to see ourselves in racial terms, we often assume that our experiences and perspectives are the same as BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, People of Color] people’s. . . because I believe that my race does not inform how I experience the world, I don’t see how theirs could either. If I feel comfortable in my overwhelmingly white…

Help to End War in Yemen / April 13, 2022, 2022

Lobby Opportunity March 26, 2022 marks seven years since the bombing and war started on Yemen. Unfortunately, this past month marks one of the deadliest periods in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse, media, and frankly awareness of Americans, Quakers and like-minded individuals across the U.S., led by Friends Committee on National Legislation, are lobbying Congress to end U.S. involvement in the war. While it has fallen off the national discourse,…

Challenging Racism / April 6, 2022

Often I find inspiration from those who lived in the past – some who only recently have received appropriate recognition. One such person is Vina Curry, “free Black abolitionist, who risked her life as an operative on the Underground Railroad by providing her late husband’s ‘free papers’ to at least fifteen men escaping slavery. As a widowed mother, Curry lived and worked as the washerwoman at New Garden Boarding School beginning in the late 1830s.…

“We Cry Justice” Zoom Meeting / April 7, 2022

You are invited to join “We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign,” weekly Zoom meeting this coming Thursday, 7:00 p.m. We will be talking about chapters in Part I, “Jubilee” this coming week. Scuppernong Bookstore has copies of the book in stock. Contacts for additional information: Sara White; Cathy Hamilton. Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://tinyurl.com/d99p98cn Meeting ID: 854 6516 5432 Passcode: 830682