Medical Advisory Covid Update / April 6, 2022

Covid-19, News, Social Concerns

The CDC has shifted to weekly metrics, updated every Thursday by 8 pm ET at CDC.gov or (800-CDC-INFO).  In Guilford County, community level risk of COVID transmission is currently LOW, though there are key spots in the world and the US that are experiencing surges with the BA.2 Omicron variant. The NC Health and Human Services Department has changed the COVID dashboard to reflect metrics more likely to reveal an imminent surge in different ways, since reported testing is not currently occurring as frequently as previously. The dashboard this…

BlackQuaker Project Events / March – April 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

The BlackQuaker Project with the American Friends Service Committee  presents; Black Lives Matter Film Festival 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 Televised) Newly discovered footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival featuring: B.B. King; The 5th Dimension; David Ruffin;…

2022 Journey to Justice / April 5, 2022

Community, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns

WVAR (White Voices Against Racism) is proud to announce the 2022 Journey to Justice . WVAR will lead an exploration of the book, “We Cry Justice,” with church groups and individuals who want to read the Bible along with the Poor Peoples’ Campaign and learn what the Bible says about social justice. There will be weekly/monthly self-guided reading, reflection and learning with your church group or individually, through Zoom, Facebook or in person…you decide!  A flyer…

Challenging Racism / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

A quote from Robin DiAngelo in Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm – “Ibram X. Kendi notes that because the ideology of individualism is only granted to white people, it allows us to see negative behavior by any Black person as proof of what is wrong with Black people, while negative behavior by any white person only proves what is wrong with that individual person.” (p.35) She later states, “There are consistent,…

Guilford College Celebration / March 31, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Plenary Keynote Session and Celebration / Thursday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. / Dana Auditorium | Guilford College Campus Universities Studying Slavery Conference Plenary Session featuring Adrienne Israel’s keynote on Free Blacks, Quakers, and the Underground Railroad in Piedmont North Carolina. Others on the program include James Shields, Student performers Voices of Victory, Maria Rosales, and Wess Daniels. Guilford students, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to this event highlighting the contributions of early staff…

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / March 28, 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Debate in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is Monday, 28 March from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. CET, Palais des Nations, Geneva The panel discussion will gather speakers who are known for their active role in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and who are from diverse backgrounds. They will share their experiences and will advocate in favor of listening to those who face racial…

Breakfast 4 Our Friends

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Help serve “Breakfast 4 Our Friends” to people experiencing homelessness every Saturday morning 7:45 – 8:30 a.m. at the Davie Street Parking Deck in Downtown Greensboro. Call Laura Baker at Tiny House Community Development if you are interested in volunteering, (336) 897-1001. Tiny House aims to reduce homelessness by building tiny home communities in Greensboro and High Point and by offering work skill training and stability to those who find themselves homeless.

Quaker Action for a Just World: 2022 AFSC Corporation Program / April 2022

Community, News, Social Concerns

Join American Friends Service Committee for a virtual gathering of Friends to discuss what we can do to build a vision of a renewed world. How can we overcome oppression, turn back from further climate injustice, and build a world that is more sustainable, just, and peaceful? Join us for a panel of Quaker climate activists, workshops on key peace and justice issues, and a keynote speech from Winona LaDuke as a part of AFSC’s…

Greensboro EarthQuakers / March 17, 2022

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns

March 17, 2022, 7 – 8 p.m. / Help Greensboro Earth Quakers Plan Actions for 2022. This Thursday, Greensboro Earth Quakers hosts a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come help plan for a meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to hold board members in the Light . Walter Hjelt-Sullivan of Philadelphia-based Earth Quaker Action Team will tell how EQAT organizes its non-violent direct actions and…