Quaker House’s Peace Mission needs New Garden volunteers to help keep it running. You can learn more about Quaker House by watching the Conscientious Objectors Panel Discussion from the June 8, 2021 Quaker House webinar. It is published here. Also, you can support Quaker House by signing up for the Quaker House Peace Race: a virtual 5K. For more information about serving as a representative to Quaker House or supporting it in some other way,…
Some New Gardeners and others in our community have been involved with communicating in various ways with the Guilford County Board of Education. Holding signs outside prior to meetings, speaking at the meetings, and sending letters have all taken place, to counteract the Take Back Our Schools group that seeks to shield students from difficult truths about our history. Read on for information on how to participate in this effort to resist racism. There was…
From David Smith of Deep River Friends Meeting / Please join us for the fourth annual “Camp Out for Hunger at Deep River Friends.” Every year we raise food and funds for food to support our Meetings local pantry, Hand to Hand Pantry, and at least one other organization working to rid our community of food insecurity. This year I would love to have other Friends or Meetings from North Carolina Fellowship of Friends help…
Each year Quaker Earthcare Witness offers matching $500 grants to diverse Friends meetings, groups, churches, and organizations to support their community’s vision of caring for the Earth and each other through its Mini-Grants Program. Past funded projects have included butterfly and pollinator gardens, an ecological literacy program for kids, a bike-lending program, and an environmental justice internship for a Guilford College student of color. Now they’re trying to raise money to help fund future projects…
Dr. Jeff Jones (Ph.D), a professor at UNCG has volunteered to share some of his expertise on modern Afghan history, traditional culture, with those interested in supporting and welcoming our newest neighbors. The title of in a presentation called: “A Historical & Cultural Introduction to Afghanistan.” You are invited to join this ZOOM meeting on Wednesday, October 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Register in advance to receive the link at https://tinyurl.com/4p8yw8y2
Regarding Critical Race Theory, a very contentious topic these days: Mari Matsuda, a law professor at the University of Hawaii, who was an early developer of CRT, described it in the New York Times (Critical Race Theory: A Brief History, by Jacey Fortin, 7/27/21) as a map for change. “For me,” she said, “critical race theory is a method that takes the lived experience of racism seriously, using history and social reality to explain how…
African American Quaker Harold D. Weaver Jr. in Race, Systemic Violence, and Retrospective Justice (2020) on pages 13-14 states: “The North American economy grew into a modern, industrialized society on the backs of African labor through the legal exploitation, dehumanization, and systemic and direct violence directed against enslaved people. Even after the end of legal slavery in the mid-nineteenth century, as outlined in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution, the legal…
Please, Friends. I strongly urge you to come out to show support for the folks working hard on getting justice for the homeless black man, Marcus Smith, who was killed by Greensboro Police two years ago. There will be a public press conference Thursday, September 30, at 11 a.m. in Governmental Plaza. The time excludes most working folks, so the rest of us, please give some time to this cause. Of course you will be…
Thursday, October 7, 6 – 8 p.m. at Guilford College Farm / Many Afghans fought alongside and actively helped US soldiers during the decades-long war in Afghanistan. They are now fleeing the resulting turmoil as the US pulled troops from Afghanistan. Some of these refugees are now arriving in Greensboro, having lost nearly everything except their courage, dignity, and hope. North Carolina African Service Coalition (NCASC) and all those who partner with them will do…
Our work to welcome our new Afghan neighbors continues steadily; we’ve secured an apartment, have it nearly ready to furnish, and expect to hear something soon about their arrival. What we know about the family that we’re co-sponsoring with African Services Coalition: They’re a family of five, with dad, age 39, mom, age 37, daughter, age 13, and sons ages 11 and 6. They speak Dari. That’s it right now. The other thing that we…