Local author, Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown will join us to share about her recent project, “Poems for Peace”. She will give background as to how these poems came to be and read several of the poems in the same way she might at a formal poetry reading. Linda will also explain her intention with each poem. There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown is the author of…
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…
My name is Milena Tyler von Wrangel and I am a PhD student in clinical psychology at the California School for Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, CA. I’m currently organizing research into the impact of an Alternatives to Violence Project basic workshop on measures of social connectedness and emotional intelligence. three online community workshops 12-16 participants for each workshop. 8 mini-sessions of 2-2.5 hours each. over the course of one month The workshops are entirely…
The local foam recycling drop-off site is almost ready to receive foam. A densifier will be installed and volunteers will be trained next Friday. If you have Styrofoam cups, clamshells, trays or other foam packaging material you want to get rid of, you can bring it to Bill McNeil at the Meetinghouse at 11:00-11:20 am Thursday, November 12. Until the building is open, you cannot leave foam at the Meetinghouse. But our foam recycling team…
Join Community Housing Solutions for a warm event on Tuesday, November 17 from 12:00-12:30 p.m. Now more than ever, we all realize the importance of having a warm, dry, and safe home to shelter in. On this day, CHS will hold a 30-minute virtual event to celebrate the work of CHS and the lives that have been touched through home repairs and home ownership opportunities during this unprecedented year. The impact of CHS is real…
Please join others from our yearly meeting, North Carolina Fellowship of Friends, on Thursday, November 19 from 7- 8:30 p.m. via Zoom to discuss our understandings of racism and antiracism work. We will hear a presentation on the 2019 book by historian Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist. You do not need to read the book to participate. All are welcome. Our discussions will be vibrant! Please email Frank Massey at ([email protected]) to…
November 8, 2020 / 9:45 a.m. / Adult Forum livestream: Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/NewGardenFriendsMeeting/ Understanding the Case of Marcus Deon Smith / Presenters; Marcia Foutch, Hester Petty, Lewis Pitts/Better. This forum will have four main parts: What happened to Marcus Smith September 8, 2018 and the community response. The legal case that the Smith family initiated and where it is currently. The creation of the Greensboro Justice Coalition, the demands sent to City Council and how…
The final days of voting in the 2020 election are here! Before our next newsletter, our opportunity to vote will have come and gone. Many New Gardeners have voted by requesting a paper ballot and have had the receipt of their paper ballots confirmed on BallotTrax. Many others have voted in person at various early polling places. If you still have not voted and plan to do so, here are some important dates and times…
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…
Better Understanding the Case of Marcus Deon Smith / Marcia Foutch, Hester Petty, Lewis Pitts. Marcia Foutch is a retired teacher who moved from Minneapolis, MN to Greensboro five years ago. She is a member of Faith Community Church and has been active with the Beloved Community Center, Democracy Greensboro, the Poor People’s Campaign, Greensboro Historical Teaching Alliance and the Greensboro Justice Coalition. She is committed to social justice and the creation of the Beloved…