Peace and Justice Network of the Triad

WIRR Meeting Change - 4/27/08

Women Improving Race Relations:

This month, April 27, the location has been moved. Instead of being at the home of Linda Vaughn, we will be discussing The Measure of a Man at the home of Aliya Abassi, 3010-L Lawndale Drive, 772-0527. (The time of the meeting is the sam, 3 - 5 pm.)

National Day of Panhandling for Reparations for the Enslavement of African Americans – October 10, 2007

Damali Ayo
Wednesday, October 10, times TBA
Downtown Greeensboro (specific locations to be determined)

People of all races across the United States will take an hour or two to sit in a range of locations in our communities: outside of businesses, libraries, museums, art galleries, or on busy street corners. We will wear signs reminding passersby of the history of slavery in the United States. We will collect reparations in the form of money from white Americans for the enslavement and free-labor of Africans and African Americans during the establishment and economic rise of this country. This money will be immediately paid out to black passersby. Both parties will be offered a receipt. We will do this to offer a convenient opportunity for American citizens to acknowledge, apologize and compensate the unpaid labor of African Americans, the travesty of slavery, and the rightful due of reparations.

Why panhandling? African Americans have tried several means to recoup reparations for the enslavement of our relatives, with little progress. Panhandling shows the last resort of African Americans after our government has ignored or denied all previous requests for reparations. Panhandling is an immediate means of exacting reparations. We offer ordinary citizens the
opportunity to pay the reparations our government has denied us, or to walk past our presence on the street and continue to ignore our collective history.

REGISTER: Online at http://damaliayo.com/pages/reparationsday.html

CONTACT: Jordan Green, (919) 698-8323

The Race and Intelligence Debate, featuring Professor Michael Cauthen – Thursday, October 18, 2007

Sponsor: The African-American Studies Program at UNCG

5:00 PM, Thursday, October 18
Faculty Center, College Ave., UNC-Greensboro

Part of The Great Conversation Series, sponsored by Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society in Philosophy

CONTACT: Isabell Moore, ilmoore@uncg.edu

Fourth Communitywide Town Hall Meeting – Sunday, September 9, 2007

To discuss Section IV of the GTRC report, with a focus on its Conclusions topics.

Sponsors: The Greensboro Truth & Community Reconciliation Project, the Beloved Community Center and the Greensboro Public Library

3:30 to 6:00 PM, Sunday, September 9th

Nussbaum Room, Greensboro Public Library, Central Branch, N. Church between E. Friendly Ave & E. Lindsay St.

Access the full GTRC report at www.greensborotrc.org

CONTACT: Beloved Community Center/GTCRP, 230-0001, info@gtcrp.org

Bus & Hotel Package & Scholarships to US Social Forum – June 27 – July 1, 2007

The Southern Anti-Racism Network is sponsoring a bus and hotel package for travel from North Carolina (Durham) to the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta.

The bus will arrive in time for the 2 p.m. march on June 27, then return on July 1. Round trip bus ride is $150. Hotel/bus package is $300.

Students and Katrina survivors need scholarships. Please send tax-deductible donations to:

Good Work
P.O. Box 52731
Durham NC 27717

Call (919) 403-8229 or (919) 824-0659 to reserve a seat.

For more information, visit www.projectsarn.org.

The US Social Forum is a conference, a networking bonanza, a reaction to war and repression and more. For more information, visit www.ussf2007.org.

Anytown – July 8-14, 2007

We need help to fill the last few spaces at Anytown this year.  Session I will be held July 8-14 and Session II will be held July 22-28.

If you know rising juniors or seniors in high school (especially girls) who would be excellent candidates for Anytown, PLEASE have them call the NCCJ office at 336-272-0359 or have them visit us at 713 N. Greene Street, north of downtown Greensboro. Applications can be mailed, e-mailed or picked up at the office.

Bus & Hotel Package to US Social Forum – June 27 – July 1, 2007

The Southern Anti-Racism Network is sponsoring a bus and hotel package for travel from North Carolina (Durham) to the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta.

The bus will arrive in time for the 2 p.m. march on June 27, then return on July 1. Round trip bus ride is $150. Hotel/bus package is $300.

Call (919) 403-8229 or (919) 824-0659 to reserve a seat.

For more information, visit www.projectsarn.org.

The US Social Forum is a conference, a networking bonanza, a reaction to war and repression and more. For more information, visit www.ussf2007.org.

3rd Community-wide Town Meeting on the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Report – Sunday, June 10, 2007

4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 10
Central Branch of the Greensboro Public Library, 219 N. Church St.

Discussion moderated by Rev. Gregory Headen and featuring "reports on the report" to provide basic findings of the GTRC report on the aftermath of Nov. 3, 1979.

Sponsored by the Greensboro Public Library, the Beloved Community Center, and the Greensboro Truth and Community Reconciliation Project.

For more information call (336) 230-0001 or e-mail info@gtcrp.org.

Women Improving Race Relations – 4th Thursday of the Month, May 24, 2007

12:00-2:00 p.m. – Shiloh Baptist Church, 1210 South Eugene Street. Bring your own lunch. Drinks provided. For more information call the Commission on the Status of Women, 373-2390. (Meets every other month, September – May.)

Understanding the Power of Internalized Racial Oppression – Wednesday, May 9, 2007

As the 1st Step in Healing our Broken Community

Speaker: Barbara Major

When: Wednesday, May 9, 2007, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Where: New Light Missionary Baptist Church, 1105 Willow Road

Sponsored by Leadership and Empowerment Institute

Special Invitation to Local Community Organizers

For further information: 691-1620. You must RSVP your plans to attend by calling:  Please leave voicemail at: (336) 691-1620.

Barbara Major is by far one of the leading speakers/thinkers/critics in the areas of institutionalized racism and internalized racial oppression. She is a community organizer and trainer with over thirty years experience in many local, national, and international community development efforts. This work includes everything from nurturing leadership development efforts within local communities to assisting institutions in developing strategies to de-institutionalize racism. Originally trained in social work, Barbara is a native of New Orleans. She is most recently recognized for her work as Co-Chair of the Bring Back New Orleans Committee in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . She is also highly acclaimed for her leadership of the community driven St. Thomas/Irish Channel Consortium, a nationally acclaimed model for holistic community and institutional transformation. Barbara has served as a key leader and trainer with two of the more prominent national organizations which lead in organizing communities to dismantle/undo racism in the U.S., the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond and Crossroads Ministries. She continues to connect her local organizing with teaching anti-racism to people and institutions working in struggling communities. Currently, Barbara serves as a Senior Consultant to Bright Moments, Inc, a media firm located in New Orleans, LA.