Faith in the City
Held the first Tuesday of the month
with a brown bag lunch in the the Dining Room, Bldg. B..
The lunch series is free and open to the public.
Held the first Tuesday of the month
with a brown bag lunch in the the Dining Room, Bldg. B.
The lunch series is free and open to the public.
We’ll provide tea, lemonade and cookies.
Restorative Practices in the Classroom
TUESDAY, APRIL 2 l 12 – 1 pm
Doors open at 11:30 am
Evidence shows that common approaches to school discipline disproportionately and unfairly affect students of color. Come join a crucial discussion of alternatives -- restorative practices in the classroom.
With Valerie Glass, Founder and Director of Triad Restorative Justice, who has trained educators and community leaders in restorative practices in classrooms and community settings.
And Ebony Jason, currently a 9th grade math teacher at Carver High School, with experience as a school administrator and educational leader.
For more information, contact
Sylvia Oberle, soberle0405@gmail.com;
Spence O’Neill, lsbrooks@hotmail.com;
Dean Clifford, cliffordconsult@mindspring.com;
or Diane Lipsett, diane@knollwood.org.
Artwork by Robyn Churn
Siembra NC
A project of American Friends Service Committee City of W-S and Winston-Salem State University
We are Latinxs residents of the Triad defending our communities from criminalization, ICE
detention and other forms of injustice and oppression.
A project of American Friends Service Committee City of W-S and Winston-Salem State University
We are Latinxs residents of the Triad defending our communities from criminalization, ICE
detention and other forms of injustice and oppression.
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facebook.com/SiembraNC
@ siembranc
336.543.0353 | lgardunogarcia@afsc.org
School of Love
School of Love forms new rhythms of life together for the sake of 1) deep formation into the Christian life and 2) justice and beloved community across systemic divides in Winston-Salem. We seek life together in Christ for the life of the world.
School of Love forms new rhythms of life together for the sake of 1) deep formation into the Christian life and 2) justice and beloved community across systemic divides in Winston-Salem. We seek life together in Christ for the life of the world.
In the coming months we will unpack this vision in more detail. But for now, we would appreciate your support as we work to form a life together in Christ for others.
Please contact or visit our web page for more information.
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The SALTBOX
1650 Ivy Ave,
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
schooloflovews.com
336.754.0196 | info@schooloflovews.com
Racial Equity Institute
Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods
Racial Equity Institute is a two-day workshop
designed to help leaders and organizations who want to pro-actively understand and address
racism, both in their organization and in the
community where the organization is working and for those persons who are interested in
understanding and eliminating racial inequities and disparities within our society.
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Upcoming Workshop:
July 9 - 10 : 9a - 5p
Location TBD
Online Registration open
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The SALTBOX
1650 Ivy Ave,
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
nbncommunity.org
336.602.2519 | kholly@nbncommunity.org
Prayer 4 Unity
Prayer4Unity was born of the belief that, as a people, we want and need unity and not division.
Prayer 4 Unity
Prayer4Unity was born of the belief that,
as a people, we want and need
unity and not division.
We match diverse Christ followers
to pray over the phone in pairs
in urgent pursuit of God’s promise to hear us,
forgive us, and heal our land.
God is the Solution.
Jesus is the Answer.
Prayer is our part.
prayer4unity.com | info@prayer4unity.com
The Platform Summit
Twice now, women from different backgrounds - gentile, Jewish, gay, young, old, of diverse professions, and economic status - answered an invitation to come together.
These women came sharing, willing to listen, not judge; open to discussing their individual desires to learn more about the other race. Reveling in their introducing of themselves, …
Twice now, women from different backgrounds - gentile, Jewish, gay, young, old, of diverse professions, and economic status - answered an invitation to come together.
These women came sharing, willing to listen, not judge; open to discussing their individual desires to learn more about the other race. Reveling in their introducing of themselves, why they came; and the anxiety they may have felt as they ventured out in the down-pour of rain and threats of storm, floods and possible tornadoes - these white & black women left their comfort zone to talk, meet, laugh and even to shed some tears.
Love was the conduit and the passion that made this Platform Summit different from anything that could have been imagined or dared to envision.
Over 50 ladies electrified the WMM Community Center and transcended the space of three hours and 30 minutes of love and unity into a safe place, sheltered from the hatred, the discord, we see on the internet, we watch on the television news and social media.
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Join us: March 16, 2019 | 10a - 1p
Please RSVP: camw1965@yahoo.com
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Whole Man Ministries Community Center
3916 Old Lexington Road
Winston-Salem, NC
camw1965@yahoo.com
Piedmont Freedom Schools
Piedmont Freedom Schools (PFS) is a summer enrichment program, birthed out of the 1964 Freedom Summer.
With a strong social justice emphasis, PFS seeks to engage scholars in intentional culturally-relevant curriculum to reduce summer learning slide and…
Piedmont Freedom Schools (PFS) is a summer enrichment program, birthed out of the 1964 Freedom Summer.
With a strong social justice emphasis, PFS seeks to engage scholars in intentional culturally-relevant curriculum to reduce summer learning slide and empower them to make a difference in their community, nation, and world with hope, action and education.
For the last several years Freedom Schools have existed in Winston-Salem, beginning with an inaugural site at Kimberley Park Elementary.
Each morning begins with a time called Harambee, or “pull it together,” full of cheers, chants, guest readers, and self-esteem building activities to increase the scholars’ love of education and more importantly, themselves.
Upcoming Opportunities
February 23rd - Fundraiser at St. Anne’s
March 20th - Friend/Fundraiser
June 27th- Freedom School Summer Kickoff
June-August there will be various opportunities for Harambee Readers at either site and community volunteers to share their gifts, skills, and talents with the scholars during afternoon activities.
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loveoutloudws.com/freedomschools
@piedmontfreedomschools
336.215.5571 | juante.randleman@gmail.com
My Brother's Keeper
In August 2015, Mayor Joines accepted the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) challenge and WSSU was named the lead community partner to collaborate on achieving the six MBK goals: …
City of W-S and Winston-Salem State University
In August 2015, Mayor Joines accepted the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) challenge and WSSU was named the lead community partner to collaborate on achieving the six MBK goals:
1. Ensure all children enter school cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally ready
2. Ensure all children read at grade level by 3rd grade
3. Ensure all youth graduate from high school
4. Ensure all youth complete post-secondary education or training
5. Ensure all youth out of school are employed
6. Ensure all youth remain safe from violent crime and are provided a second chance
A MBK Stakeholder Group has convened to
develop action plan
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obama.org/mbka
336.750.8848 | atkinsona@wssu.edu
MLK Commitment Card
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. invited volunteers working alongside him to sign the following commitment card:
I hereby pledge myself—my person and body—
to the nonviolent movement. Therefore I will keep the following ten commandments:
1. Meditate daily on the teachings and life of Jesus.
2. Remember always that the non—violent movement in Birmingham seeks justice and reconciliation — not victory.
3. Walk and talk in the manner of love, for God is love.
4. Pray daily to be used by God in order that all men might be free.
5. Sacrifice personal wishes in order that all men might be free.
6. Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.
7. Seek to perform regular service for others and for the world.
8. Refrain from the violence of fist, tongue, or heart.
9. Strive to be in good spiritual and bodily health.
10. Follow the directions of the movement and of the captain on a demonstration.
I sign this pledge, having seriously considered what I do and with the determination and will to persevere.
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G.I.D.E
To enhance the education and life-long learning for under-served youth and their families. GIDE currently provides services to over 200 students and their families at four sites: Cleveland Avenue Homes, Piedmont Park, Rolling Hills Apartments, and Townview Apartment. …
(GUIDING INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION)
To enhance the education and life-long learning for under-served youth and their families. GIDE currently provides services to over 200 students and their families at four sites: Cleveland Avenue Homes, Piedmont Park, Rolling Hills Apartments, and Townview Apartments. These communities are designated as Public Housing and Section-8 areas. All of these communities have a long history of high crime rates, drugs and violence, high unemployment rates, teen and pre-teen pregnancies, single-parent fatherless homes, and poverty.
GIDE has four primary focus areas:
Parents and school engagement;
Parents’ personal development;
After-school tutorials, homework
assistance, and enrichment activities;
Summer enrichment activities.
GIDE’s Programs Include:
A daily Youth Education Academy; DIVAS – Dreams Initiating Virtuous Alternative Solutions; PHASAC – Gang & Dropout Prevention through Youth Sports; STEP – Summer Teaching Enrichment Program, & Youth Entrepreneurs
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2020 East 14th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
guidinginstitute.org
336.602.0565 | bill.tcewp@gmail.com
The Forsyth Promise
The Forsyth Promise is a diverse partnership that unites our community’s efforts and ideas on education.
The Forsyth Promise brings all our community’s efforts and ideas together to…
The Forsyth Promise is a diverse partnership that unites our community’s efforts and ideas on education.
The Forsyth Promise brings all our community’s efforts and ideas together to:
Shine the light on what’s working well for kids.
Focus on common goals and outcomes.
Align our community’s resources and practices to ensure the best educational outcomes for Forsyth County’s children.
In a nutshell, The Forsyth Promise puts us all on the same page and unites us around the same vision that every child in Forsyth County receives the best education possible and is fully equipped to thrive throughout life.
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forsythpromise.org
336.723.3601 | latasha.lane@uwforsyth.org
Faith & Justice Speaker Series
Our speaker series, In My Backyard: Faith and Current Events, meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from September through May. Please join us!
Our Mission
The Holy Gospel calls Christian people to the work of justice. Our commitment is to:
• Respect the human dignity of all persons.
• Strive for peace by bringing people to unity with God and each other.
• Serve Christ in all persons.
Our Work
• To educate parishioners and the wider community on issues that create a community of justice, advocacy, action, and service in the name of Jesus Christ.
• To inform and challenge people with regard to justice issues as they appear in Biblical testimony and Church tradition.
Our speaker series, In My Backyard: Faith and Current Events, meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from September through May. Please join us!
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In this February 26 presentation, Dr. Dale Pollock looks back in film history to examine the deep roots of Hollywood racism.
Only by understanding the power of images created in films like THE BIRTH OF A NATION and KING KONG can we comprehend the depth and breadth of racism in the movies.
We will see how two kinds of film making emerged: one for white audiences in which black Americans were solely house servants and train porters and more vibrant African-American-made films by a paucity of black directors. Not until Spike Lee made DO THE RIGHT THING IN 1989 did a genuine black directorial voice emerge.
Tuesday,* February 26, at 12:00p
Please bring your own lunch.
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*The monthly Faith & Justice Lunch Presentations are typically hosted on the 4th Thursday from
September - May. Visit the church website or call for more information.
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520 Summit Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
stpaulswinstonsalem.org
336.918.7839 | kathyausen@gmail.com
Drum Majors Alliance for Justice & Beloved Community
“I want to be remembered as a DRUM MAJOR for justice.” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Drum Majors Alliance exists to inspire, educate, and prophetically speak to Christians on issues of race, class, culture, social justice, intercultural ministry, and more.
“I want to be remembered as a DRUM MAJOR for justice.” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Drum Majors Alliance exists to inspire, educate, and prophetically speak to Christians on issues of race, class, culture, social justice, intercultural ministry, and more.
“He has told you….what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to DO JUSTICE, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
The Drum Majors Alliance is a budding alliance of Triad Area (NC) christians seeking to do justice, love mercy, and walk in humble submission to and reflection of Jesus of Nazareth.
Our Mission is to equip, organize, and mobilize disciples of Jesus to be drum majors for justice in the world and beloved community in the Church.
Our Vision:
FORMATION of conciled disciples across color, culture, class, creed, and political lines.
SOUNDING of prophetic voices that bear witness to the Kingdom of God.
MARCHING and laboring towards a more just society through non- violent direct action.
KEEPING in rhythm and step with the Spirit and Gospel of Jesus.
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facebook.com/ drummajorsalliance
The Color of Compromise
Reading Club… The Color of Compromise takes readers on a historical journey: from America’s early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War, covering the tragedy of Jim Crow laws and the victories of the Civil Rights era, to today’s Black Lives Matter movement. Author Jemar Tisby reveals the obvious—and the far more subtle—ways the American church has compromised what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality.
Reading Club
The Color of Compromise takes readers on a historical journey: from America’s early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War, covering the tragedy of Jim Crow laws and the victories of the Civil Rights era, to today’s Black Lives Matter movement. Author Jemar Tisby reveals the obvious—and the far more subtle—ways the American church has compromised what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality.
Tisby uncovers the roots of sustained injustice in the American church, highlighting the cultural and institutional tables that need to be turned in order to bring about real and lasting progress between black and white people. Through a story-driven survey of American Christianity’s racial past, he exposes the concrete and chilling ways people of faith have actively worked against racial justice, as well as the deafening silence of the white evangelical majority. Tisby shows that while there has been progress in fighting racism, historically the majority of the American church has failed to speak out against this evil. This ongoing complicity is a stain upon the church, and sadly, it continues today.
Tisby does more than diagnose the problem, however. He charts a path forward with intriguing ideas that further the conversation as he challenges us to reverse these patterns and systems of complicity with bold, courageous, and immediate action. The Color of Compromise provides an accurate diagnosis for a racially divided American church and suggests creative ways to foster a more equitable and inclusive environment among God’s people.
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If you are interested in participating in a reading group about this book, please email us at
colorofcompromisews@gmail.com.
Citywide Prayer Gatherings
Prayer has been the foundation of the work that happened this weekend.
Please join us and invite others to pray together over the continued work of beloved community in our city towards equity, justice, and freedom.
Prayer has been the foundation of the work of the work we do together.
Please join us and invite others to pray together over the continued work of beloved community in our city towards equity, justice, and freedom:
WEEKLY: Every Monday, 2:30-3:30pm, Lloyd Presbyterian Church, 748 North Chestnut Street, W-S
MONTHLY: 1st Monday of the Month, 7-8pm, beginning April 1, 2019, Whole Man Ministries, 3916 Old Lexington Rd, W-S
YEARLY: The Citywide Prayer Breakfast, 7am, April 30, 2019, Benton Convention Center, 301 West 5th Street, W-S
union@loveoutloudws.com
Citywide Prayer Breakfast
Join us for a morning of prayer and celebration with Tim Lowe, President of Lowes Foods, at the 6th Annual Citywide Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, April 30th at 7am (buffet opens at 6:15am) in the Benton Convention Center.
Join us for a morning of prayer and celebration with Tim Lowe, President of Lowes Foods, at the 6th Annual Citywide Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, April 30th at 7am (buffet opens at 6:15am) in the Benton Convention Center.
INDIVIDUAL TICKET – $50
TABLES FOR 8 – $350
SPONSORSHIPS – $1,000
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wsprays.com
336.310.9762 | holli@billingsestate.com
Call 2 Conversation
A Call to Conversation is a national movement with one goal – to spark more meaningful conversation.
The immediate impact of a Call to Conversation will be new relationships and a stronger
community among alumnea, parents, faculty, staff and students.
A Call to Conversation is a national movement with one goal – to spark more meaningful conversation.
The immediate impact of a Call to Conversation will be new relationships and a stronger
community among alumnea, parents, faculty, staff and students. Long-term, a culture of conversation will be a recognized signature of the Wake Forest experience.
Through small group conversations, Wake Forest University is practicing invitational leadership, building new relationships and strengthening a sense of community.
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1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
c2c.wfu.edu
@c2cwfu
336.758.4393 | c2c@wfu.edu
BRAVE
BRAVE is a race panel for Triad Clergy.
The mission of this panel is to discuss the church’s role in topics of race, racial injustice, to bring unity, raise awareness and pray together as a body of believers .
Bringing Revival & Awareness (through) Viable Examination
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BRAVE is a race panel for Triad Clergy.
The mission of this panel is to discuss the church’s role in topics of race, racial injustice, to bring unity, raise awareness and pray together as a body of believers . BRAVE is an initiative to bring diversity to the forefront, to as believers remove the idea of color blindness from our vocabulary and
triumphantly embrace and celebrate our
uniqueness.
We will discuss how to implement brave choices in our churches and communities that celebrate diversity.
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Hosted at The SALTBOX
1650 Ivy Ave
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Bread Bread WS
Break Bread Winston Salem encourages people to share in an evening of private dinners across our city, the goal of which is to gather as Jesus did and grow relationally as a city by meeting new people and sharing our personal stories.
Break Bread Winston Salem encourages people to share in an evening of private dinners across our city, the goal of which is to gather as Jesus did and grow relationally as a city by meeting new people and sharing our personal stories.
By enjoying a meal together and sharing our stories, hopes, burdens and ideas we can reduce our cultural blind spots and create relationships that build and strengthen our community.
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breakbreadws.org
336.310.9761 | holli@billingsestate.com
BlindSpot
A blog by Winston-Salem local, Phillip Summers, about the critical public health function of public transportation and what he is learning as a bus driver.
Driving safely towards fuller life!
A blog by Winston-Salem local, Phillip Summers, about the critical public health function of public transportation and what he is learning as a bus driver.
As he follows the calling to love his neighbor as himself, he hopes to uncover blindspots in social determinants of health and to work for mercy and justice in his and our community.
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blindspot.city
336.829.8267 | summers.phillip@gmail.com