Making
Greensboro
a
Great
City
BLACK-BROWN UNITY
WEEK
SEPTEMBER
16-23,
2012
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Imagine
a
city
where
all
people
of
all
races,
cultures,
na6onali6es,
and
faith
tradi6ons
strive
to
work
together
in
a
spirit
of
mutual
respect
for
the
dignity,
worth,
unrealized
poten6al,
and
full
humanity
of
all.
YOU
ARE
INVITED
TO
PARTICIPATE
IN
EIGHT
DAYS
OF
PROMOTING
UNITY,
BUILDING
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS,
AND
ENSURING
JUST
TREATMENT
FOR
ALL.
OPEN
THIS
BROCHURE
AND
READ
ABOUT
THE
EIGHT
DAYS
OF
UNITY
BUILDING
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SCHEDULE
OF
EVENTS:
SEPT
16-23
1. SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER
16TH:
All
Pastors
are
asked
to
select
an
appropriate
scriptural
text
and
focus
your
sermon
on
Welcoming
the
Stranger
among
us.
Pastors,
please
do
all
you
can
to
make
this
happen!
2. MONDAY,
SEPT.
17TH
YOUTH
/STUDENT
NIGHT:
Youth
and
students
from
across
the
city
are
invited
to
gather
at
two
loca?ons
to
view
a
powerful
lm
on
farm
laborers
and
immigra?on
issues,
followed
by
a
discussion
of
our
situa?on
in
Greensboro
and
the
na?on.
The
loca?ons
are:
NC
A&T
State
University,
Merrick
Hall
Auditorium,
at
6:30
PM,
and
Guilford
College,
King
Hall,
Room
127,
at
7:00
PM.
All
ages
are
welcome
to
aEend.
3. TUESDAY,
SEPT.
18TH
A
MULTICULTURAL
DINNER
&
DISCUSSION
AND
THE
GRASSROOTS
HISTORY
TOUR:
We
will
gather
at
Zaytoon
Restaurant,
301
N.
Elm
St.
#101,
at
6:00
PM.
This
will
be
an
excellent
?me
to
enjoy
a
meal
with
people
from
dierent
cultures/races.
Tickets
have
to
be
purchased
in
advance
through
Faith
Ac?on.
Please
E-mail
[email protected]
or
call
336-379-007.
The
cost
for
the
dinner
is
$10.00
per
person.
Space
is
limited;
so
please
make
reserva?ons
soon.
We
suggest
that
each
church
bring
two
people.
The
Grassroots
History
Tour
will
begin
at
11:00
AM,
leaving
from
417
Arlington
St.
Make
the
most
of
this
wonderful
opportunity
to
learn
your
real
local
history.
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4. WEDNESDAY,
SEPT.
19TH
BIBLE
STUDY
NIGHT:
Many
places
of
worship
hold
Bible
Study
on
Wednesdays.
Whenever
you
hold
Bible
Study,
please
focus
your
study
on
a
text
related
to
Welcoming
the
Stranger. 5. THURSDAY,
SEPT.
20TH
A
VISIT
TO
THE
FARM
LABOR
CAMPS
AND
TOBACCO
FIELDS
IN
EASTERN
NORTH
CAROLINA:
This
will
be
an
all
day
trip.
Two
vans
carrying
10
people
each
will
depart
Faith
Community
Church,
417
Arlington
St.,
at
10:30
AM,
on
Thursday.
The
trip
is
approximately
3
hours.
We
hope
to
get
a
mixture
of
youth/students
and
older
adults.
We
will
be
back
in
Greensboro
at
approximately
8:00
PM.
Call
Wesley
Morris
at
336-230-0001
or
E-mail
[email protected].
6. FRIDAY,
SEPT.
21ST
NO
COLLECTIVE
ACTIVITIES
PLANNED:
Perhaps
you
could
spend
some
personal
?me
with
a
new
acquaintance
a
movie,
dinner,
a
walk
in
the
park,
etc. 7. SATURDAY,
SEPT.
22ND
THE
ROUNDTABLE
AND
CELEBRATION:
We
will
gather
at
Iglesia
Internacional
(a
La?no
Church),
at
2119
S.
Elm-Eugene
Street,
from
5:00-7:30
PM
for
a
discussion
on
the
theme:
Making
Greensboro
a
More
Just
and
Welcoming
City-
Where
Do
We
Go
From
Here?
Come
out
and
celebrate
this
major
gathering! 8. SUNDAY,
SEPT
23RD
PULPIT
AND/OR
MEMBERSHIP
EXCHANGE
DAY:
Any
church
or
pastor
interested,
please
contact
Rev.
Joseph
Frierson
at
336-230-0001
or
by
E-mail
at
[email protected]
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WHY
A
BLACK
AND
BROWN
WEEK?
There
are
several
?tles
we
could
have
given
this
week-long
occasion.
We
chose
to
call
it
Black/Brown
Week.
We
acknowledge
that
the
?tle
is
not
perfect
and
can
lend
itself
to
misunderstanding.
We
arm,
therefore,
that
we
are
not
using
the
term
Black/Brown
to
exclude.
In
fact
we
want
full
par6cipa6on
of
all
na6onali6es,
races,
cultures,
and
faith
tradi6ons;
further,
we
want
to
grow
a
culture
of
respect
and
jus6ce
for
all,
especially
for
the
stranger. La?no
and
African
Americans
are
two
large
oppressed
minority
popula?ons.
If
these
two
groups
are
thrown
against
each
other
in
this
period
of
extreme
economic
crisis,
it
will
hurt
everyone.
On
the
other
hand,
if
a
deeper
and
more
genuine
unity
can
be
forged
between
these
two
groups,
it
will
help
everyone.
Thats
our
thinking.
The
Beloved
Community
Center Faith
Ac`on
Interna`onal
House The
Farm
Labor
Organizing
Commibee
Ini`ated
By:
The
Mul`-
Racial
Clergy
Commibee The
Pulpit
Forum
of
Greensboro
Joined
By:
The
Mul`-Cultural
Educa`on
Dept.,
Guilford
College
The
Mul`-Cultural
Student
Center,
NC
A&T
State
Univ.
Rev.
Joseph
Frierson [email protected]
Phone:
336-230-0001
For
more
informa`on
contact:
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