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MakingGreensboroaGreatCity
BLACK-BROWNUNITYWEEKSEPTEMBER16-23,2012
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Imagine acitywhere allpeopleofallraces,cultures,na6onali6es,and
faithtradi6onsstrive towork togetherinaspirit ofmutualrespect for
thedignity,worth,unrealizedpoten6al,andfullhumanityofall .
YOUAREINVITEDTOPARTICIPATEINEIGHTDAYSOFPROMOTINGUNITY,
BUILDINGPOSITIVE
RELATIONSHIPS,ANDENSURINGJUSTTREATMENTFORALL.
OPENTHISBROCHUREANDREAD
ABOUTTHEEIGHTDAYSOFUNITYBUILDING
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SCHEDULEOFEVENTS:SEPT16-23
1. SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER16TH:AllPastorsareaskedtoselectanappropriatescripturaltextandfocusyoursermononWelcomingtheStranger
amongus.Pastors,pleasedoallyoucantomakethishappen!
2.MONDAY,SEPT.17THYOUTH/STUDENTNIGHT:Youthandstudentsfrom
acrossthecityareinvitedtogatherattwoloca?onstoviewapowerful
filmonfarmlaborersandimmigra?onissues,followedbyadiscussion
ofoursitua?oninGreensboroandthena?on.Theloca?onsare:NC
A&TStateUniversity,MerrickHallAuditorium,at:30PM,and
GuilfordCollege,KingHall,Room127,at7:00PM.Allagesare
welcometoaEend.
3. TUESDAY,SEPT.18THAMULTICULTURALDINNER&DISCUSSIONANDTHE
GRASSROOTSHISTORYTOUR:WewillgatheratZaytoonRestaurant,301
N.ElmSt.#101,at:00PM.Thiswillbeanexcellent?metoenjoya
mealwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures/races.TicketshavetobepurchasedinadvancethroughFaithAc?on.Please-mail
is$10.00perperson.Spaceislimited;sopleasemakereserva?ons
soon.Wesuggestthateachchurchbringtwopeople.
TheGrassrootsHistoryTourwillbeginat11:00AM,leavingfrom
417ArlingtonSt.Makethemostofthiswonderfulopportunityto
learnyourreallocalhistory.
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4.WEDNESDAY,SEPT.19THBIBLESTUDYNIGHT:Manyplacesofworshiphold
BibleStudyonWednesdays.WheneveryouholdBibleStudy,please
focusyourstudyonatextrelatedtoWelcomingtheStranger.
5. THURSDAY,SEPT.20THAVISITTOTHEFARMLABORCAMPSANDTOBACCOFIELDS
INEASTERNNORTHCAROLINA:Thiswillbeanalldaytrip.Twovans
carrying10peopleeachwilldepartFaithCommunityChurch,417
ArlingtonSt.,at10:30AM,onThursday.Thetripisapproximately3
hours.Wehopetogetamixtureofyouth/studentsandolderadults.
WewillbebackinGreensboroatapproximately8:00PM.CallWesley
Morrisat336-230-0001or-mail
6. FRIDAY,SEPT.21STNOCOLLECTIVEACTIVITIESPLANNED:Perhapsyoucould
spendsomepersonal?mewithanewacquaintanceamovie,dinner,
awalkinthepark,etc.
7. SATURDAY,SEPT.22NDTHEROUNDTABLEANDCELEBRATION:Wewillgatherat
IglesiaInternacional(aLa?noChurch),at2119S.Elm-EugeneStreet,from5:00-7:30PMforadiscussiononthetheme:MakingGreensboro
aMoreJustandWelcomingCity-WhereDoWeGoFromHere?Come
outandcelebratethismajorgathering!
8. SUNDAY,SEPT23RDPULPITAND/ORMEMBERSHIPEXCHANGEDAY:Anychurch
orpastorinterested,pleasecontactRev.JosephFriersonat
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WHYABLACKANDBROWNWEEK?
Thereareseveral?tleswecouldhavegiventhisweek-longoccasion.Wechose
tocallitBlack/BrownWeek.Weacknowledgethatthe?tleisnotperfectand
canlenditselftomisunderstanding. Weaffirm,therefore,thatwearenotusing
the termBlack/Brown to exclude. In factwe want full par6cipa6onof all
na6onali6es,races,cultures,andfaithtradi6ons;further,wewanttogrowa
cultureofrespectandjus6ceforall,especiallyforthestranger.
La?noandAfricanAmericansaretwolargeoppressedminoritypopula?ons.If
these two groups are thrown against each other in this period of extremeeconomiccrisis,itwillhurteveryone.Ontheotherhand,ifadeeperandmore
genuineunitycanbeforgedbetweenthesetwo groups,itwillhelpeveryone.
Thatsourthinking.
Ini`atedBy: TheBelovedCommunityCenter
FaithAc`onInterna`onalHouse
TheFarmLaborOrganizingCommiee
JoinedBy: TheMul`-RacialClergyCommiee
ThePulpitForumofGreensboro
TheMul`-CulturalEduca`onDept.,GuilfordCollege
TheMul`-CulturalStudentCenter,NCA&TStateUniv.
Formoreinforma`oncontact:Rev.JosephFrierson
Phone:336-230-0001
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