Greensboro

El Cambio

Students of El Cambio intently listen in and contribute to a NC Select House Committee on the States role in Immigration..

WE are the Future

By: Lori F. Khamala, AFSC NC Immigrant Rights Program Director 

GSO Foreclose

Hundreds Converge upon the Carolina Theater in Downtown Greensboro, NC on March 14, 2012

 by Victor Lopez, Intern - AFSC Office of the Carolinas 

GREENSBORO, NC - March 14--Drum beats and chanting filled the air as dozens of protesters marched from Washington Street to their final destination at The Carolina Theater, in Greensboro, NC on March 14, 2012.

There they converged with an eager crowd of supporters to celebrate the premier of a locally produced short film, “Let’s Lose Our House:  A Modern Foreclosure Tale.”

Foreclose GSO

“Let’s Lose Our House: A Modern Foreclosure Tale”

Get Involved, Tomorrow in Greensboro: A Modern Day Foreclosure Tale

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Marnie Thompson
Fund for Democratic Communities
620 S Elm St, Suite 355
Greensboro NC 27406
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Matt Hoh speaks in Greensboro, NC, Feb2012

Matt Hoh speaks in Greensboro, NC, Feb2012

The Makings of a Grassroots Movement Brewing: Greensboro comes Alive

By Victor Lopez, Intern – AFSC Office of the Carolinas

 

Northeast Asia Development Forum

AFSC's Joseph Gerson (center) spoke on Asia-Pacific militarization at the Northeast Asia Peace and Development Forum in Dalian, China.

During the International Day of Peace on September 21, AFSC participated in events around the world to support the calls of many communities seeking peace.

Dalian, China

AFSC’s Joseph Gerson and Jason Tower spoke at the Northeast Asia Peace and Development Forum in Dalian. They were joined by Johan Galtung – a founder of the field of peace studies – and Song DaeSung of the Korean Sejong Institute.

Indonesia Staff Visit Greensboro

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AFSC Indonesia staff visits North Carolina: --They speak to classes at New Garden Friends School --They go on a Quaker Historical Tour with Max Carter of Guilford College's Friends Center --They participate in a "Democracy Chat" --They visit the International Civil Rights Center & Museum --They attend a rally about a proposed landfill site and subsequent City Council Meeting

For AFSC’s Area Office of the Carolinas, this year’s Peace Day was much more than a one-day ceasefire. Peace, for us, rather than an absence of violence, is about building community through cultural sharing, celebrating diversity, and developing personal relationships based on respect and trust.

In Greensboro, our Day of Peace was a two-day tour of the city for a visiting delegation from AFSC-Indonesia. We used their visit to highlight aspects of Greensboro’s culture and activism.