On October 15 and 16, nearly eighty women gathered virtually to “Preach Like Pauli,” during RCWMS’ ninth annual Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival. Over a day and a half, an […]
Friendships: The Magical & The Mundane
“Friendship is being conceited for one another,” my friend suggested as three of us stretched out on her lawn, enjoying a socially distant picnic and the June heat. Her newly […]
Remembering RBG and Her Connection to Pauli Murray
It began with young men, beer, and the Honk ‘n’ Holler in Stillwater, Oklahoma. As I tend my grief around the loss of the inestimable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I find […]
Now Available for Streaming: Meinrad Craighead, Praying with Images
In 2009, the hour-long documentary Meinrad Craighead: Praying with Images was produced by the Resource Center, and Minnow Media. This documentary film chronicles the life and work of Meinrad Craighead, a […]
Antiracism Resources for Kids
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is best known for his groundbreaking memoir How to Be an Antiracist, one of the books the Resource Center’s “Reading Race” group has tackled in recent […]
Vote
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi It is August in North Carolina, when mosquitoes come around at noon and trees laden with figs offer […]
Stirring WATERS: Feminist Liturgies for Justice – Book Review
Stirring WATERS: Feminist Liturgies for Justice is a balm for these times. I could imagine gathering a few friends, going through a liturgy together, and having a soulful and connecting […]
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who has donated to our summer fundraising campaign! Your generous gifts surpassed our $5,000 goal, and we are so grateful. Your donations will help us continue […]
Upcoming Workshops in July
We have several new workshops this July, and a couple favorites returning by popular demand. Here are a few highlights below. Make sure to head over to our calendar for […]
How You Can Help
Every summer we ask you to support the work of this vibrant womanist and feminist community. Although many things are different this summer, I know one thing hasn’t changed: your […]
2020 Essay Contest – Now Accepting Submissions!
RCWMS is committed to supporting all women as they find their voices and make them heard. In addition to our writing classes, workshops, and retreats, we run an essay contest in […]
Resources and Readings on Racial Justice
Who will you serve?What priorities will you hold in front of yourself?How will you show up?How fully can you love?–Leo Babauta, Zen Habits Babauta’s words provide a useful frame as […]
Protests, Police Violence, and a Pandemic
Our quarterly print newsletter, South of the Garden, went to the printer just before Memorial Day. This issue is now available online, and you may see it in your mailbox later this […]
Summer
It’s July of 1981. I’m six weeks old. I feel safe in my mother’s arms, but she must be terrified as she clutches me tight and gingerly takes each step […]
Virtual Book Launch Welcomes TARA into the World!
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome guest author and former RCWMS Board Member Rachael Wooten. RCWMS Executive Director Jeanette Stokes joined Wooten via Zoom last month to discuss Wooten’s new […]
Hospitality
We arrived at the farm in the early afternoon, hours before our hosts were due to arrive. They had said to make ourselves at home, and the gentleman who gave […]
10 Tips for Challenging Times – Dr. Lisa Baron
The pandemic is taking an extreme toll on our energy. Therefore, we are feeling tired, depleted, unbalanced, cranky, depressed, and anxious. We are falling into old patterns in our relationships, […]
May Programming
It’s hard to believe it’s May! We continue to Zoom along and we have lots of new workshops starting up this month. That’s in addition to some of your favorite […]
Earth Day Turns 50!
I remember staring at the original Earth Day poster above my brother Jerry’s desk. My small-town, Kansan, seven-year-old brain was mystified. Why set aside a day to protect the earth? […]
Quarantine Reflections
This week, the RCWMS staff reflects on daily life in quarantine. What are you experiencing, feeling, thinking about, learning? Email your snapshots of daily life to rebecca@rcwms.org by Wednesday, April […]
Walking the Labyrinth Together
For several years now the RCWMS labyrinth has been installed at Binkley Baptist Church in Chapel Hill for the community to walk during Holy Week. Ensuring our safety through physical […]
RCWMS Gets on Zoom
We’re excited to launch all new online programming next week at RCWMS. It’s been an adjustment and an adventure retooling our typical workshops for virtual community-building. We’re think you’ll like […]
Friendship
Rachel Sauls, a UNC senior, is our Anita McLeod intern this spring. Like most college students around the country, Rachel is finishing her semester remotely, and she continues to work […]
Tips and Resources from an Extrovert During the Pandemic
On Monday, at the now-daily press conference on the coronavirus, President Trump added his sober warning to those of public health officials from around the world to advocate for all […]