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SUMMARY:Three Quilters: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to offer a special panel discussion featuring Sauda Zahra\, Jereann King Johnson\, and Kimberley Pierce Cartwright. This conversation is part of the programming for our Stitching Our Stories quilt exhibition\, and will be moderated by our very own Chloé Griffin Wright. Join us as we discover how these artists transform their personal stories\, hardships\, and imaginations into powerful works of art.  Read more about our artists: Kimberley Pierce Cartwright\, Jereann King Johnson\, and Sauda Zahra. More about the exhibition: Visit the Cassilhaus website. \nCost: FREE\, registration is required. \nAll transport to Cassilhaus will be by shuttle bus from a location TBA. Details will be in your RSVP confirmation. Visitors with physical challenges can request on-site parking in their RSVP: \nRegister to attend in-person by emailing RCWMS@cassilhaus.com \nRegister to attend virtually (Zoom) by emailing VIRTUALRCWMS@cassilhaus.com  \nCost: FREE\, registration is required. \n*Please note the virtual presentation will begin promptly at 7:30 PM. A Zoom link will be shared once registration is complete. This is a live cats venue.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/three-quilters-a-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Writing the Body with Shawna Ayoub
DESCRIPTION:It’s a well-researched fact that we store our emotional experiences in our physical bodies. On anniversaries of loss\, for example\, it is common to feel body pain\, heaviness\, or fatigue. In this workshop\, we will practice feeling into our body stories safely in order to capture them in words. As a group\, we will learn about how the body stores memory\, and why\, and take home practices for listening to the stories our bodies want to tell us.  \nWriters will take home a packet of writing examples as well as prompts\, and can contact Shawna for written feedback within two weeks of this workshop. \nLeader: Shawna Ayoub is a brown\, queer\, Durham-based writer and instructor whose work prioritizes the engagement of difficult topics. After recognizing the personal benefits of writing for release and recovery\, she has made her practice public for the last 15 years\, offering courses independently as well as through the Center for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in Verywell Mind\, Survivor Lit\, Exit 7\, [wherever]\, The Archipelago\, and The Manifest-Station. \nCost: $75\, $100. Scholarships available. OR 5 workshops for $325\, or 3 workshops of their choice for $200. Please contact info@rcwms.org. \nRegister below. Registrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation. \n*Community members who would like to donate scholarships may do so at rcwms.org/donate.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/writing-the-body-with-shawna-ayoub/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stitching Our Stories Exhibition (Opening Celebration)
DESCRIPTION:Cassilhaus and the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) are pleased to announce the opening of STITCHING OUR STORIES: Community\, Imagination\, and Spirit. \nThis exhibition will open on Thursday May 29th and feature works by three North Carolina artists: Kimberley Pierce Cartwright\, Jereann King Johnson and Sauda Zahra. All three of these self-taught fiber artists have been creating thought-provoking work for decades. Their abstract\, improvisational\, as well as representational quilts will be featured in the exhibition and will explore and inspire community\, imagination\, and spirit by stitching together their inner thoughts and experiences. \nTheir work is rooted in the tradition of African American quilting as a medium for storytelling\, resistance\, and cultural preservation. The exhibition challenges participants to reimagine the role of quilting beyond its historical context into a future where textiles become tools for warmth\, inspiration\, imagination\, transformation\, and ancestral connection. \nThe fabrics in these quilts\, much of which is recycled\, transform stories\, hardships\, and imaginations into inspiration for the future. The representational works elucidate and confront enslavement\, lynching\, civil rights\, social justice\, and showcase prominent figures such Fannie Lou Hammer\, Zora Neal Hurston\, and Bree Newsome. \nStitching Our Stories will be on view through August 31 during various events to be announced here on this page.  For more information contact frank@cassilhaus.com. People interested in receiving invitations to all Cassilhaus public events can sign up on the connect page on our site and those interested in news and events at RCWMS can sign up at their contact page. \nOpening Celebration Information: \nAll three artists will be in attendance. \nAttendance is by RSVP only and space is limited.\nAll transport to Cassilhaus will be by shuttle bus from a location TBA. \nDetails will be in your RSVP confirmation.\nVisitors with physical challenges can request on site parking in their RSVP email. \nSession 1 6:00-7:45 pm RSVP: StitchingOurStories1@cassilhaus.com\nSession 2 7:45-9:30 pm RSVP: StitchingOurStories2@cassilhaus.com \nGraphics courtesy of Dean Burnette at OLED Studio
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/stitching-our-stories-exhibition-opening-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Remaking a Memory with Shawna Ayoub
DESCRIPTION:Traumatic memories are formed differently than normal memories\, and can be more intense and longer lasting. In addition\, we can inform our own traumatic memories by rehearsing them. This looks like retelling the event to others\, to ourselves\, or writing it down. When we do this\, we are at risk of introducing inaccuracies and potentially doing ourselves greater harm. However\, when we write our traumatic memories\, we are also presented with a powerful opportunity: to reframe them.  \nReframing our difficult memories allows us to remake them in a way that serves us. In this two-hour Zoom session\, we will learn how memories can be intentionally offered through multiple reframing techniques including altered point of view and writing the story as it otherwise might have happened.  \nWriters will take home a packet of writing examples as well as prompts\, and can contact Shawna for written feedback within two weeks of this workshop. \nLeader: Shawna Ayoub is a brown\, queer\, Durham-based writer and instructor whose work prioritizes the engagement of difficult topics. After recognizing the personal benefits of writing for release and recovery\, she has made her practice public for the last 15 years\, offering courses independently as well as through the Center for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in Verywell Mind\, Survivor Lit\, Exit 7\, [wherever]\, The Archipelago\, and The Manifest-Station. \nCost: $75\, $100. Scholarships available. OR 5 workshops for $325\, or 3 workshops of their choice for $200. Please contact info@rcwms.org. \nRegister below. Registrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation. \n*Community members who would like to donate scholarships may do so at rcwms.org/donate.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/remaking-a-memory-with-shawna-ayoub/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Surviving Your Story: Expressing Writing for Release and Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Difficult experiences can become lodged in our bodies in ways that impact us daily\, and writing is a way to name\, release and recover from those experiences. Expressive writing allows us to make sense and meaning; to re-craft the struggle and better reflect our truth. In other words\, it supports you in surviving your story. \nThis course is structured in two parts. In the first\, we come together as a group for a two-hour Zoom session to discuss the what and how of safe expressive writing practices\, followed by exercises and a take-home writing assignment. For the second part\, you have the option of submitting your writing to the instructor for private\, written feedback. Please note that these workshops are intentionally carved out for those who identify as women\, femme\, and/or nonbinary to experience camaraderie as we navigate difficult\, challenging\, and deeply personal topics. \nWriters will also take home a packet of writing examples and prompts to help them continue their practice. \nLeader: Shawna Ayoub is a brown\, queer\, Durham-based writer and instructor whose work prioritizes the engagement of difficult topics. After recognizing the personal benefits of writing for release and recovery\, she has made her practice public for the last 15 years\, offering courses independently as well as through the Center for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in Verywell Mind\, Survivor Lit\, Exit 7\, [wherever]\, The Archipelago\, and The Manifest-Station. \nCost: $75\, $100. Scholarships available. OR 5 workshops for $325\, or 3 workshops of their choice for $200. Please contact info@rcwms.org. \nRegister below. Registrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation. \n*Community members who would like to donate scholarships may do so at rcwms.org/donate.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/surviving-your-story-expressing-writing-for-release-and-recovery/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T123000
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SUMMARY:BLUESTEM WALKING TOUR\, Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about Bluestem\, a beautiful piece of land north of Hillsborough\, NC\, now being developed as a nature preserve and a conservation burial ground.\n\nWhy conservation burial\, and why Bluestem in particular? Cemeteries are places for people to be permanently memorialized and places at which family and loved ones may gather for reflection. Conservation burial grounds serve as places where individual and community commitment to conservation and perpetuity come together. Bluestem will be a conservation cemetery designed as a nature preserve and place of reverence\, with a trail network\, quiet areas for reflection\, open space for contemplation\, and designated areas within its restored landscape for natural burial.\nJoin us at Bluestem Conservation Cemetery a place of reverence for all to connect with the sacred in nature. Drop in to get to know this place\, find more information about conservation burial and Bluestem’s natural sanctuaries\, and let us know more about how Bluestem can serve you and your spiritual community! Local clergy\, faith leaders\, spiritual guides\, laypeople\, and just curious folks welcome! \nLearn more about Bluestem: HERE \nCost:$10.00. Proceeds will support Bluestem. \nSpaces are limited. Register below.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/bluestem-faith-leaders-walking-tour-bluestem-conservation-cemetery/
LOCATION:1900 Hurdle Mills Road  Cedar Grove\, NC 27231
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T200000
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SUMMARY:Nightscapes: A Conversation on Nocturnal Images with MJ Sharp (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday February 6th\, from 6-8pm. RCWMS Artist in Residence MJ Sharp will give an online artist talk reflecting on her twenty years of photographing at night. \nThe talk is in conjunction with her upcoming Nightscapes show on view at Craven Allen Gallery in Durham from February 8th — March 1st\, with an opening reception on Saturday night\, February 8th from 5-7pm. MJ is delighted to welcome several colleagues as commentators during the online talk. Each leader for the discussion were invaluable advisors and collaborators as the original nocturnal images of prehistoric sites in the UK (during her Fulbright Scholar year) became the Disappearing Darkness projections that were first workshopped at the Fruit in Durham during the 2023 Click!Photography Festival. The images were later installed at the College of Wooster Art Museum in Ohio during the fall semester of 2024. \nThe Nightscapes show is presenting them in printed form for the first time\, along with other new work from the past several years. \nLeaders: Dr. Elizabeth Howie (Professor of Art History\, Coastal Carolina University)\, Dr. Ellen C. Raimond (Associate Curator of Academic Initiatives at the Nasher Museum)\, Dr. Marianne Wardle (Director and Curator of the College of Wooster Art Museum)\, and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson (Executive Director\, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative\, University of Pennsylvania).
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/artist-talk-with-mj-sharp/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231109T210000
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SUMMARY:Philadelphia 11! Documentary Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT. We expect some tickets to become available. Please email info@rcwms.org to get on the waiting list. \nJoin us at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Durham for a screening of The Philadelphia Eleven!\, a story about faith and inclusivity\, and the women who transformed an age-old institution. \nIn defiance of church rules and two millennia of patriarchal Christianity\, in 1974 a group of women and their supporters organized their ordination to become Episcopal priests. The ordinations took place at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia and became a media frenzy. In this film\, you will meet the women who succeeded in transforming The Episcopal Church. \nWe’ll be joined at the screening by The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward and The Rev. Canon Marie Moorefield Fleischer\, members of the Philadelphia Eleven. They plan to share remarks after the screening.\n  \nWe will gather at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church\, 403 E Main St in Durham. The screening will be held in the Parish Hall. Enter the Parish Hall through the doors that are located across from the Queen Street parking deck\, on the west side of the church. Those with limited mobility may park in the church lot\, whose entrance is off Main St. Plan to come down the ramp at the back corner of the lot\, through the Columbarium and enter the Parish Hall through the door straight ahead. All others should plan to park in the Queen St. deck. \nSponsors: RCWMS\, Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church\, Pauli Murray Center & Episcopal Diocese of NC. \nWatch the Trailer here! \nCost: Free. Registration is required \nQuestions? Contact RCWMS: info@rcwms.org. \nDonate now to help the film reach a wider audience.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/philadelphia-eleven-documentary-film-screening/
LOCATION:St. Philip’s Episcopal Church\, 403 E. Main St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Writing Workshop with Carol Henderson
DESCRIPTION:This event has been CANCELED.\n\nUsing evocative prompts and aspects of craft\, we will write about ourselves and our times. We will probe memory\, metaphor\, and points of view outside our own. Come prepared to write a lot and to leave with deeper insight and fresh perspective on your life as well as plenty of material for further inquiry and writing. Bring a bag lunch. Coffee\, tea\, and snacks provided. For women only.\nLeader: Carol Henderson is a writer\, editor\, workshop leader\, the author of Losing Malcolm\, and Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers\, and the editor of Wide Open Spaces: Call Stories. \nMore: www.carolhenderson.com\nTime: Friday 7-9 pm\, Saturday 9:30 am-3:30 pm\nLocation: A comfortable home off Old Erwin Rd in Durham. The house has a cat. Participants will be sent address and directions.\nCost: $125\nContact: RCWMS\, 919-683-1236\, events@rcwms.org.\n\nNOTE: IF the workshop is SOLD OUT\, contact events@rcwms.org to ask to be added to the WAIT LIST.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/a-writing-workshop-with-carol-henderson/
LOCATION:Comfortable home with cat\, located off Old Erwin Rd in Durham\, NC\, Durham\, NC\, 27705\, United States
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Medium: A Weekend of Art with Sue Sneddon
DESCRIPTION:“I can’t draw a straight line.” Well\, who said you should? Isn’t it time to pack up some art supplies and head to the beach? Sue Sneddon will be in residence at The Boat House on Emerald Isle for a weekend of exploration into various media for painting and drawing. These will include: pencil\, pen and ink\, charcoal\, pastel\, oil pastel\, watercolor\, gouache\, acrylics\, and some mixed media options. Let’s find the ones that float your boat! Sue will provide all art supplies needed for the workshop. You may also bring any art supplies you have. \nLeader: Sue Sneddon has been a full-time painter since 1984. Much of her work has concentrated on the ocean\, especially the NC coast\, where she now lives. \nCost: Workshop and food\, $375. (Lunches and dinners included.) Plus housing in a beautiful beach house\, $125 double or $225 single. \nContact: RCWMS\, 919-683-1236\, events@rcwms.org
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/finding-your-medium-a-weekend-of-art-with-sue-sneddon-2/
LOCATION:A lovely cottage in Emerald Isle\, NC
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SUMMARY:How Did I Get Here and Where Am I Going?
DESCRIPTION:As we enter the next chapter of our lives\, let’s explore where we are and how we got here. We can then think about what we want and need to enrich our days ahead. Come to a women’s retreat and have time for self reflection and interaction with others who are also learning about the journey of midlife and onwards. In sisterhood and silence\, you will clarify your visions\, learn new skills\, and pave a path towards what you hope for. \nLeaders: Lisa Baron\, PhD\, LCSW has a private psychotherapy practice in Carrboro. Cathy Meerbergen\, MA has a Masters of Arts in Counseling.\nLocation: In a cozy house with a cat in Durham\, NC\nCost: $75 (sliding scale for those who need it)\nContact: RCWMS\,919-683-1236\, info@rcwms.org
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/how-did-i-get-here-and-where-am-i-going/
LOCATION:Durham\, NC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191221T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191221T213000
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SUMMARY:Interfaith Celebration & Dances of Universal Peace
DESCRIPTION:We gather to reflect on the fading of the light and the promise of its return\, on community and connections\, on loss and love. All spiritual paths and religious traditions are welcome.\n\nWe hope you will join us for a potluck supper and a celebration of song\, readings\, and dance designed to include and connect us all. Potluck begins at 6:00 pm and the Celebration at 7:00 pm. All are welcome. Bring a candle.\n\nSuggested donation: $5-10.\n\nContact: RCWMS\, 919-683-1236\, events@rcwms.org
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/interfaith-celebration-dances-of-universal-peace/
LOCATION:Durham Friends Meeting\, 404 Alexander Ave\, Durham\, NC\, 27705\, United States
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SUMMARY:Classic Meets Cool: a Concert by Barron Ryan
DESCRIPTION:“Classic Meets Cool” when Barron Ryan meets a piano. With a concert repertoire that glides flawlessly from Debussy to Joplin\, The Jackson 5 to Frederic Chopin\, Ryan’s impressive talent and appeal are quickly amassing a national following. It is our good fortune that he is passing thru NC and Durham music lovers can now add their own endorsement.\n\nThis concert is presented by and to benefit RCWMS and the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice. Spend the evening with friends\, hear fabulous music\, and support your favorite nonprofits. More about Barron Ryan: barronryan.com.\n\nLocation: Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church\, 927 Trinity Avenue\, Durham\, NC. (Church is fully accessible.)\nSuggested donation: $25\, to benefit RCWMS and the Pauli Murray Center\nQuestions: RCWMS\, 919-683-1236\, info@rcwms.org
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/classic-meets-cool-a-concert-by-barron-ryan/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doing Our Own Work: An Anti Racism Workshop for White People
DESCRIPTION:Part 1: March 28-31\, 2019 – Durham\, NC\, Durham\, NC \nPart 2: April 25-28\, 2019\, Durham\, NC \n7-9 pm Thurs. evening\, 9-5 on Friday\, 9-5 on Saturday\, and 1-5 Sunday afternoon \nParticipation in all sessions is required. \nAt this time in our nation\, we are witnessing an alarming resurgence of white supremacy and state sanctioned violence. It is imperative that white people do the deep work required to claim and embody an anti-racist identity\, understand the privilege they carry\, and interrupt racism where they live\, work\, study\, and volunteer. Doing Our Own Work helps white people move through places where they often get stuck\, so that they can step up with courage\, humility\, and compassion to participate in movements led by people of color and help move other white people to greater anti-racist awareness and action. Enrollment is limited to 20 people to facilitate in-depth reflection\, dialogue\, and community.  \nDoing Our Own Work is designed as a supplement to\, not a substitute for\, contexts where people of diverse races discuss and strategize together how racism can be challenged and dismantled.  \nAnti-racist action and reflection form the heart of Doing Our Own Work. Each participant is invited to identify a “sphere of influence” that serves as the focus of action and reflection. Utilizing input from the leaders\, reading assignments\, videos\, group discussion\, and structured exercises\, we will explore the following topics and issues: \n\nThe four realms of racism and change: personal\, interpersonal\, institutional\, and cultural\nHistorical roots of racism in the U.S.\nMovements for racial justice in the U.S.\nWhite privilege and unearned advantage\nClaiming and shaping an anti-racist identity\nPracticing the skills of interrupting racism\nStrategies for institutional change\nDeveloping networks of support and accountability\n\nThe facilitators are committed to working with the participants to create a respectful and truth-telling environment where we may bring our whole selves to this vitally important work. For additional history and rationale\, see “Why an Anti-Racism Seminar for White People?“ \nThis event is gender inclusive. \nLeaders: Melanie S. Morrison\, Ph.D.\, is founder and executive director of Allies for Change\, a national network of anti-oppression educators. As an anti-racism educator\, activist\, and author\, she has 30 years experience designing and facilitating transformational group process. In 1994\, she founded Doing Our Own Work\, an intensive anti-racism seminar for white people that has attracted hundreds of participants throughout the United States and Canada. Passionate about writing\, her latest book\, Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham\, was published by Duke University Press in March. Melanie believes it is possible to grow ever more aware of the depth and complexity of injustice without surrendering our capacity for compassion\, joy\, and hope. Jax Lee Gardner (they/them/theirs) is the Center Manager of the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in Kalamazoo\, Michigan. Jax has spent the last twenty-plus years working in social justice movements\, both personally and professionally. Originally from Washington\, DC\, Jax holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Western Michigan University\, a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Charleston\, and is a professional Birth Doula. They previously held an ACSJL Staff Fellowship (2015) examining doula care as a vehicle for community-based anti-racist activism. Jax’s social justice trajectory has closely followed issues of health and economic justice for women and children (particularly as they intersect with queerness and racial justice). Jax also founded the St. Luke’s Diaper Bank to help combat diaper need in the City of Kalamazoo. When they’re not busy fighting the good fight\, Jax relishes in spending quality time with their partner and two children.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/doing-our-own-work-an-anti-racism-workshop-for-white-people/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Dust Bunnies & Sparrows: A Reading and Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Sparrows bathe in dust to absorb the oil that would collect on their wings and keep them from flying. This is a reminder\, from nature\, that healing and wholeness can be found even in the most unlikely places. Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is a 20+ year survivor/victim of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Her book\, Dust Bunnies and Sparrows: A Poetic Declaration of Liberation from/through Domestic Violence\, is how she has chosen to tell her story to break the silence and shame of a truth that has impacted her life in challenging ways\, but she has not permitted it to keep her from soaring.  Come witness this survivor’s/victim’s declaration of liberation\, through poetry and storytelling. The writing workshop portion of our time together will provide tools for writing/telling your story and opportunities to share. The book will be available for purchase for $10\, or you can order it on Amazon for $15. \nLeader: Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is an intentional lover of humanity and actively lives the self-care life about which she teaches and advocates. Her personal philosophy of interpersonal interaction is\, “If I’ve not positively influenced someone everywhere I’ve gone\, I’ve not walked in my purpose.”
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/dust-bunnies-sparrows-a-reading-and-and-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:RCWMS Office\, 1202 Watts St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181025
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181027
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Women's Preaching Festival
DESCRIPTION:From an opening reception\, to vibrant worship\, to insightful workshops\, to intentional conversations\, this year’s Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival will live into the theme “Her Voice Through the Generations” as we honor the voices of the generations of women that began at the empty tomb and continue through today. Our featured preachers and presenters include Rev. Yvonne Delk\, the first African-American woman ordained in the United Church of Christ\, and Rev. Jerusha Neal\, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School\, and others. \nWhile we aren’t really about big names\, fancy titles\, or “experts\,” we are about academic study\, the creative arts\, diversity\, intentional relationships\, and preaching. Mostly\, we are about YOU! The gifts and wisdom\, joys and challenges\, you bring to this festive learning community for two days are the heart of who we are. We hope you will plan to join us! \nClick here for the complete festival schedule
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/7th-annual-womens-preaching-festival/
LOCATION:via Zoom\, Durham\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180910
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SUMMARY:Doing Our Own Work: An Anti-Racism Seminar for White People
DESCRIPTION:Part 1: September 6\, 7\, 8\, 9 – Pilgrim United Church of Christ\, Durham\, NC \nPart 2: October 11\, 12\, 13\, 14 – Trinity Ave. Presbyterian Church\, Durham\, NC \n7-9 pm Thurs. evening\, 9-5 on Friday\, 9-5 on Saturday\, and 1-5 Sunday afternoon \nParticipation in all sessions is required. \nAt this time in our nation\, we are witnessing an alarming resurgence of white supremacy and state sanctioned violence. It is imperative that white people do the deep work required to claim and embody an anti-racist identity\, understand the privilege they carry\, and interrupt racism where they live\, work\, study\, and volunteer. Doing Our Own Work helps white people move through places where they often get stuck\, so that they can step up with courage\, humility\, and compassion to participate in movements led by people of color and help move other white people to greater anti-racist awareness and action. Enrollment is limited to 20 people to facilitate in-depth reflection\, dialogue\, and community.  \nDoing Our Own Work is designed as a supplement to\, not a substitute for\, contexts where people of diverse races discuss and strategize together how racism can be challenged and dismantled.  \nAnti-racist action and reflection form the heart of Doing Our Own Work. Each participant is invited to identify a “sphere of influence” that serves as the focus of action and reflection. Utilizing input from the leaders\, reading assignments\, videos\, group discussion\, and structured exercises\, we will explore the following topics and issues: \n\nThe four realms of racism and change: personal\, interpersonal\, institutional\, and cultural\nHistorical roots of racism in the U.S.\nMovements for racial justice in the U.S.\nWhite privilege and unearned advantage\nClaiming and shaping an anti-racist identity\nPracticing the skills of interrupting racism\nStrategies for institutional change\nDeveloping networks of support and accountability\n\nThe facilitator is committed to working with the participants to create a respectful and truth-telling environment where we may bring our whole selves to this vitally important work. For additional history and rationale\, see “Why an Anti-Racism Seminar for White People?“ \nThis event is gender inclusive.Leader: Melanie S. Morrison\, Ph.D.\, is founder and executive director of Allies for Change\, a national network of anti-oppression educators. As an anti-racism educator\, activist\, and author\, she has 30 years experience designing and facilitating transformational group process. In 1994\, she founded Doing Our Own Work\, an intensive anti-racism seminar for white people that has attracted hundreds of participants throughout the United States and Canada. Passionate about writing\, her latest book\, Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham\, was published by Duke University Press in March. Melanie believes it is possible to grow ever more aware of the depth and complexity of injustice without surrendering our capacity for compassion\, joy\, and hope.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/doing-our-own-work-an-anti-racism-seminar-for-white-people/
LOCATION:Pilgrim United Church of Christ\, 3011 Academy Rd\, Durham\, NC\, 27707\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Art of the Condolence Note with Carol Henderson
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we will discuss the history of condolence notes and their value for both the recipient and the writer. Carol will demonstrate what makes a note successful and show examples of do’s and don’ts. Each participant will practice writing a note and leave knowing how to tackle this difficult task. \nLeader: Carol Henderson is a writer\, editor\, and workshop leader who has taught in the US\, Europe\, and the Middle East. She is the author of Losing Malcolm\, and Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers\, and edited\, among other titles\, Wide Open Spaces: Call Stories. Learn more about Carol at www.carolhenderson.com.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/the-art-of-the-condolence-note-with-carol-henderson/
LOCATION:RCWMS Office\, 1202 Watts St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180627T190000
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SUMMARY:The Never-Quite Ending War: A WWII GI Daughter's Stories by Nancy Corson Carter
DESCRIPTION:FREE READING \nThe stories of this book stretch from the ’40s & ’50s to the present. Reflecting on her family\, especially her father\, and the war\, Nancy Corson Carter’s stories seek peace and healing in personal as well as in wider worlds.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/the-never-quite-ending-war-a-wwii-gi-daughters-stories-by-nancy-corson-carter/
LOCATION:RCWMS Office\, 1202 Watts St\, Durham\, NC\, 27701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading
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