Fire Flies Festival

Further exploration of Greensboro's acoustics--an after-party in the stairwell of the N. Church Street parking deck.

If you're looking for something to do this evening we suggest the anti-police brutality cookout... The cookout is at

A solidarity-building and strategizing gathering, potluck/cookout. The focus will be on two local cases of racist police violence: those of David Baker and Gil Barber. Loved ones of both these men will be present.

 Smithfield Packing is the WORLD'S LARGEST hog processing plant and has been found GUILTY by the National Labor Relations Board of intimidating and
violently threatening its workers in Tar Heel, NC.  The company also
routinely fires injured workers and denies them workers' compensation.
Roughly 65% of the workforce is Latino and 35-40% African-American.  The
company has also been known to pit Latino workers and African-American
workers against each other in order to prevent collectivized organizing.
Workers want a voice on the job!

We need your help to educate consumers about the sweatshop pork in our
grocery stores and to show Smithfield Packing that people are not OK with
the working conditions in the factory or the way workers are treated!

This is a group meeting and discussion open to people of every religion, and spiritual people who don’t affiliate with a specific faith. The meeting will start with a Buddhist meditation, and then move into introductions and discussion about what political issues are important to those in the group and how those issues were formed by spiritual beliefs. The end goal will be a potential group that meets regularly to brainstorm actions and to support and encourage one another.

HOW IT WORKS: The Really Really Free Market is an event with a purpose: to show what the world looks like when we share our resources--when exchange is based on generosity, community, and caring, not on money. It’s a little bit like a community yard sale, it’s a little bit like a potluck picnic, it’s a little bit like a learning celebration. The idea is to bring whatever you want to share—even if it’s just your enthusiasm—and go home with things that others want to share with you. Anything is fine as long as it is FREE!

Some ideas: Clothing, books, household goods, performances, skill shares, workshops, information about other community events and organizations, garden produce, flowers, food, services such as massages, haircuts, and palm reading, toys, tools…

Art opening with jazz and spoken word...

All interested parties can submit their artwork by Tuesday, July 4. It's free, it's easy and it's going to be amazingly fun, so please e-mail me and let me know about any cool art projects you have in mind. This is the "art of the possible," so art outside the box/frame etc. is totally welcome and entirely encouraged. Thank you!
Lauren Nagao
evanagao@gmail.com

What is gentrification? What can people in Greensboro neighborhoods such as Cedar Street and Glenwood do to build safe, healthy AND diverse communities? This mini workshop will share information and offer a chance to explore ideas from participants as well as sources including other cities' experiences and the Community Foundation's 2006 Comprehensive Housing Report.

* Would you like to have closer friendships with people who are different from you?
* Are you happy or worried (or both) about the growing diversity in Greensboro?
* Are you concerned about reported violence in Guilford County schools, but confused about what you can do?
* If you’re white, do you wonder when minorities will ever be satisfied?
* If you’re African-American, do you wonder why white people are so ignorant about what the problems are?
* If you’re Latino/a, Asian, or Native American, do you wonder why everyone talks mostly about black and white?
Come to a community conversation/story-telling facilitated by members of the Greensboro White Caucus. For more information, 274-1814