Faith and Fairness Town Hall
Human Rights Research Network
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro is partnering with
other area organizations and faith-based institutions on a Faith and
Fairness Town Hall Meeting, sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign
(HRC).
This interfaith, all-inclusive event will take place on Thursday,
March 18, at First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro. Participants
should enter through the entrance at Fisher Park and Greene Street. A
reception will take place from 5-6 p.m. in First Presbyterian's
Virginia Gilmer Room, followed by the panel discussion from 6-8 p.m.
in the sanctuary.
The keynote speaker is the Rev. Dr. Miguel De La Torre, professor of
Social Ethics at the Iliff School of Theology. Panelists include the
Rev. Dr. Arnetta Beverly of St. Matthews UMC, Rabbi Fred Guttman of
Temple Emanuel and the Rev. Susan Parker of Wake Forest Baptist
Church. The moderator will be Harry Knox, director of HRC's Religion
and Faith Program.
More information on the Faith & Fairness Town Hall is available online
by clicking here:
http://www.hrc.org/your_community/14017.htm
A number of diverse community partners are participating in the event,
including Bennett College -- Belles Recognizing Individuality,
Diversity and Equality (BRIDE), Equality North Carolina, FaithAction
International House, Faith in America, Gay Straight Advocates For
Education (G-SAFE), Guilford Green Foundation, HOLA-NC: Hispanic
Organization of LGBT and Amigos of North Carolina, Human Rights
Campaign Foundation, The National Conference for Community and Justice
of the Piedmont Triad, Inc. (NCCJ), N.C. A&T University -- Acceptance
Without Exception (AWE), Wake Forest University Gay-Straight Student
Alliance and Winston-Salem State Gay-Straight Alliance.