The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro

Foundation partners on Faith & Fairness Town Hall event

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- 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.
 
A number of diverse community partners are participating in the event, including Bennett College -- Belles Recognizing Individuality, Diversity and Equality (BRIDE), Equality North Carolina, Faith Action 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.
 
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