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- 1. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Celebrations & Recognitions 1 PB and Commission Updates 2 Sanctuary House: Mile of Pennies 3 Save the Dates 4 KEEPING YOU INFORMED HUMAN RELATIONS J U L Y , 2 0 1 6V O L U M E I , I S S U E V I IP O I N T S O F I N T E R E S T : Join us on July 27 for Mental Health, Police and Public Safety. Call 336- 373-2038 to register. HRC Meeting Thursday July 7, Cultural Arts Center, Room 203, 200 N Davie St., at 6pm. IAC Meeting Friday July 29, Cultural Arts Center, 200 N Davie St., Room 203, at 4 pm. CSW Meeting Tuesday July 26, Cultural Arts Center, 200 N Davie St., Room 203, at 6 pm. H U M A N R E L A T I O N S Welcome to the Team! Meet the PCRB: Sallie Hayes-Williams If you stop by the office, be sure to welcome Human Relations new intern, Jonathan Buechner, recently featured in UNCs Diversity and Multicultural Affairs newsletter! Jonathan is currently a rising junior at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Political Science and Contemporary European Studies, with a minor in French. He wants to give back, and has been involved in various community outreach programs including the SMART Mentoring Program for at-risk middle school kids, serving as a Bilingual Classroom Aid, and helping to start the first on-campus food pantry, Carolina Cupboard. He is getting great experience interning with the Center for New North Carolinians at UNCG, and is excited about learning more about how local government works. Look for an introduction to intern Courtney Young in the August edition of the HRD newsletter! Greensboro native and Dudley High School graduate, Hayes-Williams has a long history of giving back to her community. With an extensive professional background in communications, Hayes-Williams helped establish the Houston GOODE Company (community theater), two locally produced TV programs, and even had a short stint as a traveling poet with Poetry Alive! Hayes-Williams returned to Greensboro in 1994, became Community Director of the United Arts Council and later, Program Director for Communities In Schools of Greater Greensboro. She was influential in the development of the Great Leaps Reading Program, volunteers fre- quently with the Guilford County School system, serves on the Board of Directors for the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, and volunteers with the Police Chief Assessment Committee and the Com- munity City Working Group. When asked why she chose to serve on the Police Community Review Board, Hayes-Williams responded, My decades long pride for my hometown, my need to serve this community in a tangible fashion and my desire to keep Police and Community Relations as open, positive and productive as possible."
- 2. P A G E 2 Sanctuary House: Mile of Pennies H U M A N R E L A T I O N S Human Relations Director Dr. Love Crossling was invited to speak at the opening of the Mile of Pennies event, held June 2, 2016. Hosted by Sanctuary House, a nonprofit in downtown Greensboro dedicated to the rehabilitation of adults living with mental illness, Mile of Pennies is an event designed to raise awareness about the stigma attached to mental illness. Why pennies? Abraham Lincoln, the president featured on the penny, struggled with symptoms of depression his whole life. Despite this ex- perience, he never allowed his depression to define him. Why a mile? Their event motto states, Pennies by the foot helps mental health by the mile. Crossling closed her impactful statement by saying, "At the end of the day, we have to remember that every person brings a gift to the table. If we decide to push people's gifts to the margin because we don't understand how they see the world then we have slighted ourselves as a community. May this just be one of many miles we lay at breaking stigma." Together with Jacqueline King, Jodie Stanley, Courtney Young and Adam Coker, Crossling laid the first penny to mark the beginning of the copper mile, one more step to heightened awareness of mental illness and support for those navigating it. July 30 is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2013, the day hopes to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights. The International Labor Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of human trafficking for labor and sexual exploitation. Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit or destination for victims, thus it is important for us all to play our part.
- 3. P A G E 3 ACROBATIC GROUP FROM CHINA UniverSoul Circus was a blast! There is always time for joy and celebration! On June 22, opening night, UniverSoul Circus hosted a special pre-show party for the Greensboro International Advisory Committee, providing international cuisine, the unique opportunity to meet the per- formers, even sent a marching band to escort the IAC into the Big Top! Thankful to UniverSoul Circus for the opportunity to join them on the opening night of their international themed circus. We met many of the performers before the show, were serenaded by a marching band, and enjoyed watching incredibly diverse talent from all over the world! The best part was at the end, when the performers came out on stage waving giant flags from all across the globe, and the ringmaster closed with a challenge, "Remember, we are each unique, but we are one. We belong to the same world. Embrace and celebrate your differences!" JALLOH FAMILY ENJOYING TIME BEFORE THE CIRCUS H U M A N R E L A T I O N S
- 4. P A G E 4 July is Independence Month The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. HRCs Human Services Committee will begin meeting in July to plan the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact HRD staff member Jodie Stanley at 336-373-2038. H U M A N R E L A T I O N S Participatory Budgeting Update Over 1200 votes were cast during the last round of balloting for Participatory Budgeting! Winning projects were announced during the June 7 council meeting, and included: $30,000 for a mural on the Bellemeade St. Parking Deck in District 3 $35,000 for a historical Welcome to Greensboro sign in District 5 $18,000 for bikeway improvements in District 2 $90,000 for a city-wide bus application project Check out the Citys website for project updates, and for a full list of winning projects. Thank you to the citizens of Greensboro for their continued support of the Citys future! Greensboro is proud to have opened its doors to many refugees seeking a safe home. Mark your calendars and join us for a celebration of World Refugee Day at Hester Park on July 16. Enjoy watching or participating in a soccer tournament and taste delicious food from all over the world! World Refugee Day is a time set aside to celebrate refugees and their difficult journeys, and to recognize all they contribute to this beautiful city we call home. Commission on the Status of Women: Save the Date! Mark your calendar for the CSWs annual Womens Equality Day Breakfast! Seating is limited, and this event sold out last year. The program, designed to empower and uplift, features a powerful panel: Catherine Johnson, Rev. Phyllis Coates, Anna Fesmire, Katherine Harrelson, and Mary Kendrick. Tickets are $25 dollars and will not be sold at the door. Call 336-373-2038 to reserve your ticket today!
- 5. This list is not comprehensive, and dates/times may be subject to change. Please contact the event organizer to confirm date/time. Mark Your Calendar! P A G E 5 July 3 American Block Party, Downtown Greensboro, Elm & McGee St., 8-11pm July 4 Fun Fourth Street Festival, Downtown Greensboro, 2-8pm July 8 UNCG Housing Hangout: Issues in Immigrant Housing, Room 1607 MHRA Building at UNCG, 12-2pm July 15 Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, 801 Green Valley Rd., 8:30am-5:00pm July 16 World Refugee Day Celebration at Hester Park, 12 pm July 16 NC FLAMES (Fierce Ladies Achieving Ministry & Entrepreneurial Success) Art & Soul Live, 1031 E. Mountain St. Kernersville, NC, 7-10pm July 27 Mental Health, Police and Public Safety, Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit Ave, 5 pm August 2 National Night Out with Greensboro Police Department August 8-9 Racial Equity Institute: Racial Equality Training, 2100 Fernwood Dr. Greensboro, NC 27408, 8:30am-5pm August 18 YWCA Greensboro 113th Annual Meeting, 1807 Wendover Ave E., 7:30am-9:30am August 25 Mental Health: Navigating Employment at the Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit Ave, 5 pm August 27 SAVE THE DATE: CSW Womens Equality Day Breakfast, Greensboro Coliseum, 8 am September 16-18 39th Annual Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow, Greensboro Country Park Do you have news, or a story you would like to share with Human Relations? Contact Jodie Stanley at (336) 373-2038! H U M A N R E L A T I O N S