Join the Council, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and others for a Wear Orange event on the lawn at Bull McCabe's on National Gun Violence Awareness Day. There will be pop-up style singing, games, and information about how you can get involved to end gun violence in our communities. Wear something orange, bring […]
A year after the Charleston tragedy: Growing hope for saner anti-gun violence policies N.C. Policy Watch presents a special Crucial Conversation luncheon: Register here It’s been nearly a year since the horrific tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina in which nine attendees at a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church were shot down and […]
The Wild Goose Festival is a 4-day spirit, justice, music and arts festival where all kinds of people come together, not only to hear great music and incredible speakers, but also to dive into lively conversations with thought leaders, writers, dreamers, artists, visionaries, social justice activists, peace-makers. This year the Council will be in attendance […]
Campaign Nonviolence Week in North Carolina takes place with events scheduled September 17 through 24. They culminate with Saturday's festival which will feature workshops, displays, music, and refreshments. The event is free and open to the public.
This peaceful event organized by North Carolinians Against Gun Violence will be a great opportunity to reflect on the progress and losses of 2016, and reconnect with others who are passionate about reducing gun violence. The list of speakers includes: Rev. Byron Wade, pastor of Davie St. Presbyterian Church of Raleigh and North Carolinians Against […]
The second annual Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Gun Violence Prevention is being organized by Wilmington Faiths Against Gun Violence in alliance with some thirty local faith communities and organizations, including the NC Council of Churches. The vigil is part of the National Sabbath Weekend for Gun Violence Prevention, begun four years ago after the Sandy […]
Join us for a brief service to pray for justice and reconciliation in our nation and world. As we gather in the days between the commemoration of the work and witness of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the inauguration of a new president, you are invited to bring your concerns, fears, and hopes to […]
A weekend of preaching and teaching around the cost of gun violence to our nation and how we can bring about change. A schedule for the weekend can be found here. Registration is available here. Sponsors along with the Council are: St. Paul's AME Church, University Presbyterian Church, United Church of Chapel Hill, North Carolinians […]
Duke Divinity School is sponsoring a conference to practically equip religious leaders and places of worship in the ministry of providing sanctuary to immigrants and vulnerable populations. Loving Our Neighbor: Embodying Sanctuary will explore how sanctuary is grounded in faith convictions, the history of the Sanctuary Movement, implementation for today, and potential legal implications in […]
The Moral March on Raleigh is part of a love and justice movement working on an intersectional agenda to support public education, economic sustainability, workers’ rights and livable wages, health care for all, Medicaid expansion, environmental justice, equal protection under the law without regard to race, immigration status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, voting […]
Friday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dinner and Presentation by the Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb White Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1704 Oberlin Rd, Raleigh NC REGISTRATION is March 1 – 17, 2017 through www.whitememorial.org Go to Event Registration or call 919-834-3424 Dinner is $6.00, payable by cash, check or credit card at the door. […]
Join the LGBTQ Center of Durham, Orange County Community Partners, and the North Carolina Council of Churches for a community conversation about how we can work together to resist hate and oppression in all its forms. Now more than ever, local rural communities can come together in Orange county and discuss how we can create sanctuaries for everyone, […]
Join the LGBTQ Center of Durham, Sampson County Community Partners, and the North Carolina Council of Churches for a community conversation about how we can work together to resist hate and oppression in all its forms. Now more than ever, local rural communities can come together in Orange county and discuss how we can create sanctuaries for everyone, […]
Military operations using drones are not heralded as victories or covered widely in the mainstream press. As a result, the use of drones in warfare is largely invisible to people in the U.S. Unless a person actively seeks out information, this form of war remains invisible to those in whose name the operations are carried […]
Join the LGBTQ Center of Durham, Alamance County Community Partners, and the North Carolina Council of Churches for a community conversation about how we can work together to resist hate and oppression in all its forms. Now more than ever, local rural communities can come together in Orange county and discuss how we can create sanctuaries for everyone, […]
Learn more about on going efforts to establish peace between Israel and Palestine from a diversity of perspectives, including: Daoud Nasser, Palestinian from Tent of Nations farm near Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine, will report on the challenges of daily living, human rights concerns, and peace building efforts while living under decades of Israeli military occupation. […]
