North Carolina:

Poverty Week

Raise Your Voice: Is Race, Class And Gender A Recipe For Poverty?

Guilford College presents a week of events, presentations, workshops, and more from Saturday, March 18th to the following Saturday, March 25th.

For an up-to-date schedule of events, or for more information please visit Guilford's Poverty Week web site.

Saturday, March 18th

9 - 4
Project HOME
Off-Campus (Meet Behind Founders)

5 - 7pm
Pathways Service Site Reunion
The Pathways Reunion serves as an opportunity for past residents of Pathways Homeless Shelter to fellowship with tutors, Pathways Coordinators, and current residents. The children, parents, and tutors will have time to reflect on their experiences with the tutoring program.
Walnut Room (Founders Hall Cafeteria)

Sunday, March 19th

12:30 - 2 pm
Socratic Caf: Morality, and Why We Should Help our Fellow Man
We will be having a discussion with a group of students, faculty and staff about the issue of Morality and its role in poverty. (Refreshments will be served)
Greenleaf (Basement of Mary Hobbs)

Monday, March 20th

5 - 8 pm
Roger and Me (Documentary)
A feature-length documentary film by Michael Moore, chronicling the efforts of the world's largest corporation, General Motors, as it turns its hometown of Flint, Michigan, into a ghost town. In his quest to discover why GM would want to do such a thing.
Boren Lounge (Founders Hall)

Tuesday, March 21st

12 - 1:30 pm
Student Documentary: Hurricane Katrina
Students will reflect on their experiences as volunteers after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. A photo presentation will be made.
Walnut Room (Founders Hall Cafeteria)

5 - 8:30 pm
Panel: America's Response to Poverty
This panel will include people from the Greensboro Urban Ministry and three Guilford College professors; Kathryn Schmidt, Maria Rosales and Bob Williams. Panelists will discuss the causes of poverty, anti-poverty programs at work, and be available to answer any other questions.
Boren Lounge (Founders Hall)

Wednesday, March 22nd

All Day
Faces of Homelessness
A film by the National Coalition for the Homeless illustrating what homelessness looks like.
Cafeteria (Founders Hall)

3 - 5 pm
Housing Tour
Participants will take a two hour bus tour of Greater Greensboro to view and discuss the diversity of housing in Greensboro and how it relates to race, class, and gender. (Pre-registration is required. To register please call 336-316-2137)
Off-campus (Meet Behind Founders)

7 - 9 pm
Panel: National Coalition for the Homeless (Washington,D.C.)
We will be showing a film that deals with poverty and homelessness which will be followed by a panel of 3 individuals from the National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington, D.C. who will discuss these specific ideas of poverty.
Moon Room (Dana Auditorium)

Thursday, March 23rd

TBA
"Making Ends Meet: Is There A Way to Help Working Americans?" (Movie) Sponsored by B.U.S.
A video and discussion sponsored by Blacks Unifying Society. We are excited to have the discussion led by workers with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and look forward to an open and honest dialogue. Please plan to attend.
Boren Lounge (Founders Hall)

Friday, March 24th

4 - 5pm
Panel: Teen Pregnancy
A discussion on the social and economic disparities in the Greensboro Community and how it affects the issue of adolescent pregnancy. There will be panelists from the Guilford Coalition of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (Greensboro), Youth Focus INC (High Point), the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of N.C. (Chapel Hill), and the YWCA Teen Parent Mentor Program in Greensboro.
Walnut Room (Founders Hall Cafeteria)

7 - 9pm
Poverty Awareness Jeopardy
Students will lead an interactive game on race, class and gender and how it affects poverty. Test your knowledge!
Underground (Founders Hall)

Saturday, March 25th

1 - 3:30pm
Campus Wide Homelessness Simulation
No one can fully understand what it feels like to be homeless unless they have experienced homelessness personally. However, it is important that we try to better understand this growing problem. This exercise will help you gain a greater awareness of the frustration and despair involved in being homeless, and the difficulties and despair experienced by people who try to help.
Meet in Project Community (Lower level Founders Hall)

3:30 - 5:30pm
Reflection on the week
Bryan Jr. Auditorium (Frank Family Science Center)