Immigrants & Access: What Are You Prepared to Do?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Thu, Apr 29 2010] In November, at the invitation of Crossroads Charlotte, over 60 Charlotte residents from various parts of the world gathered at the International House to talk about the local immigrant experience and how we can work together to create a more positive future for Charlotte. The conversations were inspiring, full of energy and insight - now it�s time to move...

Immigration & Access: What Are You Prepared to Do?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Mon, Apr 12 2010] In November, at the invitation of Crossroads Charlotte, over 60 Charlotte residents from various parts of the world gathered at the International House to talk about the local immigrant experience and how we can work together to create a more positive future for Charlotte. The conversations were inspiring, full of energy and insight - now it�s time to move...

Thomasboro Garden Fence continued

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Sat, Mar 13 2010] We are meeting to finish up on the garden fence for the Thomasboro Community Garden.

Immigrants & Access: What Are You Prepared to Do?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Thu, Mar 18 2010] In November, at the invitation of Crossroads Charlotte, over 60 Charlotte residents from various parts of the world gathered at the International House to talk about the local immigrant experience and how we can work together to create a more positive future for Charlotte. The conversations were inspiring, full of energy and insight - now it�s time to move...

XChange Sermons: Finding A Lesson In An Offensive Story

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:55:19 -0500

The Rev. Kate Murphy had a confession to make: There’s a section of Scripture, specifically Mark 7: 24-30, that’s bothered – even offended – her since her first year in Seminary. It’s the story of a Gentile woman who approaches Jesus as he hides in a house. The woman’s daughter is possessed, and she begs Jesus to expel the demon. Jesus declines. It is not right, he...

Somali Bantu Community (SBC)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Sat, Mar 20 2010] Building community capacity - as a new 501(c)(3) organization, the SBC is working to build leadership and organizational culture. This event brings together community members and service providers to address specific areas of concern (SBC) while safeguarding cultural and religious customs.

Xchange Sermons: 'We Really Are Part Of The Same Community'

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:22:39 -0500

University Park minister Nicole Massie drives past First Christian Church everyday on her way home, but until Feb. 28, she’d never set foot in the church on East Boulevard. Massie delivered the sermon at First Christian Church as part of the

'People's Lives Are At Stake'; 3 Tips For Surviving Being Jobless

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:12:18 -0500

We don’t give up. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx used those four words to sum up a Charlotte meeting about jobs at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church on Beatties Ford Road on March 4. With Charlotte’s unemployment rate higher than the national rate, civic groups convened a community conversation to talk about jobs. Key speakers were Foxx and Jennifer Roberts, chair of the Mecklenburg...

Does Race Really Matter?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:29:21 -0500

Link Who cares about understanding peoples who are different from us? Why is that important? How would that benefit our lives? If you�d like to remain ignorant, close-minded, and selfish, it doesn�t.America is growing increasingly diverse every day; it would b

Conference on Immigration

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Fri, Mar 05 2010] Unity Group for Immigration Reform cordially invites you to a conference on immigration. Learn about myhs and realities of immigrant issues; gain a better understanding of current legislation; find out why immigration reform is important for EVERYONE - our city, our state and our nation. Speakers include Les Schmidt, Victoria Gongalez, Jordan Forsythe and...

March Event of the Charlotte Business Guild

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Tue, Mar 16 2010] March Events of the Charlotte Business Guild Tues. March 16, Rev. Sonja Lee, Founder, Lionel Lee Jr. Center for Wellness (www.LLCWellness.org), Crowne Plaza Hotel, 201 S. McDowell St., Charlotte, NC 28204 (Sponsored by Sponsored by NMW ESolutions) Reverend Sonja Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Lionel Lee Jr. Center for Wellness (LLCW). She is...

LGBT Monthly Business Social

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Wed, Mar 10 2010] LGBT Monthly Business Social, Wed., March 10, Hartigan�s on Cedar, 5:30-7 p.m. The Charlotte Business Guild hosts a monthly Wednesday Social (on the second Wednesday of each month) with our partners, Wachovia's GALEA (LGBT Employee Resource Network), Bank of America�s LGBT Pride Resource Group, Charlotte/Mecklenburg LGBT Employees (GLOBE) and Charlotte...

2nd Annual Charlotte Business Guild Business Expo

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Sat, Mar 20 2010] The 2nd Annual Charlotte Business Guild Business Expo will be held on Saturday, March 20th from Noon - 4pm at the Crowne Plaza Charlotte, 201 S. McDowell Street. This is a free event (with plenty of free parking available) and everyone is invited to come meet with exhibitors from LGBT-owned and LGBT-friendly businesses that cover virtually any business need -...

Weekly Round-Up: Math Dances, Gloria Steinem And Enterprising Teens

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:27:29 -0500

On Wednesdays, Crossroads Charlotte Correspondent Meaghan Clark will give you a round-up of community-building news and events (click items for full stories): 1. A college application that requires students to be creative, turns into a YouTube sensation for a Charlotte...

Xchange Sermon: Hickory Grove Presbyterian at The Chapel of Christ the King

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500

[Sun, Mar 07 2010] A special sermon from Minister Kate Murphy (Hickory Grove Presbyterian Church) given to the congregation at The Chapel of Christ the King during the 11:00am service.

'More Than Talk': A Community Conversation Continues

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:27:31 -0500

In November, Crossroads Charlotte hosted a conversation at International House that drew about 60 Charlotteans of varying ethnic and national backgrounds. It touched off an energetic discussion about the role of immigrants in the community, whether Charlotte’s doing...

XChange Sermons Preview: Rev. Gregory Moss Sr. and Dr. H. Stephen Shoemaker

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:35:24 -0500

The Rev. Gregory Moss Sr. of Saint Paul Baptist Church believes that in working to reconcile the community across the great divides of race and religion, we shouldn’t dwell on our differences. The cause of reconciliation should first celebrate what...

Weekly Round-Up: From A Blow-Up in Ballantyne To Coverage Of The CIAA

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:05:18 -0500

On Wednesdays, Crossroads Charlotte Correspondent Meaghan Clark will give you a round-up of community-building news and events (click items for full stories): 1. Public housing in the Ballantyne area scratched as developer pulls out from the project. Concerns about how the...

XChange Sermons: Be Generous With Your Life And Your Love

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:23:02 -0500

On Feb. 21, the Xchange Sermons featured a pulpit swap between Pastor Floretta Watkins of Seigle Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Revs. Christy Snow and Reneé Leboa of the Spiritual Living Center of Charlotte. Posts By

Refugees Celebrate Birthdays, Friendships

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:37:25 -0500

A Night In Rio ... In NoDa

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:55:03 -0500
The two young women couldn’t take it anymore. They stood on the side of the stage at the Neighborhood Theatre dancing politely in place, but then the groove hit them. They led each other onto the floor in front of the stage and started swerving their hips in that salsa kind of way. That was all it took. Other men and women who had been standing near them filled in around them....

Charlotte Mecklenburg Crime Times

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:28:24 -0500
Link The Charlotte Mecklenburg Crime Times is a public effort by private citizens to make our neighborhoods and communities safer. It is an Free Online Publication emailed out on a monthly basis that features the Most Wanted felons, fugitives and unregistered

Brant Aycock's Response to

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:46:16 -0500
What a great way to get people thinking about the future!

A teacher's legacy: $1.2 million for affordable homes

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:45:09 -0500
Link A Charlotte elementary school teacher let behind $1.2 million now the basis for a new affordable-housing effort.

Mayor Foxx: Fixing homelessness would truly honor MLK

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:36:25 -0500
Link Honoring Dr. King and not being passive. The City of Charlotte three prong approach on the homelessness issue.

More teacher layoffs loom at CMS

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:09:52 -0500
Link Another round of teacher layoffs looms as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools heads into a bleak budget year.

Community Catalyst Program grants total $429,000

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:58:33 -0500
Link As many as 20 nonprofits shared in the first round of grants from the Community Catalyst Program, launched in October by Foundation for the Carolinas to help cash-strapped charities survive the recession.

BofA New CEP words of promise

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:43:53 -0500
Link Moynihan's first speech as BofA new CEO that acknowledged the banks role in the country's economic downfall and the commitment to restructure and provide more consumer protection.

Spangler Gift Boosts College Dreams

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:27:21 -0500
Link Gift to help young men reach their college goals.

Levines to give $1 million for new crisis response fund

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:04:15 -0500
Link Charlotte philanthropists Sandra and Leon Levine will launch a second Critical Needs Response Fund. Giving $1 million to revive the effort, hoping donors big and small will match and surpass the gift.

County to Offer Same-Sex Benefits

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:00:34 -0500
Link Mecklenburg County will offer domestic partner benefits in 2011 to employees in same-sex relationships.

willsmith's Response to Fortress Charlotte

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:25:32 -0400
Fortress Charlotte, Class Act, and The Beat Goes On all depicted caucasians as bad people, including the reference to the shooting in South Charlotte. Why was the shooting depicted in South Charlotte? These 3 videos were very prejudicial. I certainly don't treat people the way the actors in the videos did.

mzdfitz's Response to The Beat Goes On

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:51:26 -0400
Wow - what great insight. We all think are problems are the worst, but until we get outside of ourselves, nothing will change. Change starts with each one of us helping someone else.

mzdfitz's Response to Class Act

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:35:35 -0400
The walls do need to come down in Charlotte - look at crime, housing, jobs, and education. If we all make an effort with our individual talents, we could change lives and strengthen Charlotte.

mzdfitz's Response to Fortress Charlotte

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:15:22 -0400
We all need to come together as a community and work to support and encourage each other - no one should be sleeping outside with all the resources the US has available.

Debi Lee's Response to Fortress Charlotte

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:20:58 -0400
I don't need to wait 10 years, this is my neighborhood now. I have seen the 600+ homes in my westside neighborhood change dramatically in the past few years. Once a safe, family friendly community where everone owned and took pride in their homes. The adults worked together to offer the neighborhood a pool with a swim team, organized football, baseball and softball; a place where ...

Meleah Palmer's Response to Eye to Eye

Wed, 06 May 2009 08:55:02 -0400
It would be really nice if everyone could learn to get along like this, and I feel like this is the direction we're headed. At least I hope so.

Meleah Palmer's Response to The Beat Goes On

Wed, 06 May 2009 08:53:50 -0400
This seems almost exactly how things are now. Maybe that was the point.

Meleah Palmer's Response to Class Act

Mon, 04 May 2009 03:31:20 -0400
Why does the vet still look all beat up from the first one? I thought these were supposed to be different scenarios. In all seriousness, though, maybe it would have been better to have a middle ground between the first one (really super bad) and this one (super good).

Meleah Palmer's Response to Fortress Charlotte

Sat, 02 May 2009 04:14:33 -0400
That sucks that the vet wasn't allowed in due to the set capacity, because I think a lot more people could have fit into that gym.