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Community page 4 Your stories , your voices jANUAHY 29. 2009 Community Calendar Seniors Bingo The Winston-Salem Urban League and the Shepherd's Center are pre senting activities for seniors who are 50 and over. They include free Bingo each Monday at the Urban League, which is at the cor ner of 5th and Trade streets, from 2 - 3 p.m. Seniors should call 316-725-5614 to reserve a space. Read to Me Festival ' The Read to Me Festival will be held on Saturday. Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Winston Lake Family YMCA. 901 Waterworks Road. This free festival is open to the public and promotes a love of reading for children ages pre-school through third grade. The kids will meet with authors, have story time, make crafts and receive a free book. For more information, contact the Junior League of Winston-Salem headquarters at 336-722-9681 or read tome@jlws.org Valentine's Fellowship A Valentine's Fellowship Party will be held Saturday. Feb. 14 from 6 -10 p.m. at the 14th Street Recreation Center The Golden Crowns Senior Adult Club is spon soring the event for people 50 years old and older. There is limited seating, so those interested in attending should call the rec center at 336-727-2891 . Tickets are $6 (pay at the door), and a light meal will be served. Support group for women in mourning Broken Hearts/Better Days, a support group for women (18+) who mourn the murder of a loved one. meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. 7 - 8:30 p.m at Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 South Green Street. Attendance is free and open to the public. For more information contact Paula Hawkins at 336-749-4691 or go to www.vigilsforheal ing.org. "Welcome to Medicare" The YWCA of Winston Salem. Senior Serviced, Inc. and The Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem will present the free, two part seminar. "Welcome to Medicare" on Feb 1 1 and Feb. 18. Attendees will learn more about benefits and the many options available to those who will soon be eligi ble for Medicare The pro grams will be from 10? II a.m. at the Glade Street YWCA. 1201 Glade St Refreshments will be served. Call to register at 336-722-5 1 38, ext. 220. Atucsic. ANl> Book discussion, concert mark nonprofit's celebration BY LAYLA FARMER THH CHRONICLE Eradicating .racism is no small task, but the Rev. Willard Bass Jr. figures somebody 's got to do it. To this end. Bass, assistant pastor at Green Street Church in Winston-Salem, found ed the Institute for Dismantling Racism (1DR) in 2004. What began as what Bass called '"a one man show;" has grown into a chorus of voices, with an increasing num ber of agencies and hundreds of local citizens completing its antUracism training to date. "We have learned that racism is institutional, so we need a solution that is institution al," BasS explained. The IDR cele brated another landmark in its journey Sunday. The organisation received word last D D monm mai u nau Bass achieved 501(e)(3) nonprofit status. In celebration of its becoming an official non profit and in observance of the recent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Institute hosted a program in conjunction with Green Street Church. "Tonight is a special night for us," Bass told the diverse audience that packed the church's sanctuary. "I'm excited about your being here ... let's do this (anti-racism) work together." North Carolina Author Tim Tyson was on hand to discuss his controversial book, "Blood Done Sign My Name," as part of the program. Part autobiographical, part historical, "Blood Done Sign My Name" is a retrospec tive look at the events surrounding the brutal murder of Henry Marrow, a black man, in Oxford. N.C. in 1970. The three white men charged with the crime were found not guilty, spurring a firestorm of racial tension and vio lence that rocked the small town where Tyson grew up. Haunted by the story he, had watched See (Ireen Street on BIO ? Photos by Layla Farmer Diana Tuffin of Sabbath Indigo performs. Mary Williams (far left ) and members of the Williams singers ( above and left ) bring down the house at Green Street. Author Tim Tyson speaks about his book, "Blood Done Sign My Name." Later he signed copies of the book, right. FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (.136) 722-Ht>24 - MASTERCARD. MSA AND AMERICAN EXPRESS ACCEPTED
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