March 29, 2018 The following article appeared in the Charlotte Post. The artist is a regular attendee at the Forum. ... Continue Reading →
More than ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
This article, from the February 2018 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. By DonnaMarie Woodson My memory of Lorraine Hansberry is as the author of the groundbreaking play, "A Raisin in the Sun" about the dynamics of a struggling black family, but ... Continue Reading →
Christmas Party 2017
Dec. 19, 2017 There was not a public policy in sight this morning as the Forum closed out the year with its traditional Christmas Party. Natheley McElrath was mistress of ceremonies and led participants through a number of games. The party favorite was, as usual, the Take a Gift game, in which ... Continue Reading →
Donate to the Toys for Tots campaign
Nov. 29, 2017 Natheley McElrath, left, and Ben Felton delivered the first of the Forum Toys for Tots donations to the Red Cross today. If you would like to donate a new toy, bring it unwrapped to the Forum and Natheley and Ben will make the delivery for you. And if you would like donate funds to ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum collects suggestions for future Forums
Nov. 21, 2017 Most of the Forum this morning was devoted to hearing from attendees about topics for future Forums. Near the end of the session, Carlenia Ivory spoke about what she had learned during her months as an appointed member of Charlotte City Council. That discussion is here. The Forum ... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday, Sarah Stevenson!
Oct. 24, 2017 Click on the video to start it. ... Continue Reading →
Brightwalk apartment block opens, named for Sarah Stevenson
Oct. 18, 2017 Out of the rubble, broken dreams and stunted futures of the Double Oaks Apartments project are rising market-rate and subsidized apartments and homes. More than 100 people gathered this morning to officially open an apartment block in the new Brightwalk neighborhood that has been ... Continue Reading →
Forum regulars spotlighted in ‘Thank You’ series
Dec. 30, 2016 The Observer editorial board’s annual “Thank You” feature spotlighted two Forum regulars: Supportive Housing Communities’ Pam Jefsen for her work to end homelessness, and Steve Johnston for his volunteer work with the Forum. The two-page spread focused on eight “heroes among us who ... Continue Reading →
Christmas Party 2016
Dec. 13, 2016 The Forum's Christmas Party included breakfast catered by Friendship Kitchen, the catering arm of meals-on-wheels Friendship Trays. It included song led by Yolanda Holmes and accompanied by Harold Dixon. It got people out of their chairs for Natheley McElrath's Take A Gift game. It ... Continue Reading →
Forum funds donated to Belmont neighborhood families in need
Dec. 13, 2016 At this morning's Christmas Party, Laura McClettie announced on behalf of the Grants Committee how excess 2016 donations to the Forum Coffee Pot Fund would be used. ... Continue Reading →
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