1. I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Celebrations &
Recognitions
1
PB and
Commission
Updates
2
Sanctuary
House: Mile of
Pennies
3
Save the Dates 4
KEEPING YOU
INFORMED
HUMAN RELATIONS
J U L Y , 2 0 1 6V O L U M E I , I S S U E V I IP O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
Join us on July 27 for
Mental Health, Police
and Public Safety.
Call 336- 373-2038 to
register.
HRC Meeting
Thursday July 7,
Cultural Arts Center,
Room 203, 200 N
Davie St., at 6pm.
IAC Meeting Friday
July 29, Cultural Arts
Center, 200 N Davie
St., Room 203, at 4
pm.
CSW Meeting
Tuesday July 26,
Cultural Arts
Center, 200 N Davie
St., Room 203, at 6
pm.
H U M A N R E L A T I O N S
Welcome to the Team!
Meet the PCRB: Sallie Hayes-Williams
If you stop by the office, be sure to welcome
Human Relations’ new intern, Jonathan Buechner,
recently featured in UNC’s Diversity and Multicultural
Affairs’ newsletter! Jonathan is currently a rising junior at
UNC-Chapel Hill studying Political Science and
Contemporary European Studies, with a minor in French.
He wants to give back, and has been involved in various
community outreach programs including the SMART
Mentoring Program for at-risk middle school kids, serving
as a Bilingual Classroom Aid, and helping to start the first
on-campus food pantry, Carolina Cupboard. He is getting
great experience interning with the Center for New North
Carolinians at UNCG, and is excited about learning more
about how local government works.
Look for an introduction to intern Courtney Young in the
August edition of the HRD newsletter!
Greensboro native and Dudley High School graduate, Hayes-Williams
has a long history of giving back to her community. With an extensive
professional background in communications, Hayes-Williams helped
establish the Houston GOODE Company (community theater), two
locally produced TV programs, and even had a short stint as a
traveling poet with Poetry Alive!
Hayes-Williams returned to Greensboro in 1994, became Community
Director of the United Arts Council and later, Program Director for
Communities In Schools of Greater Greensboro. She was influential in
the development of the Great Leaps Reading Program, volunteers fre-
quently with the Guilford County School system, serves on the Board
of Directors for the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, and
volunteers with the Police Chief Assessment Committee and the Com-
munity City Working Group.
When asked why she chose to serve on the Police Community Review Board, Hayes-Williams
responded, “My decades long pride for my hometown, my need to serve this community in a
tangible fashion and my desire to keep Police and Community Relations as open, positive and
productive as possible."

2. P A G E 2
Sanctuary House: Mile of Pennies
H U M A N R E L A T I O N S
Human Relations Director Dr. Love
Crossling was invited to speak at the opening of the Mile
of Pennies event, held June 2, 2016. Hosted by Sanctuary House, a
nonprofit in downtown Greensboro dedicated to the rehabilitation of
adults living with mental illness, Mile of Pennies is an event designed to
raise awareness about the stigma attached to mental illness.
Why pennies? Abraham Lincoln, the president featured on the penny,
struggled with symptoms of depression his whole life. Despite this ex-
perience, he never allowed his depression to define him.
Why a mile? Their event motto states, “Pennies by the foot helps
mental health by the mile.”
Crossling closed her impactful statement by saying, "At the end of the
day, we have to remember that every person brings a gift to the table. If
we decide to push people's gifts to the margin because we don't
understand how they see the world then we have slighted ourselves as a
community. May this just be one of many miles we lay at breaking
stigma." Together with Jacqueline King, Jodie Stanley, Courtney Young
and Adam Coker, Crossling laid the first penny to mark the beginning of
the copper mile, one more step to heightened awareness of mental
illness and support for those navigating it.
July 30 is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in
2013, the day hopes to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the
promotion and protection of their rights.” The International Labor Organization estimates that 21
million people are victims of human trafficking for labor and sexual exploitation. Every country in
the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit or destination for
victims, thus it is important for us all to play our part.

3. P A G E 3
ACROBATIC
GROUP FROM
CHINA
UniverSoul Circus was a blast!
There is always time for joy and celebration! On June 22, opening night, UniverSoul
Circus hosted a special pre-show party for the Greensboro International Advisory
Committee, providing international cuisine, the unique opportunity to meet the per-
formers, even sent a marching band to escort the IAC into the Big Top! Thankful to
UniverSoul Circus for the opportunity to join them on the opening night of their
international themed circus. We met many of the performers before the show, were
serenaded by a marching band, and enjoyed watching incredibly diverse talent from
all over the world! The best part was at the end, when the performers came out on
stage waving giant flags from all across the globe, and the ringmaster closed with a
challenge, "Remember, we are each unique, but we are one. We belong to the same
world. Embrace and celebrate your differences!"
JALLOH FAMILY
ENJOYING TIME
BEFORE THE
CIRCUS
H U M A N R E L A T I O N S

4. P A G E 4
July is Independence
Month
The moral arc of the
universe bends at the
elbow of justice.
Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
HRC’s Human Services
Committee will begin
meeting in July to plan
the annual Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial
Breakfast. If you are
interested in joining the
team, please contact
HRD staff member Jodie
Stanley at 336-373-2038.
H U M A N R E L A T I O N S
Participatory Budgeting Update
Over 1200 votes were cast during the last round of balloting for Participatory
Budgeting! Winning projects were announced during the June 7 council
meeting, and included:
 $30,000 for a mural on the Bellemeade St. Parking Deck in District 3
 $35,000 for a historical “Welcome to Greensboro” sign in District 5
 $18,000 for bikeway improvements in District 2
 $90,000 for a city-wide bus application project
Check out the City’s website for project updates, and for a full list of winning
projects. Thank you to the citizens of Greensboro for their continued support
of the City’s future!
Greensboro is proud to have opened its doors to many refugees seeking a safe
home. Mark your calendars and join us for a celebration of World Refugee
Day at Hester Park on July 16. Enjoy watching or participating in a soccer
tournament and taste delicious food from all over the world! World Refugee
Day is a time set aside to celebrate refugees and their difficult journeys, and
to recognize all they contribute to this beautiful city we call home.
Commission on the Status of Women:
Save the Date!
Mark your calendar for
the CSW’s annual
Women’s Equality Day
Breakfast! Seating is
limited, and this event
sold out last year.
The program, designed
to empower and uplift,
features a powerful
panel:
Catherine Johnson,
Rev. Phyllis Coates,
Anna Fesmire,
Katherine Harrelson,
and Mary Kendrick.
Tickets are $25 dollars and will not be sold at the door. Call 336-373-2038 to
reserve your ticket today!

5. This list is not comprehensive, and dates/times may be subject to change.
Please contact the event organizer to confirm date/time.
Mark Your Calendar!
P A G E 5
July 3 American Block Party, Downtown Greensboro, Elm & McGee St., 8-11pm
July 4 Fun Fourth Street Festival, Downtown Greensboro, 2-8pm
July 8 UNCG Housing Hangout: Issues in Immigrant Housing, Room 1607 MHRA Building at
UNCG, 12-2pm
July 15 Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, 801 Green Valley Rd., 8:30am-5:00pm
July 16 World Refugee Day Celebration at Hester Park, 12 pm
July 16 NC FLAMES (Fierce Ladies Achieving Ministry & Entrepreneurial Success) Art & Soul
Live, 1031 E. Mountain St. Kernersville, NC, 7-10pm
July 27 Mental Health, Police and Public Safety, Greensboro Historical Museum, 130 Summit
Ave, 5 pm
August 2 National Night Out with Greensboro Police Department
August 8-9 Racial Equity Institute: Racial Equality Training, 2100 Fernwood Dr. Greensboro, NC
27408, 8:30am-5pm
August 18 YWCA Greensboro 113th Annual Meeting, 1807 Wendover Ave E., 7:30am-9:30am
August 25 Mental Health: Navigating Employment at the Greensboro Historical Museum, 130
Summit Ave, 5 pm
August 27 SAVE THE DATE: CSW Women’s Equality Day Breakfast, Greensboro Coliseum, 8 am
September 16-18 39th Annual Guilford Native American Association Pow Wow, Greensboro Country
Park
Do you have news, or a story you would like to share with Human Relations?
Contact Jodie Stanley at (336) 373-2038!
H U M A N R E L A T I O N S