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Witness Winter Edition
The winter issue of Witness is now available online (9MB PDF). If you are interested in receiving a printed version, please contact info@forusa.org
Gaza Freedom March
On Dec. 31, 2009, an international nonviolent march occurred to demand an end to the illegal blockade of Gaza by the Israeli government.
The Gaza Freedom March brought together more than 1,400 people from across the globe to march alongside Palestinian peoples living in Gaza. This nonviolent demonstration to break the siege of Gaza was the largest gathering of international solidarity activists in the Middle East in history.
FOR led an interfaith delegation in the march, the Interfaith Gaza Satyagraha. More than 40 participants from a dozen U.S. states plus Canada and Australia gave religious witness to the need to open the borders and break the siege.
Read FOR Executive Director Mark Johnson's reflection on the event and dispatches from FOR staff on the Gaza Freedom March.
The End of Nuclear Weapons!
Be part of the growing international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.
Your signature will be among millions collected on this and similar international petitions presented to President Obama at the May 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations in New York.
Sign the Nuclear Abolition Petition to President Obama Now!
New from FOR on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
 Active Nonviolence Across the World, by Richard Deats.
Thirty-one page booklet with photos and bibliography.
To order:
- 1 to 4 copies: $3 plus $1 each postage
- 5 to 49 copies: $2.75 each, postage included
- 50+ copies: $2.50 each, postage included
Contact bookstore@forusa.org to place your order, or call (845) 358-4601
Seeking a beautiful locale for your wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, or other event? Hold it on the Hudson!
 The Fellowship of Reconciliation's national headquarters in Upper Nyack overlooks the scenic Hudson River, and is a fabulous location for your commitment ceremony, wedding, or other special event. Click here for more details about our historic building and scenic grounds, as well as availability.
Selective C.O. status the subject of March 2010 national Truth Commission hearings in NYC
FOR is cosponsoring a Truth Commission on Conscience in War this March 21-22, 2010 in New York City. Since FOR is opposed to all war, not selected ones, FOR chose to not be an official organizer of the project; however, we fully support its goals of a deeper public debate on selective conscientious objection, just war theory, and related issues -- and we are supporting and publicizing the hearings. Mark Johnson, FOR's executive director, will serve as one of the commissioners.
Special Offer for U.N. Year of Reconciliation
 In Marked for Life, author Richard Deats offers the first biography of Hildegard Goss-Mayr, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee. "Hildegard Goss-Mayr is my candidate for sainthood," said Thomas Merton, and John Dear calls her the "greatest living peacemaker."
In honor of the United Nations Year of Reconciliation, for a limited time those who make a contribution of $75 or more to FOR will receive an autographed copy of the book, signed by Richard Deats. (It may also be purchased from FOR's Bookstore.)
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