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Nonviolent Syrian political prisoners need your help
Sadly, the Syrian regime has imprisoned thousands of nonviolent civilians. We’re keeping track of 71 nonviolent prisoners of conscience who have been imprisoned for 60 days or more.
We are at the threshold of a great new frontier
Last night I had over for dinner a woman who came to this country from Africa some 20 years ago to escape a very brutal and bloody civil war. She had called me last Monday, April 15th, as I was watching the Boston Marathon, greatly excited that a woman from Marblehead, Massachusetts had placed fourth in the Women’s Division.
Contact Senators about Killer Drones before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, April 23
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Assistant Majority Leader and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, will hold the first-ever Senate hearing on the use of drones in targeted killings.
The Network of Spiritual Progressives
Continuing the series on individuals and organizations integrating spirituality and political activism, allies of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, I am here focusing on the Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP), and its visionary leader, Rabbi Michael Lerner.
Christian Churches Together: Response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” on its 50th Anniversary
Earlier this week, it was my joy to gather with Christian Churches Together as three dozen denominations gave their official response [PDF] to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous challenge to the Christian churches.
Now What? Living into Nonviolence in a Violent World
Now what? From Newtown to Boston what do we know? What do we do now? We know that violence will break out with vicious and unpredictable reality many places in the world every day. We know we can tell stories that place this violence in many different narratives of justice and injustice.
Month of Anti-Drone Action Launched with Numerous Protests Nationwide
Since the beginning of April, protests of war and surveillance drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) have been rolling across major cities and military bases nationwide. The momentum will escalate in dozens of actions in the following weeks. This month of anti-drone action is the fruit of organizing efforts by a coalition of peace organizations that includes FOR.
Faith-based organizations oppose lethal use of drones
April 16, 2013
President Barack Obama
The Office of the President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
Job Opportunity ~ FOR seeks Coordinator of Special Events and Peace House Host
The Coordinator of Special Events and Peace House Host at the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) is responsible with the Director of Operations for the care and maintenance of Shadowcliff, FOR’s national headquarters in Nyack, New York.
April 15: The cacophony of crony capitalists crying wolf
Each week, FOR Executive Director Mark Johnson writes a poetic reflection on the news headlines. These are published exclusively on FOR’s Facebook page.
