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The Genocide Continues: Voices From Palestine and the Next Wave of Action

March 17, 2026 No Comments

The Genocide Continues: Voices From Palestine and the Next Wave of Action The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), as part of the Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine Coalition (GSPP) of more than 100 international faith-based and civil society organizations from 4 continents representing tens of thousands worldwide, is pleased to have co-sponsored the webinar: THE GENOCIDE CONTINUES: VOICES FROM

FOR and Religious Peace Fellowships Statement on the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela

February 15, 2026 No Comments

Peace and Justice Do Not Emerge from War and Militarism:A Statement on the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela and Its Aftermath January 9, 2026 The Fellowship of Reconciliation and its allies in the undersigned peace and justice movements join the chorus of voices across the United States and around the world in denouncing U.S. military intervention in the early morning of

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

January 29, 2026 No Comments

I am deeply worried for Iran. Iran in my childhood, my lullaby.Iran is beautiful.Iran has poetry.Iran has flowers, birds, and kittens.Iran is home to 90 million people.Iran carries 5,000 years of history.Iran has not initiated a war in over 200 years.Iran HAS many domestic problems but it is up to its people to take care of them. Do not plan

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How 4 Elders Took the Military-Industrial Complex to Court—And Won!

January 29, 2026 No Comments

Gathering Voices: How 4 Elders Took the Military-Industrial Complex to Court—And Won! In a stunning verdict, a judge ruled in favor of 4 elders who entered L3Harris and called for a citizens’ arrest of its CEO In March 2025, four elders from Demilitarize Western Massachusetts entered the lobby of the Northampton plant of war conglomerate L3Harris Technologies—maker of parts for

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Western Sahara: Islamic Nonviolent Resistance Webinar

December 10, 2025 No Comments

The Struggle of Western Sahara for Self-Determination – Nonviolence & Islam Join FOR-USA and Nonviolence International for a webinar on one of the world’s longest-standing occupations: Western Sahara. The event opens with a political-historical overview of the occupation, followed by exploration of the nonviolent resistance movement led by the Saharawi people—how communities have organized, documented abuses, and sustained resilience under

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Oldest Faith-Based Organization in the Country Calls for a Deep Reckoning on Guns and Hate

September 1, 2025 No Comments

Oldest Faith-Based Organization in the Country Calls for a Deep Reckoning on Guns and Hate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2025 – The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, established in 1915, is horrified at the senseless loss of young life and the injuries yesterday at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It

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Unfinished Democracy: Making Good Trouble for Racial Equity — 31st Annual Salem Peace Lecture

November 22, 2020

FOR USA’s executive director, Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson, delivered the 31st Annual Salem Peace Lecture was held online on Thursday November 19th. Dr. Jordan-Simpson’s topic was “Unfinished Democracy: Making Good Trouble for Racial Equity.”

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Voter suppression, 21st century, Georgia style

December 24, 2020

Embed from Getty Images Max Hess, former Interim Executive Director of FOR-USA, is an Atlanta-based attorney who has been involved in peace and justice causes for decades. In the Q&A that follows, he recounts his experience trying and failing to

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FOR – USA Statement on Ukraine

February 24, 2022

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Ukraine on February 14th “The price in human suffering, destruction and damage to European and global security is too high to contemplate. And yet, contemplate it we must, as this terrifying prospect demands an immediate commitment to de-escalation and a negotiated end to the political conflict.

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Faith Leaders and Organizations Call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine

November 14, 2022

SIGN ON STATEMENT: As people of faith and conscience, believing in the sanctity of all life on this planet, we call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine. In the spirit of the truce that occurred in 1914 during the First

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Lies, betrayal and the storming of the Capitol

January 7, 2021

Embed from Getty ImagesLies have consequences. The insurrection that was attempted as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives gathered to certify the election results on January 6, 2021 was incited by the President’s lies. The violence that ensued as

The Day After: Acknowledging Our Trauma, Preparing for the Hard Road Ahead

November 5, 2020

Dear FOR-USA family, As I write you just after Election Day, from my home in the great republic of Brooklyn, New York, the election results are not yet fully known. What is certain, however, is that we have a great

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Yemen Faces Critical Moment Following Assassination

December 13, 2017

The assassination on December 4, 2017 of former Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has potentially opened a new chapter in the ongoing struggle for power in Yemen. There might be

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FOR speaks at UN’s Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

September 28, 2020

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson participates in a panel discussion sponsored by UNFOLD ZERO on the elimination of nuclear weapons. Fellow participants include politicians, peace activists and artists from around the

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¡Presente! Mark C. Johnson, 1947-2020

October 27, 2020

Mark Charles Johnson departed this world on October 12, 2020 at his beloved cottage near North Creek, NY following a lengthy battle with cancer. His life-long fascination with ideas, history,

Nominations open for the 2017 Peace Awards!

April 26, 2017

Each year, the Fellowship of Reconciliation awards three peace prizes — international, national, and local — to individuals or organizations whose commitment to peace, justice, and reconciliation is recognized as

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Longing for Peace – Final Peace Agreement reached

August 28, 2016

FOR Peace Presence, The Fellowship of Reconciliation’s organization in Colombia has shared with us some good news that we are excited to pass on! On August 24th, the Colombian government and

Fighting the Feeling of Hopelessness

December 26, 2016

In a recent program on CNN, Lisa Ling, who hosts “This is Life,” interviewed people who were addicted to drugs. Some were black, others white, but all had the

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US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara is a duplicitous power move

December 14, 2020

With less than six weeks remaining in his presidency, President Donald Trump extended his legacy of fomenting division and sowing the seeds of instability, discord, and violence into a new foreign policy realm.

Digital security in Afghanistan and beyond

August 23, 2021

This web page offers digital security resources to human rights defenders and other individuals involved in civil society networks in Afghanistan and Central Asia, especially. This content prepared in multiple languages used in the region (English, Dari, Pashto, and Farsi).

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A Bird’s Eye View of Thich Nhat Hanh

October 5, 2020

by Paul Dekar Renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, born on October 11, 1926 in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam, author of over a hundred books, has bestowed upon us all an enormous gift of interconnection with one’s

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Interfaith Organization Expresses and Calls for Solidarity with the Haitian-American Community

September 18, 2024 — The Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization that has worked to end violence and hatred in America since 1915, condemns in the strongest of terms possible

September 18, 2024 No Comments

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FOR’s executive director Ariel Gold on Al Jazeera

October 19, 2023 No Comments

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On Mother’s Day: Faith Leaders Call to End Gun Violence

By distorting sacred scripture and religious traditions, Christian nationalism is fueling the epidemic of gun violence. Over 600 faith leaders have signed onto a letter calling for Mother’s Day, May 14,

April 18, 2023 No Comments

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Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More Rights Than Guns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd-967438@dlogleira | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | moc.nozirevobfsctd-965573@relgahsg | (202) 302-0307 Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More

March 27, 2023 No Comments

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Oldest Interfaith Organization in the US Affirms Solidarity with the LGBTQ+ Community in the Wake of Deadly Attack in Colorado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | FOR-USA executive director | gro.asurofobfsctd-912398@dlogleira | 510 599 5330 Sunday, November 20, 2022 – In the wake of a mass shooting at the

November 20, 2022 No Comments

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Anti-War and Human Rights Leader Ariel Gold Appointed as FOR-USA Executive Director in Historic Hire

After an extensive national search, the Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA (FOR-USA) is proud to welcome our next executive director, Ariel Gold. Ms. Gold, a veteran peace and justice advocate, is taking

July 24, 2022 No Comments

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