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Reclaim the Name of God

As the oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States, the Fellowship of Reconciliation has followed the rise of right wing nationalist ideologies that co-opt religious language and imagery in support of their poisonous agendas. We launched the

March 29, 2023 No Comments

FOR’s Don Mosley on friend and colleague President Jimmy Carter

For over 40 years Don Mosley — who served as FOR-USA’s national chairman in the 1980s — has been a close friend and colleague of President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady, Rosalynn. In early December 2022, knowing that President Carter’s health was

February 20, 2023 No Comments

Responding to Russia’s Call for a Christmas Truce

Representing over 1200 US faith communities, sponsors of the Christmas Truce in Ukraine petition respond FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | ariel@forusa.org | 510-599-5330 Bill McGarvey | bill@mcg-media.com | 201-725-4202 On the eve of the Orthodox celebration of Christmas

January 5, 2023 No Comments

Reimagining King’s Vision – The Fierce Urgency of Now

From Ukraine to Uvalde, the crises of militarism, materialism and racism today Exactly one year before he was murdered, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave an historic sermon at New York’s Riverside Church on the profound connection between US

January 3, 2023 No Comments

Faith Leaders and Organizations Call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine

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

November 14, 2022 No Comments

Sign on! National petition regarding the unlawful movement of migrants

Dear Office of the Attorney General, governors, mayors and city councils of “sanctuary” cities, We the undersigned — representing people of conscience and goodwill and belonging to various faiths and peace and justice organizations — call on you to condemn

October 11, 2022 No Comments

Gathering Voices

Gathering Voices is a live, monthly zoom conversation series in which FOR-USA engages with activists and thought leaders. This homepage for the live conversation series will include upcoming events as well as recordings of our past live conversations. This is a continuation

September 6, 2022 No Comments

A Lamentation for Gaza

We are grief-filled and outraged at the senseless slaughter of at least 44 Palestinians, including 16 children in Gaza this past weekend. Even with a ceasefire now in effect, which we are grateful for, the situation facing the people of

August 10, 2022 No Comments

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