Advocacy

FOR-USA Calls for Suspension of Syria Sanctions so Earthquake Aid can Enter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | arielgold@forusa.org | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | gshagler@verizon.net | ‭(202) 302-0307‬ February 9, 2023 – The death toll from the earthquakes in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, February 6, 2023,

February 9, 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

The Singing of Angels

“Life Is Saved By The Singing of Angels” by Howard Thurman There must always remain in every person’s lifeSome place for the singing of angels,Some place for that which in itself is breathlessly beautiful and,By an inherent prerogative,Throws all the

December 16, 2021 1 Comment

Wink Fellow Conversations–Kafi Dixon, “A Reckoning in Boston”

FOR’s Inaugural Wink Fellow, Dr. Fernando Ona, had the opportunity to speak with Co-Producer Kafi Dixon about her documentary “A Reckoning in Boston”

December 7, 2021 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Climate & Justice Conversations–Leslie Cagan

The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. In light of this important event we’ve asked FOR members and activists to discuss where the issue of climate

November 4, 2021 1 Comment

Militarism, Resource Exploitation and Climate Change in Iraqi Kurdistan

Members of Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan Program discuss militarism and oil and gas resource exploitation by the United States and multinational corporations, as well as successful grassroots resistance against ExxonMobil by one community. Music: www.bensound.com

November 2, 2021 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Climate & Justice Conversations–Tom Wakely

November 2, 2021 No Comments

Gathering Voices: Lament into Hope–A conversation with Rev. Kristian Smith, Pastor, The Faith Community, Atlanta

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson speaks with Rev. Kristian Smith, Pastor, The Faith Community (TFC), Atlanta, Georgia. Their discussion centers around Rev. Smith’s thoughts about how justice is a joint effort and that if people came together and formed communities of

September 30, 2021 No Comments

#Occupy@10: An oral history — Interfaith activists reflect on Occupy’s impact 10 years later

September 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protest that took over Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan for two tumultuous months in 2011. The action began with little fanfare on September 17, 2011, but soon captured

September 14, 2021 No Comments

If we truly honored Juneteenth, we would end the exception in the 13th amendment

In my inbox this morning from a major nonprofit organization that should have known better was a Juneteenth celebratory greeting: “We proudly celebrate Juneteenth, the day slavery finally came to an end throughout the South — historically a monumental feat

June 19, 2021 No Comments

Advocacy

FOR-USA Calls for Suspension of Syria Sanctions so Earthquake Aid can Enter

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