Environmental

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

Wink Fellow Panel Discussion “A Reckoning in Boston”

FOR-USA and the Amherst Massachusetts African Heritage Reparation Assembly co-hosted an early screening of the documentary “A Reckoning in Boston” on December 9, 2021. The panel discussion afterward included FOR’s Inaugural Wink Fellow, Dr. Fernando Ona, along with the film’s co-Producer and co-founder of Boston’s Common Good Co-op Kafi Dixon and Evan Lewis, Assistant Dean for Community Outreach, UMass, Amherst.

December 13, 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

#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

Member Spotlight: Doug Mackey–“We’re in the crosshairs of the intersection of climate disruption and the overwhelming ill effects of the domination code that is inbred in our culture.”

“We’re in the crosshairs of the intersection of climate disruption and the overwhelming ill effects of the domination code that is inbred in our culture.”

October 27, 2020 No Comments

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October 7, 2020 No Comments

Spring Equinox Prayer

Let us awaken from the quiet beauty and sacred stillness of Winter, giving thanks for the solitude and reflection her season has provided. Let us emerge from the protection of our solitary cocoons, readying ourselves for the miraculous moment when

March 20, 2019 No Comments