Member Spotlight: 5 Questions with Don Mosley –“Climate change, nuclear weapons are the critical issues. I think they represent the widespread presence of fear instead of love.”

Jan 5, 2021 | Member Spotlight, Uncategorized

Don Mosley is a cofounder of Jubilee Partners, a Christian-rooted intentional living community in Comer, Georgia, which has worked with thousands of refugees from around the world. A veteran of human rights and humanitarian relief work in countries around the world,...

Member Spotlight: 5 Questions with Shelley Douglass –“The issues we’re facing are interlinked. We have separated ourselves from each other, from the earth, from nature..”

Dec 8, 2020 | Member Spotlight

Shelley Douglass lives in Birmingham, Alabama, where for more than a quarter-century she served as host of Mary’s House Catholic Worker, until this year. Previously, she and spouse Jim helped cofound the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington,...

Member Spotlight: Shaina Adams-El Guabli–“COVID-19 is like a mirror on all of the places we need to heal and radically alter our connection to self and others.”

Nov 23, 2020 | Member Spotlight

What inspired you to become a FOR member? I first learned about FOR in 2005, as a senior in college. My professor knew that I was looking for social justice oriented post-graduation opportunities, particularly around Palestine, and told me about Interfaith...

Member Spotlight: Gregory Kennedy-Salemi–“The biggest challenge is dealing with all of the hatred and vitriol coming out of the current administration”

Nov 10, 2020 | Member Spotlight, Nonviolence, Peacebuilding, Thich Nhat Hanh

What inspired you to become a FOR member? I would have to start with my grandmother, Pearl Kennedy, who was a personal friend of Dr. King’s. She used to cook for him when he would visit Chicago because he had a lot of stress and she was also from the South, like...

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.”

Oct 27, 2020 | Advocacy, Civil Rights, Conscientious Objection, Environmental, Member Spotlight, Peacebuilding, Social Justice, Uncategorized

What inspired you to become a FOR member? I’d heard about FOR during the Vietnam war – I believe it was right after the Kent State incidents. I did not become a member until I attended an FOR conference at Seabeck, 2008 or 2009. I was introduced to the...

Member Spotlight: John and Bobbie Stewart–“The most critical issue we face is people scapegoating others for political gain.”

Oct 9, 2020 | Member Spotlight

Bobbie and John Stewart celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in early October 2020. They live in Washington, DC’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood, where they served as conveners of the DC FOR chapter for three decades. What inspired you to become a FOR member?...