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?...

Member Spotlight: Jim Murphy–“I fear our current President being reelected and being supported by racist and violent groups.”

Sep 11, 2020 | Community, Member Spotlight, Nonviolence, Peacebuilding

Jim Murphy is a former member of FOR USA’s national council and was the 2012 recipient of FOR’s Martin Luther King, Jr award. Jim served as an Air Force Communications Specialist in Vietnam from 1966 – 68. Near the end of his second tour of duty, he was returned home...