May 25, 2021 | Advocacy, Civil Rights, Community, Demilitarization, Human Rights, Interfaith, International, News, Nonviolence, Peacebuilding, Racial, Social Justice
This month marks the 73rd anniversary of the creation of Israel following the adoption of United Nations resolution 181 (1947). This political decision was made at UN Headquarters in New York, shunning and circumventing the human right of self-determination by the...
Apr 25, 2021 | Civil Rights, Community, Demilitarization, Human Rights, International, Nonviolence, Nuclear Proliferation, Peacebuilding, Social Justice
by Rev. Michael Yoshii The following is adapted from Rev. Michael Yoshii’s Good Friday sermon at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab. The event was organized by Ecumenical Peace Institute and Livermore Conversion Project with support from TriValleyCAREs and...
Apr 13, 2021 | Advocacy, Beloved Community, Campaigns, Demilitarization, General, Human Rights, News, Nonviolence, North America, Peacebuilding, Social Justice
Since 1915, the Fellowship of Reconciliation has stood as a community of believers from all faiths and traditions in opposition to war and violence in all of its manifestations. FOR-USA was established as a branch of an emerging global movement that would soon become...
Mar 29, 2021 | Advocacy, Beloved Community, Black Lives Matter, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Community, Demilitarization, Events, General, Human Rights, Interfaith, MLK, News, Nonviolence, Racial, Social Justice
Statement from RELIGIOUS LEADERS Breaking the Silence—an Intergenerational Call for Unity and Action “I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed … without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world...
Feb 27, 2021 | Gathering Voices, General, Human Rights, Interfaith, Nonviolence, North America, Peacebuilding, Racial, Social Justice, Youth
Islamic Networks Group (ING) is a peace-building organization providing face-to-face education and engagement opportunities that foster understanding of Muslims and other misunderstood groups to promote harmony among all people. ING’s goal of challenging stereotypes,...
Feb 20, 2021 | Advocacy, Gathering Voices, Nonviolence, North America, Peacebuilding, Racial, Social Justice
Eric Ward is executive director of the Western States Center, located in Portland, Oregon. A nationally-recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy, Eric brings over 30 years of leadership in...
