Nonviolence

A Letter from Japan FOR on the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On the occasion of 75th Hiroshima and Nagasaki memorial days, we would like to send our message of friendship and solidarity. We hope that we can work together to abolish nuclear weapons for the whole world.

August 14, 2020 No Comments

Congress: Support and Fund Unarmed Civilian Protection

Testimony of Mel Duncan before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the United States Congress (March 12, 2019). Madame Chair Lowey, Ranking Member Rogers, and Distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you

March 12, 2019 No Comments

Rebuilding the Foundations: Examining Recent Violent Protests in Zimbabwe

By an Anonymous Zimbabwean What happens when known killers are promoted to the most senior positions in government, the military, and state-run offices? What happens when cruelty and coldness achieve the same social status as bravery and courage? Answer: the

February 8, 2019 No Comments

Rebuilding the Foundations: Examining Recent Violent Protests in Zimbabwe

By an Anonymous Zimbabwean What happens when known killers are promoted to the most senior positions in government, the military, and state-run offices? What happens when cruelty and coldness achieve the same social status as bravery and courage? Answer: the

February 8, 2019 No Comments

How You Can Act for Migrant Justice at the Border

Tear gas on children. Tens of thousands of immigrants imprisoned and awaiting deportation. Military troops instead of humanitarian aid. The denial of asylum to thousands of people fleeing rampant violence in their homelands. What we are experiencing is a moral

December 7, 2018 No Comments

The Faces of FOR: Shirah Moffatt-Darko

A few months after the Ferguson Uprising began in August 2014, Shirah-Moffatt Darko traveled from Bucknell University in central Pennsylvania to New York’s Hudson Valley to attend a Fellowship of Reconciliation young adult nonviolence training program. That Campus Weekend initiative

November 19, 2018 No Comments

The Faces of FOR: Shirah Moffatt-Darko

A few months after the Ferguson Uprising began in August 2014, Shirah-Moffatt Darko traveled from Bucknell University in central Pennsylvania to New York’s Hudson Valley to attend a Fellowship of Reconciliation young adult nonviolence training program. That Campus Weekend initiative

November 19, 2018 No Comments

Solidarity with Latin America Means Opposing Nicaraguan Dictatorship

In 1978 and 1979, Nicaraguans took up arms to depose a dictatorship, and I am forever thankful for their heroic actions and for getting rid of the 43-year-old Somoza tyranny. In 2018, people are protesting nonviolently to end a second

September 21, 2018 No Comments

Solidarity with Latin America Means Opposing Nicaraguan Dictatorship

In 1978 and 1979, Nicaraguans took up arms to depose a dictatorship, and I am forever thankful for their heroic actions and for getting rid of the 43-year-old Somoza tyranny. In 2018, people are protesting nonviolently to end a second

September 21, 2018 No Comments

Dorothy Cotton, Presente!

I traveled to Ithaca, New York, earlier this month to attend the public memorial service for Dorothy Cotton, the under-recognized educator, organizer, and singer/musician. Her legacy is little known despite having been the only woman to hold a leadership position

August 30, 2018 No Comments

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