Ben & Jerry’s “The Long March” virtual exhibit tribute to John Lewis-Video

Oct 13, 2020 | Civil Rights, Human Rights, Nonviolence, North America

Rep. John Lewis dedicated his life—repeatedly risking injury and arrest—to defending every American’s right to vote. “The vote,” he often said, “is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument we have in a democratic society and we...

Gandhi’s Influence on the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

Sep 29, 2020 | Beloved Community, Civil Rights, Interfaith, International, MLK, Nonviolence, North America, Peacebuilding

by Paul R. Dekar for the 2020 Gandhi Peace Festival This article was written for the Gandhi Peace Festival, hosted by the city of Hamilton, Ontario on October 2, 2020–the Mahatma’s birth date. -ED By the 1920s, Gandhi had begun to influence civil rights activism...

FOR speaks at UN’s Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Sep 28, 2020 | Beloved Community, Civil Rights, Demilitarization, Human Rights, International, Media Coverage, Nonviolence, North America, Nuclear Proliferation, Peacebuilding, Social Justice

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson participates in a panel discussion sponsored by UNFOLD ZERO on the elimination of nuclear weapons. Fellow participants include politicians, peace activists and artists from around the world, including the Rt. Hon. Jeremy Corbyn MP and...

Gathering Voices: Rev. Starsky Wilson–The only time black lives matter is when black people are dying.

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, North America, Racial, Social Justice

In this interview — broken into three short parts — Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson discusses the disproportionate impact the coronavirus is having on African Americans in St. Louis, where the first 13 deaths were black people. Rev. Wilson was the President and CEO of...

Gathering Voices: Rev Julian DeShazier–“neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, North America, Racial

 Rev. Julian discusses how the pandemic is affecting his community on Chicago’s south side and how he believes this crisis is an opportunity to think of the word “neighbor” as a verb and not simply a noun. As a national speaker, advocate and emcee,...

Gathering Voices: Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez–“I am continually inspired by people’s ability to persist in the face of such extreme violence.”

Sep 3, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Gathering Voices, Interfaith, North America

Chrissy Stonebraker-Martínez is the co-director of the Cleveland-based InterReligious Task Force on Central America and co-chair of the National Council of FOR-USA.