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Nyack dedicates Bayard Rustin Way

On June 9, 2022, the village of Nyack, New York dedicated Bayard Rustin Way — a street in the suburban town’s bustling center — in a special ceremony. Organized by the Phyllis B. Frank Pride Center of Rockland County and

June 10, 2022 No Comments

U.S. Ukraine policy most reckless since ’62 Missile Crisis

By Walt Zlotow In 1952, I was blessed, maybe cursed, to have parents who taught me about war and peace as a second grader. Back then it was the Korean War which didn’t make much sense to this 7-year-old. Seventy

June 1, 2022 No Comments

Robert Aldridge, ¡Presente!

Robert Creston Aldridge, recipient of the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Award in 1981, was born at his home in Watsonville, California, on April 15, 1926, at a time when home births were a common part of life.

May 17, 2022 No Comments

Ukraine: Faith Organizations Call U.S. to Support Diplomacy and Creative Nonviolent Resistance

Press Release More than 20 national and regional faith-based organizations have sent a letter to President Biden and members of Congress urging support and focus on a kind of diplomacy that is willing to compromise for the sake of saving

April 25, 2022 1 Comment

Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition, book talk with Rima Vesely-Flad

Rima Vesely-Flad, PhD, discusses her new book “Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation”

April 12, 2022 No Comments

Breaking the Silence: Vietnam, Palestine, and Beyond

On April 4, 1967 – one year to the day before his assassination – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a landmark speech at The Riverside Church in New York City. “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” was

March 30, 2022 No Comments

Shifting from Crisis Mode to Sustainable Organizing: On the Seasonality of Movements

By Matthew Arlyck As we in this part of the world are entering the spring season, it seems like a good time to consider the cycles in our ongoing struggle to become Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s beloved community.

March 21, 2022 No Comments

Wink

Awarded to divinity students or emerging leaders focused on nonviolence or whose work creates change and challenges power, the Walter Wink and June Keener Wink Fellowship honors the life and legacy of FOR member Walter Wink (1935-2012) and the ongoing

February 27, 2022 2 Comments

FOR – USA Statement on Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Ukraine on February 14th “The price in human suffering, destruction and damage to European and global security is too high to contemplate. And yet, contemplate it we must, as this terrifying prospect demands an immediate commitment to de-escalation and a negotiated end to the political conflict.

February 24, 2022 2 Comments

Q&A with Sarah DeBolt Badawi: the educator behind the MLK Comic Book Study Guide

What stood out to you about the Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story comic book when you first encountered it? The first thing that I couldn’t get over when I learned about the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) comic book

February 2, 2022 No Comments

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