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Walking the ‘long road from law to justice’ with the Kings Bay Plowshares
After a protracted legal odyssey, the Kings Bay Plowshares continue preach disarmament while preparing for their coming prison witness.
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.”
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...
Unfinished Democracy: Making Good Trouble for Racial Equity — 31st Annual Salem Peace Lecture
FOR USA’s executive director, Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson, delivered the 31st Annual Salem Peace Lecture was held online on Thursday November 19th. Dr. Jordan-Simpson’s topic was “Unfinished Democracy: Making Good Trouble for Racial Equity.”
This Faith We Sing
this song of praise and every voice never lifted say we can begin here, on scorched earth with the hollow bark of a barberry-leaved oak, where we sheltered as we mourned over 200,000 of our own. We go forward for the sake of the dream, this land, this sanctuary, for...
Tutu, Gandhi, King Descendants Call for Clemency for NYS Imprisoned Elder Activist
As the world focuses on election results and the growth in Covid-19 infections, the situation behind prison walls remains out of view for most of us. In New York State correctional institutions, however, coronavirus numbers surge at rates which counter the leadership...
Member Spotlight: Gregory Kennedy-Salemi–“The biggest challenge is dealing with all of the hatred and vitriol coming out of the current administration”
The collision between Hispanic children in cages the Muslim ban and racism, police brutality in the States. So, I would say the biggest challenge is dealing with all of the hatred and vitriol that has been coming out of the current administration.