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The Genocide Continues: Voices From Palestine and the Next Wave of Action

March 17, 2026 No Comments

The Genocide Continues: Voices From Palestine and the Next Wave of Action The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), as part of the Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine Coalition (GSPP) of more than 100 international faith-based and civil society organizations from 4 continents representing tens of thousands worldwide, is pleased to have co-sponsored the webinar: THE GENOCIDE CONTINUES: VOICES FROM

FOR and Religious Peace Fellowships Statement on the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela

February 15, 2026 No Comments

Peace and Justice Do Not Emerge from War and Militarism:A Statement on the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela and Its Aftermath January 9, 2026 The Fellowship of Reconciliation and its allies in the undersigned peace and justice movements join the chorus of voices across the United States and around the world in denouncing U.S. military intervention in the early morning of

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

January 29, 2026 No Comments

I am deeply worried for Iran. Iran in my childhood, my lullaby.Iran is beautiful.Iran has poetry.Iran has flowers, birds, and kittens.Iran is home to 90 million people.Iran carries 5,000 years of history.Iran has not initiated a war in over 200 years.Iran HAS many domestic problems but it is up to its people to take care of them. Do not plan

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How 4 Elders Took the Military-Industrial Complex to Court—And Won!

January 29, 2026 No Comments

Gathering Voices: How 4 Elders Took the Military-Industrial Complex to Court—And Won! In a stunning verdict, a judge ruled in favor of 4 elders who entered L3Harris and called for a citizens’ arrest of its CEO In March 2025, four elders from Demilitarize Western Massachusetts entered the lobby of the Northampton plant of war conglomerate L3Harris Technologies—maker of parts for

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Western Sahara: Islamic Nonviolent Resistance Webinar

December 10, 2025 No Comments

The Struggle of Western Sahara for Self-Determination – Nonviolence & Islam Join FOR-USA and Nonviolence International for a webinar on one of the world’s longest-standing occupations: Western Sahara. The event opens with a political-historical overview of the occupation, followed by exploration of the nonviolent resistance movement led by the Saharawi people—how communities have organized, documented abuses, and sustained resilience under

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Oldest Faith-Based Organization in the Country Calls for a Deep Reckoning on Guns and Hate

September 1, 2025 No Comments

Oldest Faith-Based Organization in the Country Calls for a Deep Reckoning on Guns and Hate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2025 – The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, established in 1915, is horrified at the senseless loss of young life and the injuries yesterday at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It

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FOR USA’s Statement on Passage of UN Treaty Outlawing Nuclear Weapons

October 27, 2020

The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR-USA) joins peace-loving people around the world in celebrating the ratification this week of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Passage of the treaty happened on October 24, 2020, an already auspicious date —

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Beautiful Trouble’s guide to defending democracy and challenging business as usual

October 27, 2020

This article originally appeared in Waging Nonviolence. Turnout, especially in polarized times like these, wins elections. The stakes in this election — whether we have a livable planet, whether kids are incarcerated in detention centers and, perhaps, whether we continue

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

October 13, 2020

Ben & Jerry’s honor Rep. Lewis’ legacy with this livestream launch of THE LONG MARCH, a new art installation dedicated to telling the congressman’s story and inspiring everyone to get out and vote!

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STOP THE VIOLENCE GUN CONTROL NOW! (3)

PETITION FROM PARISHIONERS/CONGREGATION MEMBERS CALLING FOR A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND CONTEMPLATION, THIS MOTHER’S DAY, TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE!

April 18, 2023

If you are a faith leader (reverend, rabbi, pastor, priest, imam, lay leader, etc) please instead add your name here. “From the bosom of the devastated earth a voice goes up with our own. It says: Disarm, Disarm!“ – Original

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Beautiful Trouble’s guide to defending democracy and challenging business as usual

October 27, 2020

This article originally appeared in Waging Nonviolence. Turnout, especially in polarized times like these, wins elections. The stakes in this election — whether we have a livable planet, whether kids are incarcerated in detention centers and, perhaps, whether we continue

9/11 Remembering and Learning at FOR

September 9, 2021

At the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s national headquarters on the banks of the Hudson River, our interfaith staff were gathered for our weekly Tuesday morning meditation. It was September 11, 2001. We had planned an orientation afterward for four young adults

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A New Book on the History of FOR

September 13, 2016

As you know, the Fellowship of Reconciliation just celebrated 100 years of history as an organization. Paul R. Dekar has compiled this history in his new book, Dangerous People: The Fellowship

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Kahlil Gibran : Spirits Rebellious

January 5, 2017

At a time when armed conflict and strong socio-economic tensions cover much of the Middle East holdings of the old Ottoman Empire (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey) , it is helpful

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FOR, the ACLU, and Building the Movement

February 16, 2017

No doubt you are well aware of the American Civil Liberties Union’s heroic resistance to threats to democracy, justice, and human rights in recent weeks. But did you know FOR-USA served

Nominations open for the 2017 Peace Awards!

April 26, 2017

Each year, the Fellowship of Reconciliation awards three peace prizes — international, national, and local — to individuals or organizations whose commitment to peace, justice, and reconciliation is recognized as

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Where to Turn

November 13, 2016

In July 1941, Albert Einstein, ten months a US citizen, wrote Eleanor Roosevelt asking her, as First Lady, to raise with the president the matter of lifting bureaucratic hurdles so that Jewish

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A Bird’s Eye View of Thich Nhat Hanh

October 5, 2020

by Paul Dekar Renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, born on October 11, 1926 in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam, author of over a hundred books, has bestowed

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Join the Pope’s mission for peace in Ukraine and ‘Declaration of Fraternity of Humankind’

June 21, 2023

As people of conscience, committed to peace and reconciliation, we join in Pope Francis’ mission to end the war in Ukraine by appealing to “those in authority over nations to make concrete efforts to end the conflict, to reach a

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An American Casualty of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Iran

March 11, 2019

I went to Iran in late February with a peace delegation of 28 Americans organized by CODEPINK, a women-led peace activist group. The first day in Iran we had a very fruitful hour-and-half conversation with Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister

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Wink

February 27, 2022

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

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Interfaith Organization Expresses and Calls for Solidarity with the Haitian-American Community

September 18, 2024 — The Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization that has worked to end violence and hatred in America since 1915, condemns in the strongest of terms possible

September 18, 2024 No Comments

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FOR’s executive director Ariel Gold on Al Jazeera

October 19, 2023 No Comments

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On Mother’s Day: Faith Leaders Call to End Gun Violence

By distorting sacred scripture and religious traditions, Christian nationalism is fueling the epidemic of gun violence. Over 600 faith leaders have signed onto a letter calling for Mother’s Day, May 14,

April 18, 2023 No Comments

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Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More Rights Than Guns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd-5213f7@dlogleira | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | moc.nozirevobfsctd-128542@relgahsg | (202) 302-0307 Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More

March 27, 2023 No Comments

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Oldest Interfaith Organization in the US Affirms Solidarity with the LGBTQ+ Community in the Wake of Deadly Attack in Colorado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | FOR-USA executive director | gro.asurofobfsctd-2f8d86@dlogleira | 510 599 5330 Sunday, November 20, 2022 – In the wake of a mass shooting at the

November 20, 2022 No Comments

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Anti-War and Human Rights Leader Ariel Gold Appointed as FOR-USA Executive Director in Historic Hire

After an extensive national search, the Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA (FOR-USA) is proud to welcome our next executive director, Ariel Gold. Ms. Gold, a veteran peace and justice advocate, is taking

July 24, 2022 No Comments

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