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A Lamentation for Gaza

August 10, 2022 No Comments

We are grief-filled and outraged at the senseless slaughter of at least 44 Palestinians, including 16 children in Gaza this past weekend. Even with a ceasefire now in effect, which we are grateful for, the situation facing the people of Gaza is dire. While the US continues, for the most part to ignore, it’s house less population and healthcare isn’t

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

July 24, 2022 No Comments

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 the helm as the organization’s first Jewish executive director. Prior to this groundbreaking appointment, for the past seven years Ms. Gold worked at CODEPINK Women for Peace, where she was

FOR & national groups urge Senate vote for ATF nominee

July 12, 2022 No Comments

As the United States Senate prepares to vote today on President Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettelbach as the next director of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives, a coalition of faith-based organizations has issued a public statement in support of the nomination. The Fellowship of Reconciliation joined other national groups, including Jewish, Roman Catholic, Protestant, and

Broad civil society alliance calls for protection/asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

June 10, 2022 No Comments

In a joint appeal to members of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a broad civil society alliance from 20 countries has called on the European governments to grant protection and asylum to Russian and Belarusian as well as Ukrainian conscientious objectors and deserters. They need immediate protection and asylum. According to international law, the servicemen

Nyack dedicates Bayard Rustin Way

June 10, 2022 No Comments

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 the Nyack NAACP chapter, the event featured speakers and performers who honored Rustin’s contributions as a civil rights activist, pacifist,

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

June 1, 2022 No Comments

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 years on it still doesn’t, just like every other war America has been involved in, whether directly, like Korea, or

Wink Fellow Conversations–Kafi Dixon, “A Reckoning in Boston”

December 7, 2021

FOR’s Inaugural Wink Fellow, Dr. Fernando Ona, had the opportunity to speak with Co-Producer Kafi Dixon about her documentary “A Reckoning in Boston”

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October 7, 2020

¡Presente! Janisha R. Gabriel

September 11, 2020

artist, designer, theologian, strategist, life-long activist and organizer, we are deeply saddened to announce the death of our colleague, Janisha R. Gabriel.

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US Sanctions should not be used to block vaccine to Iran

December 22, 2020

We, the undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations, call on all stakeholders to ensure people in Iran have swift, unencumbered, and equitable access to safe, effective, and affordable Covid-19 vaccines. We particularly call on the government of the United States

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

Climate & Justice Conversations–Tom Wakely

November 2, 2021

The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. In light of this important event we’ve asked FOR members and activists to discuss where the issue of climate

Babel

July 20, 2016

Writing used to be easy. Now, nothing seems easy. Leaning in, I just stare at the screen. Occasionally, I try to type something. Despite my desperation to write, my mind

Your donation toward the light

December 30, 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, we stand at the precipice of what may be a future fraught with tests of our conviction that only light can drive out darkness. With

Liberating the New Year

January 12, 2018

President Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, but it was not to take effect until January 1, 1863 — technically at midnight. At my home parish,

Following the Lead of Black Organizers in the Streets of St. Louis

October 25, 2017

African-American leaders vowed, days in advance of any court announcement, there would be mass protests in the St. Louis area if former cop Jason Stockley was found not guilty of

Confronting the Juxtaposition Between Self-Defense and Nonviolence

March 24, 2022

By Jason Carson Wilson Russian President Vladimir Putin’s thirst for power has brought death and destruction to his country and Ukraine’s innocent citizens alike. Russian sons head to war with

Washington is listening: #GiveRefugeesRest

February 10, 2016

Nearly one month ago, we launched Give Refugees Rest to end Islamophobia and welcome refugees. And I’m happy to report to you that elected officials are listening — and we have gained such

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

September 29, 2020

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

US Sanctions should not be used to block vaccine to Iran

December 22, 2020

Puerto Rico Se Levanta

March 21, 2019

I’m Puerto Rican, but I didn’t learn much about the history of Puerto Rico or the political implications of its being a territory of the United States until I was a freshman at Brooklyn College. It was devastating but not

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

July 24, 2022 No Comments

They Are Us: Buffalo and the Sanctity of Whiteness

The racially-motivated act of hate on Saturday in Buffalo, New York, allegedly committed by an 18-year-old white supremacist, is being called the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this

May 18, 2022 1 Comment

The Singing of Angels

“Life Is Saved By The Singing of Angels” by Howard Thurman There must always remain in every person’s lifeSome place for the singing of angels,Some place for that which in

December 16, 2021 1 Comment

Climate & Justice Conversations–Leslie Cagan

The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. In light of this important event we’ve asked FOR

November 4, 2021 1 Comment

Climate & Justice Conversations–Tom Wakely

The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is taking place in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. In light of this important event we’ve asked FOR

November 2, 2021 No Comments

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson appointed President of Auburn Seminary

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson, FOR-USA Executive Director, appointed President of Auburn Seminary It is with bittersweet emotions that the Fellowship of Reconciliation – USA (FOR-USA) announces that Rev. Dr. Emma

October 6, 2021 No Comments

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A Lamentation for Gaza

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

FOR & national groups urge Senate vote for ATF nominee

Broad civil society alliance calls for protection/asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

Nyack dedicates Bayard Rustin Way

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

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9/11 Remembering and Learning at FOR

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Babel

Your donation toward the light

Liberating the New Year

Following the Lead of Black Organizers in the Streets of St. Louis

Confronting the Juxtaposition Between Self-Defense and Nonviolence

Washington is listening: #GiveRefugeesRest

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

Puerto Rico Se Levanta

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

Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson appointed President of Auburn Seminary

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