¡Presente! Edward Stonebraker (1960-2024) Edward Richard Stonebraker, 63, of Girard, Ohio, passed away suddenly at home on January 1, 2024. As a skilled trades worker, Stonebraker was a dedicated member of the labor movement and a committed ally to diverse social movements, both domestically and internationally. Stonebraker was born on October 29, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late Amanda
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SECURE A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE, featuring Congressman Jonathon Jackson, Dr. James Zogby, and Ariel Gold, facilitated by John Nicols A ceasefire is the immediate priority: to stop the killing, to allow unimpeded humanitarian aid to flow, and to ensure reconstruction in Gaza begins. A ceasefire is also essential to begin to lay the path to accountability
By Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler & Ariel Gold When Benjamin Netanyahu boasts of “hellfire” being rained down on Gaza, he is correct. “Hellfire” has rained down on Gaza creating one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory. But what Israel’s prime minister gets wrong is that this crisis dates back long before Hamas’ October 7 attack. Hell on earth
Because the number of organizations demanding a ceasefire in Gaza — as well as offering resources for action — is growing enormously day after day, we invite you to access our Ceasefire Statement Tracker here. The tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet divide the listings into several categories (representatives, faith organizations, civil society organizations etc). This listing will be
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 year. It was the 198th mass shooting in 2022, and
September 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protest that took over Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan for two tumultuous months in 2011. The action began with little fanfare on September 17, 2011, but soon captured
A pioneering professional development course that’s been training teachers to confront anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate for over a decade faces political threats and shut down.
Rima Vesely-Flad, PhD, discusses her new book “Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation”
With less than six weeks remaining in his presidency, President Donald Trump extended his legacy of fomenting division and sowing the seeds of instability, discord, and violence into a new foreign policy realm.
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.”
On 31st Jan, I followed Zekerullah, an Afghan Peace Volunteer who coordinates the Borderfree Street Kids School in Kabul, to visit Zuhair (right) and his family in their rented room.
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!
A post election statement from our Executive Director Rev. Kristin Stoneking: My guess is you’re as shocked as I am at the outcome of yesterday’s presidential election. The idea that
Yesterday’s edition of “Take Two” — a daily radio program on Southern California Public Radio, broadcast via KPCC-89.3 FM (Pasadena CA) — featured a segment titled “How should California reconcile its
This year has seen an uptick in debates about the draft. Since Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced in December that all combat positions would become open to women, the idea became feasible
SHEILA D. COLLINS: On July 18, 2020 we lost two valiant men—Rev. C.T. Vivian and representative John Lewis–icons of the civil rights movement, but so much more. Both men played
Embed from Getty ImagesLies have consequences. The insurrection that was attempted as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives gathered to certify the election results on January 6, 2021 was incited by the President’s lies. The violence that ensued as
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | Fellowship of Reconciliation | (510) 599-5330 | arielgold@forusa.orgBill McGarvey | (201) 725-4202 | bill@mcg-media.com Jesse Jackson, Bishop Barber, & Over 1,000 More: Faith Leaders Call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine The effort
Waging Nonviolence is a platform for leading peace and justice organizations — as well as university research centers — to publish their own independent content.
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,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | arielgold@forusa.org | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | gshagler@verizon.com | (202) 302-0307 Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | FOR-USA executive director | arielgold@forusa.org | 510 599 5330 Sunday, November 20, 2022 – In the wake of a mass shooting at the
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 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
