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Good Friday/Passover Direct Action at Lockheed Martin

April 6, 2025 No Comments

Good Friday/Passover Direct Action at Lockheed Martin As we continue to try to find ways to stand against the violence in Gaza and across the globe, we will be hosting a seder, prayer vigil, and day of direct action during Passover, on Good Friday, at Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons contractor. Register Here:Passover/Good Friday @ Lockheed Martin, Philadelphia Registration

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Continue to Fight Even When You Are Weary

April 2, 2025 No Comments

Continue to Fight Even When You Are Weary Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler The presidential announcements and outrage come at us so viciously fast that it is difficult to keep up with the latest assault on governance, our intellect, decency, or humanity. Much of the perceived chaos is planned and judiciously meted out to keep our heads spinning leaving little time

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New Issue of Fellowship Magazine – Winter 2025

March 24, 2025 No Comments

New Issue of Fellowship Magazine – Winter 2025 We are pleased to share the Winter 2025 issue of Fellowship magazine, focusing on “Pacifism and Nonviolence: Yesterday and Today.” This special double issue examines crucial questions about nonviolent resistance through both contemporary and historical lenses. In This Issue: Pacifism and Nonviolence Today: Palestine/Israel Vital perspectives on nonviolent resistance in the current

In Loving Memory of my Father, Charles (Chuck) Guttman

March 2, 2025 No Comments

In Loving Memory of my Father, Charles (Chuck) Guttmanזאב בן יהודה דוד חנ מלקה By Ariel Gold, his daughter On Monday evening, February 17, FOR-USA Executive Director Ariel Gold lost her beloved father, Charles (Chuck) Guttman (זאב בן יהודה דוד וחנה מלכה, Zev ben Yehuda David v’Chana Malka). He passed away suddenly while vacationing in Costa Rica with his dear

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96 Years from the Date of his Birth, the Organization MLK Belonged to Celebrates the Announcement of a Gaza Ceasefire Agreement

January 15, 2025 No Comments

96 Years from the Date of his Birth, the Organization MLK Belonged to Celebrates the Announcement of a Gaza Ceasefire Agreement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd@dlogleira | 510 599-5330 January 15, 2025 – The Fellowship of Reconciliation welcomes the news of a 42-day ceasefire in Gaza. Announced on the 96-year anniversary of the birthday of FOR member

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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

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Honoring the righteous rage, agony and despair of this global uprising

June 3, 2020

Following the senseless killings of George Floyd and so many other Black civilians, we need fundamental policy changes focused on reparative justice and healing.

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Walking the ‘long road from law to justice’ with the Kings Bay Plowshares

November 23, 2020

After a protracted legal odyssey, the Kings Bay Plowshares continue preach disarmament while preparing for their coming prison witness.

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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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Reclaim the Name of G-d: Oppose Antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ+ Hatred

June 29, 2023

ADD YOUR NAME AND A MESSAGE of support and solidarity. Sign the card here. We will print out the card, signatures, and messages on Saturday, June 30, 2023. For the first time in its 165-year-long history, on June 23, 2023,

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The “New Normal” Strategy Just Expired

February 14, 2018

ASH WEDNESDAY 2018 The “New Normal” Strategy Just Expired. America has been under the assumption that school shootings will just stop. So – Sandy Hook didn’t happen? And – Virginia

New leadership at FOR: Council Co-Chairs and Interim Executive Director!

July 3, 2017

It is with great excitement and a sense of possibility that we write – to inform you of many changes and of even greater opportunities borne of the crises of

On Sweden Joining NATO: A Letter from FOR-USA to SweFOR

May 16, 2022

Dear sisters and brothers in the Sweden FOR, Our hearts break for you and your country. Sweden’s expected application to join NATO is a devastating blow for our shared global

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Who Is Responsible for the Protests in Iran?

January 16, 2018

In the final days of 2017, a series of anti-government rallies took place in Iran, taking by surprise both international observers and the Iranian society. Some argue the root cause

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Stop Trump Administration Plans for Federal Executions

December 9, 2020

By Jeff Stack The Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation is cosponsoring a “Vigil for Life” this Thursday, December 10 at 12:00 noon, outside the federal courthouse at 80 Lafayette Street in

Join us in Solidarity in STL

September 18, 2017

I flew home to St. Louis Saturday and now am compelled to appeal for your immediate support on behalf of our community here as thousands of people of all races, faiths, and

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Responding to Russia’s Call for a Christmas Truce

January 5, 2023

Representing over 1200 US faith communities, sponsors of the Christmas Truce in Ukraine petition respond FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd@leira | 510-599-5330 Bill McGarvey | moc.aidem-gcmobfsctd@llib | 201-725-4202 On the eve of the Orthodox celebration of Christmas

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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

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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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@dlogleira | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | moc.nozirevobfsctd@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@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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