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Breaking the Silence: Vietnam, Palestine, and Beyond

March 30, 2022 No Comments

On April 4, 1967 – one year to the day before his assassination – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a landmark speech at The Riverside Church in New York City. “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” was arguably one of his most important, and easily one of his most controversial, speeches. In the wake of the speech,

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Confronting the Juxtaposition Between Self-Defense and Nonviolence

March 24, 2022 3 Comments

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 neighbors, while civilians at home stand up to true tyranny–risking life and limb to gain independence from Russia. Some argue that supporting a no-fly zone would help stop the bloodshed.

Shifting from Crisis Mode to Sustainable Organizing: On the Seasonality of Movements

March 21, 2022 No Comments

By Matthew Arlyck As we in this part of the world are entering the spring season, it seems like a good time to consider the cycles in our ongoing struggle to become Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s beloved community. Just as Dr. King’s political strategy and moral concerns evolved and even shifted radically during his life, most of us

Wink

February 27, 2022 2 Comments

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 transformational work of his wife June Keener Wink. Together Walter and June prepared a generation of peace leaders, pastors, and

FOR – USA Statement on Ukraine

February 24, 2022 2 Comments

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said about the crisis in Ukraine on February 14th “The price in human suffering, destruction and damage to European and global security is too high to contemplate. And yet, contemplate it we must, as this terrifying prospect demands an immediate commitment to de-escalation and a negotiated end to the political conflict.

Q&A with Sarah DeBolt Badawi: the educator behind the MLK Comic Book Study Guide

February 2, 2022 No Comments

What stood out to you about the Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story comic book when you first encountered it? The first thing that I couldn’t get over when I learned about the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) comic book was that I had never seen it or heard about it before. For all my studying and teaching way beyond