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Wink Fellow Panel Discussion “A Reckoning in Boston”

December 13, 2021 No Comments

FOR-USA and the Amherst Massachusetts African Heritage Reparation Assembly co-hosted an early screening of the documentary “A Reckoning in Boston” on December 9, 2021. The panel discussion afterward included FOR’s Inaugural Wink Fellow, Dr. Fernando Ona, along with the film’s co-Producer and co-founder of Boston’s Common Good Co-op Kafi Dixon and Evan Lewis, Assistant Dean for Community Outreach, UMass, Amherst.

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

December 7, 2021 No Comments

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”

Militarism, Resource Exploitation and Climate Change in Iraqi Kurdistan

November 2, 2021 No Comments

Members of Christian Peacemaker Teams Iraqi Kurdistan Program discuss militarism and oil and gas resource exploitation by the United States and multinational corporations, as well as successful grassroots resistance against ExxonMobil by one community. Music: www.bensound.com

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

October 6, 2021 No Comments

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 Jordan-Simpson has stepped down as executive director in order to become the president of Auburn Seminary in New York City. A gifted pastor, preacher, and administrator, Rev. Emma’s immense skills

#Occupy@10: An oral history — Interfaith activists reflect on Occupy’s impact 10 years later

September 14, 2021 No Comments

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 worldwide attention. It ultimately inspired similar protests across the U.S. and in many international cities for its commentary on extreme

9/11 Remembering and Learning at FOR

September 9, 2021 No Comments

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 who had newly joined our national staff as interns. Suddenly, Marie, our receptionist, interrupted with news of an attack across