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Author Event: Ubuntu–George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents

February 16, 2021 No Comments

Over 60 people were on hand live when FOR-USA held an online book event with author Sheila Collins to discuss her new book: Ubuntu–George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents. The video above is footage of the entire event.

Prayer for 2021

February 3, 2021 No Comments

To abolish the death penalty, we must create a movement that is grounded in relationship building and truth telling.

“When We Breathe Together”

February 2, 2021 No Comments

FOR-USA’s executive director, Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson, was asked to offer up a prayer and reflections on the morning of Jan. 20, 2021 (U.S. Inauguration Day for President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris) to an international online gathering. Hosted by Robin Heller from the United Kingdom, the event convened religious leaders, poets and writers, and NGO &

Martin Luther King Jr. on America’s “obnoxious peace”

January 18, 2021 No Comments

We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year at a time when our nation has come to a fork in the road and the fate of our democracy depends on the path we take. Just 12 days removed from the insurrectionists’ attack on the Capitol that left six dead and two days prior to the inauguration of Joseph Biden

Lies, betrayal and the storming of the Capitol

January 7, 2021 No Comments

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 they stormed the United States Capitol was evidence of how far people will go to keep a lie alive. As

Member Spotlight: 5 Questions with Don Mosley –“Climate change, nuclear weapons are the critical issues. I think they represent the widespread presence of fear instead of love.”

January 5, 2021 No Comments

Don Mosley is a cofounder of Jubilee Partners, a Christian-rooted intentional living community in Comer, Georgia, which has worked with thousands of refugees from around the world. A veteran of human rights and humanitarian relief work in countries around the world, and a longtime friend to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, Mosley has led FOR international