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Stop Trump Administration Plans for Federal Executions

December 9, 2020 No Comments

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 Jefferson City. (Masks and physical distancing are required.) The Trump-Barr administration sickly set the execution of Brandon Bernard this day — observed elsewhere much more respectfully as International Human Rights

Member Spotlight: 5 Questions with Shelley Douglass –“The issues we’re facing are interlinked. We have separated ourselves from each other, from the earth, from nature..”

December 8, 2020 No Comments

Shelley Douglass lives in Birmingham, Alabama, where for more than a quarter-century she served as host of Mary’s House Catholic Worker, until this year. Previously, she and spouse Jim helped cofound the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, to organize resistance to the development of the Bangor Naval Base on the Hood Canal. Shelley chaired FOR-USA’s National

Invest in FOR, Peace Beyond Politics

December 3, 2020 No Comments

No matter who is in the White House, Congress, your state capital, even your town council, the need for ongoing education, training, mobilization and organization never stops. Yes, beyond politics, the work of peace and justice continues.

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

November 23, 2020 No Comments

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

Member Spotlight: Shaina Adams-El Guabli–“COVID-19 is like a mirror on all of the places we need to heal and radically alter our connection to self and others.”

November 23, 2020 No Comments

What inspired you to become a FOR member? I first learned about FOR in 2005, as a senior in college. My professor knew that I was looking for social justice oriented post-graduation opportunities, particularly around Palestine, and told me about Interfaith Peace-Builders (formerly an FOR program, now called Eyewitness Palestine). I was so fortunate to join an IFPB delegation a couple of weeks

Member Spotlight: Shaina Adams-El Guabli–“COVID-19 is like a mirror on all of the places we need to heal and radically alter our connection to self and others.”

November 23, 2020 No Comments

What inspired you to become a FOR member? I first learned about FOR in 2005, as a senior in college. My professor knew that I was looking for social justice oriented post-graduation opportunities, particularly around Palestine, and told me about Interfaith Peace-Builders (formerly an FOR program, now called Eyewitness Palestine). I was so fortunate to join an IFPB delegation a couple of weeks