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Solidarity with Latin America Means Opposing Nicaraguan Dictatorship

September 21, 2018 No Comments

In 1978 and 1979, Nicaraguans took up arms to depose a dictatorship, and I am forever thankful for their heroic actions and for getting rid of the 43-year-old Somoza tyranny. In 2018, people are protesting nonviolently to end a second dictatorship, which is made up by some of the people who fought against the previous Somoza dictatorship. Sure, there are

Urgent Appeal to Support FOR Peace Presence in Colombia

September 20, 2018 No Comments

FOR Peace Presence (FORPP) is a sister branch to FOR-USA within the International FOR movement, providing life-saving human rights accompaniment to threatened activists and communities in Colombia. Because of the false perception of peace in Colombia following the Nov. 2016 signing of the national peace accords, FORPP has seen a dramatic decrease in support from institutional donors. Since then, FORPP

Urgent Appeal to Support FOR Peace Presence in Colombia

September 20, 2018 No Comments

FOR Peace Presence (FORPP) is a sister branch to FOR-USA within the International FOR movement, providing life-saving human rights accompaniment to threatened activists and communities in Colombia. Because of the false perception of peace in Colombia following the Nov. 2016 signing of the national peace accords, FORPP has seen a dramatic decrease in support from institutional donors. Since then, FORPP

Dorothy Cotton, Presente!

August 30, 2018 No Comments

I traveled to Ithaca, New York, earlier this month to attend the public memorial service for Dorothy Cotton, the under-recognized educator, organizer, and singer/musician. Her legacy is little known despite having been the only woman to hold a leadership position at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights luminaries. The three-hour

Terrorism Expert at 2018 Sacred Texts and Human Contexts Conference

August 8, 2018 No Comments

On July 29, I went to Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, to attend the opening session of the 2018 Sacred Texts and Human Contexts Conference. While there, I was privileged to assist Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, executive director of the Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (and co-author of Interfaith Dialogue: A Guide for Muslims). In addition to volunteering for an organization I

Terrorism Expert at 2018 Sacred Texts and Human Contexts Conference

August 8, 2018 No Comments

On July 29, I went to Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, to attend the opening session of the 2018 Sacred Texts and Human Contexts Conference. While there, I was privileged to assist Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, executive director of the Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (and co-author of Interfaith Dialogue: A Guide for Muslims). In addition to volunteering for an organization I