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Shadowcliff memories: A community of comrades in the struggle

March 1, 2018 No Comments

When FOR asked me to write a reflection of my time at Shadowcliff, I first thought about all the different parts of the building I had worked in and roles I held there. My first job in the building was as part-time administrative coordinator for the Jewish Peace Fellowship (JPF), back in 1987; not long afterward, I added hours on

2018 Sanctuary Everywhere — Lenten Season: A Liturgy for the Time of Uncertainty

February 27, 2018 No Comments

2018 Sanctuary Everywhere Season of Lent: A Liturgy for the Time of Uncertainty CALL TO WORSHIP: Leader: Wait upon the Lord God! Hold fast to your longing for rescue. People: We will sing a song of silence, For our desire of hope. Leader: God is waiting! Begin to lift prayers of anticipation. People: We will sing a song of expectation, to

Historic Interfaith Leadership Meeting Pledges Support to Puerto Rico

February 14, 2018 No Comments

The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), the oldest interfaith peace and justice group in the United States, in conjunction with Interfaith Communities United for Peace and Justice of Los Angeles, hosted a special breakfast meeting on February 9, 2018 with Puerto Rican leader Oscar López Rivera during his tour of Southern California. FOR National Co-Chair Matt Meyer, introducing Oscar and the gathering, noted that

Historic Interfaith Leadership Meeting Pledges Support to Puerto Rico

February 14, 2018 No Comments

The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), the oldest interfaith peace and justice group in the United States, in conjunction with Interfaith Communities United for Peace and Justice of Los Angeles, hosted a special breakfast meeting on February 9, 2018 with Puerto Rican leader Oscar López Rivera during his tour of Southern California. FOR National Co-Chair Matt Meyer, introducing Oscar and the gathering, noted that

Historic Interfaith Leadership Meeting Pledges Support to Puerto Rico

February 14, 2018 No Comments

The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), the oldest interfaith peace and justice group in the United States, in conjunction with Interfaith Communities United for Peace and Justice of Los Angeles, hosted a special breakfast meeting on February 9, 2018 with Puerto Rican leader Oscar López Rivera during his tour of Southern California. FOR National Co-Chair Matt Meyer, introducing Oscar and the gathering, noted that

Self-Liberation: Is There Any Other Kind?

February 14, 2018 No Comments

{Ed. Note: The recent death of Gene Sharp, the renowned strategist and thinker on active nonviolence, provokes us to newly consider his writings and teachings. René Wadlow revisits an essay he originally wrote during the period of the Arab Spring revolutions, and finds it timely for today’s framework of political resistance and revolutionary social change.] The great problem of revolutionary action