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Call for Submissions: Fellowship magazine

March 7, 2023 No Comments

Fellowship magazine is seeking quality writing on the intersecting themes of the fusing of religion and nationalism, engaged from a global context. We invite deep analysis on commonalities of these extremist religious and political movements across borders, and how people of spirit and conscience are joining forces globally to reclaim the name of G-d. Submissions of articles (requested word count: 1,500-2,500 words) as

FOR’s Don Mosley on friend and colleague President Jimmy Carter

February 20, 2023 No Comments

For over 40 years Don Mosley — who served as FOR-USA’s national chairman in the 1980s — has been a close friend and colleague of President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady, Rosalynn. In early December 2022, knowing that President Carter’s health was rapidly declining, Don — who co-founded Habitat for Humanity and the Jubilee Partners community — spoke with FOR about his friend’s

FOR-USA Calls for Suspension of Syria Sanctions so Earthquake Aid can Enter

February 9, 2023 No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd-76d7db@dlogleira | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | ten.nozirevobfsctd-755ae7@relgahsg | ‭(202) 302-0307‬ February 9, 2023 – The death toll from the earthquakes in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, February 6, 2023, has reached unfathomable heights and is continuing to climb. The Biden administration has pledged to help. In the case of

Tom Wakely

January 5, 2023 No Comments

Tom Wakely is an unabashed socialist and political activist from San Antonio, Texas. He is a Vietnam-era USAF veteran who worked with César Chávez on the grape boycott campaign. He organized nurses for the SEIU; later serving as an International Representative for the OPEIU and as a Business Agent for the IBEW. Tom left the labor movement in the mid-1980s to

FOR-USA Calls on Zelensky, Putin, Biden, & Congress to Seize This Chance for Peace & Reconciliation in Ukraine

January 5, 2023 No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2023 Media Contact: Ariel Gold | FOR-USA executive director | gro.asurofobfsctd-31fe16@dlogleira | (510) 599-5330Bill McGarvey | moc.liamgobfsctd-312e15@yevragcmllib | (201) 725-4202 On the heels of Russian President Putin ordering troops to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the U.S., calls on President

Responding to Russia’s Call for a Christmas Truce

January 5, 2023 No Comments

Representing over 1200 US faith communities, sponsors of the Christmas Truce in Ukraine petition respond FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd-2090a3@leira | 510-599-5330 Bill McGarvey | moc.aidem-gcmobfsctd-56e892@llib | 201-725-4202 On the eve of the Orthodox celebration of Christmas on January 7th Russian President Vladimir V. Putin called for a 36-hour Christmas Truce beginning at noon on January 6th