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The Genocide Continues: Voices From Palestine and the Next Wave of Action

March 17, 2026 No Comments

The Genocide Continues: Voices From Palestine and the Next Wave of Action The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), as part of the Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine Coalition (GSPP) of more than 100 international faith-based and civil society organizations from 4 continents representing tens of thousands worldwide, is pleased to have co-sponsored the webinar: THE GENOCIDE CONTINUES: VOICES FROM

FOR and Religious Peace Fellowships Statement on the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela

February 15, 2026 No Comments

Peace and Justice Do Not Emerge from War and Militarism:A Statement on the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela and Its Aftermath January 9, 2026 The Fellowship of Reconciliation and its allies in the undersigned peace and justice movements join the chorus of voices across the United States and around the world in denouncing U.S. military intervention in the early morning of

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

January 29, 2026 No Comments

I am deeply worried for Iran. Iran in my childhood, my lullaby.Iran is beautiful.Iran has poetry.Iran has flowers, birds, and kittens.Iran is home to 90 million people.Iran carries 5,000 years of history.Iran has not initiated a war in over 200 years.Iran HAS many domestic problems but it is up to its people to take care of them. Do not plan

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How 4 Elders Took the Military-Industrial Complex to Court—And Won!

January 29, 2026 No Comments

Gathering Voices: How 4 Elders Took the Military-Industrial Complex to Court—And Won! In a stunning verdict, a judge ruled in favor of 4 elders who entered L3Harris and called for a citizens’ arrest of its CEO In March 2025, four elders from Demilitarize Western Massachusetts entered the lobby of the Northampton plant of war conglomerate L3Harris Technologies—maker of parts for

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Western Sahara: Islamic Nonviolent Resistance Webinar

December 10, 2025 No Comments

The Struggle of Western Sahara for Self-Determination – Nonviolence & Islam Join FOR-USA and Nonviolence International for a webinar on one of the world’s longest-standing occupations: Western Sahara. The event opens with a political-historical overview of the occupation, followed by exploration of the nonviolent resistance movement led by the Saharawi people—how communities have organized, documented abuses, and sustained resilience under

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Oldest Faith-Based Organization in the Country Calls for a Deep Reckoning on Guns and Hate

September 1, 2025 No Comments

Oldest Faith-Based Organization in the Country Calls for a Deep Reckoning on Guns and Hate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2025 – The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, established in 1915, is horrified at the senseless loss of young life and the injuries yesterday at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It

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Member Spotlight: Doug Mackey–“We’re in the crosshairs of the intersection of climate disruption and the overwhelming ill effects of the domination code that is inbred in our culture.”

October 27, 2020

“We’re in the crosshairs of the intersection of climate disruption and the overwhelming ill effects of the domination code that is inbred in our culture.”

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Reimagining King’s Vision – The Fierce Urgency of Now

January 3, 2023

From Ukraine to Uvalde, the crises of militarism, materialism and racism today Exactly one year before he was murdered, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave an historic sermon at New York’s Riverside Church on the profound connection between US

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

February 16, 2021

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

Responding to Russia’s Call for a Christmas Truce

January 5, 2023

Representing over 1200 US faith communities, sponsors of the Christmas Truce in Ukraine petition respond FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd-7ca691@leira | 510-599-5330 Bill McGarvey | moc.aidem-gcmobfsctd-611b9b@llib | 201-725-4202 On the eve of the Orthodox celebration of Christmas

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Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition, book talk with Rima Vesely-Flad

April 12, 2022

Rima Vesely-Flad, PhD, discusses her new book “Black Buddhists & the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation”

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New Films on Drone Warfare for Congregational Education

December 21, 2017

For the past several years, the Fellowship of Reconciliation has been involved in regional, national, and international efforts to express grave concerns about, and to resist the proliferation of, drone

Sign on to stand with Rep. John Lewis

January 18, 2017

In the last few days, our friend and Fellowship of Reconciliation lifetime member Rep. John Lewis has come under attack for humbly yet powerfully speaking truth to power. In his

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The Intersectional MLK: How Beyond Vietnam Informs Today’s Movements

March 22, 2017

Join an in-depth conversation on Wednesday, March 29th about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech — days prior to the 50th anniversary of that underrecognized but

Shifting from Crisis Mode to Sustainable Organizing: On the Seasonality of Movements

March 21, 2022

By Matthew Arlyck As we in this part of the world are entering the spring season, it seems like a good time to consider the cycles in our ongoing struggle

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

FOR-USA Condemns Violence and the Threat of Military Intervention in Iran

January 29, 2026

I am deeply worried for Iran. Iran in my childhood, my lullaby.Iran is beautiful.Iran has poetry.Iran has flowers, birds, and kittens.Iran is home to 90 million people.Iran carries 5,000 years

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Shadowcliff Estate Sale: Feb. 9-11, 2018

February 1, 2018

You are invited to FOR’s Shadowcliff headquarters in Upper Nyack for an Estate Sale, to be held from Thursday, Feb. 9 to Saturday, Feb. 11. The Fellowship of Reconciliation is

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9/11 Remembering and Learning at FOR

September 9, 2021

At the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s national headquarters on the banks of the Hudson River, our interfaith staff were gathered for our weekly Tuesday morning meditation. It was September 11, 2001. We had planned an orientation afterward for four young adults

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Vijay Prashad on Venezuela: Affirming No Military Intervention Under the Cover of “Nonviolence”

February 28, 2019

Vijay Prashad’s insightful post (“Notes from the Streets of Venezuela: The People Are Resilient in the Face of Intervention,” Feb. 26, 2019, Independent Media Institute via CommonDreams) reveals some vital on-the-ground realities in Venezuela today. It almost perfectly reflects my

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Broad civil society alliance calls for protection/asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

June 10, 2022

In a joint appeal to members of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a broad civil society alliance from 20 countries has called on the European governments to grant protection and asylum to Russian and

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Interfaith Organization Expresses and Calls for Solidarity with the Haitian-American Community

September 18, 2024 — The Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization that has worked to end violence and hatred in America since 1915, condemns in the strongest of terms possible

September 18, 2024 No Comments

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FOR’s executive director Ariel Gold on Al Jazeera

October 19, 2023 No Comments

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On Mother’s Day: Faith Leaders Call to End Gun Violence

By distorting sacred scripture and religious traditions, Christian nationalism is fueling the epidemic of gun violence. Over 600 faith leaders have signed onto a letter calling for Mother’s Day, May 14,

April 18, 2023 No Comments

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Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More Rights Than Guns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | gro.asurofobfsctd-21830f@dlogleira | (510) 599-5330Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler | moc.nozirevobfsctd-22c08a@relgahsg | (202) 302-0307 Oldest Interfaith Organization in America Calls for Children to Have More

March 27, 2023 No Comments

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Oldest Interfaith Organization in the US Affirms Solidarity with the LGBTQ+ Community in the Wake of Deadly Attack in Colorado

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ariel Gold | FOR-USA executive director | gro.asurofobfsctd-96a1fb@dlogleira | 510 599 5330 Sunday, November 20, 2022 – In the wake of a mass shooting at the

November 20, 2022 No Comments

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Anti-War and Human Rights Leader Ariel Gold Appointed as FOR-USA Executive Director in Historic Hire

After an extensive national search, the Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA (FOR-USA) is proud to welcome our next executive director, Ariel Gold. Ms. Gold, a veteran peace and justice advocate, is taking

July 24, 2022 No Comments

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