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Interfaith Organization Expresses and Calls for Solidarity with the Haitian-American Community
September 18, 2024 No Comments
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 the dangerous, bigoted conspiracy theories against Haitian immigrants. The blatantly false claims by President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, that Haitian Americans are eating household pets in
August 2024: Gathering Voices with Eric Ward
July 30, 2024 No Comments
August Event Featuring Eric K. Ward Join us this August for an enlightening session of our monthly gathering, Voices, presented by the Fellowship of Reconciliation. This month, we are honored to host Eric K. Ward, a nationally-recognized expert on combating authoritarianism and promoting inclusive democracy. With over three decades of impactful leadership and as a recent recipient of the Civil
July 2024 Gathering Voices: A Conversation on Judaism and Nonviolence
July 10, 2024 No Comments
Join the Fellowship of Reconciliation for our monthly Gathering Voices series, featuring a conversation with Dr. Elliot Ratzman. An academic and activist from Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Ratzman teaches courses on religion, race, and Jewish studies. He is completing his first book, Zipporah’s Knife, which explores the ethics of Jewish anti-racism. Currently, he is researching the history of American Jewish pacifism.
Gathering Voices, June 2024: Wink Fellow Interview with Diana Oestreich and Iskander Abbasi
May 31, 2024 No Comments
Join us for the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s monthly Gathering Voice event, where we will feature a compelling Zoom interview with two remarkable individuals: Diana Oestreich and Iskander Abbasi. Diana Oestreich: As a combat medic in the Army National Guard, Diana Oestreich’s journey is one of extraordinary courage and profound moral challenge. Enlisting with a sense of duty and honor inspired
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Why go to Russia?
June 16, 2016
Since 1983, Sharon Tennison has worked to develop ordinary citizens’ capacities to avert international crises, focusing on relations between the U.S. and Russia. Now, amid a rising crisis in relations
Our 2016 Peace Awards
June 15, 2016
I am delighted to announce the 2016 Fellowship of Reconciliation Peace Awards winners! I want to personally thank everyone who took the time to nominate so many worthy candidates this year. Local
#ReclaimMLK with a new song from Rev. Sekou
January 17, 2016
We’re excited to announce that in conjunction with St. Louis-based record label FarFetched, FOR has released an album of music by Bayard Rustin Fellow Rev. Osagyefo Sekou and his band. Listen to the
The Faces of FOR: JuJu Holton
November 8, 2018
In the early fall of 2016, recent Guilford College graduate JuJu Holton signed up for a Facebook event organized by some friends in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. The gathering, advertised
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Where Are the Tears?
November 3, 2023
By Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler & Ariel Gold When Benjamin Netanyahu boasts of “hellfire” being rained down on Gaza, he is correct. “Hellfire” has rained down on Gaza creating one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory. But what
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