Nashville Peace Coalition presents: The Courage to Refuse War: A path to promote nonviolence and social justice Colombian youth Sebastián Patiño speaks on refusing to participate in war as a member of Conscientious Objectors’ Collective Action (ACOOC). War and...
Fellowship of Reconciliation
YEAR 8: FOR Chicago Chapter promoting active nonviolence at Cornerstone through the I Will Not Kill campaign
By Sam Smith Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 11:57pm July 2011 was the seventh consecutive year that the Chicago Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation exhibited in the main merchandise tents at the Cornerstone Music Festival. At times, this message of peace and...
Solemn Anniversaries
By FOR Colombia Friday, March 2, 2012, 4:11pm By Charlotte Melly February brought two important dates for the Peace Community and FOR. February 7 marked a decade of FOR´s permanent peace presence: ten years since community members greeted the first volunteers and...
Will you help people protecting people in Colombia?
By FOR Colombia “The meaning of words like perseverance, humility, and accompaniment sunk in deeply during my months with the families of San José de Apartadó, as together we earnestly and imperfectly sought to protect one another.” Chris Moore-Backman,...
FOR & Historic Peace Churches discuss ecumenical engagement for peace and justice
By Timothy Seidel Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 1:49pm On November 18-19, the Church of the Brethren hosted the annual meeting of the Historic Peace Churches/Fellowship of Reconciliation Consultative Committee for a time of fellowship, mutual support and conversation...
Witness: Fall 2011
By FOR Saturday, October 1, 2011, 11:00am In this issue: “Growing the movement with deep nonviolence training,” by Janet Chisholm of Creating a Culture of Peace “Report from the 26th Veterans for Peace convention,” by Jim Murphy, FOR National Council “Sanctuary: The...
Call for Submissions: Human Rights Accompaniment issue of Fellowship magazine
By Ethan Vesely-Flad Fellowship magazine is issuing a call for submissions for its Fall 2011 issue, which will focus on the topic of human rights accompaniment. Human rights accompaniment refers to unarmed international presence for the protection of communities and...