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Beats Not Bombs
Speaking, Workshop, & Hip-Hop Tour November 5 - 25, 2008
FOR's Nonviolent Youth Collective and Colombia Program,
in collaboration with the Not Your Soldier Project, have just completed a Hip-Hop
tour with Colombian and U.S. conscientious objectors (COs) to the military.
View the
tour itinerary and
travel journal.
FOR
cited on New York Times front page
On Wednesday, October 29th, Colombia President Alvaro Uribe fired more than two dozen officers and soldiers, including three generals. The reason was a series of reports released in recent weeks of extrajudicial killings by Colombian armed forces (financed by the U.S.), based largely on research by FOR and Amnesty International. The nation's "paper of record" published a front-page
story on October 30th titled "Colombia Killings Cast Doubt on War Against Insurgents." Kudos to John Lindsay-Poland, co-director of FOR's Task Force on Latin America and the Carribean, for his research that led to a joint report with Amnesty on this issue.
The report was also mentioned in an August Los Angeles Times lead editorial about the increase in the number of civilians killed by U.S.-supported Colombian military units.
FOR
convenes dialogue between President Ahmadinejad
and American peace activists
In the wake of the presidential
debates – during which the candidates argued over when
and under what circumstances they would consider meeting
with Iran’s leadership – Fellowship of Reconciliation
Executive Director Mark C. Johnson described as “positive
and encouraging” two days of meetings between Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. peace and religious
leaders.
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Click
here to learn more about this historic step toward peace
with Iran»
The 2008 Festival of Peace: a great success!
This fall, FOR's fourth-annual
Festival of Peace was hosted in Nyack, NY, under the theme: "Peace in the Human
Family/Peace with the Earth."
Leslie Cagan, the national coordinator of United for Peace and Justice -- the coalition of more than 1,400 peace groups across the United States -- served as this year's inaugural Honorary Chair.
Plans are already being made for the 2009 Festival, which is tentatively slated for Sunday, September 13th. Pencil it into your calendars now!
People of faith come
together against the war and to celebrate Dr. King's memory: 1/19/09
Each day we are profiling
campaigns you can join to support human rights and peacemaking
throughout the world. Please
join our community online at our blog --
be part of the conversation!
The Fellowship of Reconciliation's national headquarters in Upper Nyack overlooks the mighty Hudson River, and is a fabulous location for your commitment ceremony, wedding, or other special event. The historic building and grounds are available for rental: click here for more
details about our facilities and how to inquire about rates and availability.
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