FOR
report cited in L.A. Times
Kudos to John Lindsay-Poland,
Co-Director of our Task Force on Latin American and the Carribean,
for his research earlier this year that led to a
report with Amnesty International on extrajudicial killings
committed by Colombian army brigades financed by the United
States. The report was mentioned in a recent Los
Angeles Times story about the increase in the number
of civilians killed by US-supported Colombian military units.
Participate in the 2008 Festival of Peace:
Art Show & Commemorative Journal
Leslie Cagan, UFPJ National Coordinator, to Serve as Honorary Chair at Festival
 This year, FOR's fourth-annual
Festival of Peace will
feature an art show with works on the theme "Peace in the Human
Family/Peace with the Earth." Guidelines
and entry forms for artists are available on our
web site.
Please
join us for this wonderful event at our national headquarters
in Nyack, NY on September 14th, 2008. Whether or not you can attend the Festival, you can support the program and honor this year's peace prize recipients by taking out an ad in our Commemorative Journal. Please participate in the Festival by contributing in this special way!
FOR is delighted to announce that Leslie Cagan, the national coordinator of United for Peace and Justice -- the coalition of more than 1,400 peace groups across the United States -- will serve as this year's Honorary Chair. Ms. Cagan will speak at the Festival and will participate in the award ceremonies, when the annual Martin Luther King Peace Prize, Pfeffer International Peace Prize, and Local Area Peace Prize are given to this year's honorees.
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2008 Witness newsletter
Our
semi-annual newsletter has just been distributed to members
of FOR. Click the image at left to download a PDF, and click
here to become a member and receive future newsletters.
Stimulate peace!
 The U.S. government has launched an "economic stimulus" plan generating
$600 checks for many Americans. While the president may hope
that we will invest this cash in short-term consumerism,
many people of conscience have a better idea.
Turn this money into work for a more peaceful world. Click
here to pledge to donate your rebate to FOR.
People of faith come
together against the war
 The
Fellowship of Reconciliation is helping coordinate the Olive
Branch Interfaith Peace Partnership, which held
a national day of action in Washington, DC on Friday, March
7th to end the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. We ask
you to help us press Congress and the White House to take concrete
steps to end the war. Four
thousand U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, as well as countless
Iraqis, and the time has come for immediate change in a failed
policy.
Job Opening at FOR
The Fellowship of Reconciliation
is currently hiring the following position:
FOR Staff and Leaders Are Blogging: Join Us
 Visit FORpeace.net -- FOR's blog -- for daily information about peace & justice activism. In recent weeks, FOR leaders have written about and raised up such issues as:
Each workday we are profiling campaigns you can join to support human rights and peacemaking throughout the world. Please join our community online at our new Blog -- be part of the conversation!
Getting Married? Organizing a Special Party? Host Your Function on the Hudson River!
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.
I Will Not Kill
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Learn about the I Will Not Kill Campaign
Conscience & Courage conference
IWNK Youth Pledge
The Nyack Declaration
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