You are invited to join Fellowship of Reconciliation starting Thursday January 27th for their monthly online book club. Dr. Fernando Ona, the inaugural recipient of the Walter Wink & June Keener Wink Fellowship, will lead the group through Walter Wink’s landmark text The Powers That Be. We will meet the final Thursday of each month from January […]
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) Peace Presence invites you to attend an International webinar about the Peace Community in San José de Apartadó, Colombia on March 16th at 7am (Pacific Time). This webinar is organized on the occasion of the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council and will focus on the nonviolent experience of […]
President Biden came into office pledging to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen, yet it has become clear that he has not. Now, in the context of rising oil prices, Biden is considering whether to give in to Saudi and Emirati demands that he escalate assistance for their war in exchange for […]
How can we make the best argument for shifting from war to peace? What must we understand and know about the war system if we are to dismantle it? How can we become more effective advocates and activists for ending particular wars, ending all wars, pursuing disarmament, and creating systems that maintain peace? These questions […]
Join Leah Green, founder and co-director of the Compassionate Listening Project, and Rachel Eryn Kalish, Senior Facilitator, for a guided 1.5 hour Circle to connect heart-to-heart around the heart-break in Ukraine. Event Details Our Circle will be held on Zoom. In order to make the most of your experience and support this event, please: Plan […]
The Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington and to the Polls on June 18, 2022 will be a generationally-transformative declaration of the power of poor and low-wealth people and our moral allies to say that this system is killing ALL of us and we can’t…we won’t… Why We March: […]
Roots Action and Defuse Nuclear War will host a live webinar this Sunday, October 2 at 11 a.m. you will not want to miss. From event organizers: With a diversity of speakers along with a wide range of information and analysis, this livestream will emphasize the importance of activism while encouraging creative participation in events […]
Frank Romano, who was released from jail in Jerusalem in 2018 and deported for his activist work, will speak in Ashland Monday, Nov. 14, from 7-8 pm at Bloomsbury Books in Ashland. The author will give a free signed copy of his book to the first five people who arrive to the event. Love and […]
Want to take bold nonviolent action to stop the war machine? Join Veterans for Peace for a two-hour workshop on organizing creative and dynamic direct actions to meaningfully challenge the war machine and create space for a more just and peaceful future. This workshop is the first in a series of workshops on creative direct […]
Join with the community to witness and show support for Justice for Aidan Ellison at the trial of the accused. Supporters will gather at the Ashland Plaza in Ashland at 3:30 p.m. the first day of the trial Mon, Feb 27. Robert Keggan, a 49-year-old Talent man, is scheduled for a 14-day trial beginning Feb. […]
Join Peace House and Ashland's Peace Church (UCC) March 7 in welcoming George Lakey to Ashland. George is a veteran nonviolent activist, trainer, and author. He will be reading and sharing stories from his new book, "Dancing with History: a life for peace and justice." George will be speaking at 2 p.m. at Peace House […]
Join World BEYOND War for our 3rd annual virtual film festival! This year’s “Celebrating Stories of Nonviolence” virtual film festival from March 11-25, 2023 explores the power of nonviolent action. A unique mix of films explores this theme, from Gandhi’s Salt March, to ending war in Liberia, to civil discourse and healing in Montana. Each […]
