A member of Physicians for Social Responsibility’s Committee for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Peter Lumsdaine will lead us in an in-person briefing and discussion of his unique 2023 visit to Ukraine & Poland with a group seeking answers to questions like: Where is the conflict going? Will it lead to global nuclear war? […]
FOR invites you to join us next Tuesday, November 21st for our monthly Gathering Voices event as I speak to Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson, the authors of the groundbreaking new book “The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About Each Other”. The book, released just a few days before October […]
Fellowship of Reconcilliation and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition are hosting an Emergency Summit for Gaza in Chicago and online Friday January 12 and Saturday January 13. From FOR director, Ariel Gold " Conveners: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rainbow Push Coalition, Arab American Institute, Fellowship of Reconciliation, and more to come. Speakers include: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. […]
On Monday January 15, join community members for Southern Oregon’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday Celebration from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Historic Ashland Armory in downtown Ashland. The event is free and open to the public. Come celebrate Dr. King's legacy and our diverse and vibrant community. Seating is limited and […]
Sunday, February 18 at noon PST, Voices from the Holy Land will host its February Gathering Voices Conversation with four speakers and short films. The four short videos reveal what it's like for Palestinians to live under occupation, hosted by Voices from the Holy Land, moderated by FOR's Ariel Gold When: Sunday, February 18, 2024 […]
Ron Wyden will host an open Town Hall Feb 12 in Grants Pass. Some people from Southern Oregon will call on the Senator to support a ceasefire in Gaza. “I made a commitment when I was first elected to the Senate to hold these open-to-all town halls in the ongoing spirit of the ‘Oregon Way’ […]
Come join Jewish Voice for Peace in our fundraising efforts for the beloved people of Gaza. 100% of Proceeds will go to organizations that are delivering humanitarian aid and services directly to the people of Gaza. Concert, dancing and more! Siblings Isla and Rowan Blanchflower alongside James Keigher form Riméad, creating an exciting and delightful […]
Submitted by Oregon Peace Works As terrible wars continue in Ukraine, Gaza, and elsewhere, those of us trying to stop them are up against a powerful military-industrial-media complex in the United States. No matter how much coverage of war comes through mainstream news outlets, the human realities of war are scarcely conveyed. We face the […]
As a part of the Gathering Voices monthly series, Fellowship of Reconciliation to host Rev. Fahed Abuakel for an online discussion about peace making in Palestine amid the Israeli assault on the Gaza strip. One of the most prominent Palestinian Christian leaders in the world, Rev. Fahed Abuakel was born in Kafr Yasif, in the […]
Join military strategist Stephen Biddle and Ukraine expert Melinda Haring in a conversation with national security reporter Julian Barnes to discuss the strategic landscape of the war in Ukraine. We will explore military strategic options from both Russian and Ukrainian perspectives including what the next phase of the war could bring. Register for this Bulletin […]
From May 17 to 19, a special screening of a new documentary, “First We Bombed New Mexico,” will be available online. It tells the tragic story of the many “downwinders" whose health was adversely affected by the fallout from the July 1945 Trinity nuclear test and their betrayal by the U.S. government. In particular, thousands of […]
On March 20, 2023, Yuval Dag refused his military conscription and was sent by an Israeli military court to prison. After growing up with a nationalist identity, Yuval began to question his privilege and how it was maintained through the oppression of Palestinians. "Resistance begins, first of all, with self-reflection and understanding. With the understanding […]
