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Ethan Vesely-Flad and Rev. John Dear 1 POSTS 0 COMMENTS Ethan Vesely-Flad is director of national organizing at the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR-USA). He connects and supports FOR members and chapters, builds and strengthens campaigns, and leads the Fellowships communication strategy. He previously served as editor of The Witness, GraceOnline, and Fellowship magazine, and his writings ha...

Rev. Richard Deats, a long-time global peace movement leader and one of the most influential teachers of the philosophy and practice of nonviolent action in 20th century movements, died in Nyack, New York on April 7 from complications related to pneumonia, according to his son, Mark Deats. He was 89. Rev. Richard Deats (FOR) “As a long-time leader of the global peace movement organization, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and editor of Fellowship magazine, Richard Deats was one of the most ...

My long-lost conversation with John Lewis on his vision of nonviolence In this never-before-released interview, the late civil rights leader and congressman talks systemic racism, permanent warfare, extreme poverty and nonviolence as a way of life. Last summer, after Congressman John Lewis died, I posted a photo on social media of me and John from a memorable afternoon we spent together in his congressional office. It was 26 years ago. We had talked for a while, and then filmed a formal con...

The British Trust for Ornithology reports its membership has doubled since enabling free access to its year-round Garden BirdWatch survey in March 2020. Photograph: incamerastock/Alamy Stock Photo Grassroots bird-watching and gardening groups have seen an influx of new members during the pandemic, which has reignited a British love-affair for birds and their song. “People have loved watching birds in the garden and it’s one of the great s...

The beginning of the end for nuclear weapons Rev. John Dear Thank you for your interest in republishing this story. You are are free republish it so long as you do the following: You have to credit us. We prefer with a note at the top of the article that says it originally appeared on Waging Nonviolence with a link back to the original page where it appeared. For example, at the top of a republished article, a sentence like this should be included: This article was originally published on ...

[4 January 2021] nominated Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Mairead Maguire In her nomination letter to Nobel Committee in Oslo (copy attached) Ms. Maguire wrote: “My reasons for nominating them together are simple.   Individually each has given countless examples of courage exposing governments’ illegal actions that caused millions of deaths – putting their own freedom and lives on the line. “Collectively, their lives of self-sacrific...

Merry Christmas, Rio Blanco County! Please enjoy these letters to Santa from RBC elementary school students, brimming with the magic of the season. Dear Santa, I am thankful for all you do to make children happy. For christmas I wanta nerf gun. Your friend, Dear Santa, I am thankful for all you do to make children happy. For Christmas I want a new electric scooter. Your friend, Dear Santa, I am thankful for all you do to make children happy for Christmas. I want a short bord. Your friend, Dear ...

In a sweatshop in indonesia losing 11-year-olds who are chas and if you knock out child labor i may have to pay $6 extra for sweatshirts and we can have that. when did liberals start defending the exploitation of cheap labor? wonder that having? >> i want people out of the shadows so they are not abused or subjugated by on scrupulous people who take advantage of them while they are here working. one of the advantages of a long-term change with increased minimum wage is you will see silicon valle...

In a sweatshop in indonesia losing 11-year-olds who are chas and if you knock out child labor i may have to pay $6 extra for sweatshirts and we can have that. when did liberals start defending the exploitation of cheap labor? wonder that having? >> i want people out of the shadows so they are not abused or subjugated by on scrupulous people who take advantage of them while they are here working. one of the advantages of a long-term change with increased minimum wage is you will see silicon valle...

>>neil: but the last guys came back so the administration, hope springs eternal. >>guest: but carter didnt and george h.w. bush didnt so exams are on both sides. >>neil: thank you, larry, a guy that always delivers. and now, the white house lost another one. john dear is pulling out of a group that was supporting a signature issue with a high profile climate change coalition which is the latest company to split from the white house. and t.j. rogers is not surprise among the few in the technology...