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When he was assassinated on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was a member of the National Council of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Long-time FOR member Pamela Blockey-O'Brien told me that during a phone conversation last week. After her call I was inspired to revisit King's essay, "My Pilgrimage to Nonviolence," printed in Peace is the Way, the Fellowship magazine anthology edited by Walter Wink.

This MLK day has been one of discovery for me.  One of the informational places I have stumbled across is FOR's own web site!  We have a section of Martin Luther King resources including photos, scripture references, and links to more information.  It's a bit dated, but still very interesting.

Today we celebrate international Human Rights Day in honor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was signed on December 10th, 1948. With this shared vision acknowledging we are all members of the human family, FOR’s executive director Mark Johnson is currently leading a 10-member delegation in Iran.  This is the kind of grassroots peacemaking work that is made possible by your support of FOR.

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Today's New York Times featured a fabulous profile of long-time FOR leader George Houser. "Following a Kindly Light, and Casting One" by Peter Applebaum, appearing in his enjoyable "Our Town" Sunday column, highlighted a bit of the legacy of this extraordinary human who we are incredibly proud to call one of our own.

I was just looking for videos about FOR on YouTube, and found this excellent clip of two FOR members talking about how they came to believe that war is wrong and how others can get involved with peacework:

Here is more information about FOR's participation the SOA vigil. If you are participating please come to one of our workshops and don't miss Susana Pimiento-Chamorro speaking on Sunday!