Still available -- "Peace is Patriotic" bumper stickers with the American flag.  Fifty cents each in bulk or on consignment . Help get these out! Call John Owen at 213 481 1374. 

Not too late to sign up: National FOR Campaign of Conscience for the Iraqi People
 

FOR in the United States was founded in 1915. It has become an interfaith and international movement with branches in over forty countries. The membership includes Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims and people of other faith traditions as well as those with no "religious" affiliation.   The Los Angeles FOR group has been reborn, this September 1999, by a group of people committed to the mission of FOR. 
 

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last updated August 5, 2004
 

The Fellowship of Reconciliation is composed of women and men who recognize the essential unity of all creation and have joined together to explore the power of love and truth for resolving human conflict. While it has always been vigorous in its opposition to war; the Fellowship has insisted equally that this effort must be based on a commitment to the achieving of a just and peaceful world community, with full dignity and freedom for every human being. 

In working out these objectives the FOR seeks the company of people of faith who will respond to conflict nonviolently, seeking reconciliation through compassionate action. The Fellowship encourages the integration of faith into the lives of individual members at the same time it is a special role of the Fellowship to extend the boundaries of community and affirm its diversity of religious traditions as it seeks the resolution of conflict by the united efforts of people of many faiths. 

In the development of its program the FOR depends upon persons who seek to apply these principles to every area of life. FOR members: 

Identify with those of every nation, race, gender, sexual orientation and religion who are the victims of injustice and exploitation, and seek to develop resources of active nonviolence to transform such circumstances; 

Refuse to participate in any war or to sanction military preparations; work to abolish war; and promote good will among races, nations and classes; 

Strive to build a social order that will utilize the resources of human ingenuity and wisdom for the benefit of all, an order in which no individual or group will be exploited or oppressed for the profit or pleasure of others; 

Advocate fair and compassionate methods of dealing with offenders against society they also serve as advocates for victims of crimes and their famines who suffer loss and emotional anguish, recognizing that restitution and reconciliation can help to heal both victims and offenders; 

Endeavor to show respect for personality and reverence for all creation: 

Seek to avoid bitterness and contention in dealing with controversy and to maintain the spirit of self-giving love while engaged in the effort to achieve these purposes.