Friends,
We talk a lot about the power of nonviolence. But we don't get to see it in action as often as we like.
That's why we're so excited to share with you this video of FOR Fellow Rev. Osagyefo Sekou -- leading peaceful protesters in St. Louis facing down a phalanx of riot police nonviolently:
The video is powerful. If you only share one story of nonviolence in action this year, we hope "The Heartbeat of Democracy" will be it.
Nonviolence is vital
This moment, when a community used active nonviolence to preserve their fundamental rights, underscores for us why we need more training in nonviolence across our country.
Help FOR continue to fund this vital nonviolence training by making a tax-deductible contribution today.
Nonviolence is needed
We need training in nonviolence not to instill a passive "peace," but to actively demand justice in the face of oppression -- and build stronger communities along the way.
Carrying the message of the transformative power of nonviolence is what FOR has been doing for nearly a century. It's what we've been doing in Ferguson since people took to the streets in August. It is the work we intend to expand in the coming year.
Donate to FOR and you'll directly fund training in active nonviolence nationwide.
Nonviolence is democracy's heartbeat
FOR is supporting new young leaders in Ferguson and St. Louis with Rev. Sekou and our involvement in the Don't Shoot Coalition. And we're building next year's leaders through nonviolence training aimed at college students across the country, set to launch in 2015.
Make your year-end donation to FOR, and let's keep the heartbeat of democracy growing louder and louder!
In peace,
 Rev. Kristin Stoneking
Executive Director
Fellowship of Reconciliation
P.S. Special thanks to Rebelutionary_Z for filming and Shazza Razza for hosting this amazing video. |
