Fellowship of Reconciliation: for a World of Peace, Justice and Nonviolence
Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) is a group composed of people from many faiths, and no particular faith --
all coming together to support nonviolence and justice.
Offering people of conscience an action response to a morally-impaired U.S. foreign policy.

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A Report on the Injustice in the Application of the Death Penalty in Missouri (1978-1996)(Microsoft Word document)
Researchers from Missouri and New York found that about one of every 100 homicides in Missouri resulted in a death sentence during that 18-year period. Race of the victim and race plus socio-economic status of the defendant were found to be great indicators of who ultimately received a death sentence.


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Common Dreams
Al-Jazeera
Electronic Iraq
Indy Media
AlterNet
BuzzFlash
www.WhatReallyHappened.com
Yahoo! News


Background

Background on Syria

Iraq Crisis Issue Guide by Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies

U.S. History with Iraq, 1980 - 2 August 1990
An American Soldier on the March 21 episode of This American Life challenged those against the war to "learn the history".


Commentary
Common Dreams News Center

April 12, 2003
God is on our side?
Non Sequiter comic

April 8, 2003
The U.S. Betrays Its Core Values
by Gunter Grass

March 30, 2003
Bush and Blair do not know what they are doing or why they are doing it

March 29, 2003
A cartoon

March 25, 2003
What is the Geneva Convention?
A primer on the treaty dealing with treatment of POWs and Who’s violating the Geneva Convention?

March 24, 2003
It's Patriotic to Protest
op-ed by Jill Nelson

U.S. steps up secret surveillance
FBI, Justice Dept. increase use of wiretaps, records searches

March 23, 2003
Why are we in Iraq -- and Who's Next?
an Op-Ed piece by Richard Reeves.

March 22, 2003
Whose interests at heart?
The invasion and occupation of Iraq cannot give the Iraqi people their freedom

March 20, 2003
Senator Byrd Deplores Iraq War: "Today I weep for my country"

Familiar, Haunting Words

Bush's Lies and the War on Iraq (a gift to the extremist theocrats)

Demonstrations Flare Worldwide

It's Not About Terrorism, WMD or Liberation: Myths and facts about the war

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    You are invited to attend the upcoming meeting of a local group engaged in the statewide campaign to enact a moratorium on executions in Missouri. It will take place from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 28 in Conference Room B of the Columbia Public Library. The Moratorium Committee of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty considers it wise public policy to institute a 3-year halt to executions while a balanced commission studies various issues of fairness with our state?9s death-penalty system.

    MADP and member-group, the Mid-MO FOR additionally condemn all murders, including these "legal" homicides by the state. For in depth information read the MADP document explaining why Missouri needs at least a moratorium.

    Please join us for what time you can. Call Jeff at 449-4585 for more information.

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    Victory
    How Iowa's Peace Community Beat the Feds
    By Tim Schmitt From Pointblank, Des Moines Metro Area Alternative weekly, 2/18/04

    Brian Terrell sits in the office of the Catholic Peace Ministry, a drafty and chilly corner of the basement in the house occupied by the American Friends Service Community (AFSC). The building's circuit box sits on one wall, half hidden by a strategically hung tapestry. Pipes and conduits criss-cross the low ceiling, betraying the makeshift nature of the organization's headquarters.

    The small office is abuzz as Terrell busily fields calls from local reporters and several national news magazines. He's been playing phone tag with Bill Moyers for a couple days; a clipping from the current edition of The New York Times sitting on his table prominently features a picture of Terrell standing against a small bookshelf in this very office...more...

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    The Mid-MO FOR is inviting submissions of short articles, poems, info on upcoming, local events and/or artwork focusing on peace and/or social justice issues for our next newsletter. Deadline is by Wednesday, 18 February.

    Also, if you can spare the time, we would be thrilled to have you join us for putting together the newsletter for a mailing, Thursday evening, begining at 7:15 p.m., at our home, at 112 Spring Valley, Columbia. Come for what part you can. Please call 449-4585 for more details or for directions.


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Mid-Missouri
Fellowship of
Reconciliation
P.O. Box 268
Columbia, Missouri
65205

Questions about the Fellowship of Reconciliation? -- contact Jeff Stack at 573-449-4585 or jstack@no2death.org

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