Speaking Tours
Speaking Tours
Speaking ToursThe FOR periodically hosts speaking tours and roadshows with Peace Community Members, civil society leaders from other partner organizations or returned Peace Presence Team members on a variety of topics, including the Colombian conflict and non-violent resistance, conscientious objection, non-violent protective accompaniment and the drug war. If you are interested in hosting an event, please contact the office at 510.7763.1403.
Upcoming Road Show
Creative Resistance: Our Dreams Will Not Be Recruited!
November 2008
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Pedaling for Peace
Speaking Tours
From November 1 - 12, 2006, Janice Gallagher, who left on November 24 to serve on FOR's Colombia Peace Presence Team, and Fedelma McKenna, biked over 500 miles from Boston to Washington D.C. to raise awareness and funds for their human rights work in Colombia.
A message from Janice:
15,000 members. Over 90 years old. Interfaith, Pacifist. These were some of the factual nuggets we [Janice and Fedelma McKenna] knew about FOR before we started our pedal for peace from Boston to Washington, DC to support FOR's human rights work in Colombia. On the road, these nuggets materialized in the form of an incredibly diverse group of supporters who, to a person, inspired us to keep going with their deep commitment to peace, their warm hearts, houses and food, and their enthusiastic reception of wet and smelly bicyclists.
