Nov 18, 2020 | Issues, Peacemaking
The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence (Ed Fund) released a report last week, “The Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention,” which outlines how a public health approach can be applied to reducing the U.S. epidemic of gun violence. In recent...
Jul 8, 2020 | Issues, Peacemaking
The Peace Ribbon is one woman’s vision that inspired tens of thousands. After being deeply affected by a visit to Hiroshima in 1975, Justine Merritt used her Christmas card list to invite 100 friends and relatives to join in wrapping a “Ribbon” around the Pentagon as...
Jun 2, 2020 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Peacemaking, Press Releases
June 2, 2020 Media Contact: Janine Walsh, walsh@franciscanaction.org, 203-685-1856 PRESS RELEASE: Franciscans Say: Black Lives Matter As Christians, we must stand up for racial justice by working for reform in our institutions and in our communities Washington, DC...
Feb 10, 2020 | Peacemaking
In November, the Franciscan Friars Conventual invited Unity Production Foundation and the Franciscan Action Network to a day of discussion in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and the Sultan Malik Al-Kamil. The...
Feb 3, 2020 | Peacemaking
In 2017 and 2018, FAN worked with Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) to promote their Emmy Award nominated docu-drama, The Sultan and the Saint. The film is a powerful depiction of Muslim-Christian encounter as told through the story of St. Francis of Assisi and the...
Apr 24, 2019 | Peacemaking
The president and vice president of the Centre for Islamic Studies in Sri Lanka sent out a statement this week urging investigations in to the attacks on several churches and hotels on Easter and calling for an end to extremism in all forms.As we continue to celebrate...
