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...
Apr 18, 2018 | Issues, Peacemaking
We have heard from many FAN members and friends who attended March for Our Lives Rallies all over the country on Saturday, March 24, 2018. We are proud of the young people whose initiative and voices have grown this movement to address gun violence in our country. The...
