Monthly Archives: July 2015

Celebrating 100 years of the Fellowship of Reconciliation

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This year the Fellowship of Reconciliation is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The FOR is the largest, oldest interfaith peace organization in the United States, working for peace, justice and nonviolence since 1915.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is mounting an exhibit to honor this remarkable century of activism for peace, social justice, and international understanding.

The exhibit will open on July 29, 2015, and run through August 11, 2015.

Location:
McCabe Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Directions

Time:
8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays.

Open to the public.

For further information contact Wendy Chmielewski at wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu.

Celebrating 75 years of the Center on Conscience and War

Center on Conscience and War 75th

Swarthmore College McCabe Library Exhibit celebrating 75 years of work in defense of conscience and objection to war from The Center on Conscience and War.

Open to the public
July 9-27, 2015

Reception and opening event for the exhibit:
July 16, 2015,
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
McCabe Library, Lobby
Refreshments served

For 75 Years the Center on Conscience and War has been working to assist those whose conscience leads them to object to war, as conscientious objectors. Hear from past and current conscientious objectors, including:

  • Bill Galvin, CCW’s Counseling Coordinator and Vietnam-era CO
  • Bill Yolton, CCW’s former Director
  • former Senior Airman Jarrod Grammel, whose CO application was approved earlier this year

Learn about the current legal climate for rights of conscience in the U.S. from Peter Goldberger, a local lawyer, from Ardmore, PA, who has practiced CO law for some three decades.

Contact Wendy Chmielewski (wchmiel1@swarthmore.edu) for more information.