Notes about the trip from a Catholic retreat center in Long Island.
Melissa's husband is posting the following:
FOR (Fellowship of Reconciliation) started immediately prior to WWI. It founded the Civil Liberties Union. It organized the first Freedom Ride in 1947, as part of the civil rights movement.
The group of twenty going to Iran are in retreat at present; learning about Iran, their mission to "extend the hand of peace" and each other. They are from divergent backgrounds: artist, physicist, peace activist, student, real estate, publishing etc. One of the many things they'll be learning today will be the wearing of head scarves, along with other cultural nuances. They'll be flying out of JFK this evening for Paris, then on to Tehran.
Yesterday they discussed the significance of doing things as a group. One main reason was to make for less confusion in their comings and goings.
FOR (Fellowship of Reconciliation) started immediately prior to WWI. It founded the Civil Liberties Union. It organized the first Freedom Ride in 1947, as part of the civil rights movement.
The group of twenty going to Iran are in retreat at present; learning about Iran, their mission to "extend the hand of peace" and each other. They are from divergent backgrounds: artist, physicist, peace activist, student, real estate, publishing etc. One of the many things they'll be learning today will be the wearing of head scarves, along with other cultural nuances. They'll be flying out of JFK this evening for Paris, then on to Tehran.
Yesterday they discussed the significance of doing things as a group. One main reason was to make for less confusion in their comings and goings.
posted by Melissa at 10:48 AM
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