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Donate $1 for peace, and FOR could get a lot!  Today the Case Foundation launched the Causes Giving Challenge which is awarding $500,000 to nonprofits that get the largest number of new donations between now and January 31st through a tool called "Causes" which allows Facebook users to create a network of supporters and donors on any issue they care about.

This challenge is counting the number, not the amount, of donations so you can really make a difference by mobilizing your friends and family to take a small action for peace. You can help FOR by joining and giving at least $1 to our cause: Peace and Justice Through Nonviolence.

(Cross-posted at InterfaithFast.org.)

I am thrilled to announce that one of the many events that will commemorate the Interfaith Fast to End the War in Iraq on Monday October 8th will be in Second Life! Second Life is an online virtual world created by its members or "residents." Two national nonprofit organizations, the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Peacemaker Institute, will sponsor the event on Commonwealth Island, which is a home for progressive organizations in Second Life. Our celebration will include a meditation for world peace, speakers, and even virtual food!

Several different groups have also been organizing in Facebook, an online social networking community, to spread the word about the fast. One group of Young Universalist Unitarian Peacemakers has already got over 300 people signed up!

One of many great ways to support the Fellowship of Reconciliation is to join our network at Change.org. At change.org/FOR you can write why you support FOR, upload video and images, start and participate in discussions, donate to FOR, and invite your friends to do the same! If you use Facebook, you can now support us there directly through the Changes application.