Friendship Force Staff

  • George Brown, President of Friendship Force International and Director of the Pilgrimage Project 404-965-4335
  • Leslie Withers, Pilgrimage Project Coordinator 404-965-4329

Advisors
(Organizations listed for identification only)

Jewish

  • Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Rabbi Emeritus, The Temple, Atlanta GA
  • Priscilla Warner, co-author, The Faith Club, New York NY
  • Prof. Yehezkel Landau, Hartford Seminary, and Friends of Open House, Ramle, Israel
  • Rabbi Michael Lerner, Editor, Tikkun Magazine; Chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressives

Christian

  • Joanna M. Adams, Senior Pastor, Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta GA
  • Ronald J. Young, Founder and Director, U.S. Interreligious Committee for Peace in the
    Middle East, Seattle WA
  • Rev. Andrew Young, Former Mayor of Atlanta; Ambassador to the United Nations,
    Atlanta GA
  • Suzanne Oliver, co-author, The Faith Club, New York NY
  • Daniel Tutt, 20,000 Dialogues and 9/11 Unity Walk
  • Dr. Michael Trice, Associate Executive for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Muslim

  • Yusof Burke, President, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Atlanta GA
  • Ranya Idliby, co-author, The Faith Club, New York NY
  • Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
  • Tahra M. Goraya, National Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations,
    Washington DC
  • Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, National Director, Office of Interfaith and Community Alliances,
    Islamic Society of North America, Washington DC
  • Shabbir Mansuri, Founding Director, Institute on Religion and Civic Values, Fountain
    Valley CA
  • Melody Moezzi, author, War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims

Organizational Endorsements
(List in formation)

Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

The BPFNA gathers, equips, and mobilizes Baptists to build a culture of peace rooted in justice. We labour with a wonderful array of peacemakers to change the world.

Council on American-Islamic Relations

The mission of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

United Religions Initiative

The Pilgrimage Project is affiliated with the United Religions Initiative. The purpose of the United Religions Initiative is to promote enduring, daily interfaith cooperation, to end religiously motivated violence and to create cultures of peace, justice and healing for all the Earth and all living beings.