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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
White Quakers and spiritual connections with the Kheprw Institute
This is the fourth in a series of articles related to White Quakers, such as myself, and new and perhaps more effective ways we can work for peace and justice. My goal is to convince White Friends (Quakers) that we … Continue reading
COVID-19 Ceremony. Casket of flowers delivered to Kim Reynolds
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was among the Republican Governors who refused to follow CDC guidelines. Iowa suffered among the highest positivity rates of COVID infection. The following link from the story in the Des Moines Register has great photos and … Continue reading
White Quakers’ downfall
I’ve been praying how to present what I believe is the way for White Quakers such as myself, to re-engage with Quakers’ tradition of working for peace and justice. I believe many Friends share my feelings that we are not … Continue reading
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White Quakers Part 2
This is the second in a series of articles I plan to write about White Quakers. Yesterday I began by writing about White Quakers and Native Peoples, specifically about land theft and settler colonization. I strongly feel there is an … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, abolition, Black Lives, capitalism, climate change, Dakota Access Pipeline, Des Moines Black Lives Matter, Des Moines Mutual Aid, First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, Great Plains Action Society, Green New Deal, Indigenous, Kheprw Institute, monuments, Native Americans, police, prison, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Seeding Sovereignty, Uncategorized
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White Quakers and Native Peoples
Recently I find myself wondering more often, thinking more deeply about what white Quakers, such as myself, were, are and might become. This questioning comes from a variety of experiences over the past fifty years. Being blessed to have become … Continue reading
Abolish White Supremacist Monuments in Iowa
Yesterday I saw some of my friends speaking in an online conversation about removing monuments to white supremacy in the state of Iowa. This is something they have been teaching me about over the past year. Links to those posts … Continue reading
Combating State Repression
The title of the article, Defending Standing Rock, Combating State Repression, caught my attention this morning. I remember how shocking it was to see police in full riot gear and military vehicles facing nonviolent, often praying people at Standing Rock. … Continue reading
Crossing the Divide
My friend Ed Fallon, and Bold Iowa are engaged in an important project to bridge the extreme polarization in this country today. “Crossing the Divide” was filmed in 2017 and is immensely relevant to Bold Iowa’s signature 2021 initiative: 52 Conversations … Continue reading
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Hear My Plea
My friend, Avis Wanda McClinton continues to challenge and educate us about both the history of enslavement and the continued oppression of black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). She shared some of her experiences in the Friends Journal … Continue reading
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Settler Colonialism as Structure
This morning my Quaker meeting will be discussing resources in preparation for upcoming meetings related to the question, How Is White Supremacy Keeping Us From Hearing God’s Voice? Following is the abstract of one of those resources. AbstractUnderstanding settler colonialism … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 