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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
New Queries – Sacred Questions
Many readers of this blog are probably familiar with the Quaker practice of contemplating answers to a set of written questions that we refer to as queries. While individuals can of course consider their answers to the queries, the usual … Continue reading
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Climate Migrants
I’ve been writing a lot about the millions of people who will be forced to move from their homes because of any one of a number of the effects of climate change. That includes fires, floods, destruction from high winds, … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, climate refugees, Uncategorized
Tagged Overground Railroad
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Space-“the next battlefield”?
It is profoundly sad and disturbing to hear that the current Republican administration would like to expand militarism into outer space. Those of us who believe in peace have the opportunity to vigorously speak out against this new threat to … Continue reading
Press Release: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Those of us who plan to join the First Nation–Farmers Climate Unity March could really use your help to spread the word about the March and it’s purpose. The more people who are aware of the things we are trying … Continue reading
Remembrance of the Victims of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
From Christine Ashley (FCNL) today, August 9: I’m looking forward to gathering at FCNL’s Quaker Welcome Center tonight at 6:15 P.M. ET in remembrance of the victims of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I hope you can tune … Continue reading
Ferguson and Militarized Police
Today is the anniversary of the killing of unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Sadly this was far from the first killing of unarmed people, especially people of color, by … Continue reading
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First Nation – Farmer Climate Unity March Introduction
Here is the promo video for the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March: Landowners who had their property taken by force for the Dakota Access Pipeline have joined with the Iowa Sierra Club in a lawsuit against the Iowa Utilities Board … Continue reading
Two-eyed Seeing and our Environment
Unprecedented wildfires, deluges of rain, storm surges and flooding, melting ice, multi-year droughts and record high air and ocean temperatures, and rising concentrations of greenhouse gases show we are moving deeper into environmental chaos. Now people are realizing climate change … Continue reading
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Family Separation at the Southern Border
Minute: Family Separation at the Southern Border At the root of our faith is the sacredness of relationships among ourselves and between us and God. We have been heartbroken to see those sacred connections broken as children are separated from … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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How Friends Can Help the Climate March
I will be writing a lot about this year’s First Nation – Farmer Climate Unity March, September 1 – 8, 2018, that I plan to be participating in. Here is the introduction from the Climate March website: Landowners who had … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate March, First Nations
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 