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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Why Quakerism is not prophetic
“Quakers will only be truly prophetic when they risk a great deal of their accumulated privilege and access to wealth. Prophets cannot have a stake in maintaining the status quo. Any attempt to change a system while benefiting and protecting … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Ethical Transportation, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged prophetic, Quakerism
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Marches for Peace and our Environment
Recently my friend Ed Fallon (Bold Iowa) wrote, “Often when there’s a crisis, people respond by traveling great distances on foot. Marches often transform the participants, and have changed my life, too. (Stay tuned for the upcoming release of my … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Earth walk, Peace Walk, Scattergood Friends School
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Robert F. Kennedy
Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Robert Kennedy. I’ve been thinking about a number of things related to him. NBC commentator Chris Matthews titled his recent book Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, an apt description of the … Continue reading
Posted in Kheprw Institute, peace, race, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther King, peaceful protest, Robert Kennedy
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Lessons Learned from the Keystone Pledge of Resistance
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since I signed the Keystone Pledge of Resistance and was trained as an Action Leader. I learned a great deal, and connected with a large number of people during the years … Continue reading
A Radical Turning
Yesterday’s post includes the Minute about the intersectionality of problems. It says “only radical turning will save the world.” Radical turning is a phrase some authors have used to express completely changing direction from the current path. I’ve mainly seen this … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Indigenous, race, revolution, Uncategorized
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Intersectionality
This is the fourth week of the Poor Peoples Campaign, which addresses how injustices are interconnected. The next event in Iowa, “Right to Health and a Healthy Planet” will be tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at the Iowa State Capitol building. … Continue reading
NFL Black0ut
#blackout “It’s time to Blackout the NFL. They have shown that they do not care about people of color and we must stop spending our time, efforts, energy, money and resources where it is clear that we do not have … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, race, Uncategorized
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Past, present and future
For many years I have been learning about the past and thinking about the future, related to a number of topics. Mainly trying to understand the true history of our country and its cultures. One of the first lessons I … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged justice
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Poor People’s Campaign Highlights Consequences of War
Yesterday I summarized the rally of the third week of the Poor People’s Campaign in Des Moines, Iowa. That event was held across the street from North High School because part of this week’s theme is school gun violence. Videographer … Continue reading
Posted in Poor Peoples Campaign, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, gun violence, school shootings
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Poor People’s Campaign–Gun violence and militarism
The rally of the third week of the Poor People’s Campaign was held across the street from North High School in Des Moines, Iowa. The themes were gun violence and militarism. People spoke about school gun violence, violence against people … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, peace, Poor Peoples Campaign, Uncategorized
Tagged gun violence, immigration, militarized police, war
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 