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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Should I Give Up on White People?
I cannot imagine how frustrating it is for people of color to constantly observe the behaviors of, and hear so many things people who consider themselves White say that reveal their unexamined, but wrong ideas related to race and privilege. … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Kheprw Institute, race, Uncategorized
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Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) 1966
I recently came across an article in Friends Journal, October 1, 1966, written by my uncle Bernard Standing. It was interesting to see how many similarities there were with Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) today. That was the year I first … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
Tagged Friends Journal, Vietnam War
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Diop Is Going to London
I’ve written a lot about my experiences with the Kheprw Institute (KI), a Black youth mentoring and empowerment community in Indianapolis. A key person in that story and community is Diop Adisa, who became a very good friend of mine. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Black Lives, Kheprw Institute, race, Uncategorized
Tagged Diop Adisa
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Quakers and the Future of Racial Healing
Quaker rapper Sterling Duns speaks about Dreaming of Wholeness: Quakers and the Future of Racial Healing in a new QuakerSpeak video. “It feels simple and deeply radical to just say as a group that is committed to honoring that of … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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#noDAPL Summary
I hesitate to share things I don’t now the origin of, but the following image summarizes the struggle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline so well. Many people didn’t follow what was going on related to this last year. Text … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Indigenous, Uncategorized
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North Korea Update 4/18/2018
Last month Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper, AFSC staff who have been working in North Korea, visited us in Iowa for a number of events (https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=north+korea). We have been wondering what, if anything, might happen next. I’ve been telling people … Continue reading
Burt Kisling remembered
Tomorrow will be the memorial service for my father, Burt Kisling, who died March 21, 2018, after a three week struggle with pneumonia, which triggered heart and kidney failure. He was an awesome father, teacher and role model. I’m thinking … Continue reading
Memorial to Victims of Lynching
“Inside the Memorial to Victims of Lynching” is a recent 60 Minutes (CBS) story by Oprah Winfrey. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/inside-the-memorial-to-victims-of-lynching/ The story begins “there is a reckoning taking place in America over how we remember our history. Much of the focus … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Uncategorized
Tagged lynching, North Meadow Friends, racial terror
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Lyle Smith
Wednesday evenings here in Indianola a group of about ten Quakers gather for meeting for worship. Most I have known for much of my life. Someone I hadn’t known is Lyle Smith, and since he doesn’t often say much, I … Continue reading
Spiritual Warriors Gather
I like to think of this past weekend’s Midyear Meeting as a gathering of Spiritual Warriors. I have enjoyed pondering the writings of Paulo Coelho, specifically Warrior of the Light: A Manual. I have spent a lot of time trying … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Quaker Meetings, Spiritual Warrior, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Midyear Meeting
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 