Author Archives: Jeff Kisling

AFSC’s work in North Korea

Jon Krieg, AFSC, recorded the following video of the presentation about AFSC’s work in North Korea at Des Moines Valley Friends Meeting on March 18, 2018. Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper, both of whom have been to North Korea, describe … Continue reading

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Shameful partisan politics–Censure the President

Following is part of the statement by former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe regarding his being fired. “But looking at that (the attacks against him) in isolation completely misses the big picture. The big picture is a tale of what … Continue reading

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AFSC, North Korea, and Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends

Video message about the meetings this weekend with American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) staff who work in North Korea, Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper, to discuss how we might arrange for another visit by a North Korean delegation to Iowa, … Continue reading

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Protest

Following are various thoughts about protest. I have been very moved by the widespread and massive protests related to gun violence in general and school shootings specifically, including yesterday’s actions. I was especially saddened to see that even elementary school … Continue reading

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Bear Creek Friends Meeting and North Korea

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I just wrote about the current interest in the idea of “farm diplomacy” after a couple of editorials were published in the Des Moines Register.  Sept. 1, 2017, Kenneth M Quinn, President…

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Engaging North Korea

AFSC staff who work in North Korea, Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper, will be talking about their work.  Des Moines Valley Friends Meeting, 42nd and Grand, this Sunday, March 18th, at 4:00 pm. They will also be exploring ways that … Continue reading

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Iowa visit related to North Korea

Daniel Jasper and Linda Lewis, AFSC staff members who are involved with North Korea, will be visiting us in Iowa this weekend. We have been communicating with them for some months about the possibility of building on the history of … Continue reading

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Black Lives Matter: NRA is a terrorist organization

The National Rifle Association (NRA) again pushes its extreme interpretation of the Second Amendment by trying to undo Florida’s recent, small move in the direction of sensible gun safety legislation. “The Black Lives Matter movement slammed the National Rifle Association … Continue reading

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Introduction to AFSC in North Korea

North Korea has certainly been in the news this past year, first with rising tensions with the United States, then hopeful signs with North Korea’s participation in the winter Olympic games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Yesterday’s news of a planned … Continue reading

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Engaging North Korea: Quaker Work for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Sunday March 18, 2018   4:00 PM Des Moines Valley Friends Meeting, 42nd and Grand, Des Moines, Iowa The Quaker-affiliated American Friends Service Committee has been working in North Korea for over three decades; by 1998, AFSC had established an on-going … Continue reading

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