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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Canceled
There have been so many times we thought the Keystone XL pipeline was stopped, only to see it revived. Yesterday President Biden canceled it’s permit, and I hope that is finally the end of the pipeline. Brings to a close … Continue reading
Martin Luther King, Abolition and Mutual Aid
Abolition of the police is a relatively new concept to me, as a white male. One of the most significant and impactful parts of white privilege is related to safety and law enforcement. It is one thing to read the … Continue reading
The major threat of Martin Luther King Jr to us is a spiritual and moral one
It is sobering to see how little progress this country has made related to Martin Luther King’s three evils of society: racism, militarism and materialism. This fall Des Moines Black Lives Matter/Black Liberation declared a black state of emergency in … Continue reading
Legacy of Leadership. Oceti Sakowin Water Protector Camp
The following beautiful video is from Chase Iron Eyes’ #NoDAPL Trial Archive.A Legacy of Leadership. Oceti Sakowin Water Protector Camp. At the end of this article is a petition you can sign to tell president-elect Joe Biden to stop DAPL … Continue reading
Abolition today
As I’ve been on this journey to learn, and act, related to Mutual Aid and Black Lives Matter, I’ve been learning what is meant by abolition today. When I thought about abolition, I thought about the abolition of slavery, or … Continue reading
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#BlackEmergencyIA Travel Advisory for all Black Iowans
The riot at the US Capitol building shocked us all. But the implications for the safety of black, indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC) is terrorism. Images of the assault show only white males, radical white supremacists. Some have … Continue reading
The less they can fracture a community with their ways of war
As a Quaker and pacifist, Ronnie James’ phase about war above caught my attention. At another time he wrote, “So the question is now, where do we go from here? Do we continue to make incremental changes while the wealthy … Continue reading
A moment of reckoning
The insurrection at the US Capitol was an historic event for numerous reasons. Thousands of words have been, and will continue to be spoken and written about this. Thousands of photos and videos. This is a moment of reckoning Now … Continue reading
Prepare for Change
The storming of the US Capitol building January 6, 2021, is the latest manifestation of the failures of our political and economic systems. And yet, I think it was more than that for most white people. I spend a lot … Continue reading
Storming the Capitol
How each of us viewed the spectacle of White men storming the US Capital yesterday puts the focus on what our worldview is. As these and other statements point out, there is a huge difference in how this situation was … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 