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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Environmental Impact Review of DAPL
On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, a Federal judge “allowed a potentially lengthy environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline to move forward over objections from the pipeline’s developer.” This has been the most recent goal of the Standing Rock Sioux … Continue reading
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Spirit as Figure Skating
Fortunately, the Spirit is expressed in many different ways. Nathan Chen’s figure skating performance at the 2017 U.S. Nationals was a breathtaking display.
The first shall be last, and the last, first
All kinds of things are bouncing around in me and my spirit on this day of great political transition and turmoil. I was thinking yet again that attention to the spirit is how we will move forward justly, together, and … Continue reading
Sacred Activism
Sacred Activism is the subtitle of the book The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible, by Charles Eisenstein, which I have been reading. This is going to be the subject of the next book discussion at the Kheprw … Continue reading
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From the climate change frontline as Trump becomes president
The British newspaper, The Guardian, has consistently been one of the best sources of journalism related to our environmental crisis. Today, on the Guardian website: “With climate sceptics moving into the White House, the Guardian is spending 24 hours focusing … Continue reading
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Fred White Remembered
Fred White unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 in his Indianapolis apartment after a short illness. I was glad to be reconnected with Fred when he moved here a year or so ago. Fred was in my brother, … Continue reading
Martin Luther King, Jr
Martin Luther King Day, 2017 “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution“ was the title of the commencement address Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, delivered at Oberlin College in 1965. “There are all too many people who, in some great period of … Continue reading
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Spiritual Transference 2
Yesterday I wrote about Barry Jenkins’ narration of the swimming scene in the movie “Moonlight”, which he wrote and directed. I was fascinated with the expression he used, spiritual transference, which I had not heard before. The swimming scene is where … Continue reading
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Spiritual Transference
Below is the link to a scene from the movie, “Moonlight”, the story of a gay, black man. The story is broken into three parts, played by three different actors, representing different ages of the main character–child, young man, adult. … Continue reading
African-American Lady Liberty coin
In celebration of the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Mint, the new $100 coin features a portrait of an African-American woman. “Our hope is that this coin really gets people thinking and talking about what liberty looks like and represents … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 