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Public Square 5 – Vigils and Demonstrations
After recently writing about being in the public square, and signs used in public, I realized the next step should probably relate to how those signs are used, which are usually either displayed in windows or yards, or during vigils … Continue reading
Public Square 4 – Signs
Continuing the discussion of getting out into the public square, using signs is a common way to try to convey your message. The Quaker organization, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) has had a War is Not the Answer campaign … Continue reading
Creative Resistance
We are literally in a life and death struggle against the fossil fuel industry. The industry’s global financial and political reach is massive, and infrastructure is everywhere. The industry has spent millions and millions of dollars to cover up the environmental … Continue reading
Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
It is a struggle to get decision makers to stop investing in fossil fuel infrastructure and development. Unfortunately, time is not on the side of our environment. The utilities commission in Indiana will soon be making a decision regarding investing … Continue reading
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Keystone’s Legacy and #NoDAPL
A fascinating REUTERS story this morning explains the role of the Obama Administration in recent events related to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). I wondered how three Federal agencies could come up with their statement and decision so quickly. The … Continue reading
Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Extraction
One of the most significant events for environmental justice and human rights occurred Thursday, September 24, when over 50 tribes and First Nations in Canada and the U.S. signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Extraction. Since then the number … Continue reading
Public Square 3
In this September’s issue of Friends Journal, Rev William Barber writes “Quakers, it’s time to get back into the public square. If you believe that there’s life above the snake line, it’s time to get back in the public square.” … Continue reading
California Desert Protection
As explained in this video, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has come up with an historic plan to permanently protect large areas of California desert, including protection from renewable energy development in places like this that would negatively impact … Continue reading
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Police abuse cited by court
How can our commitment to the principles of nonviolence be used in these days where police violence is out of control? The nonviolent protests related to not standing for the National Anthem are one way, and because of the risks … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Quaker Social Change Ministry, race, revolution, Uncategorized
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