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Black State of Emergency in Iowa #BlackEmergencyIA
Des Moines Black Lives Matter October 13 at 11:20 AM · Black Iowans are not safe. We’re joining with a number of other community organizations to implement strategies and policies to protect one another. #BlackEmergencyIA The Press Release can be found at the end of this … Continue reading
Reflections on Indigenous People’s Day 2020
I’m still thinking about things I noticed and am trying to understand from Indigenous people’s day I attended in Des Moines. Besides all of what follows, it was an intensely spiritual time for me, and that I continue to feel. … Continue reading
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NATIVE AMERICANS TEAR GASSED, ARRESTED ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
I was blessed to attend a beautiful, yet solemn Indigenous People’s Day celebration at the State Capitol in Des Moines. The main organizer was the Great Plains Action Society: greatplainsaction.org There was an undercurrent of sadness as many were reminded … Continue reading
Indigenous People’s Day, Des Moines, 2020
Yesterday’s gathering at the Iowa State Capitol to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day was a beautiful and yet somber occasion. Ralph Moisa sang and played the drum. My friend Christine Nobiss spoke about the petition (below) to abolish monuments, names and holidays … Continue reading
Indigenous People’s Day 2020
Welcome morning. This is the sky’s greeting for us this day. Two of my turkey vulture friends just flew over. The colors of the leaves are glorious. Today is Indigenous People’s Day. I’m looking forward to seeing friends and attending … Continue reading
Mutual Aid in Brazil and Iowa
A recent article caught my attention, SOLIDARITY, DIRECT ACTION, AND SELF-DETERMINATION: KASA INVISÍVEL. An Occupied Social Center Becomes A Hub Of Mutual Aid In Belo Horizonte, Brazil. I had not known about the concept of Mutual Aid, nor its global … Continue reading
Racial justice protesters banned from Iowa Capitol in “stunning misuse of power”
I don’t have first hand knowledge about these stories, but as someone who has participated in peaceful protests, I am shocked by the actions of the police. The reason this came to my attention is I have heard some who … Continue reading
A White settler colonist and Indigenous people’s day
This is one of those times when I’m really uncomfortable as I begin to write because this is solely based on my own experiences. Which is a bit silly compared to the perspective of people putting their lives on the … Continue reading
Indigenous People’s Day Des Moines
Following is information about Indigenous People’s Day, this coming Monday, Oct. 12. Organized by my friends of the Great Plains Action Society (previously known as Indigenous Iowa). You may have heard me talk about Seeding Sovereignty, where my friend Christine … Continue reading
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policy in the United States bill
There is a long and terrible history related to the attempts to forcibly assimilate native children into the White settler culture that colonized the lands and people in what are known as the United States and Canada. This is a … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 