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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day: The Long Arc of FCNL Advocacy
Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m. EDT | Quaker Welcome Center or Online Columbus Day overlooks a painful colonial history and minimizes the important contributions made by Indigenous peoples throughout this continent’s history. That’s why FCNL has chosen to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ … Continue reading
Diplomacy Could Have Prevented the Bloodshed in Northeastern Syria
Diplomacy Could Have Prevented the Bloodshed in Northeastern Syria is the title of a statement by Diane Randall, Executive Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). As a Quaker organization committed to ending all wars, the Friends Committee … Continue reading
Need for Chaos
I follow the blog of Sheila Kennedy who taught at the Indiana University School of Law. In this mornings post she explores yet again how to explain the president and his base. The post can be found here: Voting for … Continue reading
Will I Ever Understand?
There are so many things I wonder if I will ever understand. All day I’ve felt like I’ve been enshrouded in a cloud of anger and confusion. How was it possible to think Columbus discovered America? Even more confusing, how … Continue reading
Now That the Buffalo’s Gone
I have a couple of books of daily readings I occasionally look at. I like the title “The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day,” which Quakers also seek to do. I’ve recently been thinking about spirituality … Continue reading
Do All the Good You Can
This summer I was blessed to attend the first National Network Assembly which was held at the Des Moines YMCA Camp near Boone, Iowa. It was a wonderful experience and successful in attaining its goal of providing opportunities for community … Continue reading
Protest Against ICE in Iowa
From my friend Christine Nobiss: I would like to connect you with Molly Arndt who is running a small group in Iowa City that has protested and will continue to protest against ICE allies and facilities in Iowa. All climate change, … Continue reading
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Iowa Climate Defenders Five
Today was supposed to be the date for the trial of the Iowa Climate Defenders Five (Todd Steichen, Martin Monroe, Miriam Kashia, Kathy Byrnes, and Ed Fallon) who were arrested at a GOP rally and fundraiser for President Trump June … Continue reading
War Today
It was perhaps unfortunately prescient to have written about the Richmond Declaration on the Draft recently, in light of the situation in Syria today. We call on Friends everywhere to recognize the oppressive burden of militarism and conscription. We acknowledge … Continue reading
Planned Power Outages in California
The rapid warming of the arctic changes the jet stream, which leads to more extreme weather. Greenhouse gases are increasingly disrupting the jet stream, a powerful river of winds that steers weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere. That’s causing more … Continue reading
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