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Peace, Social Concerns and Native Peoples
Yesterday I discussed the visionary statements we wrote during our Peace and Social Concerns committee meetings this summer at Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). One area of ongoing interest and concern is our relationships with Native peoples. The blog post at … Continue reading
Spirit Led Peace and Social Concerns
Again this summer Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) met at Scattergood Friends School and Farm for our annual sessions. I am clerk of the Peace and Social Concerns Committee which is a challenge. This summer our meetings went more smoothly, in … Continue reading
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Confusion
I usually don’t know what I’ll write as I sit in silence before my computer the first thing each morning. This is a spiritual practice, to listen deeply for guidance. I will often scan through social media and some email … Continue reading
Time for revolution
When I began this blog nearly five years ago, the Spirit told me the title should be “Quakers, Social Justice and Revolution.” At the time I wasn’t sure what the revolution part would mean. It was clear the status quo … Continue reading
Climate struggles continue
Once again Greta Thunberg delivered an eloquent and impassioned address, this time at the United Nations during the Climate Action Summit. Millions of young people around the world participated in the first day of the Global Climate Strike last Friday. … Continue reading
Strike DC Press Release
Contact press@strikedc.org for inquiries Facebook: facebook.com/StrikeDC/Twitter: @shutdown_dc Instagram: shutdowndc923 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 23 Washington, D.C., September 23 – Hundreds of people have shut down the center of decision-making in the U.S. to demand the government immediately ends fossil fuel production, … Continue reading
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Have you no sense of decency?
Mackinac Island is a special place for me. It epitomizes the idea of living without personal automobiles, something I’ve done and advocated for most of my life. I am very glad I was able to visit the island during a … Continue reading
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A Quaker and Native peoples
This morning I have the opportunity to talk about my experiences with Native peoples. As I was preparing for this, I realized my spiritual environmental journey led me to Indigenous peoples. Some recent experiences have helped me move along the … Continue reading
China And The Prospects For A Global Ecological Civilization
It was great to see millions of students and others across the globe striking for climate change yesterday. I also feel deeply discouraged, believing a conglomerate of conditions seem to indicate we are past the point where we could have … Continue reading
Climate Strike Iowa September 2019
After so many years of working and hoping for attention to climate change, the climate strikes across the world are so wonderful to see. Even though it might be too late in the long run, building community is never a … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 