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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Wicked Problems, Sensemaking and Community
Yesterday I wrote about sensemaking. sensemaking–the action or process of making sense of or giving meaning to something, especially new developments and experiences. At the collective level, a loss of sensemaking erodes shared cultural and value structures and renders us … Continue reading
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Sensemaking
A lifelong struggle for me has been the frustration that people don’t make the changes needed to address justice, peace, social and environmental problems. One of the most troubling, for example, is the direct connection between gas burning cars and … Continue reading
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Indigenous Led Green New Deal Public Photos
Helping bring about an Indigenous Led Green New Deal is my priority project now, for a number of reasons. I was surprised today when I did an internet search for information about that, and noticed one of my photos on … Continue reading
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Wicked Problems
A troubled Spirit of late had not given me words to share. Following are some notes along the way of trying to understand where we are today, and how we can move through an increasingly chaotic time. Whether or not … Continue reading
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Foxy Onefeather’s Photos
One of my friends who was on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March last September, Foxy Onefeather, just sent some of her photos, many from that March, and gave me permission to share them. One blog post from that March … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement Packs the Streets Outside the Detroit Democratic Debate
The Sunrise Movement, that I support, has been effective in drawing attention to the need for a Green New Deal. The sit-ins and arrests in Congressional offices last November resulted in Congress finally beginning to talk about climate change. On … Continue reading
URGENT: Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion
The long struggle against the Black Snake, the Dakota Access Pipeline, is facing new threats. Your voice is needed. For though the resistance at Standing Rock has been forcibly paused and oil now flows through the Dakota Access pipeline, the … Continue reading
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Special Envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
Many know Angelina Jolie as an Academy Award winning actor. She is the mother of 6 adopted children. But her work in recent years is as the Special Envoy of he U.N. Commissioner for Refugees. She has published a number … Continue reading
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And those who know and those who seek. Amidst the chaos, find your peace
I am so discouraged by the vicious and escalating racism of the president, and the enablers of his party who refuse to refute it. In a recent blog post the characteristics of fascism are articulated. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2019/07/28/we-refuse-to-sit-idly-by/ Surely we won’t be … Continue reading
History of Separating Families and Stealing Children
Here, in McAllen, Texas, indigenous people fleeing violence and seeking asylum are, right now, locked in chain-link cages and lying on concrete floors, where the sound of frightened, crying kids and mothers and fathers fearing for their children is eerily … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 