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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
…fiddle while Rome burns
fiddle while Rome burns. To do something trivial and irresponsible in the midst of an emergency; legend has it that while a fire destroyed the city of Rome, the emperor Nero played his violin, thus revealing his total lack of … Continue reading
We Refuse to Sit Idly By
In the United States there once was a taboo about the use of the word FASCIST. As though we could never become a fascist state, so don’t even go there. Terrifyingly, that seems to be the state we are rapidly … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, immigration, Uncategorized
Tagged concentration camps, fascism
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Extinction Rebellion vs Congress
Today there are three movements that are mobilizing many, many people to draw attention to climate change: the Sunrise Movement, School Strikes, and Extinction Rebellion. Thousand of students in Europe, and now in the United States, are striking on Fridays. … Continue reading
Iowa Land Acknowledgement Statement
I’ve written a lot about the workshops and presentations that Quaker Paula Palmer led us through when she was in the Midwest recently. In the following excerpt of her letter to faith communities, she describes some reasons why this became … Continue reading
Justin Bieber ‘can you also let those kids out of cages?’
Justin Bieber Calls on President Trump to ‘Let Those Kids Out of Cages,’ While Thanking Him for Helping A$AP Rocky by Josiah Bates, TIME, July 20, 2019 Justin Bieber has weighed in on the border crises and A$AP Rocky’s Swedish … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, immigration, Uncategorized
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Silence
I don’t know what I might be led to write when I sit in front of my computer and try to move into a place where I can hear the Inner Light. What I’m hearing this morning seems disjointed, but … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, climate change, Indigenous, Native Americans, Quaker, Uncategorized
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Accompaniment
Recently I’ve been struggling with ideas of how to bridge the deepening political divide in the United States. The recent rally when the president was in North Carolina was very disturbing, where an all white audience chanted “send her back”. … Continue reading
Nooses
I want to disclose I am honored to be on the Bold Iowa Team. I appreciate the many good things Bold Iowa has done and continues to do, especially related to climate change. Unfortunately a recent attempt to call attention … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Green New Deal, race, Uncategorized
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How Do You Know?
Yesterday I wrote of why “common memory must be created” and some of my experiences in doing that. I wrote: I encourage you to seek out your own opportunities to experience building new relationships. We need to reconnect with each … Continue reading
The Importance of Shared Memory
I am discouraged today. Yesterday our political discourse sank to a new low. As usual the press obsesses on the latest attack on “others” by this administration. We get distracted by paying attention to the latest political outrage and often … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 