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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Intentional Cruelty
There are so many things about the current Republican administration that many of us have trouble believing could ever have happened. I recently heard the following on the Rachel Maddow Show. “He (the President) is eager to be seen as … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement and the Democratic National Committee
Together, we will change this country and this world, sure as the sun rises each morning. In these challenging times especially, I always look forward to attending meetings of the Sunrise Movement. I’m so inspired by the passion and determination that … Continue reading
When Principles Clash with Activism
I’m pretty sure anyone who knows me or has read these blog posts knows about 40 years ago I was led to live without owning a personal automobile. A farm boy, I was shocked by the smog that enshrouded Indianapolis … Continue reading
Posted in immigration, Uncategorized
Tagged #CloseTheCamps, Child detention camps, child separation, Indivisible
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Children and Injustice
While many may not realize it consciously, injustice is viscerally felt by everyone in the society where injustice is occurring. We are all devastated by the continuing revelations about the deplorable conditions of the concentration camps at our southern border. … Continue reading
Spirit Walking in the Tundra
I am very grateful my parents chose to take us on camping trips across the United States for our summer family vacations, specifically selecting National Parks to camp in. Actually camping in the Parks was key to the whole experience. … Continue reading
#CloseTheCamps
We have watched with mounting horror as details and images of the inhumane treatment of children in the detention centers at our southern border continue to emerge. Tomorrow there will be protest rallies across the country demanding that the camps … Continue reading
Posted in immigration, Uncategorized
Tagged #CloseTheCamps, AFSC, detention centers, FCNL, MoveOn
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Some Challenges of Working for Justice
Each human is a complex, contradictory story. Some stories within us have been unfolding for years, others are trembling with fresh life as they peek above the horizon. Each is a zigzag of emotional design and ancestral architecture. All the … Continue reading
Posted in Kheprw Institute, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged QSCM, Quaker Social Change Ministry
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Into This Morning Light to You
The light is beautiful this morning. I’ve done my best to try to continue to believe there might be ways we could avoid environmental catastrophe and societal collapse. I hoped people would wake up before it was too late. For … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Uncategorized
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Seeding the Hill with Indigenous FreeThinkers
I’ve written a lot about why I believe a Green New Deal is our best hope to try to tackle evolving environmental collapse. And why I feel it is so important for a developing Green New Deal to be led … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Green New Deal, Indigenous, Sunrise Movement, Uncategorized
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 