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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Who are you?
There are several things I’m involved with now related to past and current injustices in the U.S including racial justice and Native American land theft and genocide. I’ve been praying, studying and reflecting a lot about past wrongs in U.S. … Continue reading
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Quaker Indian Boarding Schools Workshop July 7, 2019
Quaker Indian Boarding Schools: Facing our History and OurselvesJuly 7, 2019 9 – 11 am Scattergood Friends School and Farm, 2 miles east of West Branch, Iowa The reason for writing the past couple of blog posts was I wanted … Continue reading
Quaker Indian Boarding Schools 2
Yesterday I wrote about Quaker Indian Boarding Schools and announced the workshop “Quaker Indian Boarding Schools, Facing Our History and Ourselves” that will be lead by Paula Palmer, and held at Scattergood Friends School and Farm, near West Branch, Iowa, … Continue reading
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Boarding schools: Indian and Quaker
A workshop titled “Quaker Indian Boarding Schools, Facing our History and Ourselves” will be held on July 7, 2019, 9 – 11 am , at Scattergood Friends School and Farm. The workshop will be led by Paula Palmer, supported by … Continue reading
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If you are able to listen and hear
As the Indigenous people, we have watched this thing happen on our hemisphere. We have seen what has happened. We have seen the community confused and attacked. We understand that the issue is the land, the issue is the Earth. … Continue reading
The Most Significant Divide
In these days of increasing divisions of all kinds, the most significant divide today is between those who love Mother Earth and each other, and those whose values have been twisted to the point that they see everything and everyone … Continue reading
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“War is War on Mother Earth”
I sometimes wonder why it takes so long to recognize something that has been in plain sight all along. This time, it is the link between war and climate change. I recently wrote about the U.S. military being that largest … Continue reading
What will you say to your grandchildren?
For some years now I have become increasingly convinced that we are past the point where we can prevent environmental collapse and our own extinction. We have passed too many “tipping points”, boundaries that lead to ever more serious conditions, … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, revolution, Uncategorized
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Iowa Supreme Court Decision
Yesterday’s post described the case before the Iowa Supreme Court, of land owners and the Sierra Club of Iowa against the Iowa Utilities Board and Dakota Access, asserting that eminent domain was abused when used to force landowners to allow … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 