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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Urgent: House vote tomorrow to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
The following if from the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today, April 3, 2019 We need your help! The House will vote tomorrow (4/4/2019) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (H.R. 1585) or VAWA. Not only does this … Continue reading
MLK RFK Commemoration
Many stories have been written about the amazing speech Robert F. Kennedy delivered in Indianapolis on April 4, 1968, the day Martin Luther King, Jr, was assassinated. Below is a video of photos I have taken over the years at … Continue reading
The Oglala Sioux Tribe declared a state of emergency
The Pine Ridge Reservation is flooded! The aftermath of Winter Storm Ulmer, which hit the Midwest on March 13th, is still wreaking havoc on the territory where I now reside. Our tribal president, Julian Bear Runner, has been working around … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People's Law Project, Pine Ridge
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Fallon Forum, AFSC and FCNL
Today’s message in the book “365 Days of Walking the Red Road” by Terri Jean is: You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight to our hearts. —COCHISE, CHIRICAHUA APACHE TRIBAL LEADER, 1812–1874 Jean, Terri. 365 … Continue reading
My mentor, Sherry Hutchison
As I wrote yesterday, Sherry Hutchison continues to teach peace. A great many people’s lives benefited in many ways from their connections with Sherry. I’ve been thinking more about my own experiences with her. She played a very large role … Continue reading
Short-term off-river pumped hydro energy storage
The percentage of renewable energy production is rapidly increasing globally. Costa Rica’s electricity has run entirely on renewables for 300 days in 2017. As renewable energy systems grow to provide nearly 100% of energy production, issues related to the intermittent … Continue reading
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Sherry Hutchison continues to teach peace
Sherry Hutchison would have been 99 years old on January 13th in 2018. She died peacefully December 31st, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. Sherry was a member of Des Moines Valley Friends (Quaker) Meeting, which belongs to Iowa Yearly Meeting … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Midyear Meeting, Sherry Hutchison
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Silence teaches in a way that nothing else can
A comment made about yesterday’s post, “Just know it will be alright” made me think that phrase might be interpreted as something along the lines of giving up and just hoping the answer to a problem you are dealing with … Continue reading
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Just know it will be alright
Even though it’s been eight years since the death of my life long best friend, Randy Porter, there are still times when I feel his absence acutely. We played the song Storm by Jason Wade of Lifehouse over and over … Continue reading
The Prophecy of the Black Snake
We knew there would be escalating attacks on those of us who continue to resist the construction of pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure. A growing number of states are passing legislation against “riot boosters”. Bills to clamp down on … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 