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And those who know and those who seek. Amidst the chaos, find your peace
Yesterday I wrote of the anger I’ve been feeling about the severe flooding in the Midwest and in Mozambique. Anger because these are just the latest environmental disasters, and won’t be the last. I’m angry because I have tried all … Continue reading
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Grieving for Mother Earth
I hope you haven’t been directly affected by the massive flooding in the Midwest. Of course we will all be affected by the damage to topsoil, impact on crops, and financial ruin for some farmers. I’m having a lot of … Continue reading
Historic Flooding in Nebraska
I’ve been out of touch with news this past weekend as we were at Bear Creek Meeting, cleaning and getting ready for Midyear Meeting. The broken dam and historic flooding is hard to believe. Climate chaos is here now. Iowa … Continue reading
Youth and the Yearly Meeting
Yesterday my friend Rezadad Mohammadi and I traveled to Scattergood Friends School and Farm. Reza graduated from Scattergood 2 years ago and was glad to see friends and teachers. I graduated in 1970. I met Reza when he was among … Continue reading
Global Climate Strike
Yesterday thousands of students in over 100 countries went into the streets to demand action on climate change instead of going to classes. The following statement from the Sunrise Movement describes why this is a youth-led and youth-centered movement. The … Continue reading
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Global Climate Strikes
News of today’s climate strikes are beginning to come in from around the globe. Iowa Climate Strike will occur at the Iowa State Capitol tomorrow (3/15/2019) from 2-4 pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/2564757000232326/ This event is hosted by Iowa Climate Strike. A massive … Continue reading
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Youth Climate Strike and Quakers
Tomorrow students around the world will strike to demand actions to support a Green New Deal to address our environmental crises. Tens of thousands of youth have participated in #FridaysForFuture demonstrations in Europe and Australia over the past several months. … Continue reading
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Support criminal justice reform for Native people
Chase Iron Eyes, Lead Counsel of the Lakota People’s Law Project, is asking us to spread awareness about the need for criminal justice reform for Native people. The video below is made from three talking circles, one in Rapid City, … Continue reading
Sunrise comes to Rhode Island
On March 7th, students, all members of the Sunrise Movement, ages 15-26, spoke at a rally at the Rhode Island statehouse, asking for the passage of the Rhode Island Green New Deal Resolution. Each student spoke about why passage of … Continue reading
The photo that changed my life
In January I read the blog post 1:1000, A Picture is Worth 1000 Words by Julianna Whalen on her site, Streets and Streams. Her idea is to write 1,000 words about one photo. Shortly after reading that, I wrote a blog post … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 