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Thanksgiving 2017
One of the things I’m most thankful for this Thanksgiving is having been able to make connections with Native Americans. I’m not going to go into the false, sanitized versions of the Thanksgiving story and our settler-colonial history. Rather, I’d … Continue reading
Civic Responsibility – Social Justice Videos
Continuing with the queries regarding civic responsibility, the advice mentions the importance of staying informed on social issues. I’ve been writing about the query “How do we share our convictions with others?” Key to sharing our convictions is informing others … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, climate change, Indigenous, integral nonviolence, Kheprw Institute, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged Nahko
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Help KI Win Funding for Food Coop
UPDATE: Click on the green arrow next to the Empowered to Serve box to go to voting for Community Food Initiative The Kheprw Institute (KI) youth empowerment community in Indianapolis that North Meadow Friends and I have been involved with … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Quaker Meetings, Quaker Social Change Ministry, Uncategorized
Tagged food coop, Kheprw Institute
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Scattergood graduate’s social justice video project
Recently graduated from Scattergood Friends School and Farm, Rezadad Mohammadi directed, produced and did much of the work on the video below, “The War on Drugs” (U.S.A. and Mexico), Mass Incarceration and Solitary Confinement. After a revealing history of the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Black Lives, Kheprw Institute, Uncategorized
Tagged AFSC, mass incarceration, Rezadad Mohammadi, Scattergood
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Diop – Flex (Hey)
Check out the new video by my friend Diop Adisa, filmed in Ghana, Flex (Hey). After Diop recently asked me how I was doing since I moved to Iowa, I asked him the same. He said “I’m doing pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Black Lives, Kheprw Institute, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Lives Matter
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September Journey Day 3 – Prairie Awakening
Sunday, or First Day, September 10th, was the third day of this journey, and the original reason for it, to attend the Native American Prairie Awakening celebration. The day began with pre-meeting discussion of the relationship between the individual and … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, spiritual seekers, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Native Americans
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Bear Creek Friends Meeting and #StopETP
Earlier this week I awoke with a vision, which was to use the musical activism of Nahko and Medicine for the People to stimulate discussions related to the water protector’s nonviolent efforts at Standing Rock, opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline, … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Spiritual Warrior, Uncategorized
Tagged activism
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Ethical Transportation
The following is an example of how Quakers work together as a spiritual community. As those who know me know, and I’ve written about many times, nearly forty years ago I was led to live without a personal automobile. That … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, bicycles, climate change, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, cars, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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Remember nonviolent direct action is the way to a successful revolution
On this July 4th we are in the midst of a new revolution, a nonviolent revolution. Below is an amazing video of Nahko Bear performing solo at the Water Protectors Youth Concert Sept 8, 2016. He says the resounding message … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, climate change, Indigenous, peace, revolution, Uncategorized
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 