Category Archives: Arts

Lessons from Digital Smoke Signals

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

Myron Dewey of Digital Smoke Signals offers excellent advice regarding using social media on the front lines. He shares his experience from Standing Rock. Offers support for those on the streets and using social media related to the uprisings resulting … Continue reading →

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Our Inner Light and refuge

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

Writing on this blog is a spiritual exercise. The discipline of waiting to hear what I should write is usually the foundation for my path for the rest of the day. Or week. Or year. Or lifetime. During the rest … Continue reading →

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Questions looking for answers

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

You are probably as puzzled as I am regarding the pandemic and how we might respond. I’ve been praying about this, and thinking about what our ancestors did during catastrophes in the past. The three quotes below speak about the … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2020

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve always felt uncomfortable with the idea of an Earth Day. As others have pointed out for other holidays, what usually happens is one day of attention, and then people return to their daily lives and the holiday fades away. … Continue reading →

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Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Art Challenge

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

Today, all day, is the Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Art Challenge (details below). So there is plenty of time for you to submit your entry. Following is my submission. The map has photos of some of the water protector events I’ve participated … Continue reading →

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Wet’suwet’en Solidary Art Challenge

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

You probably know of my interest in the struggles of the Wet’suwet’en peoples in British Columbia, as they have tried to stop the construction of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline through their unceded territory. Many of you know of … Continue reading →

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Wet’suwet’en Solidarity Week of Action

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

As Coastal Gas Link continues to work without consent, and bring in workers from around the country to vulnerable Northern communities we need to keep up the pressure to get CGL and RCMP off the Yintah! Shout out to @AbolishIceSF … Continue reading →

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Learnin' to soften my soul

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

I have long appreciated Nahko and Medicine for the People. I like the idea of music as medicine. The only time I’ve seen Nahko in person, I didn’t know who he was. The photo below was taken during one of … Continue reading →

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Learnin’ to soften my soul

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

I have long appreciated Nahko and Medicine for the People. I like the idea of music as medicine. The only time I’ve seen Nahko in person, I didn’t know who he was. The photo below was taken during one of … Continue reading →

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Online Film Screening & Discussion of The Condor & The Eagle

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Jeff Kisling

RSVP Here WHAT: Join the UU Ministry for Earth (UUMFE) & UUA Green Sanctuary Program’s Environmental Justice Practitioners Network webinar series for an online screening & film discussion of the award-winning feature documentary, The Condor & The Eagle. WHEN: Thursday, March 26th. The film screening will … Continue reading →

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