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“Two Rivers” Film Discussion
Last night the film “Two Rivers” was shown at the Des Moines Valley Friends meeting. This is another tool Paula Palmer uses as she teaches us about how to work “Toward Right Relationships with Native People”. Attendees were from Des … Continue reading
Intentional Cruelty
There are so many things about the current Republican administration that many of us have trouble believing could ever have happened. I recently heard the following on the Rachel Maddow Show. “He (the President) is eager to be seen as … Continue reading
Joy Harjo poet laureate
Poet, writer and musician Joy Harjo has been named the country’s 23rd poet laureate. She is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation and often draws on Native American stories, languages and myths. But she says that she’s not self-consciously … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict resolution, conflict transformation
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War, Peace and the Environment
As I wrote yesterday, I believe the environmental movement is today’s peace movement. The multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms, tornados, rain and flooding are leaving more and more places looking like war zones. Environmental war zones. As I thought more … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, civil disobedience, climate change, Indigenous, integral nonviolence, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged #AllNationsYouth, #MniWiconi, #NODAPL, #RezpectOurWater
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Being and becoming
“I know that the ones who love us will miss us.” Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves’ answer to Stephen Colbert’s question, “what happens when we die?” (above) reminds me of a collection of things I’ve read, or heard (Justin Bieber’s “Purpose”) … Continue reading
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As I have shared my love of Nahko Bear and Medicine for the People, I have found few in my circles, at least, have heard of him and the band. I love the music and the lyrics, and the stories … Continue reading
Glick Photography Selection 2013
I recently saw the tulips that Pella, Iowa, is famous for. They reminded me of the photograph below that was selected for the Glick Public Art Project. At the time I was working at Riley Hospital for Children, part of … Continue reading
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
I feel badly that it was merely two years ago when I began to learn about the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the United States, Canada and other countries with indigenous communities. Over 90 percent of … Continue reading
Save the Date
Some of you may have heard of, or participated in workshops related to the “Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples” project. Paula Palmer is the director of this, a project of the Indigenous Peoples Concerns committee of the Boulder Friends … Continue reading
May 2019 Student Climate Strike
Today a group of around 50 students from Des Moines, Iowa, schools gathered at the state capitol building, striking for climate change. A large number of the students spoke about how urgent climate change is, sharing stories of how this … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 