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Category Archives: Black Lives
Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal organizing
Yesterday I tried to provide an introduction to the Sunrise Movement, which is currently the organizing force behind the Green New Deal. What I didn’t do was convey why I feel such hope and interest in this movement. I’ve spent … Continue reading
Young Friends (continued)
After writing yesterday’s post about Young Quaker Resources I realized I hadn’t gotten one part of that story quite right. I said I realized we hadn’t invited the participation of young Friends in our peace and social justice work. More … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Black Lives, climate change, peace, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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When one hurts, all hurt
This morning we learn of yet another mass shooting in our country. That hurt, hurts us all. Don’t you feel the pain? If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with … Continue reading
Utter Complicity
Following is from the book I’m reading, Tears We Cannot Stop, A Sermon to White America, by Michael Eric Dyson. Early in his career King believed in the essential goodness of white America. He trusted most whites to put away … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, enslavement, Indigenous, race, Uncategorized
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What can we do as America collapses?
Yesterday I wrote about the global threats America poses and shared the article America’s Next Civil War–The United States shows all the warning signs of impending social and political collapse by Stephen Marche, Illustration by Sebastien Thibault, Oct. 22, 2018. After that … Continue reading
Peaceful protest vs political violence
The news that Rihanna declined the opportunity to perform during half time at the 2019 Super Bowl in support of Colin Kaepernick again brings attention to the attacks on peaceful protest by the current Republican administration and many of its … Continue reading
Indigenous Peoples Day
Reparations refers to correcting past wrongs. Some of the greatest wrongs committed by the United States include the enslavement of Black people, the genocide, broken treaties and land theft of Native Americans, the internment of Japanese Americans, the separation of … Continue reading
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Queries from Avis Wanda McClinton
My friend, Avis Wanda McClinton, continues to challenge and educate me, and I hope, others, about both the history of enslavement and the continued oppression of people of color today. In this message Avis includes some queries for us all … Continue reading
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Hear My Plea
My friend, Avis Wanda McClinton continues to challenge and educate us about both the history of enslavement and the continued oppression of black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). She shared some of her experiences in the Friends Journal … Continue reading
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Being white as violence
Yesterday’s blog post, Violence/Nonviolence, was prompted by something I read recently. I hadn’t necessarily made the connections between a number of things such as suppressing voting rights, attacking the free press, etc. and violence. But I came to see that … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 