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Category Archives: Black Lives
We’re here to create peace
Sustained protests have occurred all over the country and around the world since the public killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, May 25, 2020. The demonstrations represent anger from years of deaths of hundreds of people, disproportionately people … Continue reading
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Strike for Black Lives
As expected there was little reporting in the mainstream media about the Strike for Black Lives that occurred in cities across the country yesterday. Thus it is hard to know how many people were involved or news about reactions to … Continue reading
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A time for reckoning?
Will this be the day that will launch steps toward racial justice in the land called the United States? The horrendous public execution of George Floyd by White police officers has triggered massive protests in cities across the country and … Continue reading
STRIKE! for Black Lives
José Santos Woss: Holding Black and Brown Lives in the Light. Please share these powerful words on race in America from José Santos Woss, FCNL’s Legislative Manager, Criminal Justice and Election Integrity. https://j20strikeforblacklives.org/ About In this moment of national reckoning, … Continue reading
Indigenous Rights and Environment Rights are Intrinsically Intertwined
[DISCLAIMER: I am blessed to have native friends. I have been learning all I can from them, and doing a lot of research on many things related to the history and outlook of Indigenous cultures, including not only spirituality and … Continue reading
White supremacy and monuments to White supremacy
Some responses to a recent post about the Seeding Sovereignty event HEY! Come Get Your Racist Uncle, Remove Monuments to White Supremacy, were objections to removing Confederate statues because of their (possible) historic value. I know many White people don’t like … Continue reading
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Mount Rushmore Anti-Trump Rally
President Trump and Vice President Pence plan to attend a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore tomorrow, July 3, 2020. Native Americans and their supporters have numerous objections to the visit. One is the continued irresponsible idea of crowds where no … Continue reading
Standing Rock Stands with #BlackLivesMatter
The Lakota Peoples’ Law Project is preparing a series of videos to tell the story of the militarized police response against water protectors at Standing Rock. To stand in solidarity with those who are in the streets now, protesting against … Continue reading
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HEY! Come Get Your Racist Uncle
July 4th is a fitting occasion to call for the removal of monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa. HEY! Come Get Your Racist UncleRemove Monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa Join us on July 4th from 1-3 pm to rally … Continue reading
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The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us
“The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert I recently wrote the following. As a teenager trying … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 