Category Archives: civil disobedience

Poor People’s Campaign Stories Day 1

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Following are stories related to the start of the new Poor People’s Campaign. This is a Rodger Routh video about Iowa’s campaign: Rev William Barber talks with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now about the start of the poor people’s campaign. … Continue reading →

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Poor People’s Campaign Launch

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Recently I’ve been learning from Arkan Lushwala how Indigenous people view our world. One of his key messages, which corresponds to what I’ve been writing is that action to help heal Mother Earth is desperately needed now. “Action now is essential. … Continue reading →

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We Need Spiritual Warriors Now

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve been thinking more about Spiritual Warriors since writing yesterday’s article. I realized I hadn’t written about the first time I was called a warrior, which led me to think of myself and other activists in those terms. During my … Continue reading →

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Overground Railroad Update

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I have been writing about the likelihood of the migration of millions of people, climate refugees, from coastal areas to the middle of the country when the oceans rise, calling this the Overground Railroad. I began thinking about this in … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline: Criminalization of dissent and suppression of protest

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

The link below is to the report to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, prepared by faculty and students of the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop at the University of Arizona Rogers College … Continue reading →

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Protest

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Following are various thoughts about protest. I have been very moved by the widespread and massive protests related to gun violence in general and school shootings specifically, including yesterday’s actions. I was especially saddened to see that even elementary school … Continue reading →

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Resistance Gathering On The Oglala Homeland

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I received the following email message today. There wasn’t a web page to link to so the message is copied below. Resistance Gathering On The Oglala Homeland by Lakota Media Project with partial reprint from Lakota Country Times article by … Continue reading →

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I speak about Keystone

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Today I came across the video below. This was taken at a gathering of water protectors who had been working together in Indianapolis for about a year, in solidarity with those at Standing Rock. We were gathered on the grounds … Continue reading →

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How effective?

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Recent reactions to posts about actions related to social and environmental justice have made me reflect again on their effectiveness. My very good friend Alvin Sangsuwangul at the Kheprw Institute (KI) frequently asks, “what actually changed as a result?” My … Continue reading →

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Public Stories

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday’s post about speaking out against injustice generated some interesting discussion on the unofficial Facebook page of my yearly meeting.  As I said, I tend to agree that protests that just involve carrying signs aren’t useful for a number of reasons. … Continue reading →

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