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The most shameful and tragic problem is silence
Since our trip to Minneapolis last Saturday as water protectors, I’ve been thinking about activism, yet again. Wondering, again, why so few people come out to the streets with us, though it was heartening to find that around 500 or … Continue reading
Super Bowl and Justice
The costs to cities hosting NFL Super Bowl games are a glaring example of the economic and social burdens incurred for the sake of corporations and the wealthy. These include the new $1.2 billion dollar stadium, huge costs for and … Continue reading
US Bank vs Water Protectors
I’m planning to join a van full of water protectors going to Minneapolis tomorrow. As the Des Moines Register put it yesterday, Iowa environmentalists heading to Super Bowl to protest Dakota Access pipeline. Our group has been organized by Ed … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged Bold Iowa, Ed Fallon, US Bank
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Feeling Unfree
Following is from a press release from Bold Iowa. Ed Fallon says “Proposed bill could render peaceful protest against oil pipeline impossible”. Felony charges were brought against water protectors at Standing Rock, and other environmental protestors across the country. If … Continue reading
Letter from Birmingham Jail
As Martin Luther King day approaches, I wanted to re-read the letter he wrote from Birmingham Jail. The civil rights struggles of the 1960’s had a large impact on me. I was a student at Scattergood Friends School at the … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged civil disobedience, civil rights, Martin Luther King, Vietnam War
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Our Lives as Example
As I continue to mourn the recent death of my mentor, Sherry Hutchison, and hear stories of how her life influenced, and continues to influence others, I think about how we can better live our own lives. Teaching is not … Continue reading
Volunteer Service Mission Story-Part 4
(Note: The following is the continuation of the story of the Friends Volunteer Service Mission (VSM). This part includes the conclusion of my draft resistance story, which was going on in the middle of my VSM service. I have previously … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged draft, draft resistance, Volunteer Service Mission VSM
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Environmental Confession 12/15/2017
Confession of fossil fuel use Many who read this know I gave up having a personal automobile about 40 years ago for environmental justice reasons. I have sympathized with others, in particular those without access to public transportation, who try … Continue reading
Journal–3/26/1971
Letter from Art and Carolyn Emery 3/26/1971 Dear Jeff We appreciated your letter of the 14 much. I personally feel that black people might appreciate a white person who is “quiet” as they desire to “call the shots” these days. … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Social Change Ministry, Uncategorized
Tagged draft resistance
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John Griffith–War Resistance
I’ve been writing a lot about draft resistance lately. In the materials Don Laughlin collected related to Quakers and draft resistance, I found the following story written by John Griffith, member of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), War Resistance in World … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged civil disobedience, draft resistance
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