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Civic Responsibility – Dakota Access Pipeline
Continuing with the queries I’ve been discussing recently about civic responsibility, following are my experiences related to water protectors and the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance in Indianapolis. The introduction to these queries includes: “Speaking out on a personal level in … Continue reading
Civic Responsibility 3 – Environment
Continuing to think about the Quaker queries we are considering regarding civic responsibility (Civic Responsibility and Civic Responsibility 2), I earlier wrote about peace vigils and marches. The primary query I am referring to is: How do we share our … Continue reading
Civic Responsibility 2 – Public Vigils
One of the reasons I love the Quaker use of queries is how they stimulate me/us to reflect on our lives, beliefs, and encourage us to do more. Yesterday’s post was about the queries related to civic responsibility. One of … Continue reading
Civic Responsibility
The queries we will be considering this month at Bear Creek meeting are about civic responsibility. CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY ADVICE Because Friends believe there is that of God in all people, we strive for a world of freedom, justice and equality … Continue reading
U.S. doesn’t care about endless war
I have been upset since reading this article: How We Learned Not To Care About America’s Wars, Sixteen years of autopilot wars, but who’s counting? by Andrew Bacevich. Published on the Common Dreams website. As a Quaker and someone who … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, climate change, Indigenous, integral nonviolence, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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Monteverde and Iowa Quakers’ peace concerns
Yesterday I briefly described how Quakers decided to leave the U.S. and move to Costa Rica because of increasing militarism. At the same time (late 1940’s) that Eston and Marvin Rockwell and Wolf Guindon were imprisoned for resisting peacetime conscription … Continue reading
Building an environmental action movement
After venting my frustration about environmental inaction, I thought it could be helpful to hear about some of the ways you can get involved in fixing environmental problems. Following is the story of how I got involved with the Rainforest … Continue reading
September Journey Day 2
First, there are a couple of things I wanted to add related to the first day of this journey. Some people who read this on the Internet will not have met me. One of the reasons I asked for prayers … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Ethical Transportation, Indigenous, social media, Uncategorized
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Nonviolence does not necessarily require direct action
It is common for people to believe that nonviolence means direct action, because the two are closely related and direct action gets public attention. This can unfortunately mean people don’t feel they can engage in nonviolence because they think that means … Continue reading
Nonviolence and anti-fascists
Many of us who want to advance peace and justice, and who disagree with what white nationalist and other hate groups stand for, are alarmed by the violent tactics these groups are increasingly displaying in public. And are also alarmed that groups who … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 