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Dakota elder leadership and Scaffold
I’ve written recently about the sculpture called Scaffold, that was being installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and then about the mediation that occurred and resulted in the sculpture being removed from the art center. The story caught … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Black Lives, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Kheprw Institute, Uncategorized
Tagged cultural appropriation, elder, leadership
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Not Nearly Enough
We are not doing nearly enough to address our unfolding environmental disaster. As Ethan Hughes (Possibility Alliance) has written: If we glance forward just 30 years, our future outlook is shocking and unbelievable. The United Nations estimates that, due to … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, climate change, Kheprw Institute, Uncategorized
Tagged community
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Memorial Day 2017 – Vietnam War
I was glad to see Harry Targ’s blog post yesterday, Remember Those Who Protested Wars, Too Memorial Day observances are often uncomfortable for those of us who oppose war. But this is a chance to honor the memories of those … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther King, Moratorium, Vietnam War, war
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Economic Concentration Camp
The more I think about our broken economic system, the more sinister my thoughts become. How have we come to accept millions of people living in extreme poverty, living without adequate food, water, shelter, healthcare, safety or hope? How have … Continue reading
Satyagraha Fundamentals
I’ve read and written about the part of the iceberg underwater (self-purification) and the part above water (constructive program) from “The Gandhian Iceberg” by Chris Moore-Backman. Now I am reading about the tip of the iceberg, nonviolent resistance or satyagraha. … Continue reading
Is There a Nonviolent Path to a Livable Future?
This is an interview with author Chris Moore-Backman about his book, “The Gandhian Iceberg” from Truth Out. “A growing number of changemakers have begun using the phrase integral nonviolence to distinguish the integrated, life-encompassing philosophy and practice that Gandhi taught … Continue reading
First Principle of Nonviolence
Continuing to study “The Gandhian Iceberg”, I was surprised to read the first principle of nonviolence is “the defense and preservation of one’s self-respect/honor/dignity”. “Those moments when our personal dignity is threatened, what I call ‘Rosa Parks moments,’ are absolutely … Continue reading
Peace and Social Concerns
Quakers believe their faith calls them to action, to address issues related to peace and social injustices. Readers of this blog know of many of the things I’ve been involved with over the past several years, including the Keystone Pledge … Continue reading
#noDAPL as Revolutionary Act
I’ve written a lot about how working with others who love the Earth, and especially Native Americans this past year related to the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance has profoundly deepened and broadened my spiritual life. As I begin to try … Continue reading
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Tagged revolutionary act
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My draft resistance story
I have recently been sharing the stories of Quaker draft resisters. I struggled with what to do about the Selective Service System quite a bit. I was keeping a journal at the time, and attending Scattergood Friends School, then a … Continue reading
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Tagged draft resistance
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 