Category Archives: civil disobedience

Memorial Day

Although a life long pacifist, I respect the service of those who believe a military response is sometimes called for.  It is a great sacrifice to give years of your life to military service, time away from family and friends.  … Continue reading

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Peacebuilding presentation

There isn’t a lot of text, but here is what I presented at the annual meeting of the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center yesterday. https://docs.com/jeff-kisling/3889/peacebuilding

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Meditation on Keystone

This was written by Jim Poyser, Executive Director of Earth Charter Indiana. https://sway.com/s/slO0QN7gEHCqdw47/embed

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Keystone, the President, and I

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Scattergood and the Vietnam War

by Jeff Kisling Don Laughlin and Roy Knight signed the Epistle to Friends Concerning Military Conscription. IMPORTANT NOTE:  Below I include some quotations from the Journal I kept at the time.  It was not correct when I wrote “I knew neither of … Continue reading

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Do You Care?

Earth Day, 2016, is today. While on the one hand it is discouraging to think of one day a year people give a thought to the earth.  On the other hand, any way to draw attention to our environmental crisis … Continue reading

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Indiana Moral Mondays nonviolent civil disobedience training

Today marked the beginning of another step forward in our social justice efforts.  This was our first nonviolent civil disobedience training class here in Indianapolis for Indiana Moral Mondays.  About 15 people showed up, most of whom were in leadership … Continue reading

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