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Sensemaking
A lifelong struggle for me has been the frustration that people don’t make the changes needed to address justice, peace, social and environmental problems. One of the most troubling, for example, is the direct connection between gas burning cars and … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, climate change, peace, Uncategorized
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Wicked Problems
A troubled Spirit of late had not given me words to share. Following are some notes along the way of trying to understand where we are today, and how we can move through an increasingly chaotic time. Whether or not … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, climate refugees, immigration, Uncategorized
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Foxy Onefeather’s Photos
One of my friends who was on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March last September, Foxy Onefeather, just sent some of her photos, many from that March, and gave me permission to share them. One blog post from that March … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement Packs the Streets Outside the Detroit Democratic Debate
The Sunrise Movement, that I support, has been effective in drawing attention to the need for a Green New Deal. The sit-ins and arrests in Congressional offices last November resulted in Congress finally beginning to talk about climate change. On … Continue reading
URGENT: Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion
The long struggle against the Black Snake, the Dakota Access Pipeline, is facing new threats. Your voice is needed. For though the resistance at Standing Rock has been forcibly paused and oil now flows through the Dakota Access pipeline, the … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Green New Deal, Indigenous, Native Americans, Uncategorized
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…fiddle while Rome burns
fiddle while Rome burns. To do something trivial and irresponsible in the midst of an emergency; legend has it that while a fire destroyed the city of Rome, the emperor Nero played his violin, thus revealing his total lack of … Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion vs Congress
Today there are three movements that are mobilizing many, many people to draw attention to climate change: the Sunrise Movement, School Strikes, and Extinction Rebellion. Thousand of students in Europe, and now in the United States, are striking on Fridays. … Continue reading
Silence
I don’t know what I might be led to write when I sit in front of my computer and try to move into a place where I can hear the Inner Light. What I’m hearing this morning seems disjointed, but … Continue reading
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Accompaniment
Recently I’ve been struggling with ideas of how to bridge the deepening political divide in the United States. The recent rally when the president was in North Carolina was very disturbing, where an all white audience chanted “send her back”. … Continue reading
Nooses
I want to disclose I am honored to be on the Bold Iowa Team. I appreciate the many good things Bold Iowa has done and continues to do, especially related to climate change. Unfortunately a recent attempt to call attention … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 