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Crossing the Divide
My friend Ed Fallon, and Bold Iowa are engaged in an important project to bridge the extreme polarization in this country today. “Crossing the Divide” was filmed in 2017 and is immensely relevant to Bold Iowa’s signature 2021 initiative: 52 Conversations … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, decolonize, First Nations, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence
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Mutual Aid, Survival, Polar Vortex and the fierce urgency of now
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing as being too late. This is no … Continue reading
#ShutDownDAPL #NoLine3 #NoKXL
It’s hard to keep up with the news about pipelines these days. Long gone are the days when pipeline permits and construction were unquestionably approved. Following is news about current resistance to three pipelines. Keystone XL (#NoKXL), Dakota Access Pipeline … Continue reading
How Defeating Keystone XL Built a Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement
Yesterday’s article, How Defeating Keystone XL Built a Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement by Nick Engelfried in Waging Nonviolence is a well written history of the struggles over the past decade to defeat the Keystone XL pipeline. A lot is being … Continue reading
Standing Rock Lakota Youth Runners Say #ShutDownDAPL
Today is the day Standing Rock Lakota youth runners will begin a run of over 93 miles back to the Oceti Sakowin Camp. They run to call Biden to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They are asking us … Continue reading
Standing Rock Lakota Youth Runners Say #ShutDownDAPL
Standing Rock Lakota youth runners will begin a run of over 93 miles back to the Oceti Sakowin Camp site on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. They run to call Biden to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They are … Continue reading
We Must “Think Again”
I’m very concerned the white middle class in this country will continue to ignore the fundamental injustices of the colonial capitalist economic system. It will be in their self-interest to work on alternatives now since capitalism is collapsing. We will … Continue reading
Unlearning Capitalism
The more I learn about Mutual Aid and capitalism, the clearer it is that we must build alternatives to replace the capitalist system. Mutual Aid is emerging as that alternative . “Unlearning racism” refers to teaching people who believe they … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, climate change, Des Moines Mutual Aid, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged capitalism, Capitalocene, extractive, racism
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Now Stop Dakota Access Pipeline
It is great news that President Biden canceled the permit for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. For the same reasons, he should stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Oil is flowing through DAPL now. Biden has revoked the permit … Continue reading
Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Canceled
There have been so many times we thought the Keystone XL pipeline was stopped, only to see it revived. Yesterday President Biden canceled it’s permit, and I hope that is finally the end of the pipeline. Brings to a close … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 