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Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal organizing
Yesterday I tried to provide an introduction to the Sunrise Movement, which is currently the organizing force behind the Green New Deal. What I didn’t do was convey why I feel such hope and interest in this movement. I’ve spent … Continue reading
Together, we will change this country and this world, sure as the sun rises each morning.
The title quotation is from the Sunrise Movement website. I am beginning to believe we might actually be moving toward solutions for our environmental crisis and dysfunctional economy, education, healthcare and political systems. That is a remarkable thing to say. I’ve … Continue reading
Indigenous Led Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is catching people’s attention now because it is a practical plan to quickly begin to address the problems of a fossil fuel based corporate economy, and the consequences of that including environmental chaos, poverty and hopelessness. … Continue reading
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Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal
Like the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Green New Deal is a visionary plan to transition to 100% renewable energy. We will need to build the infrastructure, including renewable energy systems, a smart power grid, renewable energy … Continue reading
Green New Deal
Thousands of young people from the Sunrise Movement are flooding the U.S. Capitol now to ask legislators to support the Green New Deal. #GreenNewDeal A House Select Committee for a Green New Deal What is the House Select Committee for … Continue reading
Green New Deal
The Sunrise Movement is coordinating an Action tomorrow, Dec. 10th, related to the New Green Deal. Information related to this follows. You can help by calling your Congressional representatives’ offices and urging them to endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Resolution for a Select … Continue reading
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Young Friends (continued)
After writing yesterday’s post about Young Quaker Resources I realized I hadn’t gotten one part of that story quite right. I said I realized we hadn’t invited the participation of young Friends in our peace and social justice work. More … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Black Lives, climate change, peace, Quaker, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
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Coal Persists Despite Record CO2 levels
The recently released Fourth National Climate Assessment from 13 Federal government agencies details the damage to our environment and economy and significantly increasing damage if drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions don’t occur now. “Earth’s climate is now changing faster … Continue reading
Spiritual Depth
As a young Friend I was profoundly influenced by the spiritual examples of the Quaker community I grew up in, Bear Creek Friends Meeting in the countryside two miles north of Earlham, Iowa. Our meeting was part of Iowa Yearly … Continue reading
Gas Prices and Protests
In France, on November 17th, some 280,000 people took to the streets to protest. “They are incensed at a planned fuel tax increase set to take effect on Jan. 1, raising gas prices around 12 cents per gallon and diesel … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 