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Why Quakerism is not prophetic
“Quakers will only be truly prophetic when they risk a great deal of their accumulated privilege and access to wealth. Prophets cannot have a stake in maintaining the status quo. Any attempt to change a system while benefiting and protecting … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Ethical Transportation, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged prophetic, Quakerism
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Marches for Peace and our Environment
Recently my friend Ed Fallon (Bold Iowa) wrote, “Often when there’s a crisis, people respond by traveling great distances on foot. Marches often transform the participants, and have changed my life, too. (Stay tuned for the upcoming release of my … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Earth walk, Peace Walk, Scattergood Friends School
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Lessons Learned from the Keystone Pledge of Resistance
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since I signed the Keystone Pledge of Resistance and was trained as an Action Leader. I learned a great deal, and connected with a large number of people during the years … Continue reading
A Radical Turning
Yesterday’s post includes the Minute about the intersectionality of problems. It says “only radical turning will save the world.” Radical turning is a phrase some authors have used to express completely changing direction from the current path. I’ve mainly seen this … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Indigenous, race, revolution, Uncategorized
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Intersectionality
This is the fourth week of the Poor Peoples Campaign, which addresses how injustices are interconnected. The next event in Iowa, “Right to Health and a Healthy Planet” will be tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at the Iowa State Capitol building. … Continue reading
Past, present and future
For many years I have been learning about the past and thinking about the future, related to a number of topics. Mainly trying to understand the true history of our country and its cultures. One of the first lessons I … Continue reading
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Tagged justice
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What is our response to environmental chaos?
I imagine you have seen the shocking videos of the flooding of Ellicott City, MD. That is just the latest of a series of alarming environmental changes. The Bering Sea ice is at historic lows. Permafrost is melting and releasing … Continue reading
Kinder Morgan pipeline spill
Kanahus Manuel provides this video related to the Kinder Morgan pipeline spill at the Deerfield Station north of Kamloops, British Columbia on May 27, 2018. She asks to be admitted to the site to monitor the spill, and blocks a … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged Kinder Morgan, Trans Mountain pipeline, water protectors
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Memorial Day
People who gave their lives in service to our country deserve our deep respect. But as a Quaker and pacifist, these holidays make me very sad. Why did they have to die? Why did civilians also have to die in … Continue reading
Poor Peoples Campaign Des Moines Day 1
Des Moines, Iowa May 14, 2018
Posted in #NDAPL, Black Lives, climate change, Indigenous, integral nonviolence, peace, race, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged Poor Peoples Campaign
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 