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Losing Faith
What do you do when you begin to lose faith in your faith community? My discouragement is with Quakers in general, not necessarily with my home meeting or the meeting I attend locally. One of the main reasons I remained … Continue reading
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Youth Taking Environmental Action
Yesterday I wrote about the powerful message from RezPect Our Water, asking us to educate all children and youth about the importance of our environment, our water, and the threats to it. Although this comes after the Republican administration’s final … Continue reading
#NoDAPL Call to Youth Education and Action
This powerful video from ReZpect Our Water seems to be what is needed now. A call to action, for youth to learn about, and speak out about what is happening to our water and how that will affect their future … Continue reading
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Environmental Action
The Republican war against the environment is advancing. Last week The Senate voted 54-45 to scrap a rule designed to limit the dumping of mining waste in local waterways. The Republicans say this is just the first of many environmental protection … Continue reading
Multimedia Resources for #NoDAPL
My experience is that art is often the most effective way to illustrate and get the attention of people, related to social justice issues. These are matters of the heart and spirit, more than the head. Education with facts is very … Continue reading
Return to Chase Bank
I’ve written several things about my experiences related to defunding the Dakota Access Pipeline. One of the most significant things for me, that day, was how nicely the three people in the Chase bank treated me. At first I thought … Continue reading
Chase Iron Eyes Statement from Morton County Jail
The new Republican administration has, unsurprisingly, declared war on our environment. Yesterday the House approved a measure to overturn regulations that prevent coal companies from dumping waste into the water, 228-194. Nine Republicans voted against repeal, while four Democrats supported … Continue reading
For Big Problems, Small Solutions
That is the title of an article by Charles Eisenstein, subtitled “Now more than ever, we must recognize the logic of ‘bigness’ devalues the personal and seemingly small when it comes to making a difference” in the Winter issue of … Continue reading
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Environmental Ignorance
The new Republican administration’s war on the environment symbolizes how ignorant most people are about the dire situation we are facing. Part of this is because those who do know don’t express it, because people have ignored or pushed back … Continue reading
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From the climate change frontline as Trump becomes president
The British newspaper, The Guardian, has consistently been one of the best sources of journalism related to our environmental crisis. Today, on the Guardian website: “With climate sceptics moving into the White House, the Guardian is spending 24 hours focusing … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 