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Planetary Boundaries
As we have learned more about environmental science and the human impacts on the Earth, an international group of researchers developed the concept of planetary boundaries. Nine processes and systems were identified that are responsible for regulating the stability and … Continue reading
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The Spirit Now
The reason I think it is important to discuss matters of the spirit now is because we are moving into a dark, unknown future. Our civilization seems to go through cycles between times of relative peace and well being for most of … Continue reading
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Reflecting on Reflection
The beginning of a New Year is traditionally used to reflect on the status of one’s life, what happened in the past year, and what one would like to achieve in the days ahead. Many of us wish more of our friends … Continue reading
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Our Values Will Determine the Future
This is a continuation of the discussion of the blog post: Prophecies, unprecedented change and the emergence of a new global civilization. A number of significant changes in many aspects of the status quo are occurring, and more are coming soon. … Continue reading
“own eyes and not through the eyes of others!”
Yesterday I posted a copy of the blog post Prophecies, Unprecedented Change and the Emergence of a New Global Civilization, 2017-2020. I don’t know enough about Native American culture to know how widely and closely this corresponds to the beliefs of Native … Continue reading
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How to Prepare?
When I created this blog over two years (and 385 posts) ago, I called it “Quakers, Social Justice and Revolution” because great changes were occurring, and will continue to come faster and with more disruption in the coming days. Revolution … Continue reading
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Tagged government, social change, unrest
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Trevor Noah on DAPL
So often humor is an extremely effective way to get people to listen about a subject they wouldn’t commonly pay attention to, and explain it in such a way that they will quickly but clearly understand. A brief video clip … Continue reading
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Tagged cars, environmental racism, Indigenous, Native Americans
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Your Town–Flint, Michigan
Many people most clearly see issues in terms of their impact on their own lives. So this is what your town will look like when the Dakota Access Pipeline spills. [The oil industry, of course, suppresses how often pipelines spill. … Continue reading
The Next American Revolution
I am especially grateful for our continuing book discussions at KI (Kheprw Institute) this month because the book we will be discussing (tomorrow) is The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs, Scott Kurashige. At the … Continue reading
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Rise Up Indy – Local Environmentalism
Over the past five or six years I have been truly blessed to have met, and gotten to know and become friends with so many different people in the Indianapolis activist community. I think of the expression, they “feed my … Continue reading
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