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Indigenous Rights and Environment Rights are Intrinsically Intertwined
[DISCLAIMER: I am blessed to have native friends. I have been learning all I can from them, and doing a lot of research on many things related to the history and outlook of Indigenous cultures, including not only spirituality and … Continue reading
The Tower
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the siege of Kahnasatake, a 78-day standoff between the provincial and federal governments and Mohawks there (Oka). https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2020/07/10/30th-anniversary-of-oka/ Similar militarized actions by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police against the Wet’suwet’en people and their territory … Continue reading
Siege on Kahnasatake
The process of decolonizing involves education and healing. MONTREAL — July 11 marks the 30th anniversary of the beginning of what became known as the Oka Crisis, a 78-day standoff in Kanesatake between the provincial and federal governments and Mohawks … Continue reading
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SHIFT – Intergenerational Trauma
I’ve written about Seeding Sovereignty’ fascinating biweekly online interviews (https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=shift+narrative). I was especially looking forward to yesterday’s episode about intergenerational trauma which I found extremely informative. “Looking forward to” might not be quite right. I knew this would be a … Continue reading
White supremacy and monuments to White supremacy
Some responses to a recent post about the Seeding Sovereignty event HEY! Come Get Your Racist Uncle, Remove Monuments to White Supremacy, were objections to removing Confederate statues because of their (possible) historic value. I know many White people don’t like … Continue reading
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Forcing the government to do their part in removing statues to white supremacy
The event, HEY! Come Get Your Racist Uncle, Remove Monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa, was held at the Iowa State Capitol yesterday, July 4, 2020. Join us on July 4th from 1-3 pm to rally at the Iowa State … Continue reading
The Declaration of Independence for White Males
This 4th of July holiday will see a confluence of interests and cultures in the land called the United States. Confluence generally implies a positive result when different events, interests or cultures come together. But confluence can instead lead to … Continue reading
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Mount Rushmore Anti-Trump Rally
President Trump and Vice President Pence plan to attend a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore tomorrow, July 3, 2020. Native Americans and their supporters have numerous objections to the visit. One is the continued irresponsible idea of crowds where no … Continue reading
Standing Rock Stands with #BlackLivesMatter
The Lakota Peoples’ Law Project is preparing a series of videos to tell the story of the militarized police response against water protectors at Standing Rock. To stand in solidarity with those who are in the streets now, protesting against … Continue reading
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HEY! Come Get Your Racist Uncle
July 4th is a fitting occasion to call for the removal of monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa. HEY! Come Get Your Racist UncleRemove Monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa Join us on July 4th from 1-3 pm to rally … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 