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Category Archives: Ethical Transportation
1 Picture (Indy Art) : 1,000 Words
I recently wrote about this blog post: 1:1000, A Picture is Worth 1000 Words written by Julianna Whalen on her site, Streets and Streams. Her idea is to write 1,000 words about one photo. I experimented with that idea with this post … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, climate change, Ethical Transportation, Uncategorized
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Is this our last hope?
The future of life on Mother Earth hangs in the balance. I am convinced that too many tipping points have been reached and exceeded, each one leading further along the path to extinction. All of the environmental damage and climate … Continue reading
Being white as violence
Yesterday’s blog post, Violence/Nonviolence, was prompted by something I read recently. I hadn’t necessarily made the connections between a number of things such as suppressing voting rights, attacking the free press, etc. and violence. But I came to see that … Continue reading
A little daring
I’ve written a little about my disappointment and frustration from the annual sessions of my Yearly Meeting. Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once. In one of them he is obliged to do all … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Transportation, peace, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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Truth, Beauty and Bicycles
This morning I received this message from Susanna Mattingly, the Sustainability Communication Officer for the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC): I’m trying to select a few images that will represent Quakerism to faith groups all around the world. FWCC … Continue reading
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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Seeking a People
Below is the blog post of Hye Sung Francis, who describes looking for a spiritual home, and concluding it wasn’t in the Quaker meetings he experienced. He writes, “I’ve met others who need a Spirit-led Society. We share this vision, … Continue reading
Building Communities 2
I don’t know to interpret the lack of response to yesterday’s post about creating and building self sufficient communities for the massive influx of climate refugees to the Midwest. Whether people don’t think there will be such a migration, or … Continue reading
Subjects of writing
I recently attempted to explain why I write so much. That I attempt to express what I feel the Spirit is leading me to say, and how difficult that can be. Often that means trying to describe and/or reflect upon … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, bicycles, climate change, Ethical Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, Mini Marathon, running
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Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) and our Environment
Yesterday I wrote about the message from the Friends World Committee for Consultation’s efforts to promote sustainability action in the global Quaker community. Following is my response, which included the Minutes related to our environment that have been approved by … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 