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Category Archives: Extinction Rebellion
Hello Rebels
Hello Rebels, Death Valley hits 130 degrees Fahrenheit — the hottest August temperature ever recorded on Earth. Fire tornadoes in California; Rare thunderstorms trigger new wildfires that are destroying the world’s largest Joshua Tree forest; A catastrophic derecho devastates Iowa’s … Continue reading
De-escalation
I received some pushback regarding yesterday’s post, Non violence / No violence. The objections related to this: “As expressed in many ways in the following, the point of nonviolence is to de-escalate situations. The goal is to create a space, … Continue reading
Defund the Coastal GasLink pipeline
Defunding has long been used as a way to put economic pressure on companies whose policies we don’t agree with. Boycotts are a similar idea, one of the most well known in modern times being the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Besides … Continue reading
Wet’suwet’en Updates 2.12.2020
There is so much going on. This is a small summary. Sakura Saunders2.10.22at 3:33 PMToday, we held a rail and port blockade for almost 5 hours in solidarity with the #Wetsuweten and #UnistotenFrom Unist’ot’en to Mi’kma’kiRespect Indigenous Sovereignty!This is not … Continue reading
Protest and Protect
Definitions Protest: a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something. Demonstrate: take part in a public demonstration. synonyms: protest · rally · march · parade · sit in · vigil Vigil: a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support … Continue reading
Do All the Good You Can
This summer I was blessed to attend the first National Network Assembly which was held at the Des Moines YMCA Camp near Boone, Iowa. It was a wonderful experience and successful in attaining its goal of providing opportunities for community … Continue reading
International Rebellion
Yesterday I wrote that silencing protest is crucial for establishing an authoritarian regime, as the current Republican party and administration are doing. As is suppressing media coverage of protests, or delegitimizing what reporting is done as ‘fake’ news. Today we … Continue reading
Silencing Protest
Silencing protest is crucial for establishing an authoritarian regime, as the current Republican party and administration are doing. As is suppressing media coverage of protests, or delegitimizing what reporting is done as “fake” news. I remember how shocked I was … Continue reading
Time for revolution
When I began this blog nearly five years ago, the Spirit told me the title should be “Quakers, Social Justice and Revolution.” At the time I wasn’t sure what the revolution part would mean. It was clear the status quo … Continue reading
What is your truth when it comes to the edge?
When you and your community can create its own shine there’s nothing beyond reach. Diop Adisa Hurricane Dorian’s devastation in the Bahamas is a visual testament to warnings of increasingly powerful storms as a result of warmer water and air … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 