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Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Atmospheric Convulsion / #ChangeTheDebate
As wave after wave of severe storms with heavy rains, causing more flooding, and dozens of tornados sweep across the country, we still hear almost no mention of climate change. This week’s storms were predicted last week after extreme heat … Continue reading
The Sacred Tree
How I look at social justice and spirituality has been profoundly affected by my recent experiences with Native Americans. These things are difficult to put into words, but similar to Quaker meetings for worship, there was a palpable sense of … Continue reading
Green New Deal Strategy Planning for Iowa
Last night I attended the Green New Deal Strategy Session: Fighting On Iowa’s Frontlines at Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI). I have heard good things about ICCI for years. My aunt and uncle have reported to our Quaker meeting … Continue reading
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Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends and Indigenous Peoples
Following is a blog post I wrote a year ago. I’m sharing this again today because it provides a history of recent connections with Native Americans and Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends, up to when the post was written in … Continue reading
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
I feel badly that it was merely two years ago when I began to learn about the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in the United States, Canada and other countries with indigenous communities. Over 90 percent of … Continue reading
One Water, One Air, One Mother Earth
This summer Paula Palmer will be leading a series of workshops related to “Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples”. My experiences over the past several years working with people of color and indigenous people on environmental issues has reinforced my … Continue reading
Alton’s Photos from First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
When some of us were fortunate to be able to get together in April for a reunion of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity Marchers, Alton and Foxy Onefeather mentioned they had photos from the March, and were willing to share … Continue reading
Ethical Transportation Today
Yesterday’s post about Quakers and the rising climate movement included the “Ethical Transportation” Minute approved by Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Quakers in 2017 (see below). Friends (Quakers) in rural areas struggle with ways to reduce fossil fuel use because public … Continue reading
First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity Marcher Reunion
One of the main goals of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, where a group of about 50 Native and non-native people, and one dog, walked along the path of the Dakota Access Pipeline from Des Moines to Fort Dodge, … Continue reading
Spiritual Foundations
One of the primary reasons I felt led to be part of the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March was to learn more about Native Americans, and especially their spiritual beliefs and practices. It is not my place to try to … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 