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Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Grandmothers Fighting KXL
From the Lakota Peoples Law Project: In the wake of the movement at Standing Rock, Big Oil has not slowed its efforts to push pipelines through our Native nations. And now, as the battle over Keystone XL brews in South … Continue reading
Matthew Lone Bear supports missing person’s bill
One of the friends I made during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March is Matthew Lone Bear. I began to get to know him the first day of the march. We often found ourselves in the same position as he … Continue reading
Youth and the Yearly Meeting
Yesterday my friend Rezadad Mohammadi and I traveled to Scattergood Friends School and Farm. Reza graduated from Scattergood 2 years ago and was glad to see friends and teachers. I graduated in 1970. I met Reza when he was among … Continue reading
Indigenous Genocide Led to Climate Change
It has been several days since I read the report “Earth system impacts of the European arrival and Great Dying in the Americas after 1492”, and I’m still having a hard time getting over the shock of these findings. For … Continue reading
Faith and Green New Deal
Those who know me, know I tend to jump all in for what catches my interest. With experience and age (in that order) I like to think I have learned some life lessons. One of the most important lessons I … Continue reading
Holding in the Light
I’m thinking about what “holding in the Light” means this morning. I’m asking those who are so led to hold my godsons Shawn and Brandon in the light today. Shawn is in the hospital, and Brandon is going to have … Continue reading
1 photo : 1,000 words
In a recent post that was a photo gallery of some pictures I’ve taken this winter, I mentioned the phrase “a picture is worth 1,000 words”. The WordPress Reader provides links to related blog posts. One caught my attention: 1:1000, … Continue reading
Native Americans, ancestry and DNA
Opinion: Elizabeth Warren’s claim to Cherokee ancestry is a form of violence: Be it by the barrel of a carbine or a mail-order DNA test, the American spirit demands the disappearance of Indigenous people. BY KIM TALLBEAR, Indian Country Newsletter … Continue reading
Nonviolence 2019
As we approach the holiday honoring Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, my thoughts turn to the concept of nonviolence that was the core of his life, ministry and actions. The Jesus of Matthew’s story taught his followers to “love your … Continue reading
Indigenous Led Green New Deal
Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People’s Law Project, sent a message this morning asking us to spread the news about the need for Indigenous wisdom and leadership for a Green New Deal. The countdown is on. One week from tomorrow, the … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 