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Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Forgive Everyone Everything
FORGIVE EVERYONE EVERYTHING is inscribed on a bench in Reconciliation Park, Mankato, Minnesota. The photo of the memorial above also shows a list of 38 names. Who are those 38 people? What needs to be forgiven? Those 38 are the … Continue reading
Movements and Relationships
My mind was going in two different directions when I was trying to write the blog post Chaos and Hope recently. The Chaos related to the multiple, deepening, crises of the Republican administration. As troubling as all that was, I was … Continue reading
Life with the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal is such a radical change that it is difficult to concisely explain to people. The fictional account below, “With a Green New Deal, Here’s What the World Could Look Like for the Next Generation“ by Kate … Continue reading
Quakers, Faith and First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
This video is about some of the ways faith played a role during the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, a 94 mile March along the route of the Dakota Access pipeline in central Iowa. The transcript of the video is … Continue reading
Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal
Like the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Green New Deal is a visionary plan to transition to 100% renewable energy. We will need to build the infrastructure, including renewable energy systems, a smart power grid, renewable energy … Continue reading
Savanna’s Act Passed in the U.S. Senate
One of the things I learned from my Native friends as we walked together on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March the first week of September, was about the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women. Many of the marchers … Continue reading
Coal Persists Despite Record CO2 levels
The recently released Fourth National Climate Assessment from 13 Federal government agencies details the damage to our environment and economy and significantly increasing damage if drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions don’t occur now. “Earth’s climate is now changing faster … Continue reading
Spiritual Depth
As a young Friend I was profoundly influenced by the spiritual examples of the Quaker community I grew up in, Bear Creek Friends Meeting in the countryside two miles north of Earlham, Iowa. Our meeting was part of Iowa Yearly … Continue reading
Give Thanks for the Chance to Change
My intention on this day many call “Thanksgiving” is not to try to take the joy out of the happiness so many experience with this opportunity to spend time with loved ones. But as I have been blessed to have … Continue reading
Coalition to Work with Senator Grassley
Today a coalition of Native and non-Native people,representing several organizations, met with Carol Olson, Senator Chuck Grassley’s State Director at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Two of Senator Grassley’s staff from Washington, DC, joined us via a conference call. … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 