Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March

Healing – Decolonizing Quakers

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I appreciate this quote from the “Decolonizing Quakers” website: “the decolonizing that needs to take place, both the educating and the healing, are matters of urgency to the survival of the human species and the health of the Earth as … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing Quakers

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

For decades I’ve watched the failure of white dominant society to address the increasingly dire threats to Mother Earth. So I began looking for ways to learn more about Native peoples, who have always known of the sacredness of our … Continue reading →

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Practicing Hope

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve recently written about two people who were mentors for me, Sherry Hutchison and Don Laughlin. And that has led me to pray and wonder about what I have done, and might yet do, that could be a good influence … Continue reading →

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Will I Ever Understand?

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

There are so many things I wonder if I will ever understand. All day I’ve felt like I’ve been enshrouded in a cloud of anger and confusion. How was it possible to think Columbus discovered America? Even more confusing, how … Continue reading →

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Iowa Climate Defenders Five

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Today was supposed to be the date for the trial of the Iowa Climate Defenders Five (Todd Steichen, Martin Monroe, Miriam Kashia, Kathy Byrnes, and Ed Fallon) who were arrested at a GOP rally and fundraiser for President Trump June … Continue reading →

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Quaker Queries: Outreach

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’ve written a number of times about Quaker’s practice of considering answers to a set of queries. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/advices-and-queries/ This month’s advice and queries are about outreach. My response follows the queries. I left out the last names of the people … Continue reading →

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Orange Shirt Day

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Today, Sept. 30, is Orange Shirt Day, remembering Indigenous children who suffered in residential schools. If you happen to have an orange shirt in your closet, consider wearing it today (Monday, Sept. 30). Orange Shirt Day is a relatively new … Continue reading →

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Peace, Social Concerns and Native Peoples

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I discussed the visionary statements we wrote during our Peace and Social Concerns committee meetings this summer at Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). One area of ongoing interest and concern is our relationships with Native peoples. The blog post at … Continue reading →

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A Quaker and Native peoples

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

This morning I have the opportunity to talk about my experiences with Native peoples. As I was preparing for this, I realized my spiritual environmental journey led me to Indigenous peoples. Some recent experiences have helped me move along the … Continue reading →

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Led to Take Risks

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

These blog posts being published on the Internet, I never know who might read them. I appreciate you who do. Despite how it might sometimes sound in what I write, I am a fairly shy person, and usually uncomfortable doing … Continue reading →

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