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Category Archives: First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
Preview of the Future
Beginning around 5:30 this morning a line of severe thunderstorms came through Indianola, Iowa. I don’t remember ever being in a storm when there was continuous lightning for a prolonged time. The wind caused trees to violently whip around and … Continue reading
Spiritual Warriors
I just finished a series of blog posts about James Allen’s essay, “Pontoon Archipelago or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Collapse”. I spent so much effort doing that because I found the essay to be the most … Continue reading
Foxy Onefeather’s Photos
One of my friends who was on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March last September, Foxy Onefeather, just sent some of her photos, many from that March, and gave me permission to share them. One blog post from that March … Continue reading
Iowa Land Acknowledgement Statement
I’ve written a lot about the workshops and presentations that Quaker Paula Palmer led us through when she was in the Midwest recently. In the following excerpt of her letter to faith communities, she describes some reasons why this became … Continue reading
How Do You Know?
Yesterday I wrote of why “common memory must be created” and some of my experiences in doing that. I wrote: I encourage you to seek out your own opportunities to experience building new relationships. We need to reconnect with each … Continue reading
The Importance of Shared Memory
I am discouraged today. Yesterday our political discourse sank to a new low. As usual the press obsesses on the latest attack on “others” by this administration. We get distracted by paying attention to the latest political outrage and often … Continue reading
Alton Onefeather on Bear Butte
My friend Alton Onefeather was telling me about the sale of some land, and I was impressed with his eloquent statement here, which he gave me permission to share. The land being sold is around bear butte it is a … Continue reading
If you are able to listen and hear
As the Indigenous people, we have watched this thing happen on our hemisphere. We have seen what has happened. We have seen the community confused and attacked. We understand that the issue is the land, the issue is the Earth. … Continue reading
The Curious Malaise Of The Middle Class
The article, “The Curious Malaise Of The Middle Class”, by Jason Hirthler, Dissidentvoice.org, May 30, 2019, caught my attention. As anyone who has worked on concerns related to peace and justice soon discovers, it is very difficult to find more … Continue reading
Iowa Supreme Court Opinions Expected to be filed on May 31, 2019
The Iowa Supreme Court ruling we’ve long-expected will likely be issued tomorrow, Friday, May 31. The case is titled “Puntenney v. Iowa Utils. Bd.,” and the Court’s decision will be viewable online at this link. Kudos to the landowners and … Continue reading
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