Category Archives: immigration

Special Envoy of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Many know Angelina Jolie as an Academy Award winning actor. She is the mother of 6 adopted children. But her work in recent years is as the Special Envoy of he U.N. Commissioner for Refugees. She has published a number … Continue reading →

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We Refuse to Sit Idly By

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

In the United States there once was a taboo about the use of the word FASCIST. As though we could never become a fascist state, so don’t even go there. Terrifyingly, that seems to be the state we are rapidly … Continue reading →

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Justin Bieber ‘can you also let those kids out of cages?’

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Justin Bieber Calls on President Trump to ‘Let Those Kids Out of Cages,’ While Thanking Him for Helping A$AP Rocky by Josiah Bates, TIME, July 20, 2019 Justin Bieber has weighed in on the border crises and A$AP Rocky’s Swedish … Continue reading →

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Lights for Liberty – Washington DC

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

Report from Rezadad Mohammadi and Christine Ashley (FCNL), Washington, DC America has traditionally been a country of immigrants. For many, the U.S. is known as a global “melting pot” due to its mixture of diverse cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities. That’s … Continue reading →

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Lights for Liberty

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

“The ones that matter the most are the children.” Lakota Proverb Beautiful Baby, Beautiful Child (a lullaby) Hokosucē herosē. Estuce herosē. Beautiful baby, beautiful child. Hokosucē herosē, Estuce herosē. The sky is your blanket; the earth is your cradle. Sutvt … Continue reading →

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Intentional Cruelty

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

There are so many things about the current Republican administration that many of us have trouble believing could ever have happened. I recently heard the following on the Rachel Maddow Show. “He (the President) is eager to be seen as … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July 2019

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

The more I learn about the true history of the United States, especially related to Native people and people of color, the more problematic the Fourth of July celebration is for me because of our past history and current state … Continue reading →

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When Principles Clash with Activism

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

I’m pretty sure anyone who knows me or has read these blog posts knows about 40 years ago I was led to live without owning a personal automobile. A farm boy, I was shocked by the smog that enshrouded Indianapolis … Continue reading →

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Children and Injustice

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

While many may not realize it consciously, injustice is viscerally felt by everyone in the society where injustice is occurring. We are all devastated by the continuing revelations about the deplorable conditions of the concentration camps at our southern border. … Continue reading →

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#CloseTheCamps

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Jeff Kisling

We have watched with mounting horror as details and images of the inhumane treatment of children in the detention centers at our southern border continue to emerge. Tomorrow there will be protest rallies across the country demanding that the camps … Continue reading →

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