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“So, let’s get free!”
These are a few different thoughts about freedom on this July 4th. Police violence, the creeping authoritarianism of the current political administration, ongoing, systemic racism are attempts to constrain our freedom. Constraining freedom is an oxymoron. Freedom, generally, is having … Continue reading
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The Declaration of Independence for White Males
This 4th of July holiday will see a confluence of interests and cultures in the land called the United States. Confluence generally implies a positive result when different events, interests or cultures come together. But confluence can instead lead to … Continue reading
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Mount Rushmore Anti-Trump Rally
President Trump and Vice President Pence plan to attend a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore tomorrow, July 3, 2020. Native Americans and their supporters have numerous objections to the visit. One is the continued irresponsible idea of crowds where no … Continue reading
Standing Rock Stands with #BlackLivesMatter
The Lakota Peoples’ Law Project is preparing a series of videos to tell the story of the militarized police response against water protectors at Standing Rock. To stand in solidarity with those who are in the streets now, protesting against … Continue reading
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HEY! Come Get Your Racist Uncle
July 4th is a fitting occasion to call for the removal of monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa. HEY! Come Get Your Racist UncleRemove Monuments to White Supremacy in Iowa Join us on July 4th from 1-3 pm to rally … Continue reading
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We are the land speaking for itself
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed actions related to the Wet’suwet’en people’s efforts to stop the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline from being built on their territories. Unfortunately the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were recently seen patrolling a Wet’suwet’en cultural … Continue reading
Josiah Helland plays the flute
I have met Josiah Helland on a few occasions in Indianapolis. One was at the wedding of our mutual friends Brandi Herron and Joshua Taflinger. I had recently retired, but I rode the bus from Iowa so I could attend … Continue reading
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The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us
“The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.” ― Terry Tempest Williams, Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert I recently wrote the following. As a teenager trying … Continue reading
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What are you bypassing spiritually?
“…we say many things about the changing aspects of our lives. We say that since change is inevitable, we should direct the change rather than simply continue to go through the change.” –Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Delta Man This … Continue reading
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Spiritual bypass and avoidance
In the previous post, I wrote about a concept that is new to me, Spiritual Bypass. In simpler terms, spiritual bypassing is characterized by an active avoidance of pain and reality. It is deliberately deciding to cut out the discomforts … Continue reading
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 