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Spiritual bypassing
Every once in a while I come across a concept that helps me understand or more clearly express some of those things that seem to float at the edges of my consciousness. This morning I was led to read about … Continue reading
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What part of systemic do you not understand?
The phrase “what part of CONCEPT do you not understand?” is used to try to get someone to stop and think about whatever CONCEPT it is that you are talking about. This happens when someone is uncritically taking something (CONCEPT) … Continue reading
Juneteenth
Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth;[2] also known as Freedom Day,[3]Jubilee Day,[4] and Liberation Day[5]) is a Texas state holiday celebrated annually on the 19th of June in the United States to commemorate Union army general Gordon Granger announcing federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, proclaiming that all slaves in Texas were now free.[6] Although the Emancipation Proclamation had … Continue reading
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Indigenous and Black Collaboration
Many of you know of my years of wonderful connection with the Kheprw Institute (KI), a Black youth mentoring and empowerment community in Indianapolis. https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/?s=kheprw Of course much of what I learned there was far from wonderful. I witnessed so … Continue reading
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United Nations Filing on Missing Children
Following is information about a coalition that filed a submission with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (UNWGEID). The mission of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is to lead in the pursuit … Continue reading
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Our history books conveniently left the truth out
My friend Foxy Onefeather recently posted this message and the photo/comments. Our history books conveniently left the truth out. It breaks my heart and this is why I find it important for me to show up to testify to extend … Continue reading
State Violence
When I think of recent state violence I think of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. I remember how shocked I was to see military equipment in the streets and pictures of police who looked like soldiers. And the … Continue reading
What’s going on?
What’s going on? We had lockdown, we’ve got jailbreak. But the prisoners aren’t running away; they’re marching, chanting, getting rearrested for the cause of justice. They’re risking infection, in fact, they’re embracing a new infection — people power. Their risk … Continue reading
SHIFT the Narrative with Dr. Damita Brown
Dr. Damita Brown, a community-based educator specializing in racial justice work who has been teaching leadership, anti-racism, and allyship workshops for over 12 years. We will be discussing the George Floyd uprisings and the essential role of Black leadership during … Continue reading
Black and Indigenous Lives Matter
It is a challenge to learn about a culture different from your own. This is especially true knowing it is really wrong to expect people who are oppressed to teach you about their struggles. For the past several years I’ve … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 