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Savanna’s Act Passed in the U.S. Senate
One of the things I learned from my Native friends as we walked together on the First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March the first week of September, was about the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women. Many of the marchers … Continue reading
Spiritual Depth
As a young Friend I was profoundly influenced by the spiritual examples of the Quaker community I grew up in, Bear Creek Friends Meeting in the countryside two miles north of Earlham, Iowa. Our meeting was part of Iowa Yearly … Continue reading
DoubleSpeak
“DoubleSpeak”, a term coined by George Orwell in his futurist dystopian novel, 1984; language that deliberately disguises, distorts, or reverses meaning to further an agenda, often by governments, corporations, marketers, or other power structures. http://www.doublespeak.us/what-is-doublespeak/ We are subjected to the … Continue reading
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Give Thanks for the Chance to Change
My intention on this day many call “Thanksgiving” is not to try to take the joy out of the happiness so many experience with this opportunity to spend time with loved ones. But as I have been blessed to have … Continue reading
Coalition to Work with Senator Grassley
Today a coalition of Native and non-Native people,representing several organizations, met with Carol Olson, Senator Chuck Grassley’s State Director at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Two of Senator Grassley’s staff from Washington, DC, joined us via a conference call. … Continue reading
QEW and First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March
QEW is the abbreviation for Quaker Earthcare Witness. One of the things QEW does is publish the newsletter Befriending Creation. Following is a link to the latest issue which includes short stories Peter Clay and I wrote about our experiences … Continue reading
Meeting to Discuss the SURVIVE Act
One of the goals of the First Nation-Climate Unity March that occurred during the first week of September was to make it possible for a group of Native and non-native people to get to know each other so we can … Continue reading
The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf’
I’ve been talking about climate change for so many years, most people are so tired of hearing it, they don’t pay attention anymore. There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain … Continue reading
Savanna’s Act
Now that Savanna’s Act has passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I hope you will contact you senators to ask them to vote for the bill. Senator Heitkamp added FCNL’s written testimony into the record Sen. Heitkamp … Continue reading
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Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim
I am glad to have gotten to spend some time with Ed Fallon since I returned to Iowa last year. I went to Minneapolis last February on a trip he organized to take a group of water protectors to demonstrate … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 