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Quakers and Peace Today
Much has been written about the role of some Quakers in the Underground Railroad, that network of safe places where those escaping enslavement found help on their journey northward. It seems not as many Friends were involved as we might … Continue reading
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Race, Culture and Ideology
In a review of the book The Great Alignment: Race, Party Transformation, and the Rise of Donald Trump,” Paul Rosen writes: Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz argues that Trump is the product of an ongoing multigenerational process that has reshaped … Continue reading
Reclaiming the Moral Narrative
Last Monday’s rally at the Des Moines capitol building was week 6 of the Poor People’s Campaign, with the theme “Reclaiming the Moral Narrative”. From the Poor People’s Campaign handout: As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., prophetically described 50 … Continue reading
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Poor Peoples Campaign–Rally to Change the Narrative
Week 6 of the Poor Peoples Campaign will focus on changing the moral narrative in this country, as described below. One rally in Iowa will be held on Monday, June 18, at 2:00 PM at the State Capitol building in … Continue reading
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Quakers and Indigenous Peoples
One evening last year at the annual meeting of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) there was a panel discussion about “Building Bridges with Native Americans.” On the panel were Christina Nobiss (Indigenous Iowa), Donnielle Wanatee (Meskwaki tribe and settlement) and Peter … Continue reading
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Marches for Peace and our Environment
Recently my friend Ed Fallon (Bold Iowa) wrote, “Often when there’s a crisis, people respond by traveling great distances on foot. Marches often transform the participants, and have changed my life, too. (Stay tuned for the upcoming release of my … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Earth walk, Peace Walk, Scattergood Friends School
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Lessons Learned from the Keystone Pledge of Resistance
It’s hard to believe that five years have passed since I signed the Keystone Pledge of Resistance and was trained as an Action Leader. I learned a great deal, and connected with a large number of people during the years … Continue reading
A Radical Turning
Yesterday’s post includes the Minute about the intersectionality of problems. It says “only radical turning will save the world.” Radical turning is a phrase some authors have used to express completely changing direction from the current path. I’ve mainly seen this … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Indigenous, race, revolution, Uncategorized
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Past, present and future
For many years I have been learning about the past and thinking about the future, related to a number of topics. Mainly trying to understand the true history of our country and its cultures. One of the first lessons I … Continue reading
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Tagged justice
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Kinder Morgan pipeline spill
Kanahus Manuel provides this video related to the Kinder Morgan pipeline spill at the Deerfield Station north of Kamloops, British Columbia on May 27, 2018. She asks to be admitted to the site to monitor the spill, and blocks a … Continue reading
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Tagged Kinder Morgan, Trans Mountain pipeline, water protectors
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 