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Resistance Gathering On The Oglala Homeland
I received the following email message today. There wasn’t a web page to link to so the message is copied below. Resistance Gathering On The Oglala Homeland by Lakota Media Project with partial reprint from Lakota Country Times article by … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence, resistance
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Dallas Chief Eagle–spirit led life
As I mentioned yesterday, there is a meeting tomorrow, 2/18/2018, 3:00 PM, at the Kuehn Conservation Area, to organize a Friends of Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke group. If you have an interest in native matters, I hope you will attend. Stand … Continue reading
Friends of Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke
Bear Creek Friends have been involved with the Native American celebration, Prairie Awakening-Prairie Awoke, at the Kuehn Conservation Area for many years. Everyone is invited to attend an organizational meeting about creating Friends of Prairie Awakening this Sunday (not specifically … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek, Kuehn Conservation, Prairie Awakening
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How effective?
Recent reactions to posts about actions related to social and environmental justice have made me reflect again on their effectiveness. My very good friend Alvin Sangsuwangul at the Kheprw Institute (KI) frequently asks, “what actually changed as a result?” My … Continue reading
Building Bridges
The reason I wanted to be part of the group who went to Minneapolis last weekend was to make connections with water protectors and environmental activists. Over the last six years in Indianapolis I was blessed to be part of … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged build bridges, Minneapolis, Nahko
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Public Stories
Yesterday’s post about speaking out against injustice generated some interesting discussion on the unofficial Facebook page of my yearly meeting. As I said, I tend to agree that protests that just involve carrying signs aren’t useful for a number of reasons. … Continue reading
Super Bowl and Justice
The costs to cities hosting NFL Super Bowl games are a glaring example of the economic and social burdens incurred for the sake of corporations and the wealthy. These include the new $1.2 billion dollar stadium, huge costs for and … Continue reading
US Bank vs Water Protectors
I’m planning to join a van full of water protectors going to Minneapolis tomorrow. As the Des Moines Register put it yesterday, Iowa environmentalists heading to Super Bowl to protest Dakota Access pipeline. Our group has been organized by Ed … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, Indigenous, Uncategorized
Tagged Bold Iowa, Ed Fallon, US Bank
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Feeling Unfree
Following is from a press release from Bold Iowa. Ed Fallon says “Proposed bill could render peaceful protest against oil pipeline impossible”. Felony charges were brought against water protectors at Standing Rock, and other environmental protestors across the country. If … Continue reading
Right now in America, our land is being raped
I met Joshua Taflinger and his wife Brandi August 30, 2016, during the first organizing meeting for the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance in Indianapolis, at the White Pine Wilderness Academy. They were married last August. I took the bus to … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, climate change, Indigenous, renewable energy, Uncategorized
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 