-
Join 349 other subscribers
Archives
Search
Category Archives: integral nonviolence
Civic Responsibility 3 – Environment
Continuing to think about the Quaker queries we are considering regarding civic responsibility (Civic Responsibility and Civic Responsibility 2), I earlier wrote about peace vigils and marches. The primary query I am referring to is: How do we share our … Continue reading
U.S. doesn’t care about endless war
I have been upset since reading this article: How We Learned Not To Care About America’s Wars, Sixteen years of autopilot wars, but who’s counting? by Andrew Bacevich. Published on the Common Dreams website. As a Quaker and someone who … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, civil disobedience, climate change, Indigenous, integral nonviolence, peace, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged war
Leave a comment
Nonviolence needs to be part of our national conversation now
As Robert F Kennedy said when he spoke to a crowd predominately of people of color the day Martin Luther King was killed April 4, 1968: We can move in that direction as a country, in greater polarization — black … Continue reading
Posted in integral nonviolence, peace, race, Uncategorized
Tagged nonviolence, polarization
Leave a comment
Nonviolence and anti-fascists
Many of us who want to advance peace and justice, and who disagree with what white nationalist and other hate groups stand for, are alarmed by the violent tactics these groups are increasingly displaying in public. And are also alarmed that groups who … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, integral nonviolence, peace, Uncategorized
Tagged antifa
Leave a comment
Peace and Social Concerns 2017 Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
Recent posts are about peace and social concerns related to Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative). I haven’t had a chance to post anything since Tuesday, because we have been having our annual meetings of the Yearly Meeting at Scattergood Friends … Continue reading
Application for Spiritual Warriors
Yesterday I wrote about how my spiritual life had been radicalized. As the examples in that post, of the work at the Kheprw Institute and the global Indigenous peoples response to support the water protectors at Standing Rock show, a … Continue reading
A Radical Spiritual Evolution to Revolution
There was evidently a reason I was led to name my blog Quakers, Social Justice and Revolution when I was called to wrestle with issues publicly. Writing a blog and sharing those writings on social media helped me clarify many … Continue reading
Quaker Biker
As I wrote yesterday, I’m beginning to work on plans to promote bicycling. Since links to this blog appear in several places, many readers don’t know me, so here is a brief history. When I arrived in Indianapolis in 1971, … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, bicycles, climate change, integral nonviolence, Keystone Pledge of Resistance, Quaker Meetings, revolution, Uncategorized
Tagged cars
1 Comment
A New Day
Partly as a result of recent discussions on the Facebook page, Quakers Welcome Spiritual Seekers, I’m continuing to wonder about how we express our spiritual experiences and how we can share those experiences with others. Especially now that we are beginning … Continue reading
Economic Concentration Camp
The more I think about our broken economic system, the more sinister my thoughts become. How have we come to accept millions of people living in extreme poverty, living without adequate food, water, shelter, healthcare, safety or hope? How have … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 