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Be Vulnerable
[Note: with multiple disasters occurring now, and since environmental devastation has been a focus of my life, its hard not to write about these unfolding disasters. But what is important to me, what I am led to think about now, … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Arts, Black Lives, decolonize, Des Moines Mutual Aid, First Nation-Farmer Climate Unity March, Keystone Pledge of Resistance, Kheprw Institute, Native Americans, Quaker, Quaker Social Change Ministry, Seeding Sovereignty, social media, spiritual seekers, Uncategorized
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Led to each other
I know the Spirit leads us to what we are supposed to do. Resist the draft. Don’t own a car. Work in a children’s hospital. The Spirit also leads us to people, to each other. Raised in the Bear Creek … Continue reading
Trust and practicing hope
I refuse to dwell on all that is negative, all around us today, and will instead continue to practice hope. People often mistake hope for a feeling, but it’s not. It’s a mental discipline, an attentional practice that you can … Continue reading
Pence and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana
With Vice President Pence scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention tonight, I’m reminded of how he tried to diminish the rights of the LGBT community in Indiana, in 2015, when he was Governor there. The Republicans forced the … Continue reading
Posted in civil disobedience, Keystone Pledge of Resistance, Poor Peoples Campaign, Quaker, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Uncategorized
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De-escalation
I received some pushback regarding yesterday’s post, Non violence / No violence. The objections related to this: “As expressed in many ways in the following, the point of nonviolence is to de-escalate situations. The goal is to create a space, … Continue reading
Nonviolence / No violence
Protesters in the streets who are clashing with law enforcement are making a huge mistake. For weeks the public protests related to the killing of George Floyd and more broadly against police brutality and systemic racism were peaceful and there … Continue reading
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Eviction Notice: Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines
Eviction Notice: DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE & KXL (Ally version) We, as allies of the Oceti Sakowin Oyate, support their notice of eviction to KXL and DAPL from their Lakota lands. We support their letter as it follows below: “Indigenous People … Continue reading
Beauty Destroyed
I have been blessed to have seen the awesome beauty of nature, especially our National Parks. It is sad to think of the contrast between that time of visionaries who set aside those wonders for the enjoyment of all, and … Continue reading
Mni Wiconi: water threatened again!
Following is from Chase Iron Eyes, Legal Counsel, The Lakota People’s Law Project: In 2016 and ‘17, you stood with Standing Rock because you knew the importance of the Lakota maxim: Mni Wiconi — water is life. Decades back, a … Continue reading
Black Snake
As Thanksgiving approaches I continue to think and write about what a good opportunity this is to work on decolonizing ourselves and those around us. (see blog post Teachable Moment) I’m sharing some of my stories because I think storytelling … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 