Category Archives: Kheprw Institute

Sunrise Movement and Green New Deal organizing

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday I tried to provide an introduction to the Sunrise Movement, which is currently the organizing force behind the Green New Deal. What I didn’t do was convey why I feel such hope and interest in this movement. I’ve spent … Continue reading →

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Federal Judge says #NoKXL

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Yesterday Federal Judge Brian Morris ruled that TransCanada has not fulfilled the requirements to begin construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and the company cannot do any work on the pipeline construction until it adequately completes the State Department’s  supplement … Continue reading →

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Doing vs Talking

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Brad Ogilvie, who I know from my connections to William Penn House, wrote: “A few years ago, I cut short a trip to Pine Ridge, S.D., so that I could lead a workshop at Baltimore Yearly Meeting annual sessions. The Pine … Continue reading →

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Formula for Success

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

I can’t find the article I read recently, but I remember the formula for success that it was written about: stress  +  rest  =  growth Searching the Internet reveals there are a lot of articles about various formulas for success. … Continue reading →

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Photography as spiritual practice

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

As I wrote a month ago, the theme of the upcoming annual meeting of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is “Being Centered in an Uncentered World.” The first evening session will be “Finding Truth and Beauty” where I will share my … Continue reading →

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Who am I?

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

My Quaker meeting, Bear Creek, is part of Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative). As the name implies, people who belong to this group of Quaker meetings come together annually for business, worship, learning and spending time with each other. … Continue reading →

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Quakers and the Poor People’s Campaign

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Last night Rev. William Barber spoke to Quakers gathered for this year’s meetings of the Friends General Conference at the University of Toledo. He mentioned attending Quaker meetings as a child. He spoke about two Quaker abolitionists who are heroes/sheroes … Continue reading →

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Race, Culture and Ideology

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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Robert F. Kennedy

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Robert Kennedy. I’ve been thinking about a number of things related to him. NBC commentator Chris Matthews titled his recent book Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, an apt description of the … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from the Keystone Pledge of Resistance

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Jeff Kisling

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 →

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